{{Short description|1980 Canadian film awards}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2026}} {{Primary sources|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox film awards | number = 1 | award = Genie Awards | date = March 20, 1980 | site = [[Royal Alexandra Theatre]], [[Toronto]] | host = [[Bruno Gerussi]]<br>[[Ben Wicks]] | best_picture = ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]'' | most_wins = | most_nominations = ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]'' | network = | last = [[29th Canadian Film Awards|29th CFAs]] | next = 2nd }} The '''1st Genie Awards''' were presented on March 20, 1980, and honoured films released in 1979.<ref name=changeling>[[Jay Scott]], "Changeling wins Genie as year's best movie". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 21, 1980.</ref>
Immediately after the [[29th Canadian Film Awards|1978 Canadian Film Awards]], which were nearly cancelled due to disputes and controversy, industry leaders met to design a new awards organization based on the academy system of industry nomination and secret ballot. Members of the Canadian Film Awards committee were skeptical about nominator qualifications, and about the motivations of those who wanted the academy system, fearing that they would imitate the American model and that big-budget commercial films would swamp Canadian films.<ref name=topalovich>Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 117-199.</ref>
After a year of discussion, it was agreed that 14 members of the CFA committee and 14 elected representatives from industry organizations would form a board to oversee a new association whose mandate was to stimulate higher standards of filmmaking, foster educational service and develop public awareness of the industry. On April 11, 1979, the creation of the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television]] was formally announced.<ref name=topalovich>Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 117-199.</ref>
For the first time 500 filmmakers were responsible for nomination and voting. Films were screened for members in Montreal and Toronto and then chosen by secret nomination and final ballot before being submitted to an impartial accounting firm.<ref name=topalovich>Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 117-199.</ref>
==Ceremony== The first Genie Awards, as they were now known, were given out at a gala event at the [[Royal Alexandra Theatre]] in [[Toronto]] with actor [[Bruno Gerussi]] as host.<ref name=changeling /><ref>{{cite web |title=1980 Genie Awards Program |url=https://archive.org/details/genieawardsprogr0000unse/page/40/mode/2up |website=archive.org |publisher=Archive.org |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref><ref>Duart Snow, "Enter Genie, son of old Etrog". ''[[Ottawa Journal]]'', March 15, 1980.</ref><ref>[[Jay Scott]], "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 8, 1980.</ref>
The show was broadcast live on [[CBC Television]] and was noted for its [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]-like production design, with production numbers including a [[jazz dance]] performance by [[Jeff Hyslop]] and [[Karen Kain]] set to the tune of "[[Dancing in the Dark (Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz song)|Dancing in the Dark]]", and female impersonator [[Craig Russell (Canadian actor)|Craig Russell]] in character as [[Judy Garland]].<ref>Meg Floyd, "Jazzing up the Genies". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 15, 1980.</ref>
On March 19, cartoonist [[Ben Wicks]] hosted a luncheon for the 105 entrants in the non-feature categories.<ref name="groen">Rick Groen, "NFB, Brittain dominate TV Genie awards". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 20, 1980.</ref> Also this year, on November 6, and under the administration of the academy, the [[Canadian Cinema Editors|Canadian Film Editors Guild]], the [[Canadian Society of Cinematographers]] and the Canadian Film Sound Society hosted the 1980 Film Craft Awards.<ref name=topalovich>Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 117-199.</ref> ==Controversies== The event was not without controversy. Despite having duly released three nominations in the category of Editing in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature), the jury used the moment of presentation to announce that they had deemed none worthy of an award.<ref name="groen" /> Producer [[Sam Levene]], in his acceptance speech for another award, called the decision an "arrogant slap in the face" to the nominees.<ref name="groen" /> The fact that no French language films won any major awards was an issue.<ref name="changeling" /> Award winner [[Christopher Plummer]] used his speech to criticize the distinction made between Canadian and foreign actors, calling on the academy to treat "Canadian or Samothracian" actors equally.<ref name="changeling" /> The Foreign Actors categories were dropped in 1984.
