Genie Award candidates were selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the Genie Rules and Regulations booklet which is distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, meet to screen the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then vote on these nominations.
In 2012, the Academy announced that the Genies would merge with its sister presentation for English-language television, the Gemini Awards, to form a new award presentation known as the Canadian Screen Awards.
Broadcasting
The Genie Awards were originally aired by CBC from 1979 to 2003, before moving to CHUM Limited's networks (Citytv, Bravo! and Star!). After CTVglobemedia purchased CHUM Limited, the Genie Awards moved to Canwest Global's E and IFC for 2008. The last two Genie Awards (2011-2012) were broadcast by the CBC.
The films Good Riddance (Les bons débarras) and Tribute tied for the most nominations overall.Good Riddance won most of the major awards, including Best Picture.
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actress in a Canadian film. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; beginning in 2013, it will be presented as part of the new Canadian Screen Awards.
From 1980 to 1983, only Canadian actresses were eligible for the award; non-Canadian actresses appearing in Canadian films were instead considered for the separate Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress. After 1983, the latter award was discontinued, and from 1986 both Canadian and foreign actresses were eligible for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.
Genie Francis - Outstanding Lead Actress - SOD Awards 1997
Genie wins Outstanding Lead Actress at the Soap Opera Digest Awards 1997
published: 10 Dec 2012
2014 Tony Awards - James Monroe Iglehart - Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
James Monroe Iglehart received a 2014 Tony Award for his performance in "Aladdin" - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
The 68th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday June 8th 8/7c on CBS.
Broadway: Where Stars Align
http://tonyawards.com/
published: 09 Jun 2014
Sandra Bullock Wins Best Actress | 82nd Oscars (2010)
Sean Penn presents Sandra Bullock with the Best Actress Oscar for The Blind Side, featuring Michael Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Stanley Tucci and Peter Saarsgard, at the 82nd Academy Awards.
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'Shoemaker' (1996) (2/2) Alberta Watson (Genie Nomination, Actress in a Leading Role)
Alberta Watson received a GENIE (Canadian equivalent of the Oscar) NOMINATION for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (1997) for her Anna, in this movie directed by Colleen Murphy.
"'Shoemaker' (...) tells a likeable if unbelievable and slight story of a simple man who falls in love with a knowing travel agent, beautifully played by Alberta Watson, who saves a faltering script."
Gerald A. Pratley, Kinema, A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media (http://tinyurl.com/2ad2nl2 )
"Watson makes believable her character's need for a sincere and uncalculating partner"
Time Out London Film Guide (http://tinyurl.com/23l26qd )
"'Shoemaker' is a modest, endearing film that makes the most of its limited financial resources thanks to some strong perfs by a number of seasoned Canadian l...
published: 15 Oct 2010
:SNSD-Genie/ SBS
少女時代(SNSD)-願いを言ってみて(Genie)
published: 23 Apr 2011
[FULL] MGA 2018 - MBC Plus x Genie Music Awards 2018 English Subtitle HD Part 2
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MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards 2018
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'Shoemaker' (1996) (1/2) Alberta Watson (Genie Nomination, Actress in a Leading Role)
Alberta Watson received a GENIE (Canadian equivalent of the Oscar) NOMINATION for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (1997) for her Anna, in this movie directed by Colleen Murphy.
"'Shoemaker' (...) tells a likeable if unbelievable and slight story of a simple man who falls in love with a knowing travel agent, beautifully played by Alberta Watson, who saves a faltering script."
Gerald A. Pratley, Kinema, A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media (http://tinyurl.com/2ad2nl2 )
"Watson makes believable her character's need for a sincere and uncalculating partner"
Time Out London Film Guide (http://tinyurl.com/23l26qd )
"'Shoemaker' is a modest, endearing film that makes the most of its limited financial resources thanks to some strong perfs by a number of seasoned Can...
published: 15 Oct 2010
The Wine Ladies On The Red Carpet At The Genie Awards 2010
Toronto, ON April 12, 2010 The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is proud to
announce the winners of the 30th Annual Genie Awards. Polytechnique (produced by
Maxime Rémillard and Don Carmody) garnered nine awards, including Best Motion Picture,
Achievement in Direction (Denis Villeneuve), Original Screenplay (Jacques Davidts), and
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Karine Vanasse). Other award winners
include Joshua Jackson for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (One Week), and
Kari Skogland for Adapted Screenplay (Fifty Dead Men Walking).
