# 18th Genie Awards

The 18th Genie Awards were held on 14 December 1997 to honour Canadian films released that year. to honour the best Canadian films of 1997. The ceremony's hosts were film critics Geoff Pevere and Cameron Bailey.
For this year, CBC Television declined to broadcast the ceremony; in recent years, the academy's experimentation with formats had not been successful. The CBC did, however, commit to the popular one-hour Preview show. Bravo! immediately agreed to air the entire ceremony, but not live--the show was aired the following day. In support, CTV, Global, The Movie Network and Super Écran also provided awards-related programming.
This year's awards were dominated by Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter, Thom Fitzgerald's The Hanging Garden, Gabriel Pelletier's Karmina, André Forcier's The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) and, from Lynne Stopkewich, Kissed. Two Special Awards were given: one for Outstanding Achivement in Make-up, to Pierre Saindon for his work on Karmina; the other to Telefilm Canada for its development and support of the Canadian film industry.

## Award winners and nominees

| Motion Picture | Direction |
| The Sweet Hereafter — Atom Egoyan and Camelia Frieberg Cosmos — Roger Frappier The Hanging Garden — Thom Fitzgerald and Louise Garfield Karmina — Nicole Robert Kissed — Dean English and Lynne Stopkewich | Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden André Forcier, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Gabriel Pelletier, Karmina Lynne Stopkewich, Kissed |
| Actor in a leading role | Actress in a leading role |
| Ian Holm, The Sweet Hereafter Robin Aubert, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Bruce Greenwood, The Sweet Hereafter Peter Outerbridge, Kissed Alan Williams, The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati | Molly Parker, Kissed Isabelle Cyr, Karmina Sarah Polley, The Sweet Hereafter Gabrielle Rose, The Sweet Hereafter Alberta Watson, Shoemaker |
| Actor in a supporting role | Actress in a supporting role |
| Peter MacNeill, The Hanging Garden Frédéric Desager, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Hardee T. Lineham, Shoemaker Tom McCamus, The Sweet Hereafter | Seana McKenna, The Hanging Garden France Castel, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) France Castel, Karmina Kerry Fox, The Hanging Garden Joan Orenstein, The Hanging Garden |
| Best Feature Length Documentary | Best Short Documentary |
| Anne Claire Poirier, Paul Lapointe and Joanne Carrière, Tu as crié: Let Me Go Michael Allder and Tim Southam, Drowning in Dreams Julia Sereny and Maya Gallus, Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality | Maureen Judge and Janis Lundman, Unveiled: The Mother/Daughter Relationship Loretta Todd, Carol Geddes, Michael Doxtater and Jerry Krepakevich, Forgotten Warriors Ali Kazimi, Shooting Indians: A Journey with Jeffrey Thomas |
| Best Live Action Short Drama | Best Animated Short |
| Naomi McCormack, The Hangman's Bride Vincenzo Natali, Steven Hoban and Vanessa C. Laufer, Elevated Marcel Giroux and Sylvain Guy, Zie 37 Stagen Scott Smith, Sarah James and Helen Du Toit, Sshhh... | Bernard Lajoie, Didier Brunner and Sylvain Chomet, The Old Lady and the Pigeons (La vieille dame et les pigeons) Tali Prévost, Yves Leduc and Pierre Hébert, Under the Weather (À l'ombre) Barrie McLean and Janet Perlman, Dinner for Two |
| Art Direction/Production Design | Cinematography |
| Normand Sarazin, Karmina Phillip Barker and Patricia Cuccia, The Sweet Hereafter Serge Bureau, Night of the Flood (La nuit du déluge) Claude Paré, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Taavo Soodor and Darlene Sheils, The Hanging Garden | Paul Sarossy, The Sweet Hereafter Éric Cayla, Karmina Serge Ladouceur, Night of the Flood (La nuit du déluge) Gregory Middleton, Kissed André Turpin, Cosmos |
| Costume Design | Editing |
| Denis Sperdouklis, Karmina Yveline Bonjean and Liz Vandal, Night of the Flood (La nuit du déluge) Francesca Chamberland, The Revenge of the Woman in Black (La vengeance de la femme en noir) Suzanne Harel, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Beth Pasternak, The Sweet Hereafter James A. Worthen, The Hanging Garden | Susan Shanks, The Hanging Garden Pia Di Ciaula, Intimate Relations Gaétan Huot, Karmina Richard Comeau, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Susan Shipton, The Sweet Hereafter |
| Overall Sound | Sound Editing |
| Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly and Ross Redfern, The Sweet Hereafter Luc Boudrias, Don Cohen, Jo Caron and Bruno Ruffolo, Karmina Dominique Chartrand, Jo Caron and Hans Peter Strobl, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Peter Harper, Philippe Espantoso and Georges Hannan, The Hanging Garden Hans Peter Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jo Caron and Marcel Chouinard, The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme) | Steve Munro, Sue Conley, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm and David Drainie Taylor, The Sweet Hereafter Louis Dupire, Diane Boucher, Martin Pinsonnault, Monique Vézina and Alice Wright, Karmina Marcel Pothier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie, Guy Pelletier and Myriam Poirier, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Myriam Poirier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie and Jacques Plante, The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme) Marcel Pothier, Guy Francoeur, Antoine Morin, Viateur Paiement and Myriam Poirier, The Caretaker's Lodge (La Conciergerie) |
| Achievement in Music: Original Score | Achievement in Music: Original Song |
| Mychael Danna, The Sweet Hereafter François Dompierre, The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal) Serge LaForest and Gaëtan Gravel, Night of the Flood (La nuit du déluge) Robert Marcel Lepage, The Human Plant (La Plante humaine) Don McDonald, Kissed | François Dompierre and Luc Plamondon, "L'homme idéal" — The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal) Mychael Danna and Sarah Polley, "The Sweet Hereafter" — The Sweet Hereafter Kristy Thirsk, "Bounds of Love" — Kissed |
| Screenplay | Special awards |
| Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter André Forcier, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Gabriel Pelletier, Yves Pelletier, Andrée Pelletier and Ann Burke, Karmina Lynne Stopkewich and Angus Fraser, Kissed | Board of Directors Award: Telefilm Canada Claude Jutra Award: Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden Golden Reel Award: Air Bud Achievement in Make-Up: Pierre Saindon, Karmina |