==Award winners and nominees==
===Films=== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Motion Picture]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film|Outstanding Theatrical Short]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]''''' – Chessman Park Productions, [[Garth Drabinsky]] and [[Joel B. Michaels]] producers, [[Peter Medak]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=The Changeling |url=https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/changeling |website=cfe.tiff.net |publisher=Canadian Film Encyclopedia |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Cordélia (film)|Cordélia]]'' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], Jean-Marc Garand, [[Jacques Gagné]] and [[Roger Frappier]] producers, [[Jean-Marc Garand]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Cordélia |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=1457 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Klondike Fever]]'' – CFI Investments, [[Gilbert W. Taylor]] and [[Harry Alan Towers]]) producers, [[Peter Carter (director)|Peter Carter]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Klondike Fever |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b734e8b28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230061106/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b734e8b28 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 30, 2018 |website=bfi.org.uk |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]'' – [[Famous Players]], [[Telefilm Canada|CFDC]] and [[Lionsgate Films|Haliburton Films]], [[Daniel Goldberg (producer)|Daniel Goldberg]], [[John Dunning (film producer)|John Dunning]] and [[André Link]] producers, [[Ivan Reitman]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Meatballs |url=https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/meatballs |website=cfe.tiff.net |publisher=Canadian Film Encyclopedia |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Running (film)|Running]]'' – [[Telefilm Canada|CFDC]], [[Robert M. Cooper]], [[John M. Eckert]] and [[Ronald I. Cohen]] producers, [[Steven Hilliard Stern]] director<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/02/archives/screen-running-winning-and-losingmarathon-mania.html|last=Canby|first=Vincent|date=November 2, 1979|title=Screen: 'Running,' Winning and Losing: Marathon Mania|work=[[The New York Times]]|page=C7}}</ref> | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Nails (1979 film)|Nails]]''''' – [[National Film Board of Canada]] and Mercury Pictures, [[Phillip Borsos]] producer and director<ref>{{cite web |title=Nails |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=13244 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Twice Upon a Time...]] (Il était deux fois)'' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Roman Kroitor]] and [[Stefan Wodoslawsky]] producers, [[Giles Walker]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Twice Upon a Time... |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=13259 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Track Stars: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound]]'' – Film Arts, Movement Films, Terry Burke and [[Don Haig]] producers, Terry Burke director<ref>{{cite web |title=Track stars, the unseen heroes of movie sound |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/track-stars-the-unseen-heroes-of-movie-sound/oclc/220850444?referer=di&ht=edition |website=worldcat.org |publisher=WorldCat |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref> |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary|Outstanding Documentary 30 Minutes and Under]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary| Outstanding Documentary 30 Minutes and Over]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Priory: The Only Home I've Got]]''''' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Anne Wheeler]] and Tony Karch producers, [[Mark Dolgoy]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Priory, the Only Home I've Got |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=12991 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> *''It's Not an Illness'' – [[Claire Prieto]] producer, Roger McTair director *''[[Taking Chances (1979 film)|Taking Chances]]'' – Mobius Productions, [[Marilyn Belec]] producer, Robert Lang director<ref>{{cite web |title=Taking Chances |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b776813b3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326074017/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b776813b3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |website=bfi.org.uk |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref> | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed]]''''' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Donald Brittain]] and [[Marrin Canell]] producers, [[Donald Brittain]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=13277 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Cities (TV series)|Cities: Glenn Gould's Toronto]]'' – John McGreevy Productions and Nielsen-Ferns International, [[John McGreevy (director)|John McGreevy]] and [[Pat Ferns]] producers, John McGreevy director<ref>{{cite web |title=Glenn Gould's Toronto |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/glenn-goulds-toronto |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Dieppe 1942]]'' – [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], [[Terence Macartney-Filgate]] producer and director |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding TV Drama 30 Minutes and Under ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding TV Drama 30 Minutes and Over |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Bravery in the Field]]''''' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Roman Kroitor]] and [[Stefan Wodoslawsky]] producers, [[Giles Walker]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Bravery in the Field |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=12814 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> *''[[Revolution's Orphans]]'' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], Rob Iveson and [[Roman Kroitor]] producers, [[John N. Smith]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Revolution's Orphans |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=66388 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> *''The Spirit of the River to China'' – [[Barb Wiseberg]] and [[Barry Pearson (writer)|Barry Pearson]] producers | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Certain Practices]]''''' – [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], [[Bill Gough (filmmaker)|Bill Gough]] and [[Sam Levene]] producers *''[[For the Record (Canadian TV series)|For the Record]]'': "Every Person Is Guilty" – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, [[Sam Levene]] and [[Vivienne Leebosh]] producers *''[[The Wordsmith]]'' – [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], [[Robert Sherrin]] and [[Robert Allen (producer)|Robert Allen]] producers, [[Claude Jutra]] director |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Best Animated Short|Outstanding Animation]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Outstanding Independent Film |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Every Child (film)|Every Child]] (Chaque enfant)''''' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Derek Lamb]] producer, [[Eugene Fedorenko]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Chaque enfant |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=905 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Caninabis]]'' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], Gaston Sarault producer, [[Kaj Pindal]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Caninabis |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=12995 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas]]'' – [[Atkinson Film-Arts]], Titlecraft, Pooled Film Services, [[W.H. Stevens, Jr.]] and [[Beryl Friesen]] producers, Vic Atkinson director<ref>{{cite web |title=Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas |url=https://en.kinorium.com/218050/ |website=kinorium.com |publisher=Kinorium |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref> | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Track Stars: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound]]''''' – Film Arts and Movement Films, [[Don Haig]] and Terry Burke producers, Don Haig director *''[[Cities (TV series)|Cities: Glenn Gould's Toronto]]'' – John McGreevy Productions, Nielsen-Ferns International, [[Pat Ferns]] and [[John McGreevy (director)|John McGreevy]] producers, John McGreevy director<ref>{{cite web |title=Glenn Gould's Toronto 1979 |url=https://ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991009101089705164&context=U&vid=01OCUL_YOR:YOR_DEFAULT&lang=en |website=ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com |publisher=York University |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas]]'' – [[Atkinson Film-Arts]], Titlecraft, Pooled Film Services, [[W.H. Stevens, Jr.]] and [[Beryl Friesen]] producers, Vic Atkinson director |}
