26th Genie Awards

The 26th Genie Awards were held on March 13, 2006 to honour films released in 2005. The ceremony was held at the Carlu theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan.

Nominees and winners

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

Best Picture

• C.R.A.Z.Y. (Pierre Even & Jean-Marc Vallée, producers)
• Familia (Luc Déry)
• It's All Gone Pete Tong (Elizabeth Yake, Allan Niblo, James Richardson)
• Saint Ralph (Michael Souther, Teza Lawrence, Andrea Mann, Seaton McLean)
• Water (David Hamilton)

Best Actor

• Michel Côté, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Adam Butcher, Saint Ralph
• Marc-André Grondin, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Paul Kaye, It's All Gone Pete Tong
• Luc Picard, L'Audition

Best Actress

• Seema Biswas, Water
• Gina Chiarelli, See Grace Fly
• Macha Grenon, Familia
• Arsinée Khanjian, Sabah
• Sylvie Moreau, Familia

Best Director

• Jean-Marc Vallée, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Louise Archambault, Familia
• Michael Dowse, It's All Gone Pete Tong
• Deepa Mehta, Water
• Luc Picard, L'Audition

Cinematography

• Giles Nuttgens, Water
• Balasz Bolygo, It's All Gone Pete Tong
• Bernard Couture, Le Survenant
• Pierre Mignot, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• André Turpin, Familia

Editing

• Paul Jutras, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Jeremy Peter Allen, Manners of Dying
• Stuart Gazzard, It's All Gone Pete Tong
• Colin Monie, Water
• Susan Shipton, Where the Truth Lies

Documentary

• Velcrow Ripper, Tracey Friesen, Cari Green and Harry Sutherland, ScaredSacred
• Paul Arcand and Denise Robert, Les Voleurs d'enfance

Animated Short

• Chris Hinton and Michael Fukushima, cNote
• Patrick Bouchard and Michèle Bélanger, Dehors novembre
• Philippe Julien, Marcel Jean and Jean-Pierre Lemouland, Ruzz et Ben

Live Action Short

• David Ostry and Matthew Cervi, Milo 55160
• Carl Laudan, The Big Thing
• Simon Olivier Fecteau, Guillaume Lespérance and Jean-François Lord, Les Derniers jours
• Hélène Bélanger Martin and Antonello Cozzolino, Mardi Matin...quelque part
• Greg Spottiswood, Jason Charters and Liam Romalis, Noise

Sound Editing

• Martin Pinsonnault, Mira Mailhot, Simon Meilleur, Mireille Morin and Jean-François Sauvé, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Olivier Calvert, Diane Boucher, Simon Meilleur, Francine Poirier and Jean-François Sauvé, L'Audition
• Michael McCann, Chester Bialowas, Tony Gort, Roger Morris and Michael Thomas, It's All Gone Pete Tong
• Bruce Little and Russ Dyck, Seven Times Lucky
• Alice Wright, Valéry Dufort-Boucher, Alexis Farand, Jacques Plante and Christian Rivest, Le Survenant

Sound

• Yvon Benoît, Daniel Bisson, Luc Boudrias and Bernard Gariépy Strobl, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Greg Stewart, Michael McCann and Michael Thomas, It's All Gone Pete Tong
• Daniel Pellerin, John Hazen, Jan Rudy and Bisa Skecic, Lie With Me
• Leon Johnson, Bruce Little and Howard Rissin, Seven Times Lucky
• Chris Munro, John Hazen, Daniel Pellerin and Jan Rudy, Where the Truth Lies

Adapted Screenplay

• Atom Egoyan, Where the Truth Lies
• Diane Cailhier, Le Survenant
• David Christensen, Six Figures
• Luc Dionne, Aurore
• Nathalie Petrowski, Maman Last Call

Original Screenplay

• Jean-Marc Vallée and François Boulay, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Louise Archambault, Familia
• Michael Dowse, It's All Gone Pete Tong
• Deepa Mehta, Water
• Luc Picard, L'Audition

Original Song

• "When Wintertime", Seven Times Lucky (Glenn Buhr and Margaret Sweatman, songwriters)
• "Comme un plume au vent", Le Survenant (Sylvain Cossette, Michel Corriveau and Robert Marchand)
• "Just a Show", The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico (Matt Murphy and Michael Mabbott)
• "Make Believe", The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico (Matt Murphy and Michael Mabbott)
• "Tourner", L'Audition (Daniel Bélanger)

Original Score

• Mychael Danna, Water
• Geoff Bennett, Longo Hai and Ben Johannesen, Sabah
• Mychael Danna, Where the Truth Lies
• Éric Pfalzgraf, Manners of Dying
• Byron Wong, Lie With Me

Costume Design

• Ginette Magny, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Dolly Ahluwalia, Water
• Francesca Chamberland, Aurore
• Francesca Chamberland, Le Survenant
• Anne Dixon, Saint Ralph

Art Direction

• Patrice Vermette, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Phillip Barker and Cal Loucks, Where the Truth Lies
• Dilip Mehta, Water
• Michel Proulx, Aurore
• Deanne Rohde, Ricardo Alms and Shawna Balas, Seven Times Lucky

Supporting Actor

• Denis Bernard, L'Audition
• Rémy Girard, Aurore
• Gordon Pinsent, Saint Ralph
• Campbell Scott, Saint Ralph
• Bernard Starlight, Hank Williams First Nation

Supporting Actress

• Danielle Proulx, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Babz Chula, Seven Times Lucky
• Suzanne Clément, L'Audition
• Marianne Fortier, Aurore
• Micheline Lanctôt, Familia

Special awards

Claude Jutra Award

(presented for the best film by a first-time director)

• Louise Archambault, Familia

Golden Reel Award

(presented to the top-grossing film of the year)

• C.R.A.Z.Y.