Awards & Winners

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Direction

Genie Awards

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Direction to the best work by a director of a Canadian film. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; beginning in 2013, it will be presented as part of the new Canadian Screen Awards.

Check all the winners of Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Direction presented under Genie Awards since 1980 .


Philippe Falardeau

Honored for : Monsieur Lazhar

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Cronenberg A Dangerous Method
Steven Silver The Bang Bang Club
Jean-Marc Vallée Café de flore
Philippe Falardeau Monsieur Lazhar
Larysa Kondracki The Whistleblower

Denis Villeneuve

Honored for : Incendies

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Grou 10½
Xavier Dolan Heartbeats
Richard J. Lewis Barney's Version
Denis Villeneuve Incendies
Vincenzo Natali Splice

Denis Villeneuve

Honored for : Polytechnique

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marie-Hélène Cousineau Before Tomorrow
Madeline Piujuq Ivalu Before Tomorrow
Kari Skogland Fifty Dead Men Walking
Charles Officer Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Denis Villeneuve Polytechnique
Bruce McDonald Pontypool

Benoît Pilon

Honored for : Ce qu'il faut pour vivre

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Benoît Pilon Ce qu'il faut pour vivre
Richie Mehta Amal
Lyne Charlebois Borderline
Carl Bessai Normal
Yves-Christian Fournier Tout est parfait

Sarah Polley

Honored for : Away from Her

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sarah Polley Away from Her
David Cronenberg Eastern Promises
Denys Arcand Days of Darkness
Roger Spottiswoode Shake Hands with the Devil
Bruce McDonald The Tracey Fragments

Charles Binamé

Honored for : The Rocket

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Binamé The Rocket
Eric Canuel Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Jean-François Pouliot The Little Book of Revenge
Stéphane Lapointe The Secret Life of Happy People
Robert Favreau A Sunday in Kigali

Jean-Marc Vallée

Honored for : C.R.A.Z.Y.

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jean-Marc Vallée C.R.A.Z.Y.
Louise Archambault Familia
Michael Dowse It's All Gone Pete Tong
Luc Picard L'Audition
Deepa Mehta Water

Francis Leclerc

Honored for : Looking for Alexander

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Francis Leclerc Looking for Alexander
Sudz Sutherland Love, Sex and Eating the Bones
Denise Filiatrault Bittersweet Memories
Pierre Houle Monica la mitraille
Bronwen Hughes Stander

Denys Arcand

Honored for : The Barbarian Invasions

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Denys Arcand The Barbarian Invasions
Robert Lepage Far Side of the Moon
Jean-François Pouliot Seducing Doctor Lewis
Guy Maddin The Saddest Music in the World
Charles Martin Smith The Snow Walker

David Cronenberg

Honored for : Spider

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Cronenberg Spider
Jean Beaudin Le collectionneur
Ricardo Trogi Québec Montréal
Sturla Gunnarsson Rare Birds
Anne Wheeler Suddenly Naked
Louis Bélanger Gaz Bar Blues
Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation)

Zacharias Kunuk

Honored for : Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Zacharias Kunuk Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Renny Bartlett Eisenstein
Bernard Émond The Woman Who Drinks
Denis Chouinard L'Ange de Goudron
William Phillips Treed Murray

Denis Villeneuve

Honored for : Maelström

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Denis Villeneuve Maelström
Alain Desrochers The Bottle
Robert Favreau The Orphan Muses
Robert Lepage Possible Worlds
Gary Burns waydowntown

Jeremy Podeswa

Honored for : The Five Senses

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeremy Podeswa The Five Senses
Léa Pool Set Me Free
Atom Egoyan Felicia's Journey
Louis Bélanger Post Mortem
István Szabó Sunshine

François Girard

Honored for : The Red Violin

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
François Girard The Red Violin
Don McKellar Last Night
Gillies MacKinnon Regeneration
J.H. Wyman Pale Saints
Jonathan Tammuz Rupert's Land
Sturla Gunnarsson Such a Long Journey

Atom Egoyan

Honored for : The Sweet Hereafter

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Atom Egoyan The Sweet Hereafter
Gabriel Pelletier Karmina
Lynne Stopkewich Kissed
André Forcier The Countess of Baton Rouge
Thom Fitzgerald The Hanging Garden

David Cronenberg

Honored for : Crash
(17th Annual Genie Awards)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Cronenberg Crash
17th Annual Genie Awards
Bruce McDonald Hard Core Logo
17th Annual Genie Awards
Robert Lepage Le Polygraphe
17th Annual Genie Awards
John Greyson Lilies
17th Annual Genie Awards
John Fawcett The Boys Club
17th Annual Genie Awards
Robert Lepage The Confessional
16th Annual Genie Awards
Charles Binamé Eldorado
16th Annual Genie Awards
Jean-Marc Vallée Black List
16th Annual Genie Awards
Mort Ransen Margaret's Museum
16th Annual Genie Awards
Clement Virgo Rude
16th Annual Genie Awards

