7th Genie Awards
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The 7th Genie Awards were held March 20, 1986 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
. It was co-hosted by Leslie Nielsen
and Catherine Mary Stewart
.
Winner: My American Cousin
, Peter O'Brian
Other Nominees:
Best actress
Winner: Margaret Langrick
, My American Cousin
Other Nominees:
Best actor
Winner: John Wildman
, My American Cousin
Other Nominees:
Best supporting actor
Winner: Alan Arkin
, Joshua Then and Now
Other Nominees:
Best supporting actress
Winner: Linda Sorenson
, Joshua Then and Now
Other Nominees:
Best director
Winner: Sandy Wilson
, My American Cousin
Other Nominees:
Best screenplay
Winner: Sandy Wilson
, My American Cousin
Other Nominees:
Cinematography
Winner: François Protat, Joshua Then and Now
Other Nominees:
Art direction
Winner: Anne Pritchard, Joshua Then and Now
Other Nominees:
Costume design
Winner: Louise Jobin, Joshua Then and Now
Other Nominees:
Sound
Winner: David Appleby, Joe Grimaldi, Bruce Nyznik, Bruce Carwardine, Glen Gauthier, and Don White, One Magic Christmas
Other Nominees:
Film editing
Winner: Haida Paul, My American Cousin
Other Nominees:
Sound editing
Winner: Robin Leigh, Richard Cadger, Glen Gauthier, Michael O'Farrell, Alan Geldart, Alison Clark, and Peter Thilaye, One Magic Christmas
Other Nominees:
Musical score
Winner: François Dompierre, Le Matou
Other Nominees:
Animated short
Winner:
Other Nominees:
Live action short
Winner: The Edit, Paul Caulfield
Other Nominees:
Short documentary
Winner: No More Hiroshima
, Martin Duckworth
Other Nominees:
Feature length documentary
Winner: Final Offer
, Robert Collison and Sturla Gunnarsson
Other Nominees:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Metro Toronto Convention Centre , located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario at 255 Front Street West, has of space. The convention centre was completed in October 1984 and is home to the 1330-seat John Bassett Theatre...
. It was co-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 Catherine Mary Stewart
Catherine Mary Stewart
Catherine Mary Stewart is a Canadian actress. Her first notable role was as Kayla Brady on the soap opera Days of our Lives from 1981 to 1983...
.
Award winners
Best Motion PictureGenie Award for Best Motion Picture
The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:*The Changeling *Cordélia...
Winner: My American Cousin
My American Cousin
My American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
, Peter O'Brian
Other Nominees:
- 90 Days90 Days90 Days was "a video report about issues, events and people important to you and McDonnell Douglas." The video magazine was produced in St. Louis, MO and distributed at the end of every business quarter through the mail to employees and shareholders of the company in VHS format...
, David Wilson and Giles WalkerGiles Walker-Brief biography:Giles Walker was born in 1946 in Dundee, Scotland. He has since moved to Canada, where he has been involved in film and television writing, producing and directing since 1974.-Partial filmography:... - Joshua Then and NowJoshua Then and Now (film)Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father...
, Robert LantosRobert 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...
and Stephen J. Roth - Le MatouLe MatouLe Matou is a 1985 Canadian/French French-language drama film based on the homonymous novel of Yves Beauchemin.- Plot :Florent and his wife Elise always had one dream: to own a restaurant...
, Justine Héroux - One Magic ChristmasOne Magic ChristmasOne Magic Christmas is a 1985 Canadian-American holiday film from Walt Disney Pictures directed by Phillip Borsos and starring Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton.-Synopsis:...
, Peter O'Brian
Best actress
Winner: Margaret Langrick
Margaret Langrick
Margaret Langrick is a Canadian actress. She won a 1986 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for My American Cousin and was also nominated in the same category in 1990 for Cold Comfort. She was also nominated for a Gemini Award in 1987 for Best Guest Performance in a...
, My American Cousin
My American Cousin
My American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
Other Nominees:
- Christine Pak, 90 Days90 Days90 Days was "a video report about issues, events and people important to you and McDonnell Douglas." The video magazine was produced in St. Louis, MO and distributed at the end of every business quarter through the mail to employees and shareholders of the company in VHS format...