A total of 21 awards were presented at the Awards Gala held in Toronto, as well as the
Academy Special Achievement Award (Mel Hoppenheim), the Claude Jutra Award (Xavier
Dolan), and the Golden Reel Award (De père en flic...
published: 15 Apr 2010
"Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular" (Full Performance 1080p HD)
The 12:50 performance on January 8th, 2016 in the Hyperion Theatre at Disney California Adventure.
James Monroe Iglehart received a 2014 Tony Award for his performance in "Aladdin" - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
The 68th Annua...
James Monroe Iglehart received a 2014 Tony Award for his performance in "Aladdin" - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
The 68th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday June 8th 8/7c on CBS.
Broadway: Where Stars Align
http://tonyawards.com/
James Monroe Iglehart received a 2014 Tony Award for his performance in "Aladdin" - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
The 68th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday June 8th 8/7c on CBS.
Broadway: Where Stars Align
http://tonyawards.com/
Sean Penn presents Sandra Bullock with the Best Actress Oscar for The Blind Side, featuring Michael Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Stanley Tucci and Pet...
Sean Penn presents Sandra Bullock with the Best Actress Oscar for The Blind Side, featuring Michael Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Stanley Tucci and Peter Saarsgard, at the 82nd Academy Awards.
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Sandra Bullock Wins Best Actress | 82nd Oscars (2010)
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Sean Penn presents Sandra Bullock with the Best Actress Oscar for The Blind Side, featuring Michael Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Stanley Tucci and Peter Saarsgard, at the 82nd Academy Awards.
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Sandra Bullock Wins Best Actress | 82nd Oscars (2010)
#BestActress #SandraBullock #TheBlindSide #MichaelSheen #ForestWhitaker #OprahWinfrey #StanleyTucci #PeterSaarsgard
Alberta Watson received a GENIE (Canadian equivalent of the Oscar) NOMINATION for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (1997) for her Anna, in this ...
Alberta Watson received a GENIE (Canadian equivalent of the Oscar) NOMINATION for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (1997) for her Anna, in this movie directed by Colleen Murphy.
"'Shoemaker' (...) tells a likeable if unbelievable and slight story of a simple man who falls in love with a knowing travel agent, beautifully played by Alberta Watson, who saves a faltering script."
Gerald A. Pratley, Kinema, A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media (http://tinyurl.com/2ad2nl2 )
"Watson makes believable her character's need for a sincere and uncalculating partner"
Time Out London Film Guide (http://tinyurl.com/23l26qd )
"'Shoemaker' is a modest, endearing film that makes the most of its limited financial resources thanks to some strong perfs by a number of seasoned Canadian legit thesps. (...) Murphy's most notable achievement here is her ability to sustain the atmosphere of isolation and loneliness without descending to cheap melodrama. (...)
Hughson plays Carey with no small amount of finesse, carefully avoiding the maudlin; Watson makes Anna seem enticing and vulnerable; and Lineham is rock-solid as Carey's confused friend." (full review: http://tinyurl.com/33h87gj )
The movie won three awards at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival (Germany). Along with Alberta's Genie nomination, Hardee T. Lineham received a Genie nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
Alberta Watson received a GENIE (Canadian equivalent of the Oscar) NOMINATION for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (1997) for her Anna, in this movie directed by Colleen Murphy.
"'Shoemaker' (...) tells a likeable if unbelievable and slight story of a simple man who falls in love with a knowing travel agent, beautifully played by Alberta Watson, who saves a faltering script."
Gerald A. Pratley, Kinema, A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media (http://tinyurl.com/2ad2nl2 )
"Watson makes believable her character's need for a sincere and uncalculating partner"
Time Out London Film Guide (http://tinyurl.com/23l26qd )
"'Shoemaker' is a modest, endearing film that makes the most of its limited financial resources thanks to some strong perfs by a number of seasoned Canadian legit thesps. (...) Murphy's most notable achievement here is her ability to sustain the atmosphere of isolation and loneliness without descending to cheap melodrama. (...)
