Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture (Genie Awards)

Genie Awards

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Motion Picture to the best Canadian film. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; as of 2013, it is presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.

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

Luc Déry, Kim McCraw

Honored for : Monsieur Lazhar

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Martin Katz	A Dangerous Method
Marco Mehlitz	A Dangerous Method
Jeremy Thomas	A Dangerous Method
Jean-Marc Vallée	Café de flore
Marie-Claude Poulin	Café de flore
Pierre Even	Café de flore
Luc Déry	Monsieur Lazhar
Kim McCraw	Monsieur Lazhar
Andre Rouleau	Starbuck
Celine Rattray	The Whistleblower
Christina Piovesan	The Whistleblower

Luc Déry, Kim McCraw

Honored for : Incendies

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Pierre Gendron	10½
Xavier Dolan	Heartbeats
Daniel Morin	Heartbeats
Carole Mondello	Heartbeats
Robert Lantos	Barney's Version
Luc Déry	Incendies
Kim McCraw	Incendies
Steven Hoban	Splice

Don Carmody, Maxime Remillard

Honored for : Polytechnique

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Stéphane Rituit	Before Tomorrow
Shawn Williamson	Fifty Dead Men Walking
Stephen Hegyes	Fifty Dead Men Walking
Peter La Terriere	Fifty Dead Men Walking
Kari Skogland	Fifty Dead Men Walking
Ingrid Veninger	Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Maxime Remillard	Polytechnique
Don Carmody	Polytechnique
Maude Bouchard	3 saisons
Jim Donovan	3 saisons
Sandy Martinez	3 saisons
Bruno Rosato	3 saisons

Niv Fichman, Francis Damberger, Paul Gross, Frank Siracusa

Honored for : Passchendaele

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Francis Damberger	Passchendaele
Frank Siracusa	Passchendaele
Niv Fichman	Passchendaele
Paul Gross	Passchendaele
Steven Bray	Amal
David Miller	Amal
Bernadette Payeur	Ce qu'il faut pour vivre
René Chénier	Ce qu'il faut pour vivre
Carl Bessai	Normal
Andrew Boutilier	Normal
Nicole Robert	Tout est parfait

Daniel Iron, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss

Honored for : Away from Her

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jennifer Weiss	Away from Her
Simone Urdl	Away from Her
Daniel Iron	Away from Her
Luc Déry	Continental, a Film Without Guns
Kim McCraw	Continental, a Film Without Guns
Robert Lantos	Eastern Promises
Paul Webster	Eastern Promises
Denise Robert	Days of Darkness
Daniel Louis	Days of Darkness
Laszlo Barna	Shake Hands with the Devil
Michael Donovan	Shake Hands with the Devil

Kevin Tierney

Honored for : Bon Cop, Bad Cop

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kevin Tierney	Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Luc Vandal	The Little Book of Revenge
Roger Frappier	The Little Book of Revenge
Denise Robert	The Rocket
Daniel Louis	The Rocket
Barrie Dunn	Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
Mike Clattenburg	Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
Michael A Volpe	Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
Michael Mosca	A Sunday in Kigali
Lyse Lafontaine	A Sunday in Kigali

Jean-Marc Vallée, Pierre Even

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

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jean-Marc Vallée	C.R.A.Z.Y.
Pierre Even	C.R.A.Z.Y.
Luc Déry	Familia
Allan Niblo	It's All Gone Pete Tong
James Richardson	It's All Gone Pete Tong
Elizabeth Yake	It's All Gone Pete Tong
Andrea Mann	Saint Ralph
Teza Lawrence	Saint Ralph
Seaton McLean	Saint Ralph
Michael Souther	Saint Ralph
David Hamilton	Water

Paul Cadieux

Honored for : The Triplets of Belleville

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Paul Cadieux	The Triplets of Belleville
Robert Lantos	Being Julia
Jennifer Holness	Love, Sex and Eating the Bones
Denise Robert	Bittersweet Memories
Daniel Louis	Bittersweet Memories
Barbara Shrier	Looking for Alexander

