Awards & Winners

1980 Genie Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1980 Genie Awards. Check awards winners of 1st Genie Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

1st Genie Awards

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture

Garth Drabinsky, Joel B. Michaels

Honored for : The Changeling

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Garth Drabinsky The Changeling
Joel B. Michaels The Changeling
Jean Beaudin Cordélia
Harry Alan Towers Klondike Fever
Gilbert Taylor Klondike Fever
Daniel Goldberg Meatballs
André Link Meatballs
John Dunning Meatballs
John M. Eckert Running
Robert M. Cooper Running
Ronald I. Cohen Running
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Christopher Plummer

Honored for : Murder by Decree

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Plummer Murder by Decree
Robin Gammell Klondike Fever
Stephen Lack The Rubber Gun
Geoffrey Bowes Something's Rotten
Thomas Hauff Summer's Children
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Kate Lynch

Honored for : Meatballs

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kate Lynch Meatballs
Louise Portal Cordélia
Louise Marleau Heart Break
Micheline Lanctôt A Scream from Silence
Claire Pimpare Yesterday
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Direction

Bob Clark

Honored for : Murder by Decree

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bob Clark Murder by Decree
Donald Shebib Fish Hawk
Peter Carter Klondike Fever
Anne Claire Poirier A Scream from Silence
Eric Till Wild Horse Hank
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Gordon Pinsent

Honored for : Klondike Fever

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gordon Pinsent Klondike Fever
Saul Rubinek The Agency
Chris Makepeace Meatballs
Harvey Atkin Meatballs
Lawrence Dane Running
Robert A. Silverman The Brood
Genie Award for Best Screenplay

Daniel Goldberg, Len Blum, Janis Allen

Honored for : Meatballs

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Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Goldberg Meatballs
Len Blum Meatballs
Janis Allen Meatballs
Mireille Dansereau Heart Break
Anne Claire Poirier A Scream from Silence
Marthe Blackburn A Scream from Silence
John Laing The Rubber Gun
Stephen Lack The Rubber Gun
Allan Moyle The Rubber Gun
Steven Hilliard Stern Running
Jim Osborne Summer's Children
Diana Maddox The Changeling
William Gray The Changeling
Jean Beaudin Cordélia
Marcel Sabourin Cordélia
Jean Salvy Eclair au Chocolat
Jean-Claude Lord Eclair au Chocolat
Ted Allan It Rained All Night the Day I Left
R.J. Dryer Klondike Fever
Martin Lager Klondike Fever
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Geneviève Bujold

Honored for : Murder by Decree

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Nominee Nominated Work
Geneviève Bujold Murder by Decree
Patricia Collins Summer's Children
Frances Hyland The Changeling
Helen Burns The Changeling
Barbara Gordon Wild Horse Hank
Golden Reel Award

Daniel Goldberg, Ivan Reitman

Honored for : Meatballs
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score

Carl Zittrer, Paul Zaza

Honored for : Murder by Decree

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carl Zittrer Murder by Decree
Paul Zaza Murder by Decree
Alain Leroux It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Hagood Hardy Klondike Fever
Howard Shore The Brood
Paul Hoffert Wild Horse Hank
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Dennis Drummond, Robert Grieve, Patrick Drummond

Honored for : The Changeling

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dennis Drummond The Changeling
Robert Grieve The Changeling
Patrick Drummond The Changeling
Ken Heeley-Ray The Agency
Marcel Pothier Eclair au Chocolat
Ken Heeley-Ray Murder by Decree
Michael Clark Wild Horse Hank
Brian French Wild Horse Hank
Genie Award for Best Screenplay

