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Genie Awards

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    Best Achievement in Art Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Plouffe Family

      7.9 (501)
      William McCrow
    • [object Object]

      Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid

      4.6 (155)
      Claude Bonnière
    • [object Object]

      Improper Channels

      5.8 (186)
      Ninkey Dalton
      Charles Dunlop
    • [object Object]

      Scanners

      6.7 (66K)
      Carol Spier
    • [object Object]

      Silence of the North

      6.4 (278)
      Bill Brodie
    • [object Object]

      The Amateur

      5.8 (1.3K)
      Trevor Williams

    Best Achievement in Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Silence of the North

      6.4 (278)
      Richard Leiterman
    • [object Object]

      Alligator Shoes

      6.1 (51)
      John F. Phillips
    • [object Object]

      Heartaches

      5.9 (223)
      Vic Sarin

    Best Achievement in Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Plouffe Family

      7.9 (501)
      Nicole Pelletier
    • [object Object]

      Happy Birthday to Me

      6.0 (12K)
      Huguette Gagné
    • [object Object]

      Heartaches

      5.9 (223)
      Julie Whitfield
    • [object Object]

      Scanners

      6.7 (66K)
      Delphine White
    • [object Object]

      Silence of the North

      6.4 (278)
      Olga Dimitrov

    Best Achievement in Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Plouffe Family

      7.9 (501)
      Gilles Carle
    • [object Object]

      Heartaches

      5.9 (223)
      Donald Shebib
    • [object Object]

      Scanners

      6.7 (66K)
      David Cronenberg
    • [object Object]

      Silence of the North

      6.4 (278)
      Allan King
    • [object Object]

      Ticket to Heaven

      6.9 (920)
      Ralph L. Thomas

    Best Achievement in Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ticket to Heaven

      6.9 (920)
      Ron Wisman
    • [object Object]

      Alligator Shoes

      6.1 (51)
      Gordon McClellan
    • [object Object]

      Cries in the Night

      5.1 (2.1K)
      Ralph Brunjes
    • [object Object]

      Head On

      4.1 (164)
      Gary Oppenheimer
    • [object Object]

      Scanners

      6.7 (66K)
      Ronald Sanders
    • [object Object]

      Silence of the North

      6.4 (278)
      Arla Saare

    Best Achievement in Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Plouffe Family

      7.9 (501)
      Claude Denjean
      Stéphane Venne
    • [object Object]

      Happy Birthday to Me

      6.0 (12K)
      Bo Harwood
      Lance Rubin
    • [object Object]

      Happy Memories

      7.0 (159)
      Jean Cousineau
    • [object Object]

      Ticket to Heaven

      6.9 (920)
      Micky Erbe
      Maribeth Solomon

    Best Achievement in Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Plouffe Family

      7.9 (501)
      Stéphane Venne
      For the song "Il était une fois des gens heureux"
    • [object Object]

      Silence of the North

      6.4 (278)
      Neil Young
      For the song "Comes a Time"
    • [object Object]

      Surfacing

      4.4 (182)
      Ann Mortifee
      For the song "Gypsy Born"

    Best Achievement in Overall Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heavy Metal

      6.6 (40K)
      Daniel Goldberg
      Gord Thompson
      Austin Grimaldi
      Joe Grimaldi
    • [object Object]

      Heartaches

      5.9 (223)
      Robin Leigh
      Paul Dion
      Claude Langlois
      Marcel Pothier
    • [object Object]

      Scanners

      6.7 (66K)
      Peter Burgess
    • [object Object]

      The Amateur

      5.8 (1.3K)
      Dennis Drummond
      Wayne Griffin
      Michael O'Farrell
    • [object Object]

      Ticket to Heaven

      6.9 (920)
      Marc Chiasson
      Bruce Carwardine
      Glen Gauthier

    Best Achievement in Sound Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heavy Metal

      6.6 (40K)
      Peter Thillaye
      Andy Malcolm
      Peter Jermyn
    • [object Object]

      Cries in the Night

      5.1 (2.1K)
      Joe Grimaldi
      David Appleby
      Gary C. Bourgeois
      Austin Grimaldi
      Ian Hendry
      Andy Herman
    • [object Object]

      Heartaches

      5.9 (223)
      Don Cohen
      Michel Descombes
    • [object Object]

      The Plouffe Family

      7.9 (501)
      Michel Descombes
      Patrick Rousseau
    • [object Object]

      The Amateur

      5.8 (1.3K)
      Austin Grimaldi
      Joe Grimaldi
      Peter Shewchuk
      Dino Pigat
    • [object Object]

      Ticket to Heaven

      6.9 (920)
      Marc Chiasson
      Glen Gauthier
      Don White
      David Appleby
      Bruce Carwardine

    Best Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ticket to Heaven

      6.9 (920)
      Ronald I. Cohen
      Vivienne Leebosh
    • [object Object]