Denise Robert, Daniel Louis, Fabienne Vonier

Honored for : The Barbarian Invasions

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Fabienne Vonier	The Barbarian Invasions
Denise Robert	The Barbarian Invasions
Daniel Louis	The Barbarian Invasions
Luc Vandal	Seducing Doctor Lewis
Roger Frappier	Seducing Doctor Lewis
Andras Hamori	Owning Mahowny
Seaton McLean	Owning Mahowny
Alessandro Camon	Owning Mahowny
William Vince	The Snow Walker
Rob Merilees	The Snow Walker
Mario St-Laurent	Far Side of the Moon
Bob Krupinski	Far Side of the Moon

Robert Lantos, Atom Egoyan

Honored for : Ararat

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robert Lantos	Ararat
Atom Egoyan	Ararat
David Hamilton	Bollywood/Hollywood
Robert Wertheimer	Bollywood/Hollywood
Nicole Robert	Québec Montréal
Zofia Tujaka	Québec Montréal
Gavin Wilding	Suddenly Naked
Janet York	Rare Birds
Paul Pope	Rare Birds

Norman Cohn, Paul Apak Angilirq, Zacharias Kunuk, Germaine Ying Gee Wong

Honored for : Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Germaine Ying Gee Wong	Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Paul Apak Angilirq	Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Norman Cohn	Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Zacharias Kunuk	Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Douglas Berquist	The War Bride
Alistair MacLean-Clark	The War Bride
Helen du Toit	Treed Murray
Luc Déry	Soft Shell Man
Joseph Hillel	Soft Shell Man
Martin Paul-Hus	Eisenstein
Regine Schmid	Eisenstein

Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal

Honored for : Maelström

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roger Frappier	Maelström
Luc Vandal	Maelström
Damon D'Oliveira	Love Come Down
Clement Virgo	Love Come Down
Eric Jordan	Love Come Down
Bruno Jobin	Possible Worlds
Sandra Cunningham	Possible Worlds
Robert Lantos	Stardom
Denise Robert	Stardom
Julia Sereny	New Waterford Girl
Jennifer Kawaja	New Waterford Girl
Julie Allan	To Walk with Lions
Pieter Kroonenburg	To Walk with Lions

Robert Lantos, Andras Hamori

Honored for : Sunshine

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andras Hamori	Sunshine
Robert Lantos	Sunshine
David Cronenberg	Existenz
Andras Hamori	Existenz
Robert Lantos	Existenz
Bruce Davey	Felicia's Journey
Lorraine Dufour	Post Mortem
Camelia Frieberg	The Five Senses
Jeremy Podeswa	The Five Senses
Yuri Yoshimura Gagnon	Histoires d'hiver
Claude Gagnon	Histoires d'hiver

Niv Fichman

Honored for : The Red Violin

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Niv Fichman	The Red Violin
Niv Fichman	Last Night
Daniel Iron	Last Night
Peter R. Simpson	Regeneration
Allan Scott	Regeneration
Paul Stephens	Such a Long Journey
Simon MacCorkindale	Such a Long Journey
Scott Kennedy	Rupert's Land
Bill Thumm	Rupert's Land

Atom Egoyan, Camelia Frieberg

Honored for : The Sweet Hereafter

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Camelia Frieberg	The Sweet Hereafter
Atom Egoyan	The Sweet Hereafter
André Turpin	Cosmos
Denis Villeneuve	Cosmos
Arto Paragamian	Cosmos
Marie-Julie Dallaire	Cosmos
Jennifer Alleyn	Cosmos
Roger Frappier	Cosmos
Manon Briand	Cosmos
Nicole Robert	Karmina
Gabriel Pelletier	Karmina
Dean English	Kissed
Lynne Stopkewich	Kissed
Louise Garfield	The Hanging Garden
Arnie Gelbart	The Hanging Garden
Thom Fitzgerald	The Hanging Garden

