The 19th Genie Awards were held on February 4, 1999 to honour Canadian films released in 1998. It marked only the second time in the 1990s, after the

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in January 1996, that the awards were held in the winter of the year ''following'' the year in which eligible films were released, rather than the late fall of the same year; the awards have subsequently retained the winter scheduling since 1999. The ceremony was held at the

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."McKellar wins Jutra award; Schultz named host of Genies". ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...

'', January 22, 1999. Actor

Albert Schultz Albert Hamilton Schultz (; born July 30, 1963) is a former Canadian actor, director and the founding artistic director of Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company. He resigned his position with Soulpepper after sexual allegations against Schultz bec ...

hosted the ceremony. '' Last Night'' and '' Such a Long Journey'' were tied for the most nominations, with 12 nods each. However, ''

The Red Violin ''The Red Violin'' (french: Le Violon Rouge) is a 1998 drama film directed by François Girard and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang. It spans four centuries and five countries as it tells the story of a mysterious red-col ...

'' won the most awards, with eight wins including Best Picture."Red Violin in fine tune at Genie Awards". ''

'', February 5, 1999.

Nominees and winners

References

External links

Genie Awards 1999 on imdb
{{Canadian Screen Awards 19

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