===Feature film craft awards=== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role|Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role|Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Christopher Plummer]], ''[[Murder by Decree]]''''' *[[Geoffrey Bowes]], ''[[Something's Rotten]]'' *[[Robin Gammell]], ''[[Klondike Fever]]'' *[[Thomas Hauff]], ''[[Summer's Children]]'' *[[Stephen Lack]], ''[[The Rubber Gun]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Kate Lynch]], ''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]''''' *[[Micheline Lanctôt]], ''[[A Scream from Silence]] {Mourir à tue-tête)'' *[[Louise Marleau]], ''([[Heartbreak (1979 film)|Heartbreak]] (L'arrache-coeur)'' *[[Claire Pimparé]], ''[[Yesterday (1981 film)|Yesterday]]'' *[[Louise Portal]], ''[[Cordélia (film)|Cordélia]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Gordon Pinsent]], ''[[Klondike Fever]]''''' *[[Harvey Atkin]], ''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]'' *[[Lawrence Dane]], ''[[Running (film)|Running]]'' *[[Chris Makepeace]], ''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]'' *[[Saul Rubinek]], ''[[Agency (film)|Agency]]'' *[[Robert A. Silverman]], ''[[The Brood]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Geneviève Bujold]], ''[[Murder by Decree]]''''' *[[Helen Burns]], ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]'' *[[Patricia Collins (actress)|Patricia Collins]], ''[[Summer's Children]]'' *[[Barbara Gordon (actress)|Barbara Gordon]], ''[[Wild Horse Hank]]'' *[[Frances Hyland]], ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor|Best Performance by a Foreign Actor]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress|Best Performance by a Foreign Actress]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[George C. Scott]], ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]''''' *[[Michael Douglas]], ''[[Running (film)|Running]]'' *[[Bill Murray]], ''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]'' *[[Will Sampson]], ''[[Fish Hawk (film)|Fish Hawk]]'' *[[Rod Steiger]], ''[[Klondike Fever]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Trish Van Devere]], ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]''''' *[[Susan Anspach]], ''[[Running (film)|Running]]'' *[[Samantha Eggar]], ''[[The Brood]]'' *[[Sally Kellerman]], ''[[It Rained All Night the Day I Left]]'' *[[Cloris Leachman]], ''[[Yesterday (1981 film)|Yesterday]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Achievement in Art Direction ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Trevor Williams (designer)|Trevor Williams]], ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]''''' *[[Denis Boucher (designer)|Denis Boucher]] and [[Vianney Gauthier]], ''[[Cordélia (film)|Cordélia]]'' *[[Seamus Flannery]], ''[[Fish Hawk (film)|Fish Hawk]]'' *[[Seamus Flannery]], ''[[Klondike Fever]]'' *[[Wolf Kroeger]], ''[[It Rained All Night the Day I Left]]'' *[[Roy Forge Smith]], ''[[Yesterday (1981 film)|Yesterday]]'' *[[Carol Spier]], ''[[The Brood]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Louise Jobin]], ''[[Cordélia (film)|Cordélia]]''''' *François Barbeau, ''[[Chocolate Eclair (film)|Chocolate Eclair]] (Éclair au chocolat)'' *Linda Matheson, ''[[Fish Hawk (film)|Fish Hawk]]'' *Patti Unger, ''[[Klondike Fever]]'' *Julie Whitfield, ''[[Something's Rotten]]'' *Julie Whitfield, ''[[Tanya's Island]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Achievement in Cinematography ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction|Best Achievement in Direction]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[John Coquillon]], ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]''''' *[[Miklós Lente]], ''[[Agency (film)|Agency]]'' *[[Pierre Mignot]], ''[[Cordélia (film)|Cordélia]]'' *[[Reginald H. Morris]], ''[[Murder by Decree]]'' *[[Laszlo George]], ''[[Running (film)|Running]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Bob Clark]], ''[[Murder by Decree]]''''' *[[Peter Carter (director)|Peter Carter]], ''[[Klondike Fever]]'' *[[Anne-Claire Poirier]], ''[[A Scream from Silence]] (Mourir à tue-tête)'' *[[Donald Shebib]], ''[[Fish Hawk (film)|Fish Hawk]]'' *[[Eric Till]], ''[[Wild Horse Hank]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Achievement in Film Editing ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Achievement in Sound Editing |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Stan