9th Genie Awards
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The 9th annual Genie Awards were held March 22, 1988 and honoured Canadian films released in 1987. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
and was co-hosted by Megan Follows
and Gordon Pinsent
. The awards were dominated by Un zoo la nuit which won a - still unmatched - thirteen awards.
Best Motion Picture
Winner: Un zoo la nuit, Roger Frappier
and Pierre Gendron
Other Nominees:
Best actor
Winner: Roger Lebel
, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
Best actress
Winner: Sheila McCarthy
, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Other Nominees:
Supporting actor
Winner: Germain Houde
, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
Supporting actress
Winner: Paule Baillargeon
, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Other Nominees:
Best director
Winner: Jean-Claude Lauzon
, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
Best screenplay
Winner: Jean-Claude Lauzon
, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
Cinematography'
Winner: Guy Dufaux
, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
Art direction/production design
Winner: Jean-Baptiste Tard
, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
Costume Design
Winner: Andrée Morin, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
Sound
Winner: Adrian Croll, Hans Peter Strobl, and Yvon Benoît, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
Film editing
Winner: Michel Arcand
, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
Sound editing
Winners: Diane Boucher, Marcel Pothier, Viateur Paiement, Jocelyn Caron, and Antoine Morin, Le Frère André and Viateur Paiement, Marcel Pothier, and Diane Boucher, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
Musical score
Winner: Jean Corriveau, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
Best short film
Winner: George and Rosemary
, David Fine
and Alison Snowden
Other Nominees:
Best documentary
Winner: God Rides a Harley, Stavros C. Stavrides and Andreas Erne
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...
and was co-hosted by Megan Follows
Megan Follows
Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows is a Canadian/American actress. She is most known to international audiences for her role as Anne Shirley in the acclaimed 1985 Canadian television miniseries Anne of Green Gables and its two sequels.-Biography:Follows was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as the...
and Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Edward Pinsent, CC, FRSC is a Canadian television, theatre and film actor.-Early life:Pinsent, the youngest of six children, was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, the son of Flossie ; originally from Clifton, Newfoundland, and Stephen Arthur Pinsent, a papermill worker and cobbler;...
. The awards were dominated by Un zoo la nuit which won a - still unmatched - thirteen awards.
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: Un zoo la nuit, Roger Frappier
Roger Frappier
Roger Frappier is a Canadian producer, director, editor, actor, and screenwriter born April 14, 1945.-As Producer:* 1971 : Le Grand film ordinaire* 1974 : On a raison de se révolter* 1977 : Le Manitoba ne répond plus...
and Pierre Gendron
Pierre Gendron
Pierre Raoul Gendron, was a Canadian academic who was the first dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at the University of Ottawa from 1953 until 1962....
Other Nominees:
- Family ViewingFamily Viewing- Plot :Van's father, Stan , is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen . Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old people's home. Van often visits her. He meets Aline , whose...
, Atom EgoyanAtom EgoyanAtom Egoyan, OC is a critically acclaimed Armenian-Canadian stage director and film director. Egoyan made his career breakthrough with Exotica... - I've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 theatrical-release feature film, directed by Patricia Rozema. The title is taken from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.-Plot:...
, Patricia RozemaPatricia RozemaPatricia Rozema is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Rozema was born in Kingston, Ontario and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. Her parents, Jacoba Berandina and Jan Rozema, were Dutch Calvinists. Television was severely restricted and she didn’t go to a movie theatre until she...
and Alexandra RaffeAlexandra RafféAlexandra Raffé is a Canadian film and television producer. Among her projects are the films Zero Patience and I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, for which she was nominated for a Genie Award in 1987 for Best Picture.-External links:... - Life ClassesLife ClassesLife Classes is a 1987 Canadian drama film directed by William D. MacGillivray.- Plot :Mary Cameron lives on the Canadian island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. There, she enjoys a warm relationship with an old woman she calls Nanny , who regales her with stories of the Gaelic past...
, Stephen ReynoldsStephen Reynolds (director)Stephen Reynolds is a Canadian television director. Notable work includes This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Eleventh Hour, Black Harbour, Codco and Made in Canada.... - Train of DreamsTrain of DreamsTrain of Dreams is a 1987 Canadian film starring Jason St. Armour, Christopher Neil and Fred Ward as a popular teacher. It was directed by nominee John N...
, Sam Grana
Best actor
Winner: Roger Lebel
Roger Lebel
Roger Lebel was a Canadian actor. He won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, in what was his final performance before his death, for Night Zoo....
, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- David HemblenDavid HemblenDavid Hemblen is an English-born actor who frequently works in Canadian film, television and theater. He was a mainstay on the television series Earth: Final Conflict, playing Jonathan Doors, and played recurring roles in A Nero Wolfe Mystery and La Femme Nikita . He voiced Magneto on the popular...
, Family ViewingFamily Viewing- Plot :Van's father, Stan , is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen . Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old people's home. Van often visits her. He meets Aline , whose... - Jason St. Amour, Train of DreamsTrain of DreamsTrain of Dreams is a 1987 Canadian film starring Jason St. Armour, Christopher Neil and Fred Ward as a popular teacher. It was directed by nominee John N...
- Gilles Maheu, Un zoo la nuit
Best actress
Winner: Sheila McCarthy
Sheila McCarthy
Sheila McCarthy is a Canadian film, stage, television actress, and singer. She is one of the most honoured actors in Canada, having won two Genie Awards , two Gemini Awards , and two Dora Awards among multiple nominations. As of 2007, she can be seen on the Canadian television series Little...
, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 theatrical-release feature film, directed by Patricia Rozema. The title is taken from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.-Plot:...
Other Nominees:
- Gabrielle RoseGabrielle Rose (actress)Gabrielle Rose is an accomplished Canadian actress. She has an extensive resume that includes multiple nominations for Genie Awards and Gemini Awards...
, Family ViewingFamily Viewing- Plot :Van's father, Stan , is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen . Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old people's home. Van often visits her. He meets Aline , whose... - Jacinta Cormier, Life ClassesLife ClassesLife Classes is a 1987 Canadian drama film directed by William D. MacGillivray.- Plot :Mary Cameron lives on the Canadian island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. There, she enjoys a warm relationship with an old woman she calls Nanny , who regales her with stories of the Gaelic past...
- Frédérique Collin, Marie s'en va-t-en ville
- Kate LynchKate LynchKate Lynch is a Genie Award-winning actress whose career spans four decades. In 1980 she won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Meatballs...
, Taking Care
Supporting actor
Winner: Germain Houde
Germain Houde
Germain Houde is a Quebec Genie Award-winning actor. He has won two Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in Les bons débarras and Un Zoo la Nuit.- External links :...
, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Murray Westgate, Blue City Slammers
- Tony NardiTony NardiTony Nardi is a Canadian actor, playwright, director and producer.Tony Nardi is a two-time winner of the Genie Award for Best Actor, for his roles in La Sarrasine and My Father's Angel....
, Concrete Angels - Harant Alianak, Family ViewingFamily Viewing- Plot :Van's father, Stan , is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen . Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old people's home. Van often visits her. He meets Aline , whose...
- Leon Dubinsky, Life ClassesLife ClassesLife Classes is a 1987 Canadian drama film directed by William D. MacGillivray.- Plot :Mary Cameron lives on the Canadian island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. There, she enjoys a warm relationship with an old woman she calls Nanny , who regales her with stories of the Gaelic past...
Supporting actress
Winner: Paule Baillargeon
Paule Baillargeon
Paule Baillargeon is a Canadian actress and film director. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, and was a nominee for Best Director for Le Sèxe des étoiles.Her other film roles have included Un 32 août sur terre, Jésus de...
, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 theatrical-release feature film, directed by Patricia Rozema. The title is taken from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.-Plot:...
Other Nominees:
- Fran Gebhard, Blue City Slammers
- Maruska Stankova, Dreams Beyond Memory
- Ann-Marie MacDonaldAnn-Marie MacDonaldAnn-Marie MacDonald is a Canadian playwright, novelist, actor and broadcast journalist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. The daughter of a member of Canada's military, she was born at an air force base near Baden-Baden, West Germany....
, I've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 theatrical-release feature film, directed by Patricia Rozema. The title is taken from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.-Plot:... - Jayne EastwoodJayne EastwoodJayne Eastwood , also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian actress most famous for appearing in the 2002 film Chicago. She was one of the original cast members of the Toronto branch of The Second City, and was a semi-regular on SCTV...
, Night Friend
Best director
Winner: Jean-Claude Lauzon
Jean-Claude Lauzon
Jean-Claude Lauzon was a Canadian filmmaker. Born to a humble family in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Lauzon worked a variety of odd jobs after dropping out of high school. He went on to study film at the Université du Québec à Montréal at the behest of Andre Petrowski, a member of the National Film...
, Un zoo la nuit
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...
