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Sheila Hockin Biography

Birth Name:Sheila Hockin

Profession Producer

Fast Facts

  • Won a Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series for "The Tudors" in 2010
  • Won two Gemini Awards for "The Borgias," one for Best Dramatic Series in 2011 and one for Best International Drama in 2013
  • Graduated from the University of King's College with a degree in Theatre and English in 1971
  • First worked as a producer on the films "Sea People" and "Restless Spirits" in 1999
  • Started out as a production coordinator for the film "The Pit" in 1981
  • Worked as a Senior Director of Broadcast Communications for the CBC in the early 1990s
  • Best known as the producer of "Queer as Folk" and the executive producer of "The Tudors" and "The Borgias․"
  • Was a partner at Temple Street Productions with Patrick Whitley from 1998 to 2006
  • Was an executive producer on the reality TV series "Canada's Next Top Model․"

Awards

  • 2000Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Special: nominated
  • 2000Gemini-Best TV Movie or Dramatic Mini-Series: nominated
  • 2001Third Prize-Effects Titles Ident's PSA's: winner
  • 2007Gemini-Best Reality Program or Series: winner
  • 2008Gemini-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2008Gemini-Best Reality Program or Series: nominated
  • 2010Gemini-Best Dramatic Series: winner
  • 2010Gemini-Best Reality Program or Series: nominated
  • 2011Gemini-Best Dramatic Series: winner
  • 2011Gemini-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2013Canadian Screen Award-Best International Drama: winner
  • 2014Canadian Screen Award-Best International Drama: nominated
  • 2014Canadian Screen Award-Best International Drama: winner
  • 2015Canadian Screen Award-Best International Drama: winner
  • 2017Canadian Screen Award-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
  • 2018Canadian Screen Award-Best Drama Series: nominated
  • 2018PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2019Canadian Screen Award-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2019PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2020Canadian Screen Award-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2021Canadian Screen Award-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2022Canadian Screen Award-Best Drama Series: nominated