27th Genie Awards

27th Genie Awards

February 13, 2007


Best Film:
Bon Cop, Bad Cop

The 27th Genie Awards were held on February 13, 2007 to honour films released in 2006. The ceremony was located at the Carlu theatre in Toronto.

Maurice Richard (The Rocket) was the most successful film at these awards, winning 9 of its 13 nominated categories. Bon Cop, Bad Cop won just 2 of its 10 nominations, although it received the highest 2006 box office revenues in Canada to earn the Golden Reel Award.

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Nominees

Nominees were announced 9 January 2007. [1]

Films with the most nominations:

Winners

Motion Picture

Winner: Bon Cop, Bad Cop; Kevin Tierney

Other nominees:

Actor in a leading role

Winner: Roy Dupuis, Maurice Richard (The Rocket)

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Actress in a leading role

Winner: Julie LeBreton, Maurice Richard (The Rocket)

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Actor in a supporting role

Winner: Stephen McHattie, Maurice Richard (The Rocket)

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Actress in a supporting role

Winner: Carrie-Anne Moss, Snow Cake

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Direction

Winner: Charles Binamé. Maurice Richard (The Rocket)

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Art direction/production design

Winner: Michel Proulx, Maurice Richard (The Rocket)

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Cinematography

Winner: Pierre Gill, Maurice Richard (The Rocket)

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Costume design

Winner: Francesca Chamberland, Maurice Richard (The Rocket)

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Editing

Winner: Michel Arcand, Maurice Richard (The Rocket)

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Adapted screenplay

Winner: Robert Favreau, Gil Courtemanche, Un dimanche à Kigali (A Sunday in Kigali)

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Original screenplay

Winner: Philippe Falardeau, Congorama

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Overall sound

Winner: Dominique Chartrand, Gavin Fernandes, Nathalie Morin, Pierre Paquet, Bon Cop, Bad Cop

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Sound Editing

Winner: Claude Beaugrand, Olivier Calvert, Jérôme Décarie, Natalie Fleurant, Francine Poirier, Maurice Richard (The Rocket)

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Documentary

Winner: Manufactured Landscapes, Jennifer Baichwal, Nick de Pencier, Gerry Flahive, Daniel Iron, Peter Starr

Other nominee:

Live action short drama

Winner: Le rouge au sol (Red), Maxime Giroux, Paul Barbeau

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Animated short

Winner: The Danish Poet, Torill Kove, Lise Fearnley, Marcy Page

Other nominee:

Music - original score

Winner: Jean Robitaille, Sans elle (Without Her)

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Music - original song

Winner: "Have Hope", Jennifer Kreisberg, Unnatural & Accidental

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Special Awards

The following special awards do not involve prior nominations:

Make-up design

This is an occasional honour which was last presented in 1997.

Winner: Nick Dudman, Beowulf & Grendel

Golden Reel Award

This award is presented to the film which attained the highest box office receipts in 2006.

Winner: Bon Cop, Bad Cop

Claude Jutra Award

This prize is a special director-based presentation. Until this year, there was no more than one recipient of the Claude Jutra Award.

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