| Genie Awards | |
| Awarded For: | Best film productions in Canada |
| Presenter: | Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television |
| Country: | Canada |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Year2: | 2012 |
| Website: | genieawards.ca (defunct) |
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978) known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed its statuette.[1]
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, the Canadian Screen Awards.[2]
The Genie Awards were aired by CBC from 1980 to 2003, before moving to CHUM Limited's networks (Citytv, Bravo! and Star!). After CTVglobemedia 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.
Listing of all Genie Awards ceremonies:[3]
| Ceremony | Date | Host(s) | Venue | Best Motion Picture Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Film Awards prior to 1980 | |||||
| March 20, 1980 | The Changeling | ||||
| March 12, 1981 | Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) | ||||
| March 3, 1982 | Ticket to Heaven | ||||
| March 23, 1983 | The Grey Fox | ||||
| March 21, 1984 | The Terry Fox Story | ||||
| March 21, 1985 | The Bay Boy | ||||
| March 20, 1986 | My American Cousin | ||||
| March 18, 1987 | The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) | ||||
| March 22, 1988 | Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit) | ||||
| March 22, 1989 | Dead Ringers | ||||
| March 20, 1990 | Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) | ||||
| November 26, 1991 | Pantages Theatre, Toronto | Black Robe | |||
| November 22, 1992 | Naked Lunch | ||||
| December 12, 1993 | Société Radio-Canada Studio 42, Montreal | Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould | |||
| December 7, 1994 | Exotica | ||||
| January 14, 1996 | CBC: Mary Walsh SRC: Pascale Bussières and René Homier-Roy | Société Radio-Canada Studio 42, Montreal | The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) | ||
| November 27, 1996 | The Guvernment, Toronto | Lilies | |||
| December 14, 1997 | The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto | The Sweet Hereafter | |||
| February 4, 1999 | The Living Arts Centre, Mississauga | The Red Violin | |||
| January 30, 2000 | Sunshine | ||||
| January 29, 2001 | Maelström | ||||
| February 7, 2002 | |||||
| February 13, 2003 | Ararat | ||||
| May 1, 2004 | The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) | ||||
| March 21, 2005 | The Triplets of Belleville | ||||
| March 13, 2006 | The Carlu, Toronto | C.R.A.Z.Y. | |||
| February 13, 2007 | The Carlu, Toronto | Bon Cop, Bad Cop | |||
| March 3, 2008 | Away From Her | ||||
| April 4, 2009 | Canadian Aviation Museum, Ottawa | Passchendaele | |||
| April 12, 2010 | The Guvernment/Kool Haus Entertainment Complex, Toronto, Ontario | Polytechnique | |||
| March 10, 2011 | National Arts Centre, Ottawa | Incendies | |||
| March 8, 2012 | Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto, Ontario | Monsieur Lazhar | |||
| Canadian Screen Awards from 2013 | |||||
The Special Achievement Genie is an award occasionally given to an individual or individuals in recognition of lifetime achievement or an important career milestone.