# 13th Genie Awards

The 13th annual Genie Awards were held on November 22, 1992, to honour Canadian films released in late 1991 and 1992. They were dominated by David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch, Jean-Claude Lauzon's Léolo, and Jean Beaudin's Being at Home with Claude.
The academy now recognized that its annual ceremony was not attracting audiences in Quebec. It worked with Radio-Canada to produce a French-language special, hosted by Quebec journalist René Homier-Roy, that aired immediately after the main broadcast and presented viewers with film clips and winner and nominee interviews.
The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto. Actor John Candy was slated to host the event, but he pulled out in a dispute over advance advertising which he had not approved and which he perceived as making fun of his weight. Actor Leslie Nielsen stepped in as host and received a standing ovation.

## Award winners and nominees

| Motion Picture | Direction |
| Naked Lunch — Gabriella Martinelli, Jeremy Thomas Being at Home with Claude — Louise Gendron Léolo — Aimée Danis, Lyse Lafontaine Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur) — Nicole Robert, Lorraine Dufour The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) — Marc Daigle, Lise Abastado | David Cronenberg, Naked Lunch Eli Cohen, The Quarrel Jean Beaudin, Being at Home with Claude Jean-Claude Lauzon, Léolo Robert Morin, Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur) |
| Actor in a leading role | Actress in a leading role |
| Tony Nardi, The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) Jacques Godin, Being at Home with Claude Don McKellar, Highway 61 Gildor Roy, Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur) Peter Weller, Naked Lunch | Janet Wright, Bordertown Café Janet-Laine Green, The Shower Viveca Lindfors, North of Pittsburgh Enrica Maria Modugno, The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) Valerie Pearson, Solitaire |
| Actor in a supporting role | Actress in a supporting role |
| Michael Hogan, Solitaire Jean-Guy Bouchard, Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur) Tano Cimarosa, The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) Robbie Coltrane, Oh, What a Night Andrew Miller, Oh, What a Night | Monique Mercure, Naked Lunch Krista Bridges, The Shower Judy Davis, On My Own Tracey Moore, Defy Gravity Johanne-Marie Tremblay, The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) |
| Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay |
| Jean-Claude Lauzon, Léolo Francis Damberger, Solitaire Paul Donovan and William Fleming, Buried on Sunday Bruno Ramirez and Paul Tana, The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) Jeff Schultz, North of Pittsburgh | David Cronenberg, Naked Lunch David Brandes, The Quarrel Jacques Leduc and Yvon Rivard, Phantom Life (La Vie fantôme) Kelly Rebar, Bordertown Café Gail Singer, True Confections |
| Best Feature Length Documentary | Best Short Documentary |
| Deadly Currents — Ric Esther Bienstock, Simcha Jacobovici, Elliott Halpern The Steak (Le Steak) — Manon Leriche, Pierre Falardeau Wisecracks — Gail Singer, Signe Johansson | A Song for Tibet — Anne Henderson, Abby Jack Neidek, Kent Martin A Kind of Family — Andrew Koster Xénofolies — Michel Moreau |
| Best Live Action Short Drama | Best Animated Short |
| Battle of the Bulge — Arlene Hazzan Green Kumar and Mr. Jones — Leonard Farlinger, Paul Brown Stroke — Mark Sawers, Gregory Middleton | Strings — Wendy Tilby Blackfly — Christopher Hinton The Lump — John Weldon |
| Art Direction/Production Design | Cinematography |
| Carol Spier, Naked Lunch Andris Hausmanis, True Confections Louise Jobin, Phantom Life (La Vie fantôme) François Séguin, Being at Home with Claude François Séguin, Léolo François Séguin, The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) | Peter Suschitzky, Naked Lunch Michel Caron, The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) Guy Dufaux, Léolo Pierre Mignot, Phantom Life (La Vie fantôme) Thomas Vámos, Being at Home with Claude |
| Costume Design | Editing |
| François Barbeau, Léolo Alisa Alexander, True Confections François Barbeau, The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) Denise Cronenberg, Naked Lunch Michèle Hamel, Phantom Life (La Vie fantôme) | Michel Arcand, Léolo André Corriveau, Being at Home with Claude Bruce Lange, North of Pittsburgh Lara Mazur, Bordertown Café Michael Pacek, Highway 61 |
| Overall Sound | Sound Editing |
| Peter Maxwell, Bryan Day, David Appleby and Don White, Naked Lunch Yvon Benoît, Jo Caron, Jack Jullian and Hans Peter Strobl, Léolo Jo Caron, Michel Descombes, Michel Charron and Luc Boudrias, Being at Home with Claude Dean Giammarco, Patrick Ramsay, Paul A. Sharpe and Bill Sheppard, North of Pittsburgh John Martin, Don White, Lou Solakofski and David Appleby, South of Wawa | Richard Cadger, Wayne Griffin, David Evans, Jane Tattersall, Andy Malcolm and Tony Currie, Naked Lunch Jérôme Décarie, Mathieu Beaudin, Carole Gagnon and Marcel Pothier, Being at Home with Claude Jérôme Décarie, Diane Boucher, Michel Bordeleau, Francine Poirier and Claude Beaugrand, Phantom Life (La Vie fantôme) Charles O'Shea, Shane Shemko, Cal Shumiatcher, Alison Grace and Marti Richa, North of Pittsburgh Marcel Pothier, Jean-Pierre Lelong, Richard Grégoire, Mathieu Beaudin, Carole Gagnon and Jacques Plante, Léolo Jane Tattersall, Drew King, Wayne Griffin, Tony Currie and Andy Malcolm, South of Wawa |
| Achievement in Music: Original Score | Achievement in Music: Original Song |
| Richard Grégoire, Being at Home with Claude Michael Becker, Solitaire Graeme Coleman, North of Pittsburgh Pierre Desrochers, The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) Howard Shore, Naked Lunch | Ron Hynes, "The Final Breath" — Secret Nation Gordon Norris and Larry Harvey, "Oh What a Fool You Made of Me" — The Shower Cam Wagner, "Midnight Ride" — North of Pittsburgh |
| Special awards | |
| Golden Reel Award: Black Robe Outstanding Contribution to the Canadian Film Industry: Michael Spencer | |