      Heartaches

      5.9 (223)
      David Patterson
      Jerry Raibourn
    • [object Object]

      The Plouffe Family

      7.9 (501)
      Justine Héroux
      Denis Héroux
    • [object Object]

      Scanners

      6.7 (66K)
      Victor Solnicki
      Pierre David
      Claude Héroux
    • [object Object]

      The Amateur

      5.8 (1.3K)
      Garth H. Drabinsky
      Joel B. Michaels

    Best Performance by a Foreign Actor

    • Alan Arkin
      Winner
      • Alan Arkin
      • Improper Channels
    • Robert Carradine
      • Robert Carradine
      • Heartaches
      • Rémi Laurent
      • The Plouffe Family
    • Tom Skerritt at an event for Hannibal (2001)
      • Tom Skerritt
      • Silence of the North
    • John Savage
      • John Savage
      • The Amateur
    • Guy Boyd
      • Guy Boyd
      • Ticket to Heaven

    Best Performance by a Foreign Actress

    • Annie Potts
      Winner
      • Annie Potts
      • Heartaches
    • Mariette Hartley in Dirt (2007)
      • Mariette Hartley
      • Improper Channels
    • Ellen Burstyn at an event for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
      • Ellen Burstyn
      • Silence of the North
    • Marthe Keller
      • Marthe Keller
      • The Amateur
    • Meg Foster
      • Meg Foster
      • Ticket to Heaven

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

    • Nick Mancuso
      Winner
      • Nick Mancuso
      • Ticket to Heaven
      • Winston Rekert
      • Heartaches
    • Gabriel Arcand
      • Gabriel Arcand
      • The Plouffe Family
    • Gordon Pinsent in Republic of Doyle (2010)
      • Gordon Pinsent
      • Silence of the North
    • Christopher Plummer
      • Christopher Plummer
      • The Amateur

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Saul Rubinek
      Winner
      • Saul Rubinek
      • Ticket to Heaven
    • Émile Genest in Monsieur le ministre (1982)
      • Émile Genest
      • The Plouffe Family
    • Michael Ironside
      • Michael Ironside
      • Scanners
    • Nicholas Campbell in Republic of Doyle (2010)
      • Nicholas Campbell
      • The Amateur
    • R.H. Thomson
      • R.H. Thomson
      • Ticket to Heaven

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

    • Margot Kidder
      Winner
      • Margot Kidder
      • Heartaches
      • Ronalda Jones
      • Alligator Shoes
    • Lesleh Donaldson
      • Lesleh Donaldson
      • Cries in the Night
    • Monique Spaziani
      • Monique Spaziani
      • Happy Memories
    • Kim Cattrall at an event for Sex and the City (2008)
      • Kim Cattrall
      • Ticket to Heaven

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Denise Filiatrault
      Winner
      • Denise Filiatrault
      • The Plouffe Family
    • Juliette Huot
      • Juliette Huot
      • The Plouffe Family
    • Anne Létourneau in Let's Talk About Love (1976)
      • Anne Létourneau
      • The Plouffe Family
    • Chapelle Jaffe
      • Chapelle Jaffe
      • The Amateur
      • Dixie Seatle
      • Ticket to Heaven

    Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Plouffe Family

      7.9 (501)
      Roger Lemelin
      Gilles Carle
    • [object Object]

      The Amateur

      5.8 (1.3K)
      Diana Maddox
    • [object Object]

      Ticket to Heaven

      6.9 (920)
      Ralph L. Thomas
      Anne Cameron

    Best Screenplay, Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heartaches

      5.9 (223)
      Terence Heffernan
    • [object Object]

      Alligator Shoes

      6.1 (51)
      Clay Borris
    • [object Object]

      Head On

      4.1 (164)
      James Sanderson
      Paul Illidge
    • [object Object]

      Improper Channels

      5.8 (186)
      Adam Arkin
      Morrie Ruvinsky
      Ian Sutherland
    • [object Object]

      Happy Memories

      7.0 (159)
      Réjean Ducharme
    • [object Object]

      Scanners

      6.7 (66K)
      David Cronenberg

    Best Theatrical Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      P4W Prison for Women

      8.1 (18)
      Janis Cole
      Holly Dale
    • [object Object]

      Being Different

      6.3 (171)
      Harry Rasky

    Best Theatrical Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Zea

      6.9 (99)
      André Leduc
      Robert Forget
      Jean-Jacques Leduc
    • [object Object]

      Top Priority

      6.3 (30)
      Ishu Patel
    • Voyage de nuit

      Roger Frappier
      Carole Mondello

    Outstanding Contributions to the Canadian Film Industry

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    • Winner
      • Pierre Lamy

    Golden Reel Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heavy Metal

      6.6 (40K)
      Ivan Reitman

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