The 5th Genie Awards were presented on March 21, 1984, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre

Royal Alexandra Theatre

The Royal Alexandra Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada located near King and Simcoe Streets. Built in 1907, the Royal Alex is the oldest continuously operating legitimate theatre in North America.-History:...

 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...

. The awards ceremony was hosted by Louis Del Grande

Louis Del Grande

Louis Del Grande is a Canadian television writer and actor. He is best known for starring in the Canadian mystery/comedy series Seeing Things....

.

Best Motion Picture

Genie 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: The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 film biopic of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L. Thomas. The film stars Eric Fryer as Fox, Chris Makepeace as his brother Darrell, and Robert Duvall as Fox's publicist, Bill...

, Robert M. Cooper

Other nominees:

• A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...
  
  , Bob Clark
  Bob Clark
  Benjamin "Bob" Clark was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing and writing the script with Jean Shepherd to the 1983 Christmas film A Christmas Story...
  
   and René Dupont
• Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard is a 1983 French Canadian film of the drama genre. It was directed by Bruno Carrière and shot in Montreal. The film was nominated for many Genie Awards in 1984.-Plot:...
  
  , René Gueissaz and Marc Daigle
• Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...
  
  , Murray Shostak and Robert Baylis
• The Wars
  The Wars
  The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley telling the story of a young Canadian officer in World War I. First published by Clarke Irwin, it won the Governor General's Award for fiction in 1977.-Plot overview:...
  
  , Richard Neilson

Best actor

Winner: Eric Fryer

Eric Fryer

Eric Fryer is a Canadian actor, who played Terry Fox in the 1983 biopic The Terry Fox Story. He was cast in part because, like Fox, he was an amputee, and also as a result of cancer...

, The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 film biopic of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L. Thomas. The film stars Eric Fryer as Fox, Chris Makepeace as his brother Darrell, and Robert Duvall as Fox's publicist, Bill...

Other nominees:

• Guy L'Ecuyer, Au clair de la lune
• Alan Scarfe
  Alan Scarfe
  Alan 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...
  
  , Deserters
• Pierre Curzi
  Pierre Curzi
  Pierre Curzi is an actor, screenwriter and politician in Quebec, Canada. He is the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Borduas in the Montérégie region south of Montreal...
  
  , Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard is a 1983 French Canadian film of the drama genre. It was directed by Bruno Carrière and shot in Montreal. The film was nominated for many Genie Awards in 1984.-Plot:...
  
  
• Nick Mancuso
  Nick Mancuso
  Nicodemo Antonio Massimo "Nick" Mancuso is a Canadian cinema and stage actor.-Career:Mancuso was born in Mammola, Calabria, Italy and immigrated to Canada in 1956...
  
  , Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...
  
  

Best actress

Winner: Martha Henry

Martha Henry

Martha Henry, is a Canadian stage, film, and television actress, who is best known for her appearances at the Stratford Festival.-Background:...

, The Wars

The Wars

The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley telling the story of a young Canadian officer in World War I. First published by Clarke Irwin, it won the Governor General's Award for fiction in 1977.-Plot overview:...

Other nominees:

• Barbara March
  Barbara March
  Barbara March is a Canadian actress best known for her portrayal of the Star Trek character Lursa, one of the Duras sisters. She has appeared as Lursa in Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , and Star Trek Generations.Other credits include Total Security, L.A...
  
  , Deserters
• Marie Tifo
  Marie Tifo
  Marie Tifo is a Canadian actress, and a major star in French-speaking Canada. She won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1980 drama film Les Bons Débarras.She will star in La Déraison d'amour at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal...
  
  , Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard is a 1983 French Canadian film of the drama genre. It was directed by Bruno Carrière and shot in Montreal. The film was nominated for many Genie Awards in 1984.-Plot:...
  
  
• Carole Laure
  Carole Laure
  Carole Laure is an actress and singer from the province of Quebec in Canada.-Career:Throughout most of her career, Carole Laure primarily collaborated with Anglophone singer, songwriter, producer, and director Lewis Furey, whom she met in 1977 and who later became her husband...
  
  , Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...
  