- Charlotte Laurier, La Dame en couleurs
- Monique Spaziani, Le MatouLe MatouLe Matou is a 1985 Canadian/French French-language drama film based on the homonymous novel of Yves Beauchemin.- Plot :Florent and his wife Elise always had one dream: to own a restaurant...
- Mary SteenburgenMary SteenburgenMary Nell Steenburgen is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Lynda Dummar in Jonathan Demme's Melvin and Howard, which earned her an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.-Early life:...
, One Magic ChristmasOne Magic ChristmasOne Magic Christmas is a 1985 Canadian-American holiday film from Walt Disney Pictures directed by Phillip Borsos and starring Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton.-Synopsis:...
Best actor
Winner: John Wildman
John Wildman (actor)
-Acting career:He is best known for his roles in the 1985 film My American Cousin and its sequel American Boyfriends, and the TV series The Campbells. He won a Genie Award for Best Actor for his performance in My American Cousin.-External links:...
, My American Cousin
My American Cousin
My American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
Other Nominees:
- Ed McNamara, Bayo
- Serge DupireSerge Dupire-Selected filmography:-External links:...
, Le MatouLe MatouLe Matou is a 1985 Canadian/French French-language drama film based on the homonymous novel of Yves Beauchemin.- Plot :Florent and his wife Elise always had one dream: to own a restaurant... - Alan ScarfeAlan ScarfeAlan John Scarfe is a British-born Genie Award winning Canadian actor. He is a former Associate Director of the Stratford Festival and the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool...
, OvernightOvernightOvernight is a 2003 documentary by Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith. The film details the rise and fall of filmmaker and musician Troy Duffy, the writer-director of The Boondock Saints, and was filmed at his request.... - R.H. Thomson, Samuel Lount
Best supporting actor
Winner: Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin
Alan Wolf Arkin is an American actor, director, musician and singer. He is known for starring in such films as Wait Until Dark, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Catch-22, The In-Laws, Edward Scissorhands, Glengarry Glen Ross, Marley & Me, and...
, Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now (film)
Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father...
Other Nominees:
- Sam Grana, 90 Days90 Days90 Days was "a video report about issues, events and people important to you and McDonnell Douglas." The video magazine was produced in St. Louis, MO and distributed at the end of every business quarter through the mail to employees and shareholders of the company in VHS format...
- Sean Sullivan, The Boy in Blue
- Richard DonatRichard DonatRichard Donat is a Canadian actor known for his roles in Canadian and American television. He is currently into his second season as a cast member of the Canadian-American TV series, Haven...
, My American CousinMy American CousinMy American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s... - Duncan FraserDuncan FraserThe Very Rev Duncan Fraser DD, MA, JPwas Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1964 to 1965.He was born in Bracadale on 7 August 1903, educated at Portree High School and the University of Edinburgh. He was Minister of Invergordon Kirk from 1929 to 1967; and a Naval...
, OvernightOvernightOvernight is a 2003 documentary by Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith. The film details the rise and fall of filmmaker and musician Troy Duffy, the writer-director of The Boondock Saints, and was filmed at his request....
Best supporting actress
Winner: Linda Sorenson
Linda Sorenson
Linda Sorenson is a Canadian actress best known for playing Mrs. Stegman in Class of 1984, Warden Howe in Murphy Brown, Virginia Reeves in Material World and Isabelle Carrington in Road to Avonlea....
, Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now (film)
Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father...
Other Nominees:
- Fernanda TavaresFernanda TavaresFernanda Tavares is a Brazilian model.-Biography:Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Tavares was appearing in local shows at the age of nine, and at just 13 she won the "Elite Look of the Year" contest. A year later, she was invited by agents to go to São Paulo to pursue a modeling career...
, 90 Days90 Days90 Days was "a video report about issues, events and people important to you and McDonnell Douglas." The video magazine was produced in St. Louis, MO and distributed at the end of every business quarter through the mail to employees and shareholders of the company in VHS format... - Barbara Gordon, OvernightOvernightOvernight is a 2003 documentary by Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith. The film details the rise and fall of filmmaker and musician Troy Duffy, the writer-director of The Boondock Saints, and was filmed at his request....
