16th Genie Awards
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The 16th Genie Awards were held on January 14, 1996, to honour films released in 1995. The ceremony took place in Montreal
, at Société Radio-Canada's Studio 42.
It was the first of two Genie Award ceremonies held in 1996. Normally the 16th Genie Award ceremony would have been held in the fall of 1995, but it was delayed until early 1996. The 17th Genie Awards
were held in November 1996, returning to the regular scheduling of the award ceremony.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, at Société Radio-Canada's Studio 42.
It was the first of two Genie Award ceremonies held in 1996. Normally the 16th Genie Award ceremony would have been held in the fall of 1995, but it was delayed until early 1996. The 17th Genie Awards
17th Genie Awards
The 17th Genie Awards were held on November 27, 1996, to honour films released in late 1995 and 1996. They were the second Genie Award ceremony held in that year; the 16th Genie Awards were delayed from the fall of 1995 and took place in January 1996 instead.-Best Motion Picture:*Lilies, Robin...
were held in November 1996, returning to the regular scheduling of the award ceremony.
Best Motion Picture
- Le ConfessionalLe ConfessionalThe Confessional is a 1994 mystery / drama film directed by Robert Lepage.The film is set in Quebec City, in two distinct time periods. In the present day, Pierre Lamontagne searches for his brother Marc to help unravel a family mystery...
, producer Denise RobertDenise RobertDenise Robert is a Canadian film producer, co-founder and President of Cinémaginaire with Daniel Louis. She is currently married to Denys Arcand and she has produced many of his films. Robert has won many awards, including four Genie Awards. She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture... - Liste noire, producer Marcel Giroux
- Magic in the WaterMagic in the WaterMagic in the Water is a 1995 family film directed by Rick Stevenson and starring Mark Harmon, Sarah Wayne and Joshua Jackson. It is about a fictional lake monster in British Columbia...
, producers Rick StevensonRick StevensonRick Stevenson is a writer, director, and producer from Seattle, Washington. In 2006, his film Expiration Date won both Audience and Jury Award for Best Film at the Omaha Film Festival and took Best Film honors at the American Indian Film Festival...
and Matthew O'ConnorMatthew O'ConnorMatthew O'Connor is a Canadian soccer player who plays for York Region Shooters.-Career:O'Connor began his career on the University of Ottawa CIS Soccer squad and joined than to Erin Mills SC... - Margaret's MuseumMargaret's MuseumMargaret's Museum is a critically acclaimed 1995 British-Canadian dark film drama, directed by Mort Ransen and based on Sheldon Currie's novel The Glace Bay Miners' Museum....
, producers Christopher Zimmer, Mort Ransen, Claudio Luca and Steve Clark-Hall - RudeRude (film)Rude is a 1995 Canadian crime film directed by Clement Virgo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maurice Dean Wint - General* Rachael Crawford - Maxine* Clark Johnson - Reece...
, producers Damon D'Oliveira and Karen King
Best Actor
- David La HayeDavid La HayeDavid La Haye is a Canadian actor. He won the 1996 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Water Baby.- Filmography :* 1989 Dans le ventre du dragon Lou...
, L'Enfant d'eau - Lothaire BluteauLothaire BluteauLothaire Bluteau is a French-Canadian actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and performs in both French and English. He had a recurring role in the third season of the television series 24 as the character Marcus Alvers.-Biography:...
, Le ConfessionalLe ConfessionalThe Confessional is a 1994 mystery / drama film directed by Robert Lepage.The film is set in Quebec City, in two distinct time periods. In the present day, Pierre Lamontagne searches for his brother Marc to help unravel a family mystery... - Matthew FergusonMatthew FergusonMatthew Ferguson is an actor born on 3 April 1973 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts.-Performances:...
, Eclipse - Clive RussellClive RussellClive Russell is a British actor.Clive was born in Reeth, England and brought up in Fife, Scotland.He is a familiar face on British television and has appeared in numerous television series including Boys From the Black Stuff ,Hope And Glory, Neverwhere, Great Expectations, The Mists of Avalon,...
, Margaret's MuseumMargaret's MuseumMargaret's Museum is a critically acclaimed 1995 British-Canadian dark film drama, directed by Mort Ransen and based on Sheldon Currie's novel The Glace Bay Miners' Museum.... - Peter WilliamsPeter WilliamsPeter Williams is the name of:* Sir Peter Williams , former chairman of Oxford Instruments; Chancellor, University of Leicester* Peter Williams , New Zealand television presenter...
, Soul Survivor
Best Actress
- Helena Bonham CarterHelena Bonham CarterHelena Bonham Carter is an English actress of film, stage, and television. She made her acting debut in a television adaptation of K. M. Peyton's A Pattern of Roses before winning her first film role as the titular character in Lady Jane...
, Margaret's MuseumMargaret's MuseumMargaret's Museum is a critically acclaimed 1995 British-Canadian dark film drama, directed by Mort Ransen and based on Sheldon Currie's novel The Glace Bay Miners' Museum.... - Pascale BussièresPascale BussièresPascale Bussières is a Canadian actress.- Life and work :She is a cinema studies alumna from Concordia University, living in Montreal.- Movies :- TV Series :*1989: Chambres en ville*1991: Marilyn...
, Eldorado - Pascale MontpetitPascale MontpetitPascale 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...
