# 22nd Genie Awards

The 22nd Genie Awards were held in 2002 to honour films released in 2001. The ceremony was hosted by Brian Linehan.
In advance of the Genie Award ceremony on February 7, all of the Best Picture nominees were screened at the Bloor Cinema in the week of January 26 to 30. All except the three-hour Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner were preceded by one of the four Best Live Action Short Drama nominees.

## Nominees and winners

The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text.
| Motion Picture | Direction |
| Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk, Germaine Wong and Paul Apak Angilirq Eisenstein, Martin Paul-Hus and Regine Schmid The War Bride, Douglas Berquist and Alistair Maclean-Clark Treed Murray, Helen du Toit Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête), Luc Déry and Joseph Hillel | Zacharias Kunuk, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Renny Bartlett, Eisenstein Bernard Émond, The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit) Denis Chouinard, Tar Angel (L'Ange de goudron) William Phillips, Treed Murray |
| Actor in a leading role | Actress in a leading role |
| Brendan Fletcher, The Law of Enclosures Zachary Bennett, Desire Zinedine Soualem, Tar Angel (L'Ange de goudron) Peter Outerbridge, Marine Life Chris Owens, The Uncles David La Haye, Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête) | Élise Guilbault, The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit) Katja Riemann, Desire Jillian Fargey, Protection Sarah Polley, The Law of Enclosures Anna Friel, The War Bride |
| Actor in a supporting role | Actress in a supporting role |
| Vincent Gale, Last Wedding Michel Forget, The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit) Tom Scholte, Last Wedding Julian Richings, The Claim Loren Dean, The War Bride | Molly Parker, Last Wedding Marya Delver, Last Wedding Mimi Kuzyk, Lost and Delirious Brenda Fricker, The War Bride Molly Parker, The War Bride |
| Screenplay | Documentary |
| Paul Apak Angilirq, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Renny Bartlett, Eisenstein Judith Thompson, Lost and Delirious Catherine Martin, Marriages (Mariages) André Turpin, Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête) | Westray, Paul Cowan Obāchan's Garden, Selwyn Jacob and Linda Ohama |
| Best Live Action Short Drama | Best Animated Short |
| The Heart of the World, Guy Maddin and Jody Shapiro Camera, David Cronenberg and Jody Shapiro Side Orders (Foie de canard et cœur de femme), Christiane Ciupka, Stéphane Lapointe and Marie-Josée Larocque Three Stories from the End of Everything, John Buchan and Semi Chellas | Marcy Page and Paul Driessen, The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg Pjotr Sapegin, Marcel Jean and David Reiss-Anderson, Aria Jennifer Torrance and Cordell Barker, Strange Invaders |
| Art Direction/Production Design | Cinematography |
| Ken Rempel, The War Bride Ken Rempel, The Claim William Fleming and Shelley Nieder, Deeply André-Line Beauparlant, The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit) Tony Devenyi, Last Wedding | Pierre Gill, Lost and Delirious David Greene, Century Hotel Sebastian Edschmid, Deeply Thom Best, Ginger Snaps André Turpin, Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête) |
| Costume Design | Editing |
| Howard Burden, The War Bride Atuat Akkitirq, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Joanne Hansen, The Claim Sophie Lefebvre, The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit) Nicoletta Massone, Varian's War | Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk and Marie-Christine Sarda, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Jon Gregory, Deeply Wiebke von Carolsfeld, Eisenstein Brett Sullivan, Ginger Snaps Ross Weber, Last Wedding |
| Overall Sound | Sound Editing |
| Todd Beckett, Christian Carruthers, Herwig Gayer, Bissa Scekic and Todd Warren, Treed Murray Richard Lavoie, Serge Boivin and Jean Paul Vialard, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Pierre Blain, Michel Descombes and Réjean Juteau, The Hidden Fortress Luc Boudrias, Yvon Benoît, Jo Caron and Benoit Leduc, Karmina 2 Dominique Chartrand, Luc Boudrias, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Hans Peter Strobl, A Girl at the Window (Une jeune fille à la fenêtre) | Stephen Barden, Kevin Banks, Joe Bracciale, John Sievert and Virginia Storey, Treed Murray David McCallum, Fred Brennan, Garrett Kerr, Mishann Lau, Donna Powell, Jane Tattersall and Robert Warchol, Ginger Snaps Marcel Pothier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie, Jacques Plante and Claire Pochon, Karmina 2 Gael MacLean, Jim Harrington, Patrick Haskill, Michael Keeping and Gina Mueller, Marine Life Marcel Pothier, Guy Francoeur, Carole Gagnon, Dominik Pagacz and Jacques Plante, A Girl at the Window (Une jeune fille à la fenêtre) |
| Achievement in Music: Original Score | Achievement in Music: Original Song |
| Chris Crilly, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Bertrand Chénier, Tar Angel (L'Ange de goudron) Alexander Balanescu, Eisenstein Don Pyle and Andrew Zealley, The Law of Enclosures Pierre Duchesne, A Girl at the Window (Une jeune fille à la fenêtre) | Ron Sexsmith, "Love Is Free" — The Art of Woo Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida, "Can't Make It Good" — Century Hotel Osvaldo Montes, "La niebla del tiempo" — On Your Head (Le Ciel sur la tête) Simon Kendall, Tom Landa and Geoffrey Kelly, "Parting Glass" — Lunch with Charles Jim McGrath, Joel Feeney and Marc Jordan, "Falling Forward" — Treed Murray |
| Special awards | |
| Claude Jutra Award: Zacharias Kunuk, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Golden Reel Award: Wedding Night Special Award: Gerald Pratley | |