Robert Lepage

Honored for : The Confessional
(16th Annual Genie Awards)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Cronenberg Crash
17th Annual Genie Awards
Bruce McDonald Hard Core Logo
17th Annual Genie Awards
Robert Lepage Le Polygraphe
17th Annual Genie Awards
John Greyson Lilies
17th Annual Genie Awards
John Fawcett The Boys Club
17th Annual Genie Awards
Robert Lepage The Confessional
16th Annual Genie Awards
Charles Binamé Eldorado
16th Annual Genie Awards
Jean-Marc Vallée Black List
16th Annual Genie Awards
Mort Ransen Margaret's Museum
16th Annual Genie Awards
Clement Virgo Rude
16th Annual Genie Awards

Atom Egoyan

Honored for : Exotica

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Atom Egoyan Exotica
Micheline Lanctôt Two Can Play
Mina Shum Double Happiness
André Forcier A Wind from Wyoming
Léa Pool Desire in Motion
Richard J. Lewis Whale Music

François Girard

Honored for : Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
François Girard Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Atom Egoyan Calendar
George Mihalka La Florida
Paule Baillargeon The Sex of the Stars
Sandy Wilson Harmony Cats

David Cronenberg

Honored for : Naked Lunch

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Cronenberg Naked Lunch
Jean Beaudin Being at Home with Claude
Jean-Claude Lauzon Léolo
Robert Morin Requiem Pour Un Beau Sans-Coeur
Eli Cohen The Quarrel

Bruce Beresford

Honored for : Black Robe

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bruce Beresford Black Robe
Phillip Borsos Bethune
Darrell Wasyk H
Atom Egoyan The Adjuster
André Forcier An Imaginary Tale

Denys Arcand

Honored for : Jesus of Montreal

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Denys Arcand Jesus of Montreal
Anne Wheeler Bye Bye Blues
François Bouvier Les Matins Infideles
Jean Beaudry Les Matins Infideles
Atom Egoyan Speaking Parts
John N. Smith Welcome to Canada

David Cronenberg

Honored for : Dead Ringers

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Cronenberg Dead Ringers
John Frizzell A Winter Tan
John Walker A Winter Tan
Jackie Burroughs A Winter Tan
Aerlyn Weissman A Winter Tan
Louise Clark A Winter Tan
Anne Wheeler Cowboys Don't Cry
Francis Mankiewicz The Revolving Doors
Roger Cardinal Malarek

Jean-Claude Lauzon

Honored for : Night Zoo

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jean-Claude Lauzon Night Zoo
Atom Egoyan Family Viewing
Patricia Rozema I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Marquise Lepage Marie in the City
John N. Smith Train of Dreams

Denys Arcand

Honored for : Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Denys Arcand Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Leon Marr Dancing in the Dark
Anne Wheeler Loyalties
Yves Simoneau Intimate Power
John N. Smith Sitting In Limbo

Sandy Wilson

Honored for : My American Cousin

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sandy Wilson My American Cousin
Giles Walker 90 Days
Ted Kotcheff Joshua Then and Now
Claude Jutra The Dame in Color
Jean Beaudin Le Matou

Micheline Lanctôt

Honored for : Sonatine

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Micheline Lanctôt Sonatine
Léa Pool A Woman in Transit
Jean Pierre Lefebvre Le jour S...
Atom Egoyan Next of Kin
Don Owen Unfinished Business

Bob Clark

Honored for : A Christmas Story
(tie with David Cronenbert (Videodrome))

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bob Clark A Christmas Story
David Cronenberg Videodrome
André Forcier Au Clair de la Lune
Jack Darcus Deserters
Bruno Carrière Lucien Brouillard
Brigitte Sauriol Rien qu'un jeu

David Cronenberg

Honored for : Videodrome
(tie with Bob Clark (A Christmas Story))

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bob Clark A Christmas Story
David Cronenberg Videodrome
André Forcier Au Clair de la Lune
Jack Darcus Deserters
Bruno Carrière Lucien Brouillard
Brigitte Sauriol Rien qu'un jeu

Phillip Borsos

Honored for : The Grey Fox

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Phillip Borsos The Grey Fox
Eric Till If You Could See What I Hear
Jean Pierre Lefebvre Wild Flowers
Rex Bromfield Melanie
Robert Ménard A Day in a Taxi

Gilles Carle

Honored for : The Plouffe Family

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gilles Carle The Plouffe Family
Donald Shebib Heartaches
David Cronenberg Scanners
Allan King Silence of the North
Ralph Thomas Ticket to Heaven

Francis Mankiewicz

Honored for : Good Riddance

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Francis Mankiewicz Good Riddance
Jean-Claude Labrecque The Coffin Affair
Micheline Lanctôt The Handyman
Zale Dalen The Hounds of Notre Dame
Bob Clark Tribute

Bob Clark

Honored for : Murder by Decree

Nominations 1980 »

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