  
• Marie Tifo
  Marie Tifo
  Marie Tifo is a Canadian actress, and a major star in French-speaking Canada. She won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1980 drama film Les Bons Débarras.She will star in La Déraison d'amour at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal...
  
  , Rien qu'un jeu

Best supporting actor

Winner: Michael Zelniker, The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 film biopic of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L. Thomas. The film stars Eric Fryer as Fox, Chris Makepeace as his brother Darrell, and Robert Duvall as Fox's publicist, Bill...

Other nominees:

• Pierre Curzi
  Pierre Curzi
  Pierre Curzi is an actor, screenwriter and politician in Quebec, Canada. He is the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Borduas in the Montérégie region south of Montreal...
  
  , Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...
  
  
• Kenneth Welsh
  Kenneth Welsh
  Kenneth 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...
  
  , Tell Me That You Love Me
• Leslie Carlson
  Leslie Carlson
  Leslie Carlson is a character, film and television actor. He acted on stage in both the U.S...
  
  , Videodrome
  Videodrome
  Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...
  
  
• Peter Dvorsky
  Peter Dvorský
  Peter Dvorský is a Slovak operatic tenor. Possessing a lyrical voice with a soft, elastic tone, and warm and melodious timbre, Dvorský's repertoire concentrates on roles from the Italian and Slavic repertories....
  
  , Videodrome
  Videodrome
  Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...
  
  

Best supporting actress

Winner: Jackie Burroughs

Jackie Burroughs

Jacqueline "Jackie" Burroughs was an English-born Canadian actress.-Life and career:Born in Lancashire, England, Burroughs acted in live theatre at Ontario's Stratford Festival...

, The Wars

The Wars

The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley telling the story of a young Canadian officer in World War I. First published by Clarke Irwin, it won the Governor General's Award for fiction in 1977.-Plot overview:...

Other nominees:

• Linda Sorgini, Bonheur d'occasion
• Tedde Moore, A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...
  
  
• Amulette Garneau, Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...
  
  
• Elva Mai Hoover, The Terry Fox Story
  The Terry Fox Story
  The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 film biopic of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L. Thomas. The film stars Eric Fryer as Fox, Chris Makepeace as his brother Darrell, and Robert Duvall as Fox's publicist, Bill...
  
  
• Sonja Smits
  Sonja Smits
  Sonja Smits is a television actress who has played roles in many television series, including Falcon Crest, Airwolf, Odyssey 5, The Outer Limits, Street Legal, Traders and The Eleventh Hour.She also played Bianca O'Blivion in the David Cronenberg horror movie, Videodrome.Sonja went to Bell High...
  
  , Videodrome
  Videodrome
  Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...
  
  

Best director

Winners: Bob Clark

Bob Clark

Benjamin "Bob" Clark was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing and writing the script with Jean Shepherd to the 1983 Christmas film A Christmas Story...

, A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...

and David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...

, Videodrome

Videodrome

Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...

(tie)

Other nominees:

• André Forcier
  André Forcier
  André 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....
  
  , Au clair de la lune
• Jack Darcus
  Jack Darcus
  Jack Winston Darcus is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and painter. Since graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1963, Jack Darcus has divided his artistic career between painting and filmmaking...
  
  , Deserters
• Bruno Carrière, Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard is a 1983 French Canadian film of the drama genre. It was directed by Bruno Carrière and shot in Montreal. The film was nominated for many Genie Awards in 1984.-Plot:...
  
  
• Brigitte Sauriol, Rien qu'un jeu

Best screenplay

Winner: Leigh Brown

Leigh Brown

Leigh Brown is a former Australian rules football player who played for Fremantle, North Melbourne and finally Collingwood in the Australian Football League. He is a Collingwood premiership player...

, Bob Clark

Bob Clark

Benjamin "Bob" Clark was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing and writing the script with Jean Shepherd to the 1983 Christmas film A Christmas Story...

, and Jean Shepherd

Jean Shepherd

Jean Parker Shepherd was an American raconteur, radio and TV personality, writer and actor who was often referred to by the nickname Shep....

, A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...