- Lally CadeauLally CadeauLally Cadeau is a Canadian actress. An accomplished stage and television actress, she has been a mainstay with the Stratford Festival since 1998. She is best known for her role as Janet King in the CBC Television series Road to Avonlea...
, Separate Vacations
Best director
Winner: Sandy Wilson
Sandy Wilson (director)
Sandra "Sandy" Wilson is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her films My American Cousin and Harmony Cats. Harmony Cats was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction and the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture...
, My American Cousin
My American Cousin
My American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
Other Nominees:
- Giles WalkerGiles Walker-Brief biography:Giles Walker was born in 1946 in Dundee, Scotland. He has since moved to Canada, where he has been involved in film and television writing, producing and directing since 1974.-Partial filmography:...
, 90 Days90 Days90 Days was "a video report about issues, events and people important to you and McDonnell Douglas." The video magazine was produced in St. Louis, MO and distributed at the end of every business quarter through the mail to employees and shareholders of the company in VHS format... - Claude JutraClaude JutraClaude Jutra was a Canadian actor, film director and writer. The Prix Jutra are named in his honor because of his importance in Quebec cinema history. He was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec....
, La Dame en couleurs - Ted KotcheffTed KotcheffTed Kotcheff , sometimes credited as William Kotcheff or William T. Kotcheff, is a Canadian film and television director, who is well known for his work on several high-profile British television productions and as a director of films such as First Blood.-Early life:Kotcheff was born William...
, Joshua Then and NowJoshua Then and Now (film)Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father... - Jean BeaudinJean BeaudinJean Beaudin is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 20 films since 1969. His film J.A. Martin Photographer, was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress. The film also won best Film, he won best Director, and Mercure...
, Le MatouLe MatouLe Matou is a 1985 Canadian/French French-language drama film based on the homonymous novel of Yves Beauchemin.- Plot :Florent and his wife Elise always had one dream: to own a restaurant...
Best screenplay
Winner: Sandy Wilson
Sandy Wilson (director)
Sandra "Sandy" Wilson is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her films My American Cousin and Harmony Cats. Harmony Cats was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction and the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture...
, My American Cousin
My American Cousin
My American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
Other Nominees:
- Louise Rinfret and Claude JutraClaude JutraClaude Jutra was a Canadian actor, film director and writer. The Prix Jutra are named in his honor because of his importance in Quebec cinema history. He was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec....
, La Dame en couleurs - Mordecai RichlerMordecai RichlerMordecai Richler, CC was a Canadian Jewish author, screenwriter and essayist. A leading critic called him "the great shining star of his Canadian literary generation" and a pivotal figure in the country's history. His best known works are The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Barney's Version,...
, Joshua Then and NowJoshua Then and Now (film)Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father... - Lise Lemay-Rousseau, Le MatouLe MatouLe Matou is a 1985 Canadian/French French-language drama film based on the homonymous novel of Yves Beauchemin.- Plot :Florent and his wife Elise always had one dream: to own a restaurant...
Cinematography
Winner: François Protat, Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now (film)
Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father...
Other Nominees:
- Frank Tidy, One Magic ChristmasOne Magic ChristmasOne Magic Christmas is a 1985 Canadian-American holiday film from Walt Disney Pictures directed by Phillip Borsos and starring Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton.-Synopsis:...
- Marc Champion, Samuel Lount
Art direction
Winner: Anne Pritchard, Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now (film)
Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father...
Other Nominees:
- William Beeton, The Boy in Blue
- Phil Schmidt, My American CousinMy American CousinMy American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
- François SéguinFrançois SéguinFrançois Séguin is a Canadian production designer, art director and set decorator.- Recognition :* 1986 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction - Night Magic - Nominated...
, Night Magic - Bill Brodie, One Magic ChristmasOne Magic ChristmasOne Magic Christmas is a 1985 Canadian-American holiday film from Walt Disney Pictures directed by Phillip Borsos and starring Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton.-Synopsis:...
Costume design
Winner: Louise Jobin, Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now (film)
Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father...
