4th Genie Awards

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The 4th annual Genie Awards were held March 23, 1983 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. There ceremony was hosted by comedian Dave Thomas.

[edit] Award winners

Best Picture

Winner: The Grey Fox, Peter O'Brian

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Best actress

Winner: Rae Dawn Chong, La Guerre du Feu

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Best actor

Winner: Donald Sutherland, Threshold

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Best foreign actor

Winner: Richard Farnsworth , The Grey Fox

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Best foreign actress

Winner: Glynnis O'Connor, Melanie

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Best supporting actor

Winner: R.H. Thomson, If You Could See What I Hear

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Best supporting actress

Winner: Jackie Burroughs, The Grey Fox

Other Nominees:

  • Clare Coulter, By Design
  • Genevieve Brassard, Doux Aveux
  • Trudy Young, Melanie
  • Patricia Nolin, La Quarantaine

Best director

Winner: Phillip Borsos, The Grey Fox

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Original screenplay

Winner: John Hunter, The Grey Fox

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Adapted screenplay

Winner: Richard Paluck and Robert Guza Jr., Melanie

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  • Peter Dion, The Hot Touch

Cinematography

Winner: Michel Brault, Threshold

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  • Pierre Mignot, Une Journée en Taxi

Art direction

Winner: Bill Brodie, The Grey Fox

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Costume design

Winner: John Hay, La Guerre du Feu

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Sound

Winner: Don White, Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Joe Grimaldi, Claude Hazanavicius, and Austin Grimaldi, La Guerre du Feu

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Film editing

Winner: Yves Langlois, La Guerre du Feu

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Sound editing

Winner: Martin Ashbee, Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Kevin Ward, and David Evans, La Guerre du Feu

Other Nominees:

  • Rod Crawley, Tony Currie, Peter Thilaye, and Bruce Nyznik, The Grey Fox
  • Bruce Carwardine, Brian French, Glen Gauthier, Tim Roberts, Brian Rosen, Harry Tracy, Desperado
  • Wayne Griffin and Dennis Drummond, Melanie
  • Bruce Nyznik, Sharon Lackie, Tony Currie, Threshold

Music score

Winner: Michael Conway Baker, The Grey Fox

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  • Maribeth Solomon and Micky Erbe, Threshold
  • Jonathan Goldsmith, Visiting Hours

Theatrical short

Winner: Pierre Falardeau and Julien Poulin, Elvis Gratton

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Documentary

Winner: Robert Fortier, Adam Symansky, and Bill Brind, The Devil at Your Heels

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  • Michael McKennirey and John N. Smith, Gala
  • Hélène Verrier, Jouer sa Vie