other characters, including Gilbert, Marilla, Rachel Lynde, and Miss Stacy, played supporting parts with the same actors reprising their roles. Jackie Burroughs, Cedric Smith, and Mag Ruffman returned as main cast members, but in different roles than the original films. In 1998, the reunion television special An Avonlea Christmas aired, set in Avonlea during World War I. Other productions From 2000 until 2001, Sullivan Animation produced Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series consisting of 26 half-hour episodes. The series was developed for PBS and each episode contained an educational and/or moral component. In 2005, Sullivan Animation also produced the feature-length animated film Anne: Journey to Green Gables which is an imaginative, whimsical prequel to Sullivan's live action Anne of Green Gables film. A year after the mini-series originally aired, Canadian comedy duo Wayne and Shuster created and starred in a parody entitled Sam of Green Gables, in which a curmudgeonly old man named Sam is sent to Green Gables instead of Anne. Awards and nominations The film swept the 1986 Gemini Awards, winning the following: Best Dramatic Miniseries Best Actress in a Single Dramatic Program or Miniseries: Megan Follows Best Supporting Actor: Richard Farnsworth Best Supporting Actress: Colleen Dewhurst Best Writing (TV Adaptation): Kevin Sullivan and Joe Wiesenfeld Best Music Composition: Hagood Hardy Best Costume Design: Martha Mann Best Photography: René Ohashi Best Production Design/Art Direction: Carol Spier Most Popular Program The film was also nominated for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series and Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series. The series also won an Emmy Award in 1986, for Outstanding Children's Program. Other Awards Peabody Award – to Kevin Sullivan for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting in the United States, 1986 Prix Jeunesse: Best Drama, 1988 (Germany) TV Guide Award: Most Popular Program, 1986 Grand Award – International Film and Television, New York Emily Award – American Film and Video Festival, 1986 Macleans Medal of Merit – Maclean's Magazine, 1986 Chris Award – Columbus International Film Festival, 1986 Silver Hugo Award – Chicago International Film Festival, 1986 International TV Movie Festival: Nomination for Movie of the Year, 1986 American TV Critics Award: Best Drama, 1986 Grant Award: Best TV Program, Houston International Film Festival, 1987 Golden Gate Award – San Francisco Film Festival, 1986 CRTA Award: Outstanding Personal Achievement in TV, 1986 Ohio State Award – Performing Arts and Humanities Award, 1987 First Prize