Robin Cass, Arnie Gelbart, Anna Stratton

Honored for : Lilies

(17th Annual Genie Awards)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Arnie Gelbart	Lilies 17th Annual Genie Awards
Anna Stratton	Lilies 17th Annual Genie Awards
Robin Cass	Lilies 17th Annual Genie Awards
David Cronenberg	Crash 17th Annual Genie Awards
Christine Haebler	Hard Core Logo 17th Annual Genie Awards
Brian Dennis	Hard Core Logo 17th Annual Genie Awards
Jean-Pierre St. Michel	Le Polygraphe 17th Annual Genie Awards
Bruno Jobin	Le Polygraphe 17th Annual Genie Awards
Ulrich Felsberg	Le Polygraphe 17th Annual Genie Awards
Philippe Carcassonne	Le Polygraphe 17th Annual Genie Awards
Daniel Iron	Long Day's Journey Into Night 17th Annual Genie Awards
Niv Fichman	Long Day's Journey Into Night 17th Annual Genie Awards
Denise Robert	The Confessional 16th Annual Genie Awards
Marcel Giroux	Black List 16th Annual Genie Awards
Matthew O’Connor	Magic in the Water 16th Annual Genie Awards
Rick Stevenson	Magic in the Water 16th Annual Genie Awards
Claudio Luca	Margaret's Museum 16th Annual Genie Awards
Steve Clark-Hall	Margaret's Museum 16th Annual Genie Awards
Mort Ransen	Margaret's Museum 16th Annual Genie Awards
Christopher Zimmer	Margaret's Museum 16th Annual Genie Awards
Karen King	Rude 16th Annual Genie Awards
Damon D'Oliveira	Rude 16th Annual Genie Awards

Denise Robert

Honored for : The Confessional

(16th Annual Genie Awards)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Arnie Gelbart	Lilies 17th Annual Genie Awards
Anna Stratton	Lilies 17th Annual Genie Awards
Robin Cass	Lilies 17th Annual Genie Awards
David Cronenberg	Crash 17th Annual Genie Awards
Christine Haebler	Hard Core Logo 17th Annual Genie Awards
Brian Dennis	Hard Core Logo 17th Annual Genie Awards
Jean-Pierre St. Michel	Le Polygraphe 17th Annual Genie Awards
Bruno Jobin	Le Polygraphe 17th Annual Genie Awards
Ulrich Felsberg	Le Polygraphe 17th Annual Genie Awards
Philippe Carcassonne	Le Polygraphe 17th Annual Genie Awards
Daniel Iron	Long Day's Journey Into Night 17th Annual Genie Awards
Niv Fichman	Long Day's Journey Into Night 17th Annual Genie Awards
Denise Robert	The Confessional 16th Annual Genie Awards
Marcel Giroux	Black List 16th Annual Genie Awards
Matthew O’Connor	Magic in the Water 16th Annual Genie Awards
Rick Stevenson	Magic in the Water 16th Annual Genie Awards
Claudio Luca	Margaret's Museum 16th Annual Genie Awards
Steve Clark-Hall	Margaret's Museum 16th Annual Genie Awards
Mort Ransen	Margaret's Museum 16th Annual Genie Awards
Christopher Zimmer	Margaret's Museum 16th Annual Genie Awards
Karen King	Rude 16th Annual Genie Awards
Damon D'Oliveira	Rude 16th Annual Genie Awards

Atom Egoyan, Camelia Frieberg

Honored for : Exotica

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Camelia Frieberg	Exotica
Atom Egoyan	Exotica
Rose Lam Waddell	Double Happiness
Richard Sadler	King of the Airways
Jacques Dorfmann	King of the Airways
Aimée Danis	My Friend Max
Daniele Bussy	My Friend Max
Steve Denure	Whale Music
Raymond Massey	Whale Music

Niv Fichman

Honored for : Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Niv Fichman	Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Pierre Sarrazin	La Florida
Claude Bonin	La Florida
Pierre Gendron	The Sex of the Stars
Jean-Roch Marcotte	The Sex of the Stars
Sharon McGowan	The Lotus Eaters
Alan Morinis	Harmony Cats
Richard Davis	Harmony Cats

Gabriella Martinelli, Jeremy Thomas

Honored for : Naked Lunch

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gabriella Martinelli	Naked Lunch
Jeremy Thomas	Naked Lunch
Louise Gendron	Being at Home with Claude
Lyse Lafontaine	Léolo
Aimée Danis	Léolo
Nicole Robert	Requiem Pour Un Beau Sans-Coeur
Lorraine Dufour	Requiem Pour Un Beau Sans-Coeur
Lise Abastado	The Saracen Woman
Marc Daigle	The Saracen Woman

Robert Lantos, Sue Milliken, Stéphane Reichel

Honored for : Black Robe

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robert Lantos	Black Robe
Sue Milliken	Black Robe
Stéphane Reichel	Black Robe
Richard Davis	Chaindance
Michael Burns	Perfectly Normal
David Wilson	The Company of Strangers
Robin Spry	An Imaginary Tale
Claudio Luca	An Imaginary Tale