Hughson plays Carey with no small amount of finesse, carefully avoiding the maudlin; Watson makes Anna seem enticing and vulnerable; and Lineham is rock-solid as Carey's confused friend." (full review: http://tinyurl.com/33h87gj )
The movie won three awards at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival (Germany). Along with Alberta's Genie nomination, Hardee T. Lineham received a Genie nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
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Alberta Watson received a GENIE (Canadian equivalent of the Oscar) NOMINATION for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (1997) for her Anna, in this ...
Alberta Watson received a GENIE (Canadian equivalent of the Oscar) NOMINATION for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (1997) for her Anna, in this movie directed by Colleen Murphy.
"'Shoemaker' (...) tells a likeable if unbelievable and slight story of a simple man who falls in love with a knowing travel agent, beautifully played by Alberta Watson, who saves a faltering script."
Gerald A. Pratley, Kinema, A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media (http://tinyurl.com/2ad2nl2 )
"Watson makes believable her character's need for a sincere and uncalculating partner"
Time Out London Film Guide (http://tinyurl.com/23l26qd )
"'Shoemaker' is a modest, endearing film that makes the most of its limited financial resources thanks to some strong perfs by a number of seasoned Canadian legit thesps. (...) Murphy's most notable achievement here is her ability to sustain the atmosphere of isolation and loneliness without descending to cheap melodrama. (...)
Hughson plays Carey with no small amount of finesse, carefully avoiding the maudlin; Watson makes Anna seem enticing and vulnerable; and Lineham is rock-solid as Carey's confused friend." (full review: http://tinyurl.com/33h87gj )
The movie won three awards at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival (Germany). Along with Alberta's Genie nomination, Hardee T. Lineham received a Genie nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
Alberta Watson received a GENIE (Canadian equivalent of the Oscar) NOMINATION for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (1997) for her Anna, in this movie directed by Colleen Murphy.
"'Shoemaker' (...) tells a likeable if unbelievable and slight story of a simple man who falls in love with a knowing travel agent, beautifully played by Alberta Watson, who saves a faltering script."
Gerald A. Pratley, Kinema, A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media (http://tinyurl.com/2ad2nl2 )
"Watson makes believable her character's need for a sincere and uncalculating partner"
Time Out London Film Guide (http://tinyurl.com/23l26qd )
"'Shoemaker' is a modest, endearing film that makes the most of its limited financial resources thanks to some strong perfs by a number of seasoned Canadian legit thesps. (...) Murphy's most notable achievement here is her ability to sustain the atmosphere of isolation and loneliness without descending to cheap melodrama. (...)
Hughson plays Carey with no small amount of finesse, carefully avoiding the maudlin; Watson makes Anna seem enticing and vulnerable; and Lineham is rock-solid as Carey's confused friend." (full review: http://tinyurl.com/33h87gj )
The movie won three awards at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival (Germany). Along with Alberta's Genie nomination, Hardee T. Lineham received a Genie nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
Toronto, ON April 12, 2010 The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is proud to
announce the winners of the 30th Annual Genie Awards. Polytechnique (produ...
Toronto, ON April 12, 2010 The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is proud to
announce the winners of the 30th Annual Genie Awards. Polytechnique (produced by
Maxime Rémillard and Don Carmody) garnered nine awards, including Best Motion Picture,
Achievement in Direction (Denis Villeneuve), Original Screenplay (Jacques Davidts), and
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Karine Vanasse). Other award winners
include Joshua Jackson for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (One Week), and
Kari Skogland for Adapted Screenplay (Fifty Dead Men Walking).
A total of 21 awards were presented at the Awards Gala held in Toronto, as well as the
Academy Special Achievement Award (Mel Hoppenheim), the Claude Jutra Award (Xavier
Dolan), and the Golden Reel Award (De père en flic / Father and Guns). The awards show
will be broadcast later tonight on Canwest-owned Independent Film Channel and webcast
on CBC.ca at 9:00pm ET. The show will be re-broadcast on Sunday May 9 by Astral Media
on TMN's MFEST (9:00pm ET) and by Corus Entertainment on Movie Central (9:00pm PT).
