17th Genie Awards

The 17th Genie Awards were held on November 27, 1996, to honour films released in late 1995 and 1996. They were the second Genie Award ceremony held in that year; the 16th Genie Awards were delayed from the fall of 1995 and took place in January 1996 instead.

17th Genie Awards
Date	November 27, 1996
Site	The Guvernment Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by	Rebecca Jenkins, Mark Farrell
Highlights
Best Picture	Lilies
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Nominees and winners

Winners and nominees were:^[1][2]

Motion Picture	Direction
Lilies — Robin Cass, Arnie Gelbart, Anna Stratton Crash — David Cronenberg Hard Core Logo — Brian Dennis, Christine Haebler Long Day's Journey into Night — Niv Fichman, Daniel Iron Polygraph (Le Polygraphe) — Philippe Carcassonne, Bruno Jobin, Jean-Pierre St-Michel, Ulrich Felsberg	David Cronenberg, Crash John Fawcett, The Boys Club John Greyson, Lilies Robert Lepage, Polygraph (Le Polygraphe) Bruce McDonald, Hard Core Logo
Actor in a leading role	Actress in a leading role
William Hutt, Long Day's Journey into Night Jason Cadieux, Lilies Matthew Ferguson, Lilies Danny Gilmore, Lilies Tom McCamus, Long Day's Journey into Night Christopher Penn, The Boys Club	Martha Henry, Long Day's Journey into Night Marie Brassard, Polygraph (Le Polygraphe) Helene Clarkson, Blood & Donuts Brenda Fricker, Swann Louise Portal, Not Me! (Sous-sol)
Actor in a supporting role	Actress in a supporting role
Peter Donaldson, Long Day's Journey into Night Alexander Chapman, Lilies James Hyndman, Rowing Through Sean McCann, Swann Ron White, Screamers	Martha Burns, Long Day's Journey into Night Marie-Andrée Corneille, Mistaken Identity (Erreur sur la personne) Josée Deschênes, Polygraph (Le Polygraphe) Maria de Medeiros, Polygraph (Le Polygraphe) Manon Miclette, Love Me, Love Me Not (J'aime, j'aime pas)
Original Screenplay	Adapted Screenplay
Pierre Gang, Not Me! (Sous-sol) Gilles Carle, Poor Man's Pudding (Pudding chômeur) Donald Martin, Never Too Late Andrew Rai Berzins, Blood and Donuts Peter Wellington and Doug Smith, The Boys Club	David Cronenberg, Crash Noel S. Baker, Hard Core Logo Michel Marc Bouchard and Linda Gaboriau, Lilies John L'Ecuyer, Curtis's Charm Robert Lepage and Marie Brassard, Polygraph (Le Polygraphe)
Best Feature Length Documentary	Best Short Documentary
Heather Frise and Velcrow Ripper, Bones of the Forest Diane Cailhier and Alain Chartrand, My Life Is a River (Une vie comme rivière) Magnus Isacsson, Power Peter Lynch, Project Grizzly	Daniele Caloz and Paul Carrière, Mum's the Word (Maman et Ève) Brenda Longfellow, A Balkan Journey: Fragments from the Other Side of War
Art Direction/Production Design	Cinematography
Sandra Kybartas, Lilies John Dondertman, Swann Perri Gorrara, Screamers Paola Ridolfi, Never Too Late Taavo Soodor, The Boys Club	Peter Suschitzky, Crash Sylvain Brault, Rowing Through Éric Cayla, A Cry in the Night (Le Cri de la nuit) Georges Dufaux, Polygraph (Le Polygraphe) Daniel Jobin, Lilies
Costume Design	Editing
Linda Muir, Lilies Elisbetta Beraldo, Swann Emma England, Blood and Donuts Denis Sperdouklis, Poor Man's Pudding (Pudding chômeur) Delphine White, Brain Candy	Ronald Sanders, Crash André Corriveau, Lilies Reginald Harkema, Hard Core Logo Susan Maggi, The Boys Club Susan Shipton, Long Day's Journey into Night
Overall Sound	Sound Editing
Don Cohen, Keith Elliot, Scott Purdy, Scott Shepherd, Don White, Lilies David Appleby, D. Bruce Carwardine, Tim O'Connell, Don White, Brain Candy Jo Caron, Claude Hazanavicius, John Netsorwich, Hans Peter Strobl, Polygraph (Le Polygraphe) Kelly Cole, Dam Giammarco, Jochen Schlissler, Paul Sharpe, Hard Core Logo Christian Cooke, David Lee, Dino Pigat, Lou Solakofski, Orest Sushko, Crash	Tom Bjelic, David Evans, Wayne Griffin, John Laing, Andy Malcolm, Dale Sheldrake, John Douglas Smith, Crash Fred Brennan, Yann Delpeuch, Paula Fairfield, Virginia Storey, House Fred Brennan, Sue Conley, Yuri Gorbachow, Andy Malcolm, Jane Tattersall, Brain Candy Diane Boucher, Tony Currie, Rich Harkness, Janice Ierulli, Donna Powell, Jane Tattersall, Lilies Jerome Decarie, Serge Fortin, Jean-Pierre Pinard, Mario Rodrigue, Raymond Vermette, Polygraph (Le Polygraphe)
Achievement in Music: Original Score	Achievement in Music: Original Song
Mark Korven, Curtis's Charm Richard Rodney Bennett, Swann Normand Corbeil, Screamers Mychael Danna, Lilies Ron Sures, Joe's So Mean to Josephine	Michael Turner, Swamp Baby, Peter J. Moore, "Who the Hell Do You Think You Are?" — Hard Core Logo Steven Drake, Bruce McCulloch and Craig Northey, "Some Days It's Dark" — Brain Candy Michael Timmins, "House on the Horizon" — House
Best Short Film	Special Awards
Sandra Kybartas, The Home for Blind Women Mark Morgenstern and Stephanie Morgenstern, Curtains (Rideau) Colleen Murphy, The Feeler	Claude Jutra Award: Peter Wellington, Joe's So Mean to Josephine Golden Reel Award: Crash

References

1. Armstrong, Mary Ellen (2 December 1996). "Crash, Lilies top Genies". Playback. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
2. Playback Staff (4 November 1996). "Special Report: The 1996 Genie Awards: Lilies extends men's emotional range". Playback. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

External links

• Genie Awards 1996 on imdb