Roger Frappier, Pierre Gendron

Honored for : Jesus of Montreal

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Pierre Gendron	Jesus of Montreal
Roger Frappier	Jesus of Montreal
Arvi Liimatainen	Bye Bye Blues
Anne Wheeler	Bye Bye Blues
Atom Egoyan	Speaking Parts
Allan King	Termini Station
Ilana Frank	Cold Comfort
Ray Sager	Cold Comfort

David Cronenberg, Marc Boyman

Honored for : Dead Ringers

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Marc Boyman	Dead Ringers
David Cronenberg	Dead Ringers
Denise Robert	Straight for the Heart
Robin Spry	Straight for the Heart
Louise Clark	A Winter Tan
Jackie Burroughs	A Winter Tan
John Walker	A Winter Tan
John Frizzell	A Winter Tan
Aerlyn Weissman	A Winter Tan
Rene Malo	The Revolving Doors
Francyne Morin	The Revolving Doors
Stephen Foster	The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

Roger Frappier, Pierre Gendron

Honored for : Night Zoo

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roger Frappier	Night Zoo
Pierre Gendron	Night Zoo
Atom Egoyan	Family Viewing
Alexandra Raffé	I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Patricia Rozema	I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Stephen Reynolds	Life Classes
Sam Grana	Train of Dreams

Roger Frappier, Rene Malo

Honored for : Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roger Frappier	Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Rene Malo	Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Anthony Kramreither	Dancing in the Dark
Peter O'Brian	John and the Missus
John Hunter	John and the Missus
Claude Bonin	Intimate Power
Ron Lillie	Loyalties
William Johnston	Loyalties

Peter O'Brian

Honored for : My American Cousin

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter O'Brian	My American Cousin
Giles Walker	90 Days
David Wilson	90 Days
Stephen J. Roth	Joshua Then and Now
Robert Lantos	Joshua Then and Now
Justine Hérouxx	Le Matou
Peter O'Brian	One Magic Christmas

Denis Héroux, John Kemeny

Honored for : The Bay Boy

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Denis Héroux	The Bay Boy
John Kemeny	The Bay Boy
Bernadette Payeur	A Woman in Transit
Rock Demers	The Dog Who Stopped the War
Nicole Robert	The Dog Who Stopped the War
Helene Verrier	Mario
Jean Beaudin	Mario

Robert M. Cooper

Honored for : The Terry Fox Story

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robert M. Cooper	The Terry Fox Story
Bob Clark	A Christmas Story
René Dupont	A Christmas Story
Marc Daigle	Lucien Brouillard
Rene Gueissaz	Lucien Brouillard
Murray Shostak	Maria Chapdelaine
Robert Baylis	Maria Chapdelaine
Richard Nielsen	The Wars

Peter O'Brian

Honored for : The Grey Fox

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter O'Brian	The Grey Fox
Ronald I. Cohen	Harry Tracy, Desperado
Denis Héroux	Quest for Fire
John Kemeny	Quest for Fire
Jon Slan	Threshold
Michael Burns	Threshold
Robert Ménard	A Day in a Taxi
August Schellenberg	Latitude 55°

Ronald I. Cohen, Vivienne Leebosh

Honored for : Ticket to Heaven

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ronald I. Cohen	Ticket to Heaven
Vivienne Leebosh	Ticket to Heaven
Justine Hérouxx	The Plouffe Family
Denis Héroux	The Plouffe Family
Victor Solnicki	Scanners
Claude Héroux	Scanners
Pierre David	Scanners
Garth Drabinsky	The Amateur
Joel B. Michaels	The Amateur
David Patterson	Heartaches
Jerry Raibourn	Heartaches

Claude Godbout, Marcia Couelle

Honored for : Good Riddance

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Claude Godbout	Good Riddance
Marcia Couelle	Good Riddance
Rene Malo	The Handyman
Fil Fraser	The Hounds of Notre Dame
André Fleury	The Lucky Star
Claude Léger	The Lucky Star
Joel B. Michaels	Tribute
Garth Drabinsky	Tribute

Garth Drabinsky, Joel B. Michaels

Honored for : The Changeling

Nominations 1980 »

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