8th Genie Awards

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The 8th annual Genie Awards were held in 1987 to honour Canadian films made the previous year. The awards were dominated by Denys Arcand's Le Déclin de l'empire américain. The show was again held at he Metro Toronto Convention Centre and co-hosted by Helen Shaver.

[edit] Award winners

Best Motion Picture

Winner: Le Déclin de l'empire américain, Roger Frappier and René Malo

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Best actor

Winner: Gordon Pinsent, John and the Missus

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Best actress

Winner: Martha Henry, Dancing in the Dark

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Best supporting actor

Winner: Gabriel Arcand, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

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Best supporting actress

Winner: Louise Portal, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

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Best director

Winner: Denys Arcand, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

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Best original screenplay

Winner: Denys Arcand, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

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Best adapted screenplay

Winner: Leon Marr, Dancing in the Dark

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Cinematography

Winner: Pierre Mignot, Anne Trister

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Art direction/production design

Winner: Lillian Sarafinchan, Dancing in the Dark

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Cosutme design

Winner: Wendy Partridge, Loyalties

Other Nominees:

  • Michèle Hamel, Exit
  • Nicole Pelletier, Les Fous de Bassan
  • Louise Jobin, Pouvoir intime

Sound

Winner: Adrian Croll, Jean-Pierre Joutel, and Richard Besse, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

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Film editing

Winner: Monique Fortier, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

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Sound editing

Winner: Paul Dion, Diane Boucher, and Andy Malcolm, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

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Musical score

Winner: Michael Conway Baker, John and the Missus

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  • Marvin Dolgay, The Blue Man
  • Richard Grégoire and Marie Bernard, Exit

Animated short

Winner: Get a Job, Brad Caslor, Michael J.F. Scott, and Derek Mazur

Other Nominees:

  • Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety, William Pettigrew
  • Tables of Content, Wendy Tilby

Live action short

Winner: I Need a Man Like You to Make My Dreams Come True, Daria Stermac and Kalli Paakspuu

Other Nominees:

  • It's a Party, Peg Campbell
  • Nion in the Kaberet de LaVita, Jeremy Podeswa
  • Transit, Jean-Roch Marcotte
  • Where's Pete, Michael J.F. Scott

Documentary

Winner: Dads and Kids, Christian Bruyère

Other Nominees:

  • Ranch: The Alan Wood Ranch Project, Steven DeNure and Chris Lowry
  • Return to Departure: The Biography of a Painting or Watching a Pigment Dry and other Realisms, Kirk Tougas
  • Les Traces du rêve, Jacques Vallée
  • Uot, Zoo!, Phillip Hoffman