Genie Awards: 1981

Genie

Location:

Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Best Motion Picture


Winner:
	Bons débarras, Les (1980) - Claude Godbout; Marcia Couëlle
Other Nominees:
	Homme à tout faire, L' (1980) - René Malo Hounds of Notre Dame (1980) - Fil Fraser Lucky Star, The (1980) - André Fleury; Claude Léger (I) Tribute (1980) - Joel B. Michaels; Garth H. Drabinsky

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Hounds of Notre Dame (1980) - Thomas Peacocke
Other Nominees:
	Affaire Coffin, L' (1980) - August Schellenberg Fantastica (1980) - Lewis Furey Homme à tout faire, L' (1980) - Jocelyn Bérubé Suzanne (1980) - Winston Rekert

Best Performance by a Foreign Actor


Winner:
	Tribute (1980) - Jack Lemmon (I)
Other Nominees:
	Atlantic City (1980) - Burt Lancaster Lucky Star, The (1980) - Brett Marx Lucky Star, The (1980) - Rod Steiger Middle Age Crazy (1980) - Bruce Dern

Best Performance by a Foreign Actress


Winner:
	Atlantic City (1980) - Susan Sarandon
Other Nominees:
	Middle Age Crazy (1980) - Ann-Margret Prom Night (1980) - Jamie Lee Curtis Tribute (1980) - Lee Remick

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Bons débarras, Les (1980) - Marie Tifo
Other Nominees:
	Bons débarras, Les (1980) - Charlotte Laurier Final Assignment (1980) - Geneviève Bujold Homme à tout faire, L' (1980) - Andrée Pelletier Suzanne (1980) - Jennifer Dale (I)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Bons débarras, Les (1980) - Germain Houde
Other Nominees:
	Atlantic City (1980) - Robert Joy (I) Hounds of Notre Dame (1980) - David Ferry (I) Suzanne (1980) - Gabriel Arcand Tribute (1980) - John Marley

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Atlantic City (1980) - Kate Reid (I)
Other Nominees:
	Affaire Coffin, L' (1980) - Micheline Lanctôt Hounds of Notre Dame (1980) - Frances Hyland (II) Tribute (1980) - Colleen Dewhurst Tribute (1980) - Gale Garnett

Best Achievement in Direction


Winner:
	Bons débarras, Les (1980) - Francis Mankiewicz
Other Nominees:
	Affaire Coffin, L' (1980) - Jean-Claude Labrecque Homme à tout faire, L' (1980) - Micheline Lanctôt Hounds of Notre Dame (1980) - Zale Dalen Tribute (1980) - Bob Clark (III)

Best Screenplay, Original


Winner:
	Bons débarras, Les (1980) - Réjean Ducharme
Other Nominees:
	Affaire Coffin, L' (1980) - Jacques W. Benoit; Jean-Claude Labrecque Final Assignment (1980) - Marc Rosen (I) Homme à tout faire, L' (1980) - Micheline Lanctôt Hounds of Notre Dame (1980) - Ken Mitchell (I)

Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium


Winner:
	Lucky Star, The (1980) - Max Fischer (I)
Other Nominees:
	Suzanne (1980) - Ronald Sutherland; Robin Spry Tribute (1980) - Bernard Slade (I)

Best Achievement in Cinematography


Winner:
	Bons débarras, Les (1980) - Michel Brault
Other Nominees:
	Atlantic City (1980) - Richard Ciupka Fantastica (1980) - François Protat Phobia (1980) - Reginald H. Morris Suzanne (1980) - Miklós Lente

Best Achievement in Art Direction


Winner:
	Atlantic City (1980) - Anne Pritchard
Other Nominees:
	Bons débarras, Les (1980) - Michel Proulx Fantastica (1980) - Jocelyn Joly (I); Anne Pritchard Homme à tout faire, L' (1980) - Normand Sarazin Terror Train (1980) - Glenn Bydwell

Best Achievement in Costume Design


Winner:
	Fantastica (1980) - Anne Pritchard
Other Nominees:
	Atlantic City (1980) - François Barbeau Bons débarras, Les (1980) - Diane Paquet Middle Age Crazy (1980) - Linda Matheson Suzanne (1980) - Louise Jobin

Best Achievement in Overall Sound


Winner:
	Bons débarras, Les (1980) - Michel Descombes; Henri Blondeau
Other Nominees:
	Hounds of Notre Dame (1980) - Paul Coombe (I); Mike Hoogenboom; Larry Sutton Kidnapping of the President, The (1980) - Mike Hoogenboom; Douglas Ganton; Nolan Roberts Lucky Star, The (1980) - Michel Descombes; Patrick Rousseau (III) Terror Train (1980) - Dino Pigat; David Appleby (II); Austin Grimaldi; Bo Harwood Tribute (1980) - Dino Pigat; Austin Grimaldi; Joe Grimaldi (I); David Lee (III)

Best Achievement in Film Editing


Winner:
	Bons débarras, Les (1980) - André Corriveau
Other Nominees:
	Final Assignment (1980) - Pierre Jalbert Hounds of Notre Dame (1980) - Tony Lower Kidnapping of the President, The (1980) - Michael MacLaverty Prom Night (1980) - Brian Ravok

Best Achievement in Sound Editing


Winner:
	Lucky Star, The (1980) - Jean-Guy Montpetit
Other Nominees:
	Final Assignment (1980) - Bruce Nyznik Hounds of Notre Dame (1980) - Jim Hopkins (I) Tribute (1980) - Kenneth Heeley-Ray; Wayne Griffin (I); Patrick Drummond (I)

Best Music Score


Winner:
	Lucky Star, The (1980) - Art Phillips (II)
Other Nominees:
	Middle Age Crazy (1980) - Matthew McCauley Terror Train (1980) - John Mills-Cockell Tribute (1980) - Kenneth Wannberg

Best Theatrical Short


Winner:
	Strongest Man in the World, The (1980) - Halya Kuchmij
Other Nominees:
	Heavy Horse Pull (1980) - Roberta King; Ronald Squire (II) History of the World in Three Minutes Flat (1980) - Michael Mills (I)

Best Theatrical Documentary


Winner:
	Plusieurs tombent en amour (1980) - Guy Simoneau
Other Nominees:
	Dream Never Dies, The (1980) - William Johnston (II) Une histoire de femmes (1980) - Arthur Lamothe

Golden Reel Award


Winner:
	Changeling, The (1980) - Garth H. Drabinsky; Joel B. Michaels