30th Annual Genie Award Winners
BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM
POLYTECHNIQUE - Maxime Rémillard, Don Carmody
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN / MEILLEURE DIRECTION
ARTISTIQUE
EVE STEWART - Fifty Dead Men Walking
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN / MEILLEURS COSTUMES
ATUAT AKITTIRQ - Before Tomorrow
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY / MEILLEURES IMAGES
PIERRE GILL - Polytechnique
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION / MEILLEURE RÉALISATION
DENIS VILLENEUVE - Polytechnique
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE
RICHARD COMEAU - Polytechnique
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP / MEILLEURS MAQUILLAGES
DJINA CARON, ANDRÉ DUVAL - Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE / MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE
NORMAND CORBEIL - Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG / MEILLEURE CHANSON ORIGINALE
JOHN WELSMAN, CHERIE CAMP - NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY Oh Love
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
MASCULINE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
JOSHUA JACKSON - One Week
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
MASCULINE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
MAXIM GAUDETTE - Polytechnique
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
FÉMININE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
KARINE VANASSE - Polytechnique
Toronto, ON April 12, 2010 The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is proud to
announce the winners of the 30th Annual Genie Awards. Polytechnique (produced by
Maxime Rémillard and Don Carmody) garnered nine awards, including Best Motion Picture,
Achievement in Direction (Denis Villeneuve), Original Screenplay (Jacques Davidts), and
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Karine Vanasse). Other award winners
include Joshua Jackson for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (One Week), and
Kari Skogland for Adapted Screenplay (Fifty Dead Men Walking).
A total of 21 awards were presented at the Awards Gala held in Toronto, as well as the
Academy Special Achievement Award (Mel Hoppenheim), the Claude Jutra Award (Xavier
Dolan), and the Golden Reel Award (De père en flic / Father and Guns). The awards show
will be broadcast later tonight on Canwest-owned Independent Film Channel and webcast
on CBC.ca at 9:00pm ET. The show will be re-broadcast on Sunday May 9 by Astral Media
on TMN's MFEST (9:00pm ET) and by Corus Entertainment on Movie Central (9:00pm PT).
30th Annual Genie Award Winners
BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM
POLYTECHNIQUE - Maxime Rémillard, Don Carmody
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN / MEILLEURE DIRECTION
ARTISTIQUE
EVE STEWART - Fifty Dead Men Walking
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN / MEILLEURS COSTUMES
ATUAT AKITTIRQ - Before Tomorrow
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY / MEILLEURES IMAGES
PIERRE GILL - Polytechnique
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION / MEILLEURE RÉALISATION
DENIS VILLENEUVE - Polytechnique
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE
RICHARD COMEAU - Polytechnique
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP / MEILLEURS MAQUILLAGES
DJINA CARON, ANDRÉ DUVAL - Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE / MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE
NORMAND CORBEIL - Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG / MEILLEURE CHANSON ORIGINALE
JOHN WELSMAN, CHERIE CAMP - NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY Oh Love
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
MASCULINE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
JOSHUA JACKSON - One Week
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
MASCULINE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
MAXIM GAUDETTE - Polytechnique
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
FÉMININE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
KARINE VANASSE - Polytechnique
James Monroe Iglehart received a 2014 Tony Award for his performance in "Aladdin" - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
The 68th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday June 8th 8/7c on CBS.
Broadway: Where Stars Align
http://tonyawards.com/
Sean Penn presents Sandra Bullock with the Best Actress Oscar for The Blind Side, featuring Michael Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Stanley Tucci and Peter Saarsgard, at the 82nd Academy Awards.
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Sandra Bullock Wins Best Actress | 82nd Oscars (2010)
#BestActress #SandraBullock #TheBlindSide #MichaelSheen #ForestWhitaker #OprahWinfrey #StanleyTucci #PeterSaarsgard
Alberta Watson received a GENIE (Canadian equivalent of the Oscar) NOMINATION for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (1997) for her Anna, in this movie directed by Colleen Murphy.
"'Shoemaker' (...) tells a likeable if unbelievable and slight story of a simple man who falls in love with a knowing travel agent, beautifully played by Alberta Watson, who saves a faltering script."
Gerald A. Pratley, Kinema, A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media (http://tinyurl.com/2ad2nl2 )
"Watson makes believable her character's need for a sincere and uncalculating partner"
Time Out London Film Guide (http://tinyurl.com/23l26qd )
"'Shoemaker' is a modest, endearing film that makes the most of its limited financial resources thanks to some strong perfs by a number of seasoned Canadian legit thesps. (...) Murphy's most notable achievement here is her ability to sustain the atmosphere of isolation and loneliness without descending to cheap melodrama. (...)
