8th Genie Awards
The 8th annual Genie Awards were held in 1987 to honour Canadian films made the previous year. The awards were dominated by Denys Arcand's Le Déclin de l'empire américain. The show was again held at he Metro Toronto Convention Centre and co-hosted by Helen Shaver.
Award winners
Best picutre
Winner: Le Déclin de l'empire américain, Roger Frappier and René Malo
Other Nominees:
- Dancing in the Dark, Anthony Kramreither
- John and the Missus, John Hunter and Peter O'Brian
- Loyalties, Ronald Lillie and William Johnston
- Pouvoir intime, Claude Bonin
Best actor
Winner: Gordon Pinsent, John and the Missus
Other Nominees:
- Winston Rekert, The Blue Man
- Pierre Curzi, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
- Rémy Girard, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
- Kenneth Welsh, Loyalties
Best actress
Winner: Martha Henry, Dancing in the Dark
Other Nominees:
- Dorothée Berryman, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
- Jackie Burroughs, John and the Missus
- Helen Shaver, Lost!
- Tantoo Cardinal, Loyalties
- Marie Tifo, Pouvoir intime
Best supporting actor
Winner: Gabriel Arcand, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Other Nominees:
- Yves Jacques, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
- Roland Hewgill, John and the Missus
- Tom Jackson, Loyalties
- Robert Gravel, Pouvoir intime
Best supporting actress
Winner: Louise Portal, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Other Nominees:
- Lucie Laurier, Anne Trister
- Andrée Pelletier, Bach et bottine
- Geneviève Rioux, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
- Marie Tifo, Les Fous de Bassan
Best director
Winner: Denys Arcand, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Other Nominees:
- Leon Marr, Dancing in the Dark
- Anne Wheeler, Loyalties
- Yves Simoneau, Pouvoir intime
- John N. Smith, Sitting in Limbo
Best original screenplay
Winner: Denys Arcand, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Other Nominees:
- Michael Jones and Andy Jones, The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
- Sharon Riis, Loyalties
- Yves Simoneau and Pierre Curzi, Pouvoir intime
- Richard Nochol, Sitting in Limbo
Best adapted screenplay
Winner: Leon Marr, Dancing in the Dark
Other Nominees:
Cinematography
Winner: Pierre Mignot, Anne Trister
Other Nominees:
- Guy Dufaux, Equinoxe
- Pierre Mignot, Exit
- Alain Dostie, Les Fous de Bassan
- René Verzier, Morning Man
- René Verzier, Toby McTeague
Art direction/production design
Winner: Lillian Sarafinchan, Dancing in the Dark
Other Nominees:
Cosutme design
Winner: Wendy Partridge, Loyalties
Other Nominees:
Sound
Winner: Adrian Croll, Jean-Pierre Joutel, and Richard Besse, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Other Nominees:
- Peter Clements, David Appleby, and Don White, Abducted
- Michael O'Farrell, Gordon Thompson, Don White, and David Appleby, The Pink Chiquitas
- Hans Oomes, Richard Nichol, Shelley Craig, and Jean-Pierre Joutel, Sitting in Limbo
Film editing
Winner: Monique Fortier, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Other Nominees:
Sound editing
Winner: Paul Dion, Diane Boucher, and Andy Malcolm, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Other Nominees:
- Sharon Lackie, Peter McBurnie, and Peter Thilaye, Loyalties
- Peter McBurnie, Alison Grace, Sharon Lackie, Michael O'Farrell, and Alison Clark, The Pink Chiquitas
- Andy Malcolm, Paul Dion, and Jules Le Noir, Pouvoir intime
Musical score
Winner: Michael Conway Baker, John and the Missus
Other Nominees:
Animated short
Winner: Get a Job, Brad Caslor, Michael J.F. Scott, and Derek Mazur
Other Nominees:
Live action short
Winner: I Need a Man Like You to Make My Dreams Come True, Daria Stermac and Kalli Paakspuu
Other Nominees:
- It's a Party, Peg Campbell
- Nion in the Kaberet de LaVita, Jeremy Podeswa
- Transit, Jean-Roch Marcotte
- Where's Pete, Michael J.F. Scott
Documentary
Winner: Dads and Kids, Christian Bruyère
Other Nominees:
- Ranch: The Alan Wood Ranch Project, Steven DeNure and Chris Lowry
- Return to Departure: The Biography of a Painting or Watching a Pigment Dry and other Realisms, Kirk Tougas
- Les Traces du rêve, Jacques Vallée
- Uot, Zoo!, Phillip Hoffman
| Genie Awards | |
|---|---|
| 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990 - 1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982 - 1981 - 1980 - 1979
</small> | |