Other nominees:

• Jack Darcus
  Jack Darcus
  Jack Winston Darcus is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and painter. Since graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1963, Jack Darcus has divided his artistic career between painting and filmmaking...
  
  , Deserters
• David Cronenberg
  David Cronenberg
  David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...
  
  , Videodrome
  Videodrome
  Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...
  
  
• Timothy Findley
  Timothy Findley
  Timothy Irving Frederick Findley, OC, O.Ont was a Canadian novelist and playwright. He was also informally known by the nickname Tiff or Tiffy, an acronym of his initials.-Biography:...
  
  , The Wars
  The Wars
  The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley telling the story of a young Canadian officer in World War I. First published by Clarke Irwin, it won the Governor General's Award for fiction in 1977.-Plot overview:...
  
  

Cinematography

Winner: Pierre Mignot, Maria Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...

Other nominees:

• Reginald H. Morris, A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...
  
  
• Doug McKay
  Doug McKay
  Douglas Alvin McKay was a professional ice hockey player who played left wing, shooting left. He played pro-hockey from 1947-48 season to the 1951-52 for 5 different teams in 4 leagues. He won the Calder Cup in 1950 with Indianapolis Capitals in AHL...
  
  , Dead Wrong
• Richard Ciupka, The Terry Fox Story
  The Terry Fox Story
  The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 film biopic of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L. Thomas. The film stars Eric Fryer as Fox, Chris Makepeace as his brother Darrell, and Robert Duvall as Fox's publicist, Bill...
  
  
• Mark Irwin
  Mark Irwin
  Mark Irwin, A.S.C., C.S.C. is a Canadian cinematographer. He was born in Toronto. His credits run to over one hundred films.-Notable Filmography:*Chromosome 3 *Scanners *Videodrome *The Fly...
  
  , Videodrome
  Videodrome
  Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...
  
  

Art direction

Winner: Jocelyn Joly, Maria Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...

Other nominees:

• Gilles Aird, Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard is a 1983 French Canadian film of the drama genre. It was directed by Bruno Carrière and shot in Montreal. The film was nominated for many Genie Awards in 1984.-Plot:...
  
  
• Glenn Bydwell, Ups & Downs
  Ups & Downs
  "Ups & Downs"/"Bang Out" is the fourth single of Snoop Dogg's album R&G The Masterpiece. It is the first one that wasn't produced by The Neptunes...
  
  
• Carol Spier
  Carol Spier
  Carol Spier is an award-winning production designer and art director. Much of her work has been on David Cronenberg films.- Recognition :* 1980 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - The Brood - Nominated...
  
  , Videodrome
  Videodrome
  Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...
  
  

Costume design

Winner: Michèle Hamel, Maria Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...

Other nominees:

• François Laplante, Au clair de la lune
• Nicole Pelletier, Bonheur d'occasion
• Mary E. McLeod
  Mary E. McLeod
  Mary E. McLeod is a costume designer. She was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design at the 28th Genie Awards.- Recognition :* 2008 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design - Fido - Nominee...
  
  , A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...
  
  
• Michèle Hamel, Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard
  Lucien Brouillard is a 1983 French Canadian film of the drama genre. It was directed by Bruno Carrière and shot in Montreal. The film was nominated for many Genie Awards in 1984.-Plot:...
  
  

Sound

Winner: Joe Grimaldi, Bruce Carwardine, Austin Grimaldi, and Glen Gauthier, The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 film biopic of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L. Thomas. The film stars Eric Fryer as Fox, Chris Makepeace as his brother Darrell, and Robert Duvall as Fox's publicist, Bill...

Other nominees:

• Kenneth Heeley-Ray, David Appleby, Dino Pigat, A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...
  
  
• Austin Grimaldi, Patrick Rousseau, Joe Grimaldi, and Dino Pigat, Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...
  
  
• Dino Pigat, David Appleby, and Lars Ekstrom, Ups & Downs
  Ups & Downs
  "Ups & Downs"/"Bang Out" is the fourth single of Snoop Dogg's album R&G The Masterpiece. It is the first one that wasn't produced by The Neptunes...
  