, Family ViewingFamily Viewing- Plot :Van's father, Stan , is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen . Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old people's home. Van often visits her. He meets Aline , whose... - Patricia RozemaPatricia RozemaPatricia Rozema is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Rozema was born in Kingston, Ontario and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. Her parents, Jacoba Berandina and Jan Rozema, were Dutch Calvinists. Television was severely restricted and she didn’t go to a movie theatre until she...
, I've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 theatrical-release feature film, directed by Patricia Rozema. The title is taken from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.-Plot:... - Marquise Lepage, Marie s'en va-t-en ville
- John N. SmithJohn N. SmithJohn N. Smith is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He began his career making documentary and short films before moving on to feature films and then finally working primarily in television. His work has been nominated in the Academy Awards, Genie Awards, and Gemini Awards, but has only...
, Train of DreamsTrain of DreamsTrain of Dreams is a 1987 Canadian film starring Jason St. Armour, Christopher Neil and Fred Ward as a popular teacher. It was directed by nominee John N...
Best screenplay
Winner: Jean-Claude Lauzon
Jean-Claude Lauzon
Jean-Claude Lauzon was a Canadian filmmaker. Born to a humble family in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Lauzon worked a variety of odd jobs after dropping out of high school. He went on to study film at the Université du Québec à Montréal at the behest of Andre Petrowski, a member of the National Film...
, Un zoo la nuit
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...
, Family ViewingFamily Viewing- Plot :Van's father, Stan , is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen . Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old people's home. Van often visits her. He meets Aline , whose... - Patricia RozemaPatricia RozemaPatricia Rozema is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Rozema was born in Kingston, Ontario and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. Her parents, Jacoba Berandina and Jan Rozema, were Dutch Calvinists. Television was severely restricted and she didn’t go to a movie theatre until she...
, I've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 theatrical-release feature film, directed by Patricia Rozema. The title is taken from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.-Plot:... - William D. MacGillivrayWilliam D. MacGillivrayWilliam D. MacGillivray is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. MacGillivray studied art and design at NSCAD University and at Concordia University. He then studied filmmaking at the London Film School in England in 1972...
, Life ClassesLife ClassesLife Classes is a 1987 Canadian drama film directed by William D. MacGillivray.- Plot :Mary Cameron lives on the Canadian island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. There, she enjoys a warm relationship with an old woman she calls Nanny , who regales her with stories of the Gaelic past... - Sam Grana, John N. SmithJohn N. SmithJohn N. Smith is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He began his career making documentary and short films before moving on to feature films and then finally working primarily in television. His work has been nominated in the Academy Awards, Genie Awards, and Gemini Awards, but has only...
, and Sally Bochner, Train of DreamsTrain of DreamsTrain of Dreams is a 1987 Canadian film starring Jason St. Armour, Christopher Neil and Fred Ward as a popular teacher. It was directed by nominee John N...
Cinematography'
Winner: Guy Dufaux
Guy Dufaux
Guy 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...
, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Richard LeitermanRichard LeitermanRichard Leiterman was a well-known Canadian cinematographer, best known for documentary and feature film work in the 1960s and 1970s...
, The Climb - Michel BraultMichel BraultMichel Brault, OQ is a Quebec cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s...
, The Great Land of SmallThe Great Land of SmallThe Great Land of Small is a 1987 Canadian fantasy children's film. It was written by David Sigmund and directed by Vojtech Jasny. The film starred Michael J. Anderson, in one of his first, and largest, roles... - Douglas Koch, I've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 theatrical-release feature film, directed by Patricia Rozema. The title is taken from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.-Plot:...
Art direction/production design
Winner: Jean-Baptiste Tard
Jean-Baptiste Tard
Jean-Baptiste Tard is a Canadian production designer, art director and set decorator.- Recognition :* 2005 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - Nouvelle-France - Won...
, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Ronald Fauteux, Le Frère André
- Violette Daneau, The Great Land of SmallThe Great Land of SmallThe Great Land of Small is a 1987 Canadian fantasy children's film. It was written by David Sigmund and directed by Vojtech Jasny. The film starred Michael J. Anderson, in one of his first, and largest, roles...
- 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...
, Marie s'en va-t-en ville
Costume Design
Winner: Andrée Morin, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Denis Sperdouklis, Le Frère André
- Michèle Hamel, The Great Land of SmallThe Great Land of SmallThe Great Land of Small is a 1987 Canadian fantasy children's film. It was written by David Sigmund and directed by Vojtech Jasny. The film starred Michael J. Anderson, in one of his first, and largest, roles...
- Alexandra Z and Martine Matthews, I've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 theatrical-release feature film, directed by Patricia Rozema. The title is taken from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.-Plot:...