Diana Maddox, William Gray

Honored for : The Changeling

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Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Goldberg Meatballs
Len Blum Meatballs
Janis Allen Meatballs
Mireille Dansereau Heart Break
Anne Claire Poirier A Scream from Silence
Marthe Blackburn A Scream from Silence
John Laing The Rubber Gun
Stephen Lack The Rubber Gun
Allan Moyle The Rubber Gun
Steven Hilliard Stern Running
Jim Osborne Summer's Children
Diana Maddox The Changeling
William Gray The Changeling
Jean Beaudin Cordélia
Marcel Sabourin Cordélia
Jean Salvy Eclair au Chocolat
Jean-Claude Lord Eclair au Chocolat
Ted Allan It Rained All Night the Day I Left
R.J. Dryer Klondike Fever
Martin Lager Klondike Fever
Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary

Donald Brittain, Marrin Canell

Honored for : Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

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Nominee Nominated Work
Donald Brittain Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Marrin Canell Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Terence Macartney-Filgate Dieppe 1942
John McGreevy Glenn Gould's Toronto
Pat Ferns Glenn Gould's Toronto
Genie Award for Best Short Documentary

Mark Dolgoy

Honored for : Priory, The Only Home I've Got

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Dolgoy Priory, The Only Home I've Got
Claire Prieto It's Not An Illness
Marilyn A. Belec Taking Chances
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design

Trevor Williams

Honored for : The Changeling

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carol Spier The Brood
Trevor Williams The Changeling
Vianney Gauthier Cordélia
Denis Boucher Cordélia
Seamus Flannery Fish Hawk
Wolf Kroeger It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Seamus Flannery Klondike Fever
Roy Forge Smith Yesterday
Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor

George C. Scott

Honored for : The Changeling

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Nominee Nominated Work
George C. Scott The Changeling
Will Sampson Fish Hawk
Rod Steiger Klondike Fever
Bill Murray Meatballs
Michael Douglas Running
Genie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress

Martha Henry

Honored for : The New Comers '1978'

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Nominee Nominated Work
Martha Henry The New Comers '1978'
Lynne Griffin Every Person Is Guilty
Bronwen Mantel Revolution's Orphans
Janet Ward The Wordsmith
Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress

Trish Van Devere

Honored for : The Changeling

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Trish Van Devere The Changeling
Sally Kellerman It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Susan Anspach Running
Samantha Eggar The Brood
Cloris Leachman Yesterday
Genie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor

Rudi Lipp

Honored for : Revolution's Orphans

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rudi Lipp Revolution's Orphans
Ken Pogue Every Person Is Guilty
Saul Rubinek The Wordsmith
Genie Award for Best Outstanding Direction in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature)

Paul Almond

Honored for : Every Person Is Guilty

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Almond Every Person Is Guilty
John N. Smith Revolution's Orphans
Barry Healey The Night Before the Morning After
Genie Award for Outstanding Direction in a Documentary (Non-Feature Film)

Donald Brittain

Honored for : Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

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Nominee Nominated Work
Donald Brittain Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Terence Macartney-Filgate Dieppe 1942
Phillip Borsos Nails
Genie Award for Outstanding Screenplay

Mordecai Richler

Honored for : The Wordsmith

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mordecai Richler The Wordsmith
Ralph L. Thomas Every Person Is Guilty
László Kemes Géfin Revolution's Orphans
John N. Smith Revolution's Orphans
János Szanyi Revolution's Orphans
Barry Healey The Night Before the Morning After
Genie Award for Outstanding Cinematography in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature)

Savas Kalogeras

Honored for : Bravery in the Field

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Nominee Nominated Work
Savas Kalogeras Bravery in the Field
Kenneth W. Gregg Every Person Is Guilty
David De Volpi Revolution's Orphans
Genie Award for Outstanding Cinematography in a Documentary (Non-Feature Film)

Roger Rochat

Honored for : Le pilier de cristal

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Rochat Le pilier de cristal
Charles Stewart Dieppe 1942
Ron Orieux Nails
Douglas Kiefer Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Barry Perles Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography

John Coquillon

Honored for : The Changeling

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Coquillon The Changeling
Miklos Lente The Agency
Pierre Mignot Cordélia
Reginald H. Morris Murder by Decree
Laszlo George Running
Genie Award for Outstanding Art Direction (Non-Feature)

Milt Parcher

Honored for : The Wordsmith

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Nominee Nominated Work
Milt Parcher The Wordsmith
Earl G. Preston Revolution's Orphans
William Beeton Riel
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design

Louise Jobin

Honored for : Cordélia

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Louise Jobin Cordélia
Francois Barbeau Eclair au Chocolat
Linda Matheson Fish Hawk
Patti Unger Klondike Fever
Julie Whitfield Something's Rotten
Julie Whitfield Tanya's Island
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound

Dino Pigat, Karl Scherer, Joe Grimaldi, Austin Grimaldi

Honored for : The Changeling

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dino Pigat The Changeling
Karl Scherer The Changeling
Joe Grimaldi The Changeling
Austin Grimaldi The Changeling
Richard Lightstone Meatballs
Gary C. Bourgeois Meatballs
Joe Grimaldi Murder by Decree
David Appleby Murder by Decree
David Appleby Running
Joe Grimaldi Running
Owen Langevin Running
Bryan Day The Brood
Joe Grimaldi The Brood
Genie Award for Outstanding Sound in a Non-Feature Film

Tony Van den Akker, Al Caruso, Andy Malcolm, Terry Burke

Honored for : Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tony Van den Akker Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound
Al Caruso Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound
Andy Malcolm Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound
Terry Burke Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound
Austin Grimaldi Dieppe 1942
Michael Lax Dieppe 1942
Alex Taylor Dieppe 1942
Bernard Bordeleau Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Hans Oomes Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Genie Award for Outstanding Editing in a Documentary (Non-Feature Film)

Richard Todd

Honored for : Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Todd Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Thomas Berner Dieppe 1942
Raymond Hall Nails
Andy Malcolm Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound
Terry Burke Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing

Stan Cole

Honored for : Murder by Decree

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stan Cole Murder by Decree
Jean Beaudin Cordélia
Ron Wisman Fish Hawk
Marcel Pothier Heart Break
Debra Karen Meatballs
George Appleby Wild Horse Hank
Debra Karen Yesterday
Genie Award for Outstanding Theatrical Short

Phillip Borsos

Honored for : Nails

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Phillip Borsos Nails
Giles Walker Twice Upon a Time...
Terry Burke Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound
Genie Award for Outstanding Animation

Eugène Fedorenko

Honored for : Every Child

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Nominee Nominated Work
Eugène Fedorenko Every Child
Kai Pindal Caninabis
W.H. Stevens Jr. Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas
Beryl Friesen Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas
Genie Award for Outstanding Non-Dramatic Script

Ronald Blumer, John Random, Donald Brittain

Honored for : Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ronald Blumer Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
John Random Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Donald Brittain Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
William Whitehead Dieppe 1942
Timothy Findley Dieppe 1942
Glenn Gould Glenn Gould's Toronto
Genie Award for Outstanding Independent Film

Terry Burke

Honored for : Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound

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Nominee Nominated Work
Terry Burke Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound
Pat Ferns Glenn Gould's Toronto
John McGreevy Glenn Gould's Toronto
W.H. Stevens Jr. Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas
Beryl Friesen Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas
Genie Award for Outstanding TV Drama Over 30 Minutes

Sam Levene, Bill Gough

Honored for : Certain Practices

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sam Levene Certain Practices
Bill Gough Certain Practices
Sam Levene Every Person Is Guilty
Vivienne Leebosh Every Person Is Guilty
Robert Sherrin The Wordsmith
Genie Award for Outstanding TV Drama Under 30 Minutes

Giles Walker

Honored for : Bravery in the Field

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Nominee Nominated Work
Giles Walker Bravery in the Field
John N. Smith Revolution's Orphans
Barry Pearson The Spirit of the River to China
Barb Wiseberg The Spirit of the River to China