12th Genie Awards
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The 12th annual Genie Awards were held on November 26, 1991, and honoured Canadian
films released in 1990. The awards were moved from their previous March date after the disastrous ratings of the previous awards. The format was also changed and the eligible voters reduced to 130. The ceremony was hosted by Leslie Nielsen
and was held at the Pantages Theatre in Toronto
. They were dominated by the Canadian/Australia
n co-production Black Robe
which won six awards.
, Robert Lantos
, Sue Milliken, and Stéphane Reichel
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, Richard Elson
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
films released in 1990. The awards were moved from their previous March date after the disastrous ratings of the previous awards. The format was also changed and the eligible voters reduced to 130. The ceremony was hosted by Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters...
and was held at the Pantages Theatre in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. They were dominated by the Canadian/Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n co-production Black Robe
Black Robe (film)
Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Northern Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name....
which won six awards.
Best motion picture
Winner: Black RobeBlack Robe (film)
Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Northern Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name....
, Robert Lantos
Robert Lantos
-Life and career:Lantos was born in Budapest, the son of Agnes and László Lantos, a mechanic and truck company owner. Lantos spent much of his childhood in Montevideo, Uruguay, where his family had fled after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956...
, Sue Milliken, and Stéphane Reichel
Other nominees:
- ChaindanceChaindanceChaindance is a 1990 Canadian drama film. The film stars Michael Ironside, Brad Dourif, Rae Dawn Chong, and Don S. Davis as "Sergeant".- Plot :...
, Richard Davis - Perfectly NormalPerfectly NormalPerfectly Normal is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1991. Directed by Yves Simoneau and written by Eugene Lipinski and Paul Quarrington, the film starred Robbie Coltrane, Michael Riley and Kenneth Welsh.-Cast:*Robbie Coltrane as Alonzo Turner...
, Michael BurnsMichael Burns- Sports :* Michael Burns , in Huyton) is an English football player* Mike Burns , baseball pitcher* Mike Burns , college men's basketball coach, most recently at Eastern Washington University... - The Company of StrangersThe Company of StrangersThe Company of Strangers is a Canadian film, released in 1990. It was directed by Cynthia Scott, and written by Scott, Sally Bochner, David Wilson and Gloria Demers...
, David Wilson - Une histoire inventéeUne histoire inventéeUne histoire inventée is a 1990 Canadian drama film.-Plot:Toni is the director of a staged rendition of Othello in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up and paid by the same uncle...
, Claudio Luca and Robin SpryRobin SpryRobin Spry was a Canadian filmmaker and television producer best known for his documentary film Action: The October Crisis of 1970 about Quebec's October Crisis.-Profile:...
Best actor
Winner: Rémy GirardRémy Girard
Rémy Girard is a Canadian actor and former television host from Quebec.-Acting career:He played the role of Rémy, the main character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film Les Invasions barbares by director Denys Arcand. This film was awarded the 2003 Academy Award for best...
, Amoureux fou
Other nominees:
- Jean RochefortJean RochefortJean Rochefort is a French actor, with a career that has spanned over five decades.Rochefort was born in Paris, France. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National...
, Amoureux fou - Brad DourifBrad DourifBradford Claude "Brad" Dourif is an American film and television actor who gained early fame for his portrayal of Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and has since appeared in a number of memorable roles, including the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play franchise, Younger Brother in...
, ChaindanceChaindanceChaindance is a 1990 Canadian drama film. The film stars Michael Ironside, Brad Dourif, Rae Dawn Chong, and Don S. Davis as "Sergeant".- Plot :... - Matthias HabichMatthias HabichMatthias Habich is a German actor.Habich was born in Danzig and lives in Paris. In the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates about Stalingrad, he played the part of General Friedrich Paulus...
, La Demoiselle sauvage - Saeed JaffreySaeed JaffreySaeed Jaffrey OBE is an Indian-born British actor, who has done numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab...
, Masala
Best actress
Winner: Pascale MontpetitPascale Montpetit
Pascale Montpetit is a French Canadian actress, born in 1961. In 1990 she won a Best Actress Genie Award for Darrell Wasyk's H and in 2002 for Mario Azzopardi's Savage Messiah, 2 Gémeaux Awards, a Jutra Award and a Mons International Festival of Love Films award. She is also a well-known stage...
, H
H (1990 film)
-Plot summary:H is about two heroin addicts, Michele, Pascale Montpetit and Snake, Martin Neufeld, who struggle to withdraw from the drug. They do it “cold turkey”. Snake nails the apartment door shut: they are determined to come clean. Michele awakens to discover she has been “betrayed” by her...
