23rd Genie Awards

The 23rd Genie Awards were held in 2003 to honour films released in 2002. The ceremony was hosted by Arsinée Khanjian and Peter Keleghan.

Nominees and winners

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

Best Motion Picture

• Ararat, Atom Egoyan and Robert Lantos, producers
• Bollywood/Hollywood, David Hamilton and Bob Wertheimer, producers
• Québec-Montréal, Nicole Robert and Zofia Tujaka, producers
• Rare Birds, Paul Pope and Janet York, producers
• Suddenly Naked, Gavin Wilding, producer

Best Actor

• Luc Picard, Savage Messiah
• Christopher Plummer, Ararat
• David Alpay, Ararat
• Colin Roberts, Flower & Garnet
• Philip DeWilde, Turning Paige

Best Actress

• Arsinée Khanjian, Ararat
• Deborah Kara Unger, Between Strangers
• Molly Parker, Men With Brooms
• Polly Walker, Savage Messiah
• Isabelle Blais, Savage Messiah

Best Supporting Actor

• Elias Koteas, Ararat
• Ranjit Chowdhry, Bollywood/Hollywood
• Dominic Darceuil, Histoire de pen
• Gabriel Gascon, Le Marais
• Brendan Fletcher, Turning Paige

Best Supporting Actress

• Pascale Montpetit, Savage Messiah
• Dina Pathak, Bollywood/Hollywood
• Moushmi Chatterji, Bollywood/Hollywood
• Rachel McAdams, Perfect Pie
• Brigitte Bako, Saint Monica

Best Director

• David Cronenberg, Spider
• Jean Beaudin, Le Collectioneur
• Ricardo Trogi, Québec-Montréal
• Sturla Gunnarsson, Rare Birds
• Anne Wheeler, Suddenly Naked

Best Original Song

• Carlos Lopes, Saint Monica
• Mel M'Rabet, Khaled
• Laura Doyle, Suddenly Naked
• Michael Shields, Turning Paige

Best Original Screenplay

• Deepa Mehta, Bollywood/Hollywood
• Atom Egoyan, Ararat
• Paul Gross and John Krizanc, Men with Brooms
• Robert Morin, Le Nèg'
• Jean-Phillipe Pearson, Patrice Robitaille and Ricardo Trogi, Québec-Montréal

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Sharon Riis, Savage Messiah
• Dominique Demers, La Mystérieuse mademoiselle C.
• Patrick McGrath, Spider
• Edward Riche, Rare Birds
• Judith Thompson, Perfect Pie

Best Animated Short

• John Weldon, The Hungry Squid

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