9th Genie Awards
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| Date | March 22, 1988 | |||
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The 9th annual Genie Awards were held March 22, 1988 and honoured Canadian films released in 1987. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was co-hosted by Megan Follows and Gordon Pinsent. The awards were dominated by Un zoo la nuit which won a - still unmatched - thirteen awards.
Best Motion Picture
Winner: Un zoo la nuit, Roger Frappier and Pierre Gendron
Other Nominees:
- Family Viewing, Atom Egoyan
- I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, Patricia Rozema and Alexandra Raffe
- Life Classes, Stephen Reynolds
- Train of Dreams, Sam Grana
Best actor
Winner: Roger Lebel, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- David Hemblen, Family Viewing
- Jason St. Amour, Train of Dreams
- Gilles Maheu, Un zoo la nuit
Best actress
Winner: Sheila McCarthy, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Other Nominees:
- Gabrielle Rose, Family Viewing
- Jacinta Cormier, Life Classes
- Frédérique Collin, Marie s'en va-t-en ville
- Kate Lynch, Taking Care
Supporting actor
Winner: Germain Houde, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Murray Westgate, Blue City Slammers
- Tony Nardi, Concrete Angels
- Harant Alianak, Family Viewing
- Leon Dubinsky, Life Classes
Supporting actress
Winner: Paule Baillargeon, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Other Nominees:
- Fran Gebhard, Blue City Slammers
- Maruska Stankova, Dreams Beyond Memory
- Ann-Marie MacDonald, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
- Jayne Eastwood, Night Friend
Best director
Winner: Jean-Claude Lauzon, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Atom Egoyan, Family Viewing
- Patricia Rozema, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
- Marquise Lepage, Marie s'en va-t-en ville
- John N. Smith, Train of Dreams
Best screenplay
Winner: Jean-Claude Lauzon, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Atom Egoyan, Family Viewing
- Patricia Rozema, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
- William D. MacGillivray, Life Classes
- Sam Grana, John N. Smith, and Sally Bochner, Train of Dreams
Cinematography'
Winner: Guy Dufaux, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Richard Leiterman, The Climb
- Michel Brault, The Great Land of Small
- Douglas Koch, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Art direction/production design
Winner: Jean-Baptiste Tard, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Ronald Fauteux, Le Frère André
- Violette Daneau, The Great Land of Small
- François Séguin, Marie s'en va-t-en ville
Costume Design
Winner: Andrée Morin, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Denis Sperdouklis, Le Frère André
- Michèle Hamel, The Great Land of Small
- Alexandra Z and Martine Matthews, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
- Nicole Pelletier, Marie s'en va-t-en ville
Sound
Winner: Adrian Croll, Hans Peter Strobl, and Yvon Benoît, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Michel Charron, Jocelyn Caron, André Gagnon, and Michel Descombes, Cudowne dziecko
- Tony Van den Akker, Marvin Bearns, and Lars Ekstrom, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
- Michelle Moses, Egidio Coccimiglio, and Gordon Thompson, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
- David Appleby and Dan Latour, Too Outrageous!
Film editing
Winner: Michel Arcand, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Atom Egoyan and Bruce MacDonald, Family Viewing
Sound editing
Winners: Viateur Paiement, Marcel Pothier, and Diane Boucher, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Robin Leigh, Richard Cadger, Jane Tattersall, Penny Hozy, and Peter McBurnie, The Climb
- Viateur Paiement, Serge Viau, Alain Clavier, Claude Langlois, and Louise Coté, Cudowne dziecko
- Diane Boucher, Viateur Paiement, Marcel Pothier, Jocelyn Caron, and Antoine Morin, Le Frère André
- Peter McBurnie, Marta Nielsen Sternberg, Peter Thilaye, Nick Rotundo, Peter Jermyn, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Musical score
Winner: Jean Corriveau, Un zoo la nuit
Other Nominees:
- Tim McCauley, Blue City Slammers
- Patricia Cullen, The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
- Mychael Danna, Family Viewing
Best short film
Winner: George and Rosemary, David Fine and Alison Snowden
Other Nominees:
- Fashion 99, Karen Firus
- Future Block, Kevin McCracken
Best documentary
Winner: God Rides a Harley, Stavros C. Stavrides and Andreas Erne
Other Nominees:
- The Canneries, Stephen Insley and Bonni Devlin
- Dance for Modern Times, Moze Mossanen
- Elephant Dreams, Martha Davis
- To Hurt and to Heal, Laura Sky
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