Genie Awards: 1999

Genie

Date:	4 February
Location:	Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Best Motion Picture


Winner:
	Violon rouge, Le (1998) - Niv Fichman
Other Nominees:
	Last Night (1998/I) - Daniel Iron; Niv Fichman Regeneration (1997) - Allan Scott (II); Peter R. Simpson Rupert's Land (1998) - Bill Thumm; Scott Kennedy (I) Such a Long Journey (1998) - Paul Stephens (I); Simon MacCorkindale

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Such a Long Journey (1998) - Roshan Seth
Other Nominees:
	Boys, Les (1997) - Rémy Girard Déroute, La (1998) - Tony Nardi (I) Regeneration (1997) - Jonathan Pryce Rupert's Land (1998) - Samuel West (I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Last Night (1998/I) - Sandra Oh
Other Nominees:
	C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux (1998) - Ginette Reno C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux (1998) - Pierrette Robitaille Coeur au poing, Le (1998) - Pascale Montpetit Nô (1998) - Anne-Marie Cadieux

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Last Night (1998/I) - Callum Keith Rennie
Other Nominees:
	Pale Saints (1997) - Michael Riley (I) Pale Saints (1997) - Saul Rubinek Rupert's Land (1998) - George Wendt (I) Such a Long Journey (1998) - Kurush Deboo

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Conquest (1998) - Monique Mercure
Other Nominees:
	Fishing Trip, The (1998) - Anna Henry (I) Last Night (1998/I) - Geneviève Bujold Last Night (1998/I) - Roberta Maxwell Pale Saints (1997) - Rachael Crawford (I)

Best Achievement in Direction


Winner:
	Violon rouge, Le (1998) - François Girard (I)
Other Nominees:
	Last Night (1998/I) - Don McKellar Pale Saints (1997) - J.H. Wyman Regeneration (1997) - Gillies MacKinnon Rupert's Land (1998) - Jonathan Tammuz Such a Long Journey (1998) - Sturla Gunnarsson

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Violon rouge, Le (1998) - Don McKellar; François Girard (I)
Other Nominees:
	Last Night (1998/I) - Don McKellar Nô (1998) - André Morency; Robert Lepage Regeneration (1997) - Allan Scott (II) Such a Long Journey (1998) - Sooni Taraporevala

Best Achievement in Cinematography


Winner:
	Violon rouge, Le (1998) - Alain Dostie
Other Nominees:
	Falling, The (1998) - Gregory Middleton Last Night (1998/I) - Douglas Koch Regeneration (1997) - Glen MacPherson Such a Long Journey (1998) - Jan Kiesser

Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design


Winner:
	Violon rouge, Le (1998) - François Séguin
Other Nominees:
	Cube (1997) - Jasna Stefanovic Last Night (1998/I) - John Dondertman; Patricia Cuccia (I) Regeneration (1997) - Andy Harris (II) Such a Long Journey (1998) - Nitin Desai

Best Achievement in Costume Design


Winner:
	Violon rouge, Le (1998) - Renée April
Other Nominees:
	Coeur au poing, Le (1998) - Daniel Lalande Nô (1998) - Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt Pale Saints (1997) - Tamara Winston Regeneration (1997) - Kate Carin Such a Long Journey (1998) - Lovleen Bains

Best Overall Sound


Winner:
	Violon rouge, Le (1998) - Claude La Haye; Jocelyn Caron; Bernard Gariépy Strobl; Hans Peter Strobl
Other Nominees:
	Cube (1997) - Darcy Kite; Peter Kelly (II); Steve McNamee (I); Todd Warren (I) Last Night (1998/I) - John J. Thomson; Dean Giammarco; Miguel Nunes (I); Paul A. Sharpe Regeneration (1997) - Louis Kramer (I); Todd Beckett; Tim O'Connell (I); Scott Purdy (I) Such a Long Journey (1998) - Henry Embry (I); Steph Carrier; Lou Solakofski; Orest Sushko

Best Achievement in Editing


Winner:
	Such a Long Journey (1998) - Jeff Warren (I)
Other Nominees:
	Cube (1997) - John Sanders (II) Last Night (1998/I) - Reginald Harkema Regeneration (1997) - Pia Di Ciaula Violon rouge, Le (1998) - Gaétan Huot

Best Sound Editing


Winner:
	Such a Long Journey (1998) - David Evans (III); Richard Cadger; Donna Powell (I); Paul Shikata; Phong Tran (I); Clive Turner (IV)
Other Nominees:
	Cube (1997) - Sue Conley; Stephen Barden; Craig Henighan; John Laing (III); Jill Purdy; John Sievert Regeneration (1997) - Tony Currie (I); Paula Fairfield; Alastair Gray; John Sievert Rupert's Land (1998) - Jacqueline Cristianini; James Fonnyadt; Adam Gejdos; James Genn; Kirby Jinnah; Cam Wagner Violon rouge, Le (1998) - Marcel Pothier; Jérôme Décarie; Carole Gagnon; Antoine Morin (I); Jacques Plante (II)

Best Original Song


Winner:
	Fishing Trip, The (1998) - Suzie Ungerlieder - For the song "River Blue".
Other Nominees:
	Aujourd'hui ou jamais (1998) - Claude Gauthier; Daniel Lavoie - For the song "Est-ce si loin Québec". C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux (1998) - François Dompierre (I); Michel Tremblay (I) - For the song "Laura - La Belle".

Best Music Score


Winner:
	Violon rouge, Le (1998) - John Corigliano
Other Nominees:
	Cube (1997) - Mark Korven Last Night (1998/I) - Alex Pauk; Alexina Louie Regeneration (1997) - Mychael Danna Such a Long Journey (1998) - Jonathan Goldsmith (II)

Best Animated Short Film


Winner:
	Bingo (1998) - Andy Jones; Chris Landreth (I); Kevin Tureski
Other Nominees:
	Frank the Wrabbit (1998) - John Weldon; Marcy Page (I)

Best Live Action Short


Winner:
	When Ponds Freeze Over (1998) - Mary Lewis (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bombe au chocolat, La (1997) - Sylvie Rosenthal Claire (1996) - Julie Trimingham; Ric Kokotovich Elimination Dance (1998) - Bruce McDonald (I); Sandy Kaplansky; Don McKellar; Michael Ondaatje Shoes Off! (1998) - Leah Mallen; Mark Sawers

Best Short Documentary


Winner:
	Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet (1998) - Anita Herczeg; Brenda Longfellow
Other Nominees:
	BP (Pushing the Boundaries) (1997) - Brian Nash (II); Elizabeth Yake Mémoire moire des souvenirs (1998) - Elizabeth Yake; Lara Fitzgerald (II)

Best Feature Length Documentary


Winner:
	Place Called Chiapas, A (1998) - Betsy Carson (I); Kirk Tougas; Nettie Wild
Other Nominees:
	Herd, The (1998) - Peter Lynch (I); Peter Starr (II) Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998) - Jennifer Baichwal; Nick de Pencier