Other Nominees:
- Sheila Bingham and Phillip Clarkson, My American CousinMy American CousinMy American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
- Olga Dimitrov, One Magic ChristmasOne Magic ChristmasOne Magic Christmas is a 1985 Canadian-American holiday film from Walt Disney Pictures directed by Phillip Borsos and starring Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton.-Synopsis:...
- Olga Dimitrov, Samuel Lount
Sound
Winner: David Appleby, Joe Grimaldi, Bruce Nyznik, Bruce Carwardine, Glen Gauthier, and Don White, One Magic Christmas
One Magic Christmas
One Magic Christmas is a 1985 Canadian-American holiday film from Walt Disney Pictures directed by Phillip Borsos and starring Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton.-Synopsis:...
Other Nominees:
- Don Cohen, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, and Joe Grimaldi, Joshua Then and NowJoshua Then and Now (film)Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father...
- Garrell Clark and Paul A. Sharpe, My American CousinMy American CousinMy American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
Film editing
Winner: Haida Paul, My American Cousin
My American Cousin
My American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
Other Nominees:
- David Wilson, 90 Days90 Days90 Days was "a video report about issues, events and people important to you and McDonnell Douglas." The video magazine was produced in St. Louis, MO and distributed at the end of every business quarter through the mail to employees and shareholders of the company in VHS format...
- Ron Wisman, Joshua Then and NowJoshua Then and Now (film)Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father...
- Sally Paterson, OvernightOvernightOvernight is a 2003 documentary by Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith. The film details the rise and fall of filmmaker and musician Troy Duffy, the writer-director of The Boondock Saints, and was filmed at his request....
- Richard Martin, Samuel Lount
Sound editing
Winner: Robin Leigh, Richard Cadger, Glen Gauthier, Michael O'Farrell, Alan Geldart, Alison Clark, and Peter Thilaye, One Magic Christmas
One Magic Christmas
One Magic Christmas is a 1985 Canadian-American holiday film from Walt Disney Pictures directed by Phillip Borsos and starring Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton.-Synopsis:...
Other Nominees:
- Don White, David Appleby, and Dan Latour, The Boy in Blue
- Adrian Croll, Jean-Pierre Joutel, and Richard Besse, La Dame en couleurs
- Robin Leigh, David Evans, Fred Brennan, Richard Cadger, Penny Hozy, and Wayne GriffinWayne GriffinWayne Robert Griffin is the second person in Australia to be implanted with the SynCardia Total artificial heart.The artificial heart surgery was performed on 20 August 2010, by Dr. Phillip Spratt, the head of the Heart and Lung Transplant Unit of St Vincent's Hospital.He was assisted by Dr. Paul...
, Joshua Then and NowJoshua Then and Now (film)Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father... - Serge Viau and Paul Dion, Le MatouLe MatouLe Matou is a 1985 Canadian/French French-language drama film based on the homonymous novel of Yves Beauchemin.- Plot :Florent and his wife Elise always had one dream: to own a restaurant...
- Jacqueline Cristianini, Alison Clark, Tony Currie, Gordon ThompsonGordon ThompsonGordon Thompson was a songwriter who co-wrote the song "The Thing-Ummy Bob" with David Heneker....
, My American CousinMy American CousinMy American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s... - Michael O'Farrell, Samuel Lount
Musical score
Winner: François Dompierre, Le Matou
Le Matou
Le Matou is a 1985 Canadian/French French-language drama film based on the homonymous novel of Yves Beauchemin.- Plot :Florent and his wife Elise always had one dream: to own a restaurant...
Other Nominees:
- Philippe SardePhilippe Sarde-Biography:Philippe Sarde was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France.He is the brother of Alain Sarde. He was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1988.-Selected filmography:...
, Joshua Then and NowJoshua Then and Now (film)Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father... - Lewis FureyLewis FureyLewis Furey, born Lewis Greenblatt is a Canadian composer, singer, violinist, pianist, actor and director.-Career:Born in Montreal, Quebec to French and American parents, Furey trained as a classical violinist, and at age 11 performed as a soloist in the Matinées pour la jeunesse concert series...
, Night Magic - Lewis FureyLewis FureyLewis Furey, born Lewis Greenblatt is a Canadian composer, singer, violinist, pianist, actor and director.-Career:Born in Montreal, Quebec to French and American parents, Furey trained as a classical violinist, and at age 11 performed as a soloist in the Matinées pour la jeunesse concert series...
