The 28th Canadian Film Awards were held on November 20, 1977 to honour achievements in Canadian film."Ceremony dominated by two feature films: NFB Triumphs at Film Awards". ''

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'', November 21, 1977. The ceremony was hosted by

Gordon Pinsent Gordon Edward Pinsent (born July 12, 1930) is a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer. He is known for his roles in numerous productions, including ''Away from Her'', ''The Rowdyman'', ''John and the Missus'', ''A Gift to Last'', '' Due So ...

.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 117-199.

Winners and nominees

Feature

Non-feature

Special awards

*John Grierson Award:

Fernand Dansereau Fernand Dansereau (born April 5, 1928) is a Canadian film director and film producer. Biography After five years working as a reporter for the Montreal daily Le Devoir, Dansereau joined the NFB in 1955. He was a founding member of the NFB's ...

*Wendy Michener Award:

Zale Dalen Zale Dalen is a Canadian film and television director. He is known for the 1980 film ''The Hounds of Notre Dame'', for which he garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Director at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981, the cult films '' Skip Tracer'' (1 ...

, ''

Skip Tracer ''Skip Tracer'', also known as ''Deadly Business'', is a Canadian drama film, directed by Zale Dalen and released in 1977.Jay Scott, "Skip Tracer: Dalen connects with the man who collects". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 25, 1978. Plot The fi ...

'' *Golden Reel Award: ''

Lies My Father Told Me ''Lies My Father Told Me'' is a 1975 Canadian drama film made in Montreal, Quebec. It was directed by Ján Kadár and stars Jeffrey Lynas as an orthodox Jewish boy growing up in 1920s Montreal. The film received the Golden Globe Award for Best F ...

'' — Anthony Bedrich,

Harry Gulkin Harry Gulkin (November 14, 1927 – July 23, 2018) was a Canadian film and theatre producer, arts director, and project manager from Montreal, Quebec. He produced the Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe-winning film ''Lies My Father Told Me''. Lif ...

*Special achievement:

Ralph L. Thomas Ralph L. Thomas (born September 8, 1939) is a Brazilian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter. He was born in São Luís, Maranhão to Canadian Baptist missionary parents and grew up there and in Canada. He attended the University of Toro ...

References

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