  
• Hans Peter Strobl, The Wars
  The Wars
  The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley telling the story of a young Canadian officer in World War I. First published by Clarke Irwin, it won the Governor General's Award for fiction in 1977.-Plot overview:...
  
  

Film editing

Winner: Ron Wisman, The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 film biopic of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L. Thomas. The film stars Eric Fryer as Fox, Chris Makepeace as his brother Darrell, and Robert Duvall as Fox's publicist, Bill...

Other nominees:

• André Corriveau
  André Corriveau (filmmaker)
  André Corriveau is a film editor and director from Quebec, Canada. Corriveau won the Gemini Awards once , and the Genie Award twice...
  
  , Bonheur d'occasion
• Stan Cole, A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...
  
  
• Bill Roxborough, Doris Dyck, Jack Darcus
  Jack Darcus
  Jack Winston Darcus is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and painter. Since graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1963, Jack Darcus has divided his artistic career between painting and filmmaking...
  
  , and Ingrid Rosen, Deserters
• Ronald Sanders
  Ronald 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....
  
  , Videodrome
  Videodrome
  Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...
  
  
• Tony Lower, The Wars
  The Wars
  The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley telling the story of a young Canadian officer in World War I. First published by Clarke Irwin, it won the Governor General's Award for fiction in 1977.-Plot overview:...
  
  

Sound editing

Winners: Joe Grimaldi, Bruce Carwardine, Austin Grimaldi, and Glen Gauthier, The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 film biopic of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L. Thomas. The film stars Eric Fryer as Fox, Chris Makepeace as his brother Darrell, and Robert Duvall as Fox's publicist, Bill...

and Sharon Lackie, Bruce Nyznik, and Bernard Bordeleau, The Wars

The Wars

The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley telling the story of a young Canadian officer in World War I. First published by Clarke Irwin, it won the Governor General's Award for fiction in 1977.-Plot overview:...

(tie)

Other nominees:

• David Evans, Steven Cole
  Steven Cole
  Steven Cole is a British actor best known for his portrayal of Leo Johnson in the Channel 4 Soap opera Brookside from 1996 to 2001.He has also appeared in Doctors for the BBC...
  
  , Wayne Griffin
  Wayne Griffin
  Wayne 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...
  
  , and Kenneth Heeley-Ray, A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story
  A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...
  
  
• Claude Langlois, Patrick Dodd, and Jean-Guy Montpetit, Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine
  Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...
  
  
• Marcel Pothier, Rien qu'un jeu
• John Kelly, David Evans, Wayne Griffin
  Wayne Griffin
  Wayne 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...
  
  , Ups & Downs
  Ups & Downs
  "Ups & Downs"/"Bang Out" is the fourth single of Snoop Dogg's album R&G The Masterpiece. It is the first one that wasn't produced by The Neptunes...
  
  

Musical score

Winner: Lewis Furey

Lewis Furey

Lewis 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...

, Maria Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...

Other nominees:

• André Vincelli, A 20th Century Chocolate Cake
• Joël Bienvenue, Au clair de la lune
• Karl Kobylansky, Dead Wrong
• Michael Conway Baker
  Michael Conway Baker
  Michael Conway Baker is a Canadian composer and music educator of American birth. He became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1970 and has resided more or less continuously in the Vancouver area since....
  
  , Deserters

Theatrical short

Winner: Ted Baryluk's Grocery

Ted Baryluk's Grocery

Ted Baryluk's Grocery is a 1982 short documentary about Ukrainian-Canadian Ted Baryluk's grocery store in Winnipeg's North End. Co-directed by John Paskievich and Michael Mirus and produced by the National Film Board of Canada, the film consists of Baryluk talking about his store, his customers and...

, Michael Scott and Wolf Koenig

Wolf Koenig

Wolf Koenig is a Canadian film director, producer, animator, cinematographer, and a pioneer in Direct Cinema at the NFB.-Early life:...

Other nominees:

• Brushstrokes, Sylvie Fefer
• Snow, Stephen Zoller and Tibor Takács

Documentary

Winner: Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?, Nicole M. Boisvert

Other nominees:

• Mémoire battante, Nicole Lamothe
• La Turlute des années dures, Lucille Veilleux