Other nominees:
- Alice Diabo, The Company of StrangersThe Company of StrangersThe Company of Strangers is a Canadian film, released in 1990. It was directed by Cynthia Scott, and written by Scott, Sally Bochner, David Wilson and Gloria Demers...
- Cissy Meddings, The Company of StrangersThe Company of StrangersThe Company of Strangers is a Canadian film, released in 1990. It was directed by Cynthia Scott, and written by Scott, Sally Bochner, David Wilson and Gloria Demers...
- Nina PetronzioNina PetronzioNina Petronzio is an American interior designer, furniture designer, and ASID Industry member best known for her high-end, Transitional style interior designs and Plush Home furniture line.Nina is married to martial artist Steven Ho....
, Vincent et moi - Kate NelliganKate NelliganPatricia Colleen "Kate" Nelligan is a Canadian BAFTA award winning stage, film and television actress.-Early life:Nelligan, the fourth of six children, was born in London, Ontario, the daughter of Josephine Alice , a schoolteacher, and Patrick Joseph Nelligan, a factory repairman and municipal...
, White RoomWhite Room (film)White Room is a Canadian drama film, released in 1990.The film, written and directed by Patricia Rozema, stars Maurice Godin, Kate Nelligan and Sheila McCarthy. Godin plays Norm, a confused young man who is drawn into events after witnessing the murder of rock star Madeleine X...
Best supporting actor
Winner: August SchellenbergAugust Schellenberg
August Schellenberg is a Canadian actor. His ethnicity is Mohawk and Swiss-German. He was trained at the National Theatre School of Canada.His first film was Rip-Off in 1971. In 1981, he did voices for the animated film Heavy Metal...
, Black Robe
Black Robe (film)
Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Northern Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name....
Other nominees:
- Michael Hogan, Diplomatic Immunity
- Michael RileyMichael RileyMichael Riley is a Canadian actor and graduate of the National Theatre School in Montreal, Canada in 1984. Riley's first appearance was in the film No Man's Land...
, Diplomatic Immunity - Paul SolesPaul SolesPaul Robert Soles is a Canadian actor and television personality.-Acting roles:He is best known as the voice of Hermie the misfit elf in Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1964....
, Falling Over Backwards - Julien PoulinJulien PoulinJulien Poulin is an actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, and composer in Quebec, Canada. He has portrayed numerous roles in several popular Quebec films and series...
, Le Party
Best supporting actress
Winner: Danielle ProulxDanielle Proulx
Danielle Proulx is a French Canadian actress. She is multi-award winning actress and she was married to Raymond Cloutier. Her son, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, is also an actor. She also has a niece, Catherine Proulx-Lemay, who is an actress...
, Amoureux fou
Other nominees:
- Sandrine HoltSandrine HoltSandrine Holt is a British-born Eurasian Canadian model turned actress.-Early life:Holt was born Sandrine Ho in London, England to a Chinese father and a French mother. At age five, she and her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which has remained her hometown. Holt attended St...
, Black RobeBlack Robe (film)Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Northern Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name.... - Ofelia MedinaOfelia MedinaOfelia Medina is a Mexican actress, singer and screenwriter of Mexican films. She was married to film director Alex Philips Jr. and actor Pedro Armendáriz Jr..-Biography:...
, Diplomatic Immunity - Winifred Holden, The Company of StrangersThe Company of StrangersThe Company of Strangers is a Canadian film, released in 1990. It was directed by Cynthia Scott, and written by Scott, Sally Bochner, David Wilson and Gloria Demers...
- Catherine Roche, The Company of StrangersThe Company of StrangersThe Company of Strangers is a Canadian film, released in 1990. It was directed by Cynthia Scott, and written by Scott, Sally Bochner, David Wilson and Gloria Demers...
Best direction
Winner: Bruce BeresfordBruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford is an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 40-year career.-Early life:...
, Black Robe
Black Robe (film)
Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Northern Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name....
Other nominees:
- Atom EgoyanAtom EgoyanAtom Egoyan, OC is a critically acclaimed Armenian-Canadian stage director and film director. Egoyan made his career breakthrough with Exotica...
, The AdjusterThe AdjusterThe Adjuster is a 1991 Canadian drama film directed by Atom Egoyan. It premiered at the New York Film Festival.The Adjuster tells the story of an insurance adjuster who becomes intimate with his clients. The adjuster initially appears to want to help his clients but as the movie unfolds it is clear... - Phillip BorsosPhillip BorsosPhillip Borsos was Canadian film director and film producer.Borsos showed an early interest in film-making while attending high school in Maple Ridge, B.C...