, The Peanut Butter SolutionThe Peanut Butter SolutionThe Peanut Butter Solution is a 1985 family film. The movie was directed by Michael Rubbo and is the 2nd in the Tales for All series of children's movies created by Les Productions la Fête.-Plot:Michael Baskin is an average 11-year old boy...
Animated short
Winner:
- The Big SnitThe Big SnitThe Big Snit is a 10-minute short-subject animated cartoon written and directed by Richard Condie and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. It was released in 1985.-Plot:...
, Richard CondieRichard CondieRichard Condie, RCA is a Canadian animator, film maker and musician living and working in Winnipeg, Manitoba.-Education and career:...
and Michael J.F. Scott
Other Nominees:
- Paradise/Paradis, Ishu PatelIshu PatelIshu Patel is an animation film director/producer and educator. Over a period of twenty-five years at the National Film Board of Canada he developed animation techniques and styles to support his themes and vision.-Background:...
- Sylvia, Yves LeducYves LeducJoseph Gérard Yves Leduc was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was a lawyer and professor of law by career....
Live action short
Winner: The Edit, Paul Caulfield
Other Nominees:
- Pluie d'été, Louis-Georges Tétreault
- Working TitleWorking titleA working title, sometimes called a production title, is the temporary name of a product or project used during its development, usually used in filmmaking, television production, novel, video game, or music album.-Purpose:...
, Fred Jones then Ken ScottKen ScottKen Scott is an English record producer and recording engineer.-Career:Scott started at the age of 16 working in the tape library at Abbey Road Studios. He became a recording engineer working with such acts as The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and Procol Harum...
Short documentary
Winner: No More Hiroshima
No More Hiroshima
No More Hiroshima is a 1984 National Film Board of Canada documentary about two survivors of the 1945 atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, who are among a small group of Japanese who risk ostracism in their country by identifying themselves as hibakusha: survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima...
, Martin Duckworth
Other Nominees:
- Neon, an Electric Memoir, Rudy Buttignol
- Skyward, Roman KroitorRoman KroitorRoman Kroitor is a Canadian filmmaker who is known as an early practitioner of Cinéma vérité, as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system...
Feature length documentary
Winner: Final Offer
Final Offer
Final Offer is a Canadian film documenting the 1984 contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers Union and GM. Ultimately, it provided a historical record of the birth of the Canadian Auto Workers Union as Bob White, then head of the Canadian sector of the UAW, led his membership out of...
, Robert Collison and Sturla Gunnarsson
Sturla Gunnarsson
Sturla Gunnarsson is a Canadian film director.Gunnarsson was born in Iceland in 1951. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, with his parents when he was seven years old. As he grew up he became interested in filmmaking and went to the University of British Columbia where he completed...
Other Nominees:
- Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've GotArtie Shaw: Time Is All You've GotArtie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got is a 1986 documentary film about clarinetist Artie Shaw. It was written, directed and narrated by Brigitte Berman. It won Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, tying with Down and Out in America....
, Brigitte Berman - Le Choix d'un peuple, Bernard Lalonde
- Tears Are Not EnoughTears Are Not Enough"Tears Are Not Enough" is a 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists, under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for relief of the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia...
, John ZaritskyJohn ZaritskyJohn Zaritsky is a Canadian documentarian film maker. He was the recipient of an Academy Award in 1982 for his documentary Just Another Missing Kid. He also won a Cable Ace Award in 1987 for Rapists: Can They be Stopped, a Golden Gavel Award from the American Bar Association for My Husband is... - WaterwalkerWaterwalkerWaterwalker is a 1984 documentary film by Bill Mason, a Canadian outdoorsman, painter, canoeist and environmentalist, who made many films on the art of canoeing and on the appreciation of nature...
, Bill MasonBill MasonBill Mason was an award-winning Canadian naturalist, author, artist, filmmaker, and conservationist, noted primarily for his popular canoeing books, films, and art as well as his documentaries on wolves. Mason was also known for including passages from Christian sermons in his films...