18th Genie Awards

18th Genie Awards
Date	1997
Highlights
Best Picture	The Sweet Hereafter

The 18th Genie Awards were held in 1997.

Nominees and winners

The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text.

Motion Picture	Direction
The Sweet Hereafter, Atom Egoyan and Camelia Frieberg Cosmos, Roger Frappier The Hanging Garden, Thom Fitzgerald and Louise Garfield Karmina, Nicole Robert Kissed, Dean English and Lynne Stopkewich	Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter André Forcier, La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden Gabriel Pelletier, Karmina Lynne Stopkewich, Kissed
Actor in a leading role	Actress in a leading role
Ian Holm, The Sweet Hereafter Alan Williams, The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati Robin Aubert, La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge Peter Outerbridge, Kissed Bruce Greenwood, The Sweet Hereafter	Molly Parker, Kissed Isabelle Cyr, Karmina Alberta Watson, Shoemaker Sarah Polley, The Sweet Hereafter Gabrielle Rose, The Sweet Hereafter
Actor in a supporting role	Actress in a supporting role
Peter MacNeill, The Hanging Garden Frédéric Desager, La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge Hardee T. Lineham, Shoemaker Tom McCamus, The Sweet Hereafter	Seana McKenna, The Hanging Garden France Castel, La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge Kerry Fox, The Hanging Garden Joan Orenstein, The Hanging Garden France Castel, Karmina
Best Feature Length Documentary	Best Short Documentary
Anne Claire Poirier, Paul Lapointe and Joanne Carrière, Tu as crié LET ME GO Michael Allder and Tim Southam, Drowning in Dreams Julia Sereny and Maya Gallus, Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality	Maureen Judge and Janis Lundman, Unveiled: The Mother/Daughter Relationship Loretta Todd, Carol Geddes, Michael Doxtater and Jerry Krepakevich, Forgotten Warriors Ali Kazimi, Shooting Indians: A Journey with Jeffrey Thomas
Best Live Action Short Drama	Best Animated Short
Naomi McCormack, The Hangman's Bride Vincenzo Natali, Steven Hoban and Vanessa C. Laufer, Elevated Marcel Giroux and Sylvain Guy, Zie 37 Stagen Scott Smith, Sarah James and Helen Du Toit, Sshhh...	Bernard Lajoie, Didier Brunner and Sylvain Chomet, The Old Lady and the Pigeons (La vieille dame et les pigeons) Tali Prévost, Yves Leduc and Pierre Hébert, Under the Weather (À l'ombre) Barrie McLean and Janet Perlman, Dinner for Two
Art Direction/Production Design	Cinematography
Normand Sarazin, Karmina Phillip Barker and Patricia Cuccia, The Sweet Hereafter Serge Bureau, Night of the Flood Claude Paré, La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge Taavo Soodor and Darlene Sheils, The Hanging Garden	Paul Sarossy, The Sweet Hereafter Eric Cayla, Karmina Serge Ladouceur, Night of the Flood Gregory Middleton, Kissed André Turpin, Cosmos
Costume Design	Editing
Denis Sperdouklis, Karmina Francesca Chamberland, La vengeance de la femme en noir Suzanne Harel, La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge Beth Pasternak, The Sweet Hereafter Vandal, Night of the Flood James A. Worthen, The Hanging Garden	Susan Shanks, The Hanging Garden Pia Di Ciaula, Intimate Relations Gaétan Huot, Karmina Richard Comeau, La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge Susan Shipton, The Sweet Hereafter
Overall Sound	Sound Editing
Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly and Ross Redfern, The Sweet Hereafter Luc Boudrias, Don Cohen, Jo Caron and Bruno Ruffolo, Karmina Dominique Chartrand, Jo Caron and Hans Peter Strobl, La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge Peter Harper, Philippe Espantoso and Georges Hannan, The Hanging Garden Hans Peter Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jo Caron and Marcel Chouinard, Le siège de l'âme	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, La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge Myriam Poirier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie and Jacques Plante, Le siège de l'âme Marcel Pothier, Guy Francoeur, Antoine Morin, Viateur Paiement and Myriam Poirier, La conciergerie
Achievement in Music: Original Score	Achievement in Music: Original Song
Mychael Danna, The Sweet Hereafter François Dompierre, L'Homme idéal Serge LaForest and Gaëtan Gravel, Night of the Flood Robert Lepage, La plante humaine Don McDonald, Kissed	François Dompierre and Luc Plamondon, "L'homme idéal" (L'Homme idéal) Mychael Danna and Sarah Polley, "The Sweet Hereafter" (The Sweet Hereafter) Kristy Thirsk, "Bounds of Love" (Kissed)
Screenplay	Special awards
Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter André Forcier, La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge Gabriel Pelletier, Yves Pelletier, Andrée Pelletier and Ann Burke, Karmina Lynne Stopkewich and Angus Fraser, Kissed	Board of Directors Award: Telefilm Canada Claude Jutra Award: Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden Golden Reel Award: Air Bud Make-Up: Pierre Saindon, Karmina

External links

• Genie Awards 1997 on imdb