, Bethune: The Making of a Hero - Darrell WasykDarrell WasykDarrell Wasyk is a Canadian film director.-Biography:Darrell Wasyk was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...
, H - André ForcierAndré ForcierAndré Forcier is a Quebec film director and screenwriter. His work has been linked to Latin American magic realism by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality....
, Une histoire inventéeUne histoire inventéeUne histoire inventée is a 1990 Canadian drama film.-Plot:Toni is the director of a staged rendition of Othello in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up and paid by the same uncle...
Original screenplay
Winner: Eugene Lipinski and Paul QuarringtonPaul Quarrington
Paul Lewis Quarrington was a Canadian novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, musician and educator.-Background:...
, Perfectly Normal
Perfectly Normal
Perfectly Normal is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1991. Directed by Yves Simoneau and written by Eugene Lipinski and Paul Quarrington, the film starred Robbie Coltrane, Michael Riley and Kenneth Welsh.-Cast:*Robbie Coltrane as Alonzo Turner...
Other nominees:
- Claire Wojas, Amoureux fou
- Darrell WasykDarrell WasykDarrell Wasyk is a Canadian film director.-Biography:Darrell Wasyk was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...
, H - Pierre FalardeauPierre FalardeauPierre Falardeau was a Quebec film and documentary director, pamphleteer and noted activist for Quebec independence.-Profile:Falardeau studied anthropology at university and he taught that subject for a brief period...
, Le Party - Une histoire inventée (1990) - Jacques Marcotte; André Forcier, Une histoire inventéeUne histoire inventéeUne histoire inventée is a 1990 Canadian drama film.-Plot:Toni is the director of a staged rendition of Othello in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up and paid by the same uncle...
Adapted screenplay
Winner: Brian MooreBrian Moore (novelist)
Brian Moore was a Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter who emigrated to Canada and later lived in the United States. He was acclaimed for the descriptions in his novels of life in Northern Ireland after the Second World War, in particular his explorations of the inter-communal divisions of The...
, Black Robe
Black Robe (film)
Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Northern Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name....
Other nominees:
- Anne WheelerAnne WheelerAnne Wheeler, OC is a Canadian film and television writer, producer and director. Graduating in Mathematics from the University of Alberta she was a computer programmer before traveling abroad. Her years of travels inspired her to become a storyteller and when she returned she joined a group of...
and James Defelice, Angel SquareAngel SquareAngel Square is a 1990 Canadian film set in 1945 and based on the novel of the same title by Brian Doyle. Many of his books are set in Ottawa, Canada.-Summary:... - Léa PoolLéa PoolLéa Pool is a Swiss-Canadian filmmaker who has also taught film at UQAM. She is openly lesbian. Her 1986 film Anne Trister was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Her 1999 film Emporte-moi was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Special...
, Michel Langlois, and Laurent Gagliardi, Demoiselle sauvage
Cinematography
Winner: Peter JamesPeter James (cinematographer)
Peter James is an Australian cinematographer and director of photography. James is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers , an organization that offers membership to directors of photography only "by invitation, based on an individual’s body of work".James has acted as a...
, Black Robe
Black Robe (film)
Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Northern Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name....
Other nominees:
- Raoul Coutard and Mike Molloy, Bethune: The Making of a Hero
- Daniel Jobin, Cargo
- Guy DufauxGuy DufauxGuy Dufaux is a French-born Canadian cinematographer. The majority of his works has been in Canadian cinema to where he immigrated in 1965 and became a Canadian citizen in 1971...
, Moody Beach - Guy DufauxGuy DufauxGuy Dufaux is a French-born Canadian cinematographer. The majority of his works has been in Canadian cinema to where he immigrated in 1965 and became a Canadian citizen in 1971...
, Nelligan
Art direction
Winner: Gavin MitchellGavin Mitchell (actor)
Gavin Mitchell is a Scottish actor and comedian.He is best known as Boaby the Barman in Scottish sitcom Still Game. He previously played the character of Winston in the stage show Still Game...
and Herbert Pinter, Black Robe
Black Robe (film)
Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Northern Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name....
Other nominees:
- Seamus Flannery, Beautiful DreamersBeautiful DreamersBeautiful Dreamers is a 1990 film directed by John Kent Harrison. It stars Colm Feore and Rip Torn. It was nominated for four Genie Awards in 1991.-Cast:*Colm Feore as Dr. Maurice Bucke*Rip Torn as Walt Whitman*Wendel Meldrum as Jessie Bucke...
- Michel ProulxMichel ProulxMichel Proulx is a Genie Award winning production designer and art director. He earned a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design for The Rocket. He was previously nominated five times for Genie Awards, among other nominations....
