# Genie Awards

The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed its statuette.
Genie Award candidates were selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the Genie Rules and Regulations booklet which were distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, met to watch the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then voted on these nominations.
In 2012, the Academy announced that the Genies would merge with its sister presentation for television, the Gemini Awards, to form a new award presentation, the Canadian Screen Awards.

## Broadcasting

The Genie Awards were aired by CBC from 1980 to 2003, before moving to CHUM Limited's networks (Citytv, Bravo! and Star!). After CTVglobemedia purchased CHUM Limited, the Genie Awards moved to Canwest Global's E and IFC for 2008. The last two Genie Awards (2011–2012) were broadcast by the CBC.

## Awards ceremonies

Listing of all Genie Awards ceremonies:
| Ceremony | Date | Host(s) | Venue | Best Motion Picture Winner | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Canadian Film Awards prior to 1980 ||||||
| 1st Genie Awards | March 20, 1980 | Bruno Gerussi | Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto | The Changeling | Christopher Plummer | Kate Lynch |
| 2nd Genie Awards | March 12, 1981 | Brian Linehan | Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto | Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) | Thomas Peacocke | Marie Tifo |
| 3rd Genie Awards | March 3, 1982 | Brian Linehan | Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto | Ticket to Heaven | Nick Mancuso | Margot Kidder |
| 4th Genie Awards | March 23, 1983 | Dave Thomas | Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto | The Grey Fox | Donald Sutherland | Rae Dawn Chong |
| 5th Genie Awards | March 21, 1984 | Louis Del Grande | Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto | The Terry Fox Story | Eric Fryer | Martha Henry |
| 6th Genie Awards | March 21, 1985 | Al Waxman and Kerrie Keane | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | The Bay Boy | Gabriel Arcand | Louise Marleau |
| 7th Genie Awards | March 20, 1986 | Leslie Nielsen and Catherine Mary Stewart | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | My American Cousin | John Wildman | Margaret Langrick |
| 8th Genie Awards | March 18, 1987 | Helen Shaver, Linda Sorensen and Jean LeClerc | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) | Gordon Pinsent | Martha Henry |
| 9th Genie Awards | March 22, 1988 | Gordon Pinsent and Megan Follows | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit) | Roger Lebel | Sheila McCarthy |
| 10th Genie Awards | March 22, 1989 | Dave Thomas | Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Toronto | Dead Ringers | Jeremy Irons | Jackie Burroughs |
| 11th Genie Awards | March 20, 1990 | Brian Linehan | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) | Lothaire Bluteau | Rebecca Jenkins |
| 12th Genie Awards | November 26, 1991 | Leslie Nielsen | Pantages Theatre, Toronto | Black Robe | Rémy Girard | Pascale Montpetit |
| 13th Genie Awards | November 22, 1992 | Leslie Nielsen | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | Naked Lunch | Tony Nardi | Janet Wright |
| 14th Genie Awards | December 12, 1993 | Marc Labrèche | Société Radio-Canada Studio 42, Montreal | Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould | Tom McCamus | Sheila McCarthy |
| 15th Genie Awards | December 7, 1994 | Graham Greene | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | Exotica | Maury Chaykin | Sandra Oh |
| 16th Genie Awards | January 14, 1996 | CBC: Mary Walsh SRC: Pascale Bussières and René Homier-Roy | Société Radio-Canada Studio 42, Montreal | The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) | David La Haye | Helena Bonham Carter |
| 17th Genie Awards | November 27, 1996 | Rebecca Jenkins and Mark Farrell | The Guvernment, Toronto | Lilies | William Hutt | Martha Henry |
| 18th Genie Awards | December 14, 1997 | Cameron Bailey and Geoff Pevere | The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto | The Sweet Hereafter | Ian Holm | Molly Parker |
| 19th Genie Awards | February 4, 1999 | Albert Schultz | The Living Arts Centre, Mississauga | The Red Violin | Roshan Seth | Sandra Oh |
| 20th Genie Awards | January 30, 2000 | Patrick McKenna | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | Sunshine | Bob Hoskins | Sylvie Moreau |
| 21st Genie Awards | January 29, 2001 | Brian Linehan | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | Maelström | Tony Nardi | Marie-Josée Croze |
| 22nd Genie Awards | February 7, 2002 | Brian Linehan | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | Brendan Fletcher | Élise Guilbault |
| 23rd Genie Awards | February 13, 2003 | Arsinée Khanjian and Peter Keleghan | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | Ararat | Luc Picard | Arsinée Khanjian |
| 24th Genie Awards | May 1, 2004 | Scott Thompson | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) | Rémy Girard | Sarah Polley |
| 25th Genie Awards | March 21, 2005 | Andrea Martin | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | The Triplets of Belleville | Roy Dupuis | Pascale Bussières |
| 26th Genie Awards | March 13, 2006 | Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan | The Carlu, Toronto | C.R.A.Z.Y. | Michel Côté | Seema Biswas |
| 27th Genie Awards | February 13, 2007 | Lucie Laurier and Terry David Mulligan | The Carlu, Toronto | Bon Cop, Bad Cop | Roy Dupuis | Julie Le Breton |
| 28th Genie Awards | March 3, 2008 | Sandra Oh | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto | Away From Her | Gordon Pinsent | Julie Christie |
| 29th Genie Awards | April 4, 2009 | Dave Foley | Canadian Aviation Museum, Ottawa | Passchendaele | Natar Ungalaaq | Ellen Burstyn |
| 30th Genie Awards | April 12, 2010 | | The Guvernment/Kool Haus Entertainment Complex, Toronto, Ontario | Polytechnique | Joshua Jackson | Karine Vanasse |
| 31st Genie Awards | March 10, 2011 | William Shatner | National Arts Centre, Ottawa | Incendies | Paul Giamatti | Lubna Azabal |
| 32nd Genie Awards | March 8, 2012 | George Stroumboulopoulos | Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto, Ontario | Monsieur Lazhar | Mohamed Fellag | Vanessa Paradis |
| Canadian Screen Awards from 2013 ||||||

### Awards presented until 2012

* Best Motion Picture
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Director
* Best Original Screenplay
* Best Adapted Screenplay
* Best Cinematography
* Best Art Direction/Production Design
* Best Costume Design
* Best Editing
* Best Overall Sound
* Best Sound Editing
* Best Visual Effects
* Best Make-Up
* Best Original Song
* Best Original Score
* Best Feature Length Documentary
* Best Short Documentary
* Best Live Action Short Drama
* Best Animated Short
* Golden Reel

### Awards retired before 2012

* Best Performance by a Foreign Actor: 1980 to 1983
* Best Performance by a Foreign Actress: 1980 to 1983
* Outstanding TV Drama Under 30 Minutes: 1980 only
* Outstanding Independent Film: 1980 only
* Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Non-Feature): 1980 to 1981
* Outstanding Performance by an Actress (Non-Feature): 1980 to 1981
* Outstanding Art Direction (Non-Feature): 1980 only
* Outstanding Cinematography in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature): 1980 only
* Outstanding Cinematography in a Documentary (Non-Feature Film): 1980 only
* Outstanding Editing in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature): 1980 only
* Outstanding Original Music Score (Non-Feature Film): 1980 only
* Outstanding Non-Dramatic Script: 1980 only
* Outstanding Sound in a Non-Feature Film: 1980 only

## Special Achievement Genie

The Special Achievement Genie is an award occasionally given to an individual or individuals in recognition of lifetime achievement or an important career milestone.