- Nicole Pelletier, Marie s'en va-t-en ville
Sound
Winner: Adrian Croll, Hans Peter Strobl, and Yvon Benoît, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Michel Charron, Jocelyn Caron, André GagnonAndré GagnonAndré Gagnon, OC is a Canadian musician and composer. He shifted from a classical musical style to an adult contemporary style in the mid-1970s with albums such as Neiges....
, and Michel Descombes, Cudowne dziecko - Tony Van den Akker, Marvin Bearns, and Lars Ekstrom, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
- Michelle Moses, Egidio Coccimiglio, and Gordon ThompsonGordon ThompsonGordon Thompson was a songwriter who co-wrote the song "The Thing-Ummy Bob" with David Heneker....
, I've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 theatrical-release feature film, directed by Patricia Rozema. The title is taken from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.-Plot:... - David Appleby and Dan Latour, Too Outrageous!Too Outrageous!Too Outrageous! is a 1987 Canadian comedy film. Directed and written by Richard Benner, the film is based on a story by Margaret Gibson. The film stars Craig Russell as Robin Turner, a drag queen.-Plot:...
Film editing
Winner: Michel Arcand
Michel Arcand
Michel 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...
, Un zoo la nuit
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...
and Bruce MacDonald, Family ViewingFamily Viewing- Plot :Van's father, Stan , is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen . Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old people's home. Van often visits her. He meets Aline , whose...
Sound editing
Winners: Diane Boucher, Marcel Pothier, Viateur Paiement, Jocelyn Caron, and Antoine Morin, Le Frère André and Viateur Paiement, Marcel Pothier, and Diane Boucher, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Robin Leigh, Richard Cadger, Jane Tattersall, Penny Hozy, and Peter McBurnie, The Climb
- Viateur Paiement, Serge Viau, Alain Clavier, Claude Langlois, and Louise Coté, Cudowne dziecko
- Diane Boucher, Viateur Paiement, Marcel Pothier, Jocelyn Caron, and Antoine Morin, Le Frère André
- Peter McBurnie, Marta Nielsen Sternberg, Peter Thilaye, Nick Rotundo, Peter Jermyn, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Musical score
Winner: Jean Corriveau, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Tim McCauley, Blue City Slammers
- Patricia Cullen, The Care Bears Adventure in WonderlandThe Care Bears Adventure in WonderlandThe Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland is the third theatrically released film in the Care Bears animated franchise. It was released in the United States and Canada on August 7, 1987 by Cineplex Odeon Films, and is based on Lewis Carroll's Alice stories...
- Mychael DannaMychael DannaMychael Danna is a Canadian film composer.-Life and career:Mychael Danna is the brother of fellow composer Jeff Danna. He has been scoring films since his 1987 feature debut for Atom Egoyan's Family Viewing, a score which earned Danna the first of his thirteen Genie Award nominations. He has won...
, Family ViewingFamily Viewing- Plot :Van's father, Stan , is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen . Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old people's home. Van often visits her. He meets Aline , whose...
Best short film
Winner: George and Rosemary
George and Rosemary
George and Rosemary is a 1987 animated short co-directed by Alison Snowden and David Fine, about two "golden agers" who prove that passion is not exclusively for the young...
, David Fine
David Fine
David Sylvan Fine is an American domestic terrorist who was one of four perpetrators of the August 24, 1970, Sterling Hall bombing on the campus University of Wisconsin–Madison, in an act of political protest to the University's research efforts on behalf of the United States armed forces. The...
and Alison Snowden
Alison Snowden
Alison Snowden Alison Snowden Alison Snowden (born in Alison Snowden (born in Alison Snowden (born in [[Nottingham 4 April 1958) is a voice actress, producer, and screenwriter best known for [[Bob and Margaret]].- Life and work :...
Other Nominees:
- Fashion 99, Karen Firus
- Future Block, Kevin McCracken
Best documentary
Winner: God Rides a Harley, Stavros C. Stavrides and Andreas Erne
Other Nominees:
- The Canneries, Stephen Insley and Bonni Devlin
- Dance for Modern Times, Moze MossanenMoze MossanenMoze Mossanen is a Canadian independent filmmaker and a pioneer of cine-dance, an integration of dance, music, and dramatic storytelling. His works include an adaptation of the novel Year of the Lion and the original screenplay The Rings of Saturn....
- Elephant Dreams, Martha DavisMartha DavisMartha Davis may refer to:*Martha Davis , lead singer of the new wave band The Motels*Martha Davis , vocalist and pianist who performed as "Martha Davis and Spouse"*Martha Davis , who wrote "Brutal Need"...
- To Hurt and to Heal, Laura Sky