, Enrique Alarcón, Ren Huixing, and Ronald Fauteux, Bethune: The Making of a Hero - Phil Schmidt, ChaindanceChaindanceChaindance is a 1990 Canadian drama film. The film stars Michael Ironside, Brad Dourif, Rae Dawn Chong, and Don S. Davis as "Sergeant".- Plot :...
- Anne Pritchard, Perfectly NormalPerfectly NormalPerfectly Normal is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1991. Directed by Yves Simoneau and written by Eugene Lipinski and Paul Quarrington, the film starred Robbie Coltrane, Michael Riley and Kenneth Welsh.-Cast:*Robbie Coltrane as Alonzo Turner...
Costume design
Winner: Olga Dimitrov, Bethune: The Making of a HeroOther nominees:
- Ruth Secord, Beautiful DreamersBeautiful DreamersBeautiful Dreamers is a 1990 film directed by John Kent Harrison. It stars Colm Feore and Rip Torn. It was nominated for four Genie Awards in 1991.-Cast:*Colm Feore as Dr. Maurice Bucke*Rip Torn as Walt Whitman*Wendel Meldrum as Jessie Bucke...
- John Hay and Renée April, Black RobeBlack Robe (film)Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Northern Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name....
- François Laplante, Nelligan
- Andrée Morin, Le Party
Sound
Winner: Garrell Clark and Paul A. Sharpe, Angel SquareAngel Square
Angel Square is a 1990 Canadian film set in 1945 and based on the novel of the same title by Brian Doyle. Many of his books are set in Ottawa, Canada.-Summary:...
Other nominees:
- Jean-Pierre Joutel, John P. Megill, and Adrian Croll, Beautiful DreamersBeautiful DreamersBeautiful Dreamers is a 1990 film directed by John Kent Harrison. It stars Colm Feore and Rip Torn. It was nominated for four Genie Awards in 1991.-Cast:*Colm Feore as Dr. Maurice Bucke*Rip Torn as Walt Whitman*Wendel Meldrum as Jessie Bucke...
- Jocelyn Caron, Yvon Benoît, and Michel Descombes, Love-moi
- Michel Descombes, Luc Boudrias, Jocelyn Caron, and Richard Besse, Moody Beach
- Larry SuttonLarry SuttonLarry James Sutton is a former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Florida Marlins. He attended Mater Dei High School and the University of Illinois....
, Bill Sheppard and Paul A. Sharpe, Showdown at Williams Creek
Film editing
Winner: David Wilson, The Company of StrangersThe Company of Strangers
The Company of Strangers is a Canadian film, released in 1990. It was directed by Cynthia Scott, and written by Scott, Sally Bochner, David Wilson and Gloria Demers...
Other nominees:
- Tim Wellburn, Black RobeBlack Robe (film)Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Northern Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name....
- Allan LeeAllan LeeAllan Lee is a film editor that has been nominated for two Genie Awards .In 1991 Lee was nominated for the Genie for Best Achievement in Film Editing for Chaindance , and in 1989 he was nominated for the Genie for Best Achievement in Film Editing for A Winter Tan , along with Susan Martin...
, ChaindanceChaindanceChaindance is a 1990 Canadian drama film. The film stars Michael Ironside, Brad Dourif, Rae Dawn Chong, and Don S. Davis as "Sergeant".- Plot :... - Michel ArcandMichel ArcandMichel Arcand is a Canadian film editor.Born in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Arcand has won three Genie Awards for Best Achievement in Editing for the films The Rocket, Léolo and Un zoo la nuit and five nominations in the same category as well as other nominations for a Jutra Award and from the Directors...
, Le Party - Ronald SandersRonald Sanders-Career:Ron won Genie Awards for his work on Eastern Promises , eXistenZ , Crash , and Dead Ringers . He has collaborated extensively with director David Cronenberg; since 1979, he has edited most of the Cronenberg's films....
, Perfectly NormalPerfectly NormalPerfectly Normal is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1991. Directed by Yves Simoneau and written by Eugene Lipinski and Paul Quarrington, the film starred Robbie Coltrane, Michael Riley and Kenneth Welsh.-Cast:*Robbie Coltrane as Alonzo Turner... - André CorriveauAndré Corriveau (filmmaker)André Corriveau is a film editor and director from Quebec, Canada. Corriveau won the Gemini Awards once , and the Genie Award twice...
