Genie Awards

Genie Awards
Genie Awards
Awarded for	Best film productions in Canada
Country	Canada
Presented by	Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
First awarded	1980
Last awarded	2012
Website	genieawards.ca (defunct)
Related	Canadian Screen Awards

The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978) known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed its statuette.^[1]

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, the Canadian Screen Awards.^[2]

Broadcasting

The Genie Awards were aired by CBC from 1980 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.

Awards ceremonies

Listing of all Genie Awards ceremonies:^[3]

Ceremony	Date	Host(s)	Venue	Best Motion Picture Winner
Canadian Film Awards prior to 1980
1st Genie Awards	March 20, 1980	Bruno Gerussi	Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto	The Changeling
2nd Genie Awards	March 12, 1981	Brian Linehan	Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto	Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras)
3rd Genie Awards	March 3, 1982	Brian Linehan	Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto	Ticket to Heaven
4th Genie Awards	March 23, 1983	Dave Thomas	Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto	The Grey Fox
5th Genie Awards	March 21, 1984	Louis Del Grande	Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto	The Terry Fox Story
6th Genie Awards	March 21, 1985	Al Waxman and Kerrie Keane	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	The Bay Boy
7th Genie Awards	March 20, 1986	Leslie Nielsen and Catherine Mary Stewart	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	My American Cousin
8th Genie Awards	March 18, 1987	Helen Shaver, Linda Sorensen and Jean LeClerc	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain)
9th Genie Awards	March 22, 1988	Gordon Pinsent and Megan Follows	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit)
10th Genie Awards	March 22, 1989	Dave Thomas	Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Toronto	Dead Ringers
11th Genie Awards	March 20, 1990	Brian Linehan	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal)
12th Genie Awards	November 26, 1991	Leslie Nielsen	Pantages Theatre, Toronto	Black Robe
13th Genie Awards	November 22, 1992	Leslie Nielsen	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	Naked Lunch
14th Genie Awards	December 12, 1993	Marc Labrèche	Société Radio-Canada Studio 42, Montreal	Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
15th Genie Awards	December 7, 1994	Graham Greene	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	Exotica
16th Genie Awards	January 14, 1996	CBC: Mary Walsh SRC: Pascale Bussières and René Homier-Roy	Société Radio-Canada Studio 42, Montreal	The Confessional (Le Confessionnal)
17th Genie Awards	November 27, 1996	Rebecca Jenkins and Mark Farrell	The Guvernment, Toronto	Lilies
18th Genie Awards	December 14, 1997	Cameron Bailey and Geoff Pevere	The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto	The Sweet Hereafter
19th Genie Awards	February 4, 1999	Albert Schultz	The Living Arts Centre, Mississauga	The Red Violin
20th Genie Awards	January 30, 2000	Patrick McKenna	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	Sunshine
21st Genie Awards	January 29, 2001	Brian Linehan	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	Maelström
22nd Genie Awards	February 7, 2002	Brian Linehan	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
23rd Genie Awards	February 13, 2003	Arsinée Khanjian and Peter Keleghan	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	Ararat
24th Genie Awards	May 1, 2004	Scott Thompson	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares)
25th Genie Awards	March 21, 2005	Andrea Martin	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	The Triplets of Belleville
26th Genie Awards	March 13, 2006	Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan	The Carlu, Toronto	C.R.A.Z.Y.
27th Genie Awards	February 13, 2007	Lucie Laurier and Terry David Mulligan	The Carlu, Toronto	Bon Cop, Bad Cop
28th Genie Awards	March 3, 2008	Sandra Oh	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto	Away From Her
29th Genie Awards	April 4, 2009	Dave Foley	Canadian Aviation Museum, Ottawa	Passchendaele
30th Genie Awards	April 12, 2010		The Guvernment/Kool Haus Entertainment Complex, Toronto, Ontario	Polytechnique
31st Genie Awards	March 10, 2011	William Shatner	National Arts Centre, Ottawa	Incendies
32nd Genie Awards	March 8, 2012	George Stroumboulopoulos	Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto, Ontario	Monsieur Lazhar
Canadian Screen Awards from 2013

Awards presented until 2012

Awards retired before 2012

Best Performance by a Foreign Actor: 1980 to 1983
Best Performance by a Foreign Actress: 1980 to 1983
Outstanding TV Drama Under 30 Minutes: 1980 only
Outstanding Independent Film: 1980 only
Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Non-Feature): 1980 to 1981
Outstanding Performance by an Actress (Non-Feature): 1980 to 1981
Outstanding Art Direction (Non-Feature): 1980 only
Outstanding Cinematography in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature): 1980 only
Outstanding Cinematography in a Documentary (Non-Feature Film): 1980 only
Outstanding Editing in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature): 1980 only
Outstanding Original Music Score (Non-Feature Film): 1980 only
Outstanding Non-Dramatic Script: 1980 only
Outstanding Sound in a Non-Feature Film: 1980 only

Special Achievement Genie

The Special Achievement Genie is an award occasionally given to an individual or individuals in recognition of lifetime achievement or an important career milestone.

Notes

^ Genie Awards profile and history Archived 2009-01-03 at the Wayback Machine at the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's website
^ "Canadian Screen Awards to replace Genies, Geminis". CBC News. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
^ Topalovich, Maria. And the Genie Goes To.... Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited, 2000.

External links

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television

[1] Genie Awards profile and history Archived 2009-01-03 at the Wayback Machine at the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's website

[cbc-csa-2] "Canadian Screen Awards to replace Genies, Geminis". CBC News. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

[3] Topalovich, Maria. And the Genie Goes To.... Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited, 2000.

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