18th Genie Awards
DateDecember 14, 1997
SiteWestin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto
Hosted byGeoff Pevere
Cameron Bailey
Highlights
Best PictureThe Sweet Hereafter
Most nominationsThe Sweet Hereafter
Television coverage
NetworkBravo!

The 18th Genie Awards were held on 14 December 1997 to honour Canadian films released that year.[1] to honour the best Canadian films of 1997.[1][2] The ceremony's hosts were film critics Geoff Pevere and Cameron Bailey.

For this year, CBC Television declined to broadcast the ceremony; in recent years, the academy's experimentation with formats had not been successful. The CBC did, however, commit to the popular one-hour Preview show. Bravo! immediately agreed to air the entire ceremony, but not live--the show was aired the following day. In support, CTV, Global, The Movie Network and Super Écran also provided awards-related programming.[3]

This year's awards were dominated by Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter, Thom Fitzgerald's The Hanging Garden, Gabriel Pelletier's Karmina, André Forcier's The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) and, from Lynne Stopkewich, Kissed. Two Special Awards were given: one for Outstanding Achivement in Make-up, to Pierre Saindon for his work on Karmina; the other to Telefilm Canada for its development and support of the Canadian film industry.[3]

Award winners and nominees

Motion Picture Direction
Actor in a leading role Actress in a leading role
Actor in a supporting role Actress in a supporting role
Best Feature Length Documentary Best Short Documentary
Best Live Action Short Drama Best Animated Short
Art Direction/Production Design Cinematography
Costume Design Editing
Overall Sound Sound Editing
  • Blue ribbon Steve Munro, Sue Conley, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm and David Drainie Taylor, The Sweet Hereafter
  • Louis Dupire, Diane Boucher, Martin Pinsonnault, Monique Vézina and Alice Wright, Karmina
  • Marcel Pothier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie, Guy Pelletier and Myriam Poirier, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge)
  • Myriam Poirier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie and Jacques Plante, The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme)
  • Marcel Pothier, Guy Francoeur, Antoine Morin, Viateur Paiement and Myriam Poirier, The Haven (La Conciergerie)
Achievement in Music: Original Score Achievement in Music: Original Song
Screenplay Special awards

References

  1. 1 2 Playback Staff (17 November 1997). "The 1997 Genie Awards". Playback. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Sweet Hereafter". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 117-199.
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