The Genie Awards were given out annually by the
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize the achievements of the over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals, most notably through the Canadian S ...
to recognize the best of
Canadian cinema
''Canadian Cinema'' was a Canadian television series about films which aired on CBC Television in 1974.
Premise
Feature films from Canada were presented in this series:Dates verifiable from TV listings July–August 1974 from ''The Globe and Ma ...
from 1980–2012. They succeeded the
Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for sculptor
Sorel Etrog, who designed the statuette).
Genie Award candidates were selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the ''Genie Rules and Regulations'' booklet which is distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, meet to screen the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then vote on these nominations.
In 2012, the Academy announced that the Genies would merge with its sister presentation for English-language television, the
Gemini Awards, to form a new award presentation known as the
Canadian Screen Awards.
Broadcasting
The Genie Awards were originally aired by
CBC from 1979 to 2003, before moving to
CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited was a Canadian media company based in Toronto, Ontario in operation from 1945 to 2007. The company was founded in 1945 as York Broadcasters Limited when it launched CHUM-AM 1050 but was acquired by salesman Allan Waters in 1954. CH ...
's networks (
Citytv,
Bravo! and
Star!
The current incarnation of E! is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. Based on the American cable network of the same name, E! is devoted to entertainment programming including news, film, television, celebrities ...
). After
CTVglobemedia
Bell Media Inc. (French: ) is a Canadian company formed by the amalgamation of several companies.
Establishment (2011–13)
On December 9, 2011, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the sale of its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports ...
purchased CHUM Limited, the Genie Awards moved to
Canwest Global's
E and
IFC for 2008. The last two Genie Awards (2011–2012) were broadcast by the CBC.
Awards ceremonies
The following is a listing of all Genie Awards ceremonies.
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Awards presented until 2012
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Best Motion Picture
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Best Actor
Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play.
The term most often refers to th ...
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Best Actress
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Best Supporting Actor
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Best Supporting Actress
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Best Director
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Best Original Screenplay
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Best Adapted Screenplay
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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Best Cinematography
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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Best Art Direction/Production Design
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Best Costume Design
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Best Editing
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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Best Overall Sound
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Best Sound Editing
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Best Visual Effects
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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Best Make-Up
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Best Original Song
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Best Original Score
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Best Feature Length Documentary
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Best Short Documentary
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Best Live Action Short Drama
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Best Animated Short
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Golden Reel
Awards retired before 2012
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Best Performance by a Foreign Actor: 1980 to 1983
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Best Performance by a Foreign Actress: 1980 to 1983
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Outstanding TV Drama Under 30 Minutes: 1980 only
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Outstanding Independent Film: 1980 only
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Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Non-Feature): 1980 to 1981
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Outstanding Performance by an Actress (Non-Feature): 1980 to 1981
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Outstanding Art Direction (Non-Feature): 1980 only
* Outstanding Cinematography in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature): 1980 only
* Outstanding Cinematography in a Documentary (Non-Feature Film): 1980 only
* Outstanding Editing in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature): 1980 only
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Outstanding Original Music Score (Non-Feature Film): 1980 only
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Outstanding Non-Dramatic Script: 1980 only
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Outstanding Sound in a Non-Feature Film: 1980 only
Special Achievement Genie
The
Special Achievement Genie is an award given irregularly to an individual or individuals in recognition of lifetime achievement or an important career milestone.
See also
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Prix Jutra – Canadian French-language counterpart
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Canadian Screen Awards
Notes
External links
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
{{National Cinema Awards
Awards established in 1980
Canadian film awards