25th Genie Awards

25th Genie Awards
Date	March 21, 2005
Site	Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Hosted by	Andrea Martin
Highlights
Best Picture	The Triplets of Belleville

The 25th Genie Awards were held on March 21, 2005 to honour the best Canadian films released in 2004. The awards took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto.

Andrea Martin was the host.

Nominees and winners

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

Motion Picture	Direction
The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) — Paul Cadieux Being Julia — Robert Lantos Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope) — Denise Robert and Daniel Louis Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives) — Barbara Shrier Love, Sex and Eating the Bones — Jennifer Holness	Francis Leclerc, Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives) Denise Filiatrault, Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope) Pierre Houle, Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille) Bronwen Hughes, Stander David "Sudz" Sutherland, Love, Sex and Eating the Bones
Actor in a leading role	Actress in a leading role
Roy Dupuis, Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives) Michel Côté, The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) Ian McKellen, Émile David La Haye, Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France) Nick Stahl, Twist	Pascale Bussières, Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope) Isabelle Blais, Love and Magnets (Les Aimants) Emily Hampshire, Blood Jacinthe Laguë, The Five of Us (Elles étaient cinq) Céline Bonnier, Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)
Actor in a supporting role	Actress in a supporting role
Jean Lapointe, The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) Bruce Greenwood, Being Julia Brendan Fehr, Sugar Kyle MacLachlan, Touch of Pink Gary Farmer, Twist	Jennifer Jason Leigh, Childstar Juliette Gosselin, Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France) Sylvie Moreau, Love and Magnets (Les Aimants) Ellen Page, Wilby Wonderful Susana Salazar, A Silent Love
Original Screenplay	Adapted Screenplay
Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives), Francis Leclerc and Marcel Beaulieu Childstar, Don McKellar and Michael Goldbach Love, Sex and Eating the Bones, David "Sudz" Sutherland Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope), Denise Filiatrault A Silent Love, Federico Hidalgo and Paulina Robles	Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille), Luc Dionne and Sylvain Guy Blood, Jerry Ciccoritti White Skin (La Peau blanche), Joël Champetier and Daniel Roby Sugar, Todd Klinck, Jaie Laplante and John Palmer Twist, Jacob Tierney
Best Live Action Short Drama	Best Animated Short
Capacité 11 personnes: G. J. d'Ynglemare and Yves Fortin Choke.: David Hyde, Tyler Levine and Carolyn Newman Desastre: Jay Field The Dog Walker: James Genn, Andrew Rosen and Geoffrey Turnbull TV Dinner...Burp!: Vanessa-Tatjana Beerli, Antonello Cozzolino and Annie Normandin	Ryan: Chris Landreth, Steven Hoban, Marcy Page and Mark Smith L'Homme sans ombre: Georges Schwizgebel and Marcel Jean Louise: Anita Lebeau, Michael J. F. Scott and Jennifer Torrance Mabel's Saga: JoDee Samuelson and Kent Martin Through My Thick Glasses: Pjotr Sapegin, Marcel Jean and David Reiss-Andersen
Art Direction/Production Design	Cinematography
Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France), Jean-Baptiste Tard Camping sauvage, André-Line Beauparlant The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel), Jean Bécotte Head in the Clouds, Jonathan Lee and Gilles Aird Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille), Michel Proulx	Head in the Clouds, Paul Sarossy The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel), Bernard Couture Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France), Louis de Ernsted Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope), Pierre Mignot Childstar, André Turpin
Costume Design	Editing
Head in the Clouds, Mario Davignon Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France), François Barbeau Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille), Michèle Hamel Camping sauvage, Sophie Lefebvre Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope), Denis Sperdouklis	Head in the Clouds, Dominique Fortin The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel), Jean-François Bergeron The Five of Us (Elles étaient cinq), Richard Comeau Childstar, Reginald Harkema Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope), Yvann Thibaudeau
Overall Sound	Sound Editing
The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel), Dominque Chartrand, Gavin Fernandes and Pierre Paquet Émile, Nicole Thompson, Jeff Carter, Brad Hillman and Miguel Nunes Head in the Clouds, Pierre Blain, Jocelyn Caron, Michel Descombes and Gavin Fernandes Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives), Christian Bouchard, Luc Boudrias, Jocelyn Caron, Clovis Gouaillier and Benoît Leduc Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Dean Humphreys, Todd Beckett and David Lee	Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Craig Henighan, Steve Baine, Stephen Barden, Tony Lewis, Jill Purdy and Nathan Robitaille Camping sauvage, Marie-Claude Gagné, Guy Francoeur, Guy Pelletier, Claire Pochon and Jean-Philippe Savard The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel), Christian Rivest Head in the Clouds, Marcel Pothier, Natalie Fleurant, Guy Francoeur, Antoine Morin and Guy Pelletier Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille), Marcel Pothier, Natalie Fleurant, Guy Francoeur, Carole Gagnon and Antoine Morin
Achievement in Music: Original Score	Achievement in Music: Original Song
Terry Frewer, Head in the Clouds Michel Corriveau, The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) Charles Papasoff, La Lune viendra d'elle-même Pierre Duchesne, Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives) Benoît Charest, The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville)	Ron Proulx and Jacob Tierney, "Pantaloon in Black" — Twist Kyprios, "Ignorance is Beautiful (Help Me)" — Childstar Lorraine Richard, Michel Cusson and Pierre Houle, "Le Blues de Monica" — Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille) Luc Plamondon and Patrick Doyle, "Ma Nouvelle France" — Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France) Rebecca Jenkins, "Something's Coming" — Wilby Wonderful
Documentary	Special awards
The Corporation, Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Bart Simpson What Remains of Us (Ce qu'il reste de nous), François Prevost, Yves Bisaillon and Hugo Latulippe Mr. Mergler's Gift, Beverly Shaffer and Germaine Wong	Claude Jutra Award: Daniel Roby, White Skin (La Peau blanche) Golden Reel Award: Resident Evil: Apocalypse