26th Genie Awards

26th Genie Awards
Date	March 13, 2006
Site	Carlu theatre, Toronto
Hosted by	Lisa Ray, Terry David Mulligan
Highlights
Best Picture	C.R.A.Z.Y.

The 26th Genie Awards were held on March 13, 2006 to honour films released in 2005. The ceremony was held at the Carlu theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan.

Nominees and winners

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

Motion Picture	Direction
C.R.A.Z.Y., Pierre Even and Jean-Marc Vallée Familia, Luc Déry It's All Gone Pete Tong, Elizabeth Yake, Allan Niblo, James Richardson Saint Ralph, Michael Souther, Teza Lawrence, Andrea Mann, Seaton McLean Water, David Hamilton	Jean-Marc Vallée, C.R.A.Z.Y. Louise Archambault, Familia Michael Dowse, It's All Gone Pete Tong Deepa Mehta, Water Luc Picard, L'Audition
Actor in a leading role	Actress in a leading role
Michel Côté, C.R.A.Z.Y. Adam Butcher, Saint Ralph Marc-André Grondin, C.R.A.Z.Y. Paul Kaye, It's All Gone Pete Tong Luc Picard, L'Audition	Seema Biswas, Water Gina Chiarelli, See Grace Fly Macha Grenon, Familia Arsinée Khanjian, Sabah Sylvie Moreau, Familia
Actor in a supporting role	Actress in a supporting role
Denis Bernard, L'Audition Rémy Girard, Aurore Gordon Pinsent, Saint Ralph Campbell Scott, Saint Ralph Bernard Starlight, Hank Williams First Nation	Danielle Proulx, C.R.A.Z.Y. Babz Chula, Seven Times Lucky Suzanne Clément, L'Audition Marianne Fortier, Aurore Micheline Lanctôt, Familia
Original Screenplay	Adapted Screenplay
Jean-Marc Vallée and François Boulay, C.R.A.Z.Y. Louise Archambault, Familia Michael Dowse, It's All Gone Pete Tong Deepa Mehta, Water Luc Picard, L'Audition	Atom Egoyan, Where the Truth Lies Diane Cailhier, Le Survenant David Christensen, Six Figures Luc Dionne, Aurore Nathalie Petrowski, Maman Last Call
Best Live Action Short Drama	Best Animated Short
David Ostry and Matthew Cervi, Milo 55160 Carl Laudan, The Big Thing Simon Olivier Fecteau, Guillaume Lespérance and Jean-François Lord, Les Derniers jours Hélène Bélanger Martin and Antonello Cozzolino, Mardi Matin...quelque part Greg Spottiswood, Jason Charters and Liam Romalis, Noise	Chris Hinton and Michael Fukushima, cNote Patrick Bouchard and Michèle Bélanger, Dehors novembre Philippe Julien, Marcel Jean and Jean-Pierre Lemouland, Ruzz et Ben
Art Direction/Production Design	Cinematography
Patrice Vermette, C.R.A.Z.Y. Phillip Barker and Cal Loucks, Where the Truth Lies Dilip Mehta, Water Michel Proulx, Aurore Deanne Rohde, Ricardo Alms and Shawna Balas, Seven Times Lucky	Giles Nuttgens, Water Balasz Bolygo, It's All Gone Pete Tong Bernard Couture, Le Survenant Pierre Mignot, C.R.A.Z.Y. André Turpin, Familia
Costume Design	Editing
Ginette Magny, C.R.A.Z.Y. Dolly Ahluwalia, Water Francesca Chamberland, Aurore Francesca Chamberland, Le Survenant Anne Dixon, Saint Ralph	Paul Jutras, C.R.A.Z.Y. Jeremy Peter Allen, Manners of Dying Stuart Gazzard, It's All Gone Pete Tong Colin Monie, Water Susan Shipton, Where the Truth Lies
Overall Sound	Sound Editing
Yvon Benoît, Daniel Bisson, Luc Boudrias and Bernard Gariépy Strobl, C.R.A.Z.Y. Greg Stewart, Michael McCann and Michael Thomas, It's All Gone Pete Tong Daniel Pellerin, John Hazen, Jan Rudy and Bisa Skecic, Lie With Me Leon Johnson, Bruce Little and Howard Rissin, Seven Times Lucky Chris Munro, John Hazen, Daniel Pellerin and Jan Rudy, Where the Truth Lies	Martin Pinsonnault, Mira Mailhot, Simon Meilleur, Mireille Morin and Jean-François Sauvé, C.R.A.Z.Y. Olivier Calvert, Diane Boucher, Simon Meilleur, Francine Poirier and Jean-François Sauvé, L'Audition Michael McCann, Chester Bialowas, Tony Gort, Roger Morris and Michael Thomas, It's All Gone Pete Tong Bruce Little and Russ Dyck, Seven Times Lucky Alice Wright, Valéry Dufort-Boucher, Alexis Farand, Jacques Plante and Christian Rivest, Le Survenant
Achievement in Music: Original Score	Achievement in Music: Original Song
Mychael Danna, Water Geoff Bennett, Longo Hai and Ben Johannesen, Sabah Mychael Danna, Where the Truth Lies Éric Pfalzgraf, Manners of Dying Byron Wong, Lie With Me	Glenn Buhr and Margaret Sweatman, "When Wintertime" (Seven Times Lucky) Sylvain Cossette, Michel Corriveau and Robert Marchand, "Comme un plume au vent" (Le Survenant) Matt Murphy and Michael Mabbott, "Just a Show" (The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico) Matt Murphy and Michael Mabbott, "Make Believe" (The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico) Daniel Bélanger, "Tourner" (L'Audition)
Documentary	Special awards
Velcrow Ripper, Tracey Friesen, Cari Green and Harry Sutherland, ScaredSacred Paul Arcand and Denise Robert, Les Voleurs d'enfance	Claude Jutra Award: Louise Archambault, Familia Golden Reel Award: C.R.A.Z.Y.