The 10th Genie Awards were held on March 22, 1989."Dead Ringers tops at Genies". ''

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'', March 23, 1989. This was in the middle of a strike at the CBC, causing the ceremony to be scaled down and several nominees to boycott the awards in sympathy; although the ceremony was still aired by

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, the

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was forced to produce the broadcast alone. The awards were dominated by

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's '' Dead Ringers'', which won ten awards. The event was held at the

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and was hosted by

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Nominees and winners

Nominees and winners were:

References

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