, Eldorado - Isabel Richer, Eldorado
- Pascale BussièresPascale BussièresPascale Bussières is a Canadian actress.- Life and work :She is a cinema studies alumna from Concordia University, living in Montreal.- Movies :- TV Series :*1989: Chambres en ville*1991: Marilyn...
, When Night is FallingWhen Night is FallingWhen Night is Falling is a 1995 Canadian drama film directed by Patricia Rozema.-Plot:The film stars Pascale Bussières as Camille Baker, a university literature professor at a religious college struggling with both her tenure-track career and her troubled relationship with fellow professor Martin...
Best Supporting Actor
- Kenneth WelshKenneth WelshKenneth Welsh, CM is a Canadian film and television actor . He is known to Twin Peaks fans as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle, and has more recently played the father of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.In 1984 he was nominated for a Genie Award as Best Actor for his...
, Margaret's MuseumMargaret's MuseumMargaret's Museum is a critically acclaimed 1995 British-Canadian dark film drama, directed by Mort Ransen and based on Sheldon Currie's novel The Glace Bay Miners' Museum.... - Robert Brouillette, Eldorado
- Aubert PallascioAubert PallascioAubert Pallascio is a Canadian actor. He is best known for having portrayed Pierre Trudeau in the 1980 film The Kidnapping of the President. He was nominated in 1996 for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Liste noire .- External links :...
, Liste noire - Clark JohnsonClark JohnsonClark Johnson , sometimes credited as Clark 'Slappy' Jackson, Clarque Johnson, and J. Clark Johnson, is an American actor and director who has worked in both television and film.-Early years:...
, RudeRude (film)Rude is a 1995 Canadian crime film directed by Clement Virgo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maurice Dean Wint - General* Rachael Crawford - Maxine* Clark Johnson - Reece... - David FoxDavid Fox (actor)David Fox is a Canadian actor.Fox was born in Swastika, Ontario. He is best known for his role as schoolteacher Clive Pettibone in Road to Avonlea, and for a variety of roles on television...
, When Night is FallingWhen Night is FallingWhen Night is Falling is a 1995 Canadian drama film directed by Patricia Rozema.-Plot:The film stars Pascale Bussières as Camille Baker, a university literature professor at a religious college struggling with both her tenure-track career and her troubled relationship with fellow professor Martin...
Best Supporting Actress
- 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...
, Margaret's MuseumMargaret's MuseumMargaret's Museum is a critically acclaimed 1995 British-Canadian dark film drama, directed by Mort Ransen and based on Sheldon Currie's novel The Glace Bay Miners' Museum.... - Anne-Marie CadieuxAnne-Marie CadieuxAnne-Marie Cadieux is a Canadian actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won a Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Le Coeur au Poing and in 2008 was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Toi .- External links :...
, Le ConfessionalLe ConfessionalThe Confessional is a 1994 mystery / drama film directed by Robert Lepage.The film is set in Quebec City, in two distinct time periods. In the present day, Pierre Lamontagne searches for his brother Marc to help unravel a family mystery... - Marie GignacMarie GignacMarie Gignac is a two-time Genie Award–nominated actress. Gignac has been nominated twice in the category of Best Supporting Actress each for Le Confessional and La Vie secrète des gens heureux....
, Le ConfessionalLe ConfessionalThe Confessional is a 1994 mystery / drama film directed by Robert Lepage.The film is set in Quebec City, in two distinct time periods. In the present day, Pierre Lamontagne searches for his brother Marc to help unravel a family mystery... - Pascale MontpetitPascale MontpetitPascale 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...
, Eclipse - Rachael CrawfordRachael CrawfordRachael Crawford is an actress known primarily for her role in Show Me Yours as Dr. Kate Langford...
, RudeRude (film)Rude is a 1995 Canadian crime film directed by Clement Virgo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maurice Dean Wint - General* Rachael Crawford - Maxine* Clark Johnson - Reece...
Best Director
- Robert LepageRobert LepageRobert Lepage, is a playwright, actor, film director, and stage director from Québec City, Québec, and is one of Canada's most honoured theatre artists.- Life and work :...
, Le ConfessionalLe ConfessionalThe Confessional is a 1994 mystery / drama film directed by Robert Lepage.The film is set in Quebec City, in two distinct time periods. In the present day, Pierre Lamontagne searches for his brother Marc to help unravel a family mystery... - Charles BinaméCharles BinaméCharles Binamé is a Quebec director. He was born in Belgium and came to Montreal with his family at a young age. In 1971, he began work as an assistant director with the National Film Board of Canada. During the 1980s, he directed commercials in England...
, Eldorado - Jean-Marc ValléeJean-Marc ValléeJean-Marc Vallée is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. He is best known for the film C.R.A.Z.Y. which is one of the most successful films in Quebec history, both financially and critically...
, Liste noire - Mort Ransen, Margaret's MuseumMargaret's MuseumMargaret's Museum is a critically acclaimed 1995 British-Canadian dark film drama, directed by Mort Ransen and based on Sheldon Currie's novel The Glace Bay Miners' Museum....
- Clement VirgoClement VirgoClément Virgo is a Canadian filmmaker of international acclaim. His latest feature, the boxing drama Poor Boy's Game, stars Danny Glover and Rossif Sutherland...
, RudeRude (film)Rude is a 1995 Canadian crime film directed by Clement Virgo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maurice Dean Wint - General* Rachael Crawford - Maxine* Clark Johnson - Reece...