Hughson plays Carey with no small amount of finesse, carefully avoiding the maudlin; Watson makes Anna seem enticing and vulnerable; and Lineham is rock-solid as Carey's confused friend." (full review: http://tinyurl.com/33h87gj )
The movie won three awards at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival (Germany). Along with Alberta's Genie nomination, Hardee T. Lineham received a Genie nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
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Alberta Watson received a GENIE (Canadian equivalent of the Oscar) NOMINATION for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (1997) for her Anna, in this movie directed by Colleen Murphy.
"'Shoemaker' (...) tells a likeable if unbelievable and slight story of a simple man who falls in love with a knowing travel agent, beautifully played by Alberta Watson, who saves a faltering script."
Gerald A. Pratley, Kinema, A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media (http://tinyurl.com/2ad2nl2 )
"Watson makes believable her character's need for a sincere and uncalculating partner"
Time Out London Film Guide (http://tinyurl.com/23l26qd )
"'Shoemaker' is a modest, endearing film that makes the most of its limited financial resources thanks to some strong perfs by a number of seasoned Canadian legit thesps. (...) Murphy's most notable achievement here is her ability to sustain the atmosphere of isolation and loneliness without descending to cheap melodrama. (...)
Hughson plays Carey with no small amount of finesse, carefully avoiding the maudlin; Watson makes Anna seem enticing and vulnerable; and Lineham is rock-solid as Carey's confused friend." (full review: http://tinyurl.com/33h87gj )
The movie won three awards at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival (Germany). Along with Alberta's Genie nomination, Hardee T. Lineham received a Genie nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
Toronto, ON April 12, 2010 The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is proud to
announce the winners of the 30th Annual Genie Awards. Polytechnique (produced by
Maxime Rémillard and Don Carmody) garnered nine awards, including Best Motion Picture,
Achievement in Direction (Denis Villeneuve), Original Screenplay (Jacques Davidts), and
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Karine Vanasse). Other award winners
include Joshua Jackson for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (One Week), and
Kari Skogland for Adapted Screenplay (Fifty Dead Men Walking).
A total of 21 awards were presented at the Awards Gala held in Toronto, as well as the
Academy Special Achievement Award (Mel Hoppenheim), the Claude Jutra Award (Xavier
Dolan), and the Golden Reel Award (De père en flic / Father and Guns). The awards show
will be broadcast later tonight on Canwest-owned Independent Film Channel and webcast
on CBC.ca at 9:00pm ET. The show will be re-broadcast on Sunday May 9 by Astral Media
on TMN's MFEST (9:00pm ET) and by Corus Entertainment on Movie Central (9:00pm PT).
30th Annual Genie Award Winners
BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM
POLYTECHNIQUE - Maxime Rémillard, Don Carmody
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN / MEILLEURE DIRECTION
ARTISTIQUE
EVE STEWART - Fifty Dead Men Walking
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN / MEILLEURS COSTUMES
ATUAT AKITTIRQ - Before Tomorrow
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY / MEILLEURES IMAGES
PIERRE GILL - Polytechnique
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION / MEILLEURE RÉALISATION
DENIS VILLENEUVE - Polytechnique
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE
RICHARD COMEAU - Polytechnique
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP / MEILLEURS MAQUILLAGES
DJINA CARON, ANDRÉ DUVAL - Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE / MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE
NORMAND CORBEIL - Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG / MEILLEURE CHANSON ORIGINALE
JOHN WELSMAN, CHERIE CAMP - NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY Oh Love
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
MASCULINE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
JOSHUA JACKSON - One Week
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
MASCULINE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
MAXIM GAUDETTE - Polytechnique
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
FÉMININE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
KARINE VANASSE - Polytechnique
Genie Award candidates were selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the Genie Rules and Regulations booklet which is distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, meet to screen the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then vote on these nominations.
In 2012, the Academy announced that the Genies would merge with its sister presentation for English-language television, the Gemini Awards, to form a new award presentation known as the Canadian Screen Awards.
Broadcasting
The Genie Awards were originally aired by CBC from 1979 to 2003, before moving to CHUM Limited's networks (Citytv, Bravo! and Star!). After CTVglobemedia purchased CHUM Limited, the Genie Awards moved to Canwest Global's E and IFC for 2008. The last two Genie Awards (2011-2012) were broadcast by the CBC.