, Vincent et moi
Sound editing
Winner: Alison Grace, Gael MacLean, Anne Bakker, Debra Rurak, and Cal Shumiatcher, Angel SquareAngel Square
Angel Square is a 1990 Canadian film set in 1945 and based on the novel of the same title by Brian Doyle. Many of his books are set in Ottawa, Canada.-Summary:...
Other nominees:
- Terry BurkeTerry BurkeTerence Joseph "Terry" Burke is a former member for the seat of Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly . He held the seat between 1968 and 1987....
, Jim HopkinsJim HopkinsJim Hopkins is a New Zealand celebrity well-known for his work in television, radio and theatre.-Biography:Hopkins was scriptwriter for "Close to Home", presenter of "Fast Forward", "Don't Tell Me", "The Inventors", "Dateline Monday", a performer on The BNZ Festival Debates, and radio talkback...
, Tony Currie, Charles BowersCharles BowersCharles R. Bowers was an American cartoonist and slapstick comedian during the silent film and early "talkie" era. He was forgotten for decades and his name was notably absent from most histories of the Silent Era, although his work was enthusiastically reviewed by André Breton and a number of...
, and Ellen Adams, Beautiful DreamersBeautiful DreamersBeautiful Dreamers is a 1990 film directed by John Kent Harrison. It stars Colm Feore and Rip Torn. It was nominated for four Genie Awards in 1991.-Cast:*Colm Feore as Dr. Maurice Bucke*Rip Torn as Walt Whitman*Wendel Meldrum as Jessie Bucke... - Gudrun Christian, Andy MalcolmAndy MalcolmAndy Malcolm is a former professional footballer.Born a short distance from Upton Park Malcolm joined West Ham in 1948 from Dury Falls Senior School in Hornchurch...
, Michelle Cooke, Abby Jack Neidik, and Diane Le Floch, Falling Over Backwards - Jérôme Décarie, Marcel Pothier, Antoine Morin, and Diane Boucher, Moody Beach
- Gael MacLean, Alison Grace, Mike Keeping, Ingrid Rosen, and Anke Bakker, Showdown at Williams Creek
Musical score
Winner: Jean Corriveau, La Demoiselle sauvageOther nominees:
- Marie Bernard, Amoureux fou
- Georges DelerueGeorges DelerueGeorges Delerue , was a French film composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. He won numerous important awards including Rome Prize , Emmy Award , Genie Award , ACE Award and Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1979 for A...
, Black RobeBlack Robe (film)Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Northern Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name.... - Jonathan GoldsmithJonathan GoldsmithJonathan Goldsmith is an American actor. He began his career on the New York stage, then started a career in film and television. He appeared in several TV shows in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s...
, Diplomatic Immunity - Mark KorvenMark Korven-External links:*...
, White RoomWhite Room (film)White Room is a Canadian drama film, released in 1990.The film, written and directed by Patricia Rozema, stars Maurice Godin, Kate Nelligan and Sheila McCarthy. Godin plays Norm, a confused young man who is drawn into events after witnessing the murder of rock star Madeleine X...
Short film
Winner: Saeed, Mehra MehOther nominees:
- Edsville, James O'Regan
- Man DescendingMan DescendingMan Descending is a collection of short stories written by Saskatchewan-born writer Guy Vanderhaeghe. The book was first published by Macmillan of Canada in 1982 and Vanderhaeghe went on to become one of the few first-time authors to win the coveted Governor General's Award for Fiction for this work...
, Raymond Lorenz and Neil Grieve - La Nuit du visiteur, René Gueissaz
- The Star Turn, Donald Booth
Short documentary
Winner: The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam BorensteinThe Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein
The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein is a 1992 short animated documentary directed by Joyce Borenstein about her father, the Canadian painter Sam Borenstein. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. In Canada, it was named best short documentary at the...
, Richard Elson
Richard Elson
Richard Elson is a British comic book artist best known for his work on Sonic the Comic, 2000 AD and Thor.-Biography:Richard Elson is a fine art graduate with over sixteen years experience as a cartoonist and illustrator....
and Sally Bochner
Other nominees:
- The Actor, John PaskievichJohn PaskievichJohn Paskievich is a Ukrainian-Canadian documentary filmmaker and photographer from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Paskievich's 2006 National Film Board of Canada documentary Unspeakable explores stuttering...
- Hunters and Bombers, Rex Tasker and Alan Hayling
- In Search of the Edge, Scott Barrie
- Songololo: Voices of Change, Marianne Kaplan and Cari Green
Feature documentary
Winner: The Famine Within, Katherine GildayOther nominees:
- Au chic resto pop, Éric Michel
- The Falls, Michael McMahonMichael McMahonMichael E. "Mike" McMahon is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the New York City Council....
and Brian Dennis