28th Genie Awards

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Genie Awards

Sandra Oh at the 28th Genie Awards
Awarded for Excellence in film
Presented by Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Country Canada
First awarded 1986
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The 28th Genie Awards were held on March 3, 2008 to honour films released in 2007. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The show was broadcast on E! and Independent Film Channel and hosted by Sandra Oh.

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[edit] Controversy

The nominations for 2008 faced some controversy when director Jason Reitman issued a statement expressing his disappointment that the hit film Juno, which had a Canadian director, Canadian stars (Ellen Page and Michael Cera) and a Canadian crew, and was filmed in Canada, did not qualify for a nomination. Sara Morton, the head of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, issued a statement indicating that the film — which was produced by an American film studio — had not been submitted for Genie Award consideration.[1]

[edit] Top nominations

  • Eastern Promises and Shake Hands with the Devil - 12
  • Away from Her - 7
  • The Tracey Fragments - 6
  • Continental, A Film without Guns and Silk - 5
  • Days of Darkness - 4

[edit] Nominees

[2][3][4]

[edit] Motion Picture

[edit] Actor in a leading role

[edit] Actor in a supporting role

[edit] Actress in a leading role

[edit] Actress in a supporting role

[edit] Direction

[edit] Art Direction/Production Design

[edit] Cinematography

[edit] Costume Design

[edit] Editing

[edit] Adapted Screenplay

[edit] Original Screenplay

[edit] Overall Sound

[edit] Claude Jutra Award

[edit] Golden Reel Award

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Reitman's film Juno never applied for Genie Awards", cbc.ca, February 29, 2008.
  2. ^ 2008 Genie Nominees. Toronto Star (2008-01-28). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
  3. ^ Eastern Promises and Shake hands With The Devil Lead in 2008 Genie Award Nominations (PDF) 4. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (2008-01-28). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
  4. ^ "Polley's Away From Her triumphs at Genie Awards", CBC Arts. Retrieved on 2008-03-04. 

[edit] External link

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