17th Genie Awards

The 17th Genie Awards were held on November 27, 1996, to honour films released in late 1995 and 1996. They were the second Genie Award ceremony held in that year; the 16th Genie Awards were delayed from the fall of 1995 and took place in January 1996 instead.

Nominees and winners

The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text.

Best Motion Picture

• Lilies, Robin Cass, Arnie Gelbart and Anna Stratton, producers
• Crash, David Cronenberg, producer
• Hard Core Logo, Brian Dennis and Christine Haebler, producers
• Long Day's Journey into Night, Niv Fichman and Daniel Iron, producers
• Le Polygraphe, Philippe Carcassonne, Bruno Jobin, Jean-Pierre St-Michel and Ulrich Felsberg, producers

Best Actor

• William Hutt, Long Day's Journey into Night
• Jason Cadieux, Lilies
• Matthew Ferguson, Lilies
• Danny Gilmore, Lilies
• Tom McCamus, Long Day's Journey into Night
• Christopher Penn, The Boys Club

Best Actress

• Martha Henry, Long Day's Journey into Night
• Marie Brassard, Le Polygraphe
• Helene Clarkson, Blood & Donuts
• Brenda Fricker, Swann
• Louise Portal, Sous-sol

Best Supporting Actor

• Peter Donaldson, Long Day's Journey into Night
• Alexander Chapman, Lilies
• James Hyndman, Rowing Through
• Sean McCann, Swann
• Ron White, Screamers

Best Supporting Actress

• Martha Burns, Long Day's Journey into Night
• Marie-Andrée Corneille, Erreur sur la personne
• Josée Deschênes, Le Polygraphe
• Maria de Medeiros, Le Polygraphe
• Manon Miclette, J'aime, j'aime pas

Best Director

• David Cronenberg, Crash
• John Fawcett, The Boys Club
• John Greyson, Lilies
• Robert Lepage, Le Polygraphe
• Bruce McDonald, Hard Core Logo

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External links

• Genie Awards 1996 on imdb