Cole, ''[[Murder by Decree]]''''' *[[George Appleby]], ''[[Wild Horse Hank]]'' *[[Jean Beaudin]], ''[[Cordélia (film)|Cordélia]]'' *[[Debra Karen]], ''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]'' *[[Debra Karen]], ''[[Yesterday (1981 film)|Yesterday]]'' *Marcel Pothier, ''[[Heartbreak (1979 film)|Heartbreak]] (L'arrache-coeur)'' *Ron Wisman, ''[[Fish Hawk (film)|Fish Hawk]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Patrick Drummond, Dennis Drummond and Robert Grieve, ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]''''' *Michael Clark and Brian French, ''[[Wild Horse Hank]]'' *[[Kenneth Heeley-Ray]], ''[[Agency (film)|Agency]]'' *[[Kenneth Heeley-Ray]], ''[[Murder by Decree]]'' *Marcel Pothier, ''[[Chocolate Eclair (film)|Chocolate Eclair]] (Éclair au chocolat)'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Achievement in Sound ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Original Music Score |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Joe Grimaldi, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat and Karl Scherer, ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]''''' *David Appleby and Joe Grimaldi, ''[[Murder by Decree]]'' *Gary C. Bourgeois and Richard Lightstone, ''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]'' *Joe Grimaldi and Bryan Day, ''[[The Brood]]'' *Owen Langevin, Joe Grimaldi and David Appleby, ''[[Running (film)|Running]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Carl Zittrer]] and [[Paul Zaza]], ''[[Murder by Decree]]''''' *[[Hagood Hardy]], ''[[Klondike Fever]]'' *[[Paul Hoffert]], ''[[Wild Horse Hank]]'' *[[Alain Leroux]], ''[[It Rained All Night the Day I Left]]'' *[[Howard Shore]], ''[[The Brood]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Original Screenplay ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Len Blum]], [[Daniel Goldberg (producer)|Dan Goldberg]] and [[Janis Allen]], ''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]''''' *[[Mireille Dansereau]], ''[[Heartbreak (1979 film)|Heartbreak]] (L'arrache-coeur)'' *[[Allan Moyle]], John Laing and [[Stephen Lack]], ''[[The Rubber Gun]]'' *[[Jim Osborne (screenwriter)|Jim Osborne]], ''[[Summer's Children]]'' *[[Anne Claire Poirier]] and [[Marthe Blackburn]], ''[[A Scream from Silence]] (Mourir à tue-tête)'' *[[Steven Hilliard Stern]], ''[[Running (film)|Running]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[William Gray (screenwriter)|William Gray]] and [[Diana Maddox]], ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]''''' *[[Ted Allan]], ''[[It Rained All Night the Day I Left]]'' *[[Jean Beaudin]] and [[Marcel Sabourin]], ''[[Cordélia (film)|Cordélia]]'' *[[R. J. Dryer]] and [[Martin Lager]], ''[[Klondike Fever]]'' *[[Jean-Claude Lord]] and [[Jean Salvy]], ''[[Chocolate Eclair (film)|Chocolate Eclair]] (Éclair au chocolat)'' |}
===Non-feature craft awards=== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Non-Feature)| Outstanding Performance by an Actor]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress (Non-Feature)| Outstanding Performance by an Actress]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Rudi Lipp]], ''[[Revolution's Orphans]]''''' *[[Ken Pogue]], ''[[For the Record (Canadian TV series)|For the Record]]'': "Every Person Is Guilty" *[[Saul Rubinek]], ''[[The Wordsmith]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Martha Henry]], ''[[The Newcomers (TV miniseries)|The Newcomers]]''''' *[[Lynne Griffin]], ''[[For the Record (Canadian TV series)|For the Record]]'': "Every Person Is Guilty" *[[Bronwen Mantel]], ''[[Revolution's Orphans]]'' *[[Janet Ward]], ''[[The Wordsmith]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Cinematography in a Dramatic Film ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Cinematography in a Documentary |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Savas Kalogeras]], ''[[Bravery in the Field]]''''' *[[David De Volpi]], ''[[Revolution's Orphans]]'' *[[Kenneth W. Gregg]], ''[[For the Record (Canadian TV series)|For the Record]]'': "Every Person Is Guilty" | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Roger Rochat]], ''[[Ice Birds]] (Le Pilier de cristal)''''' *[[Ron Orieux]], ''[[Nails (1979 film)|Nails]]'' *[[Barry Perles]] and [[Douglas Kiefer]], ''[[Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed]]'' *[[Charles Stewart (cinematographer)|Charles Stewart]], ''[[Dieppe 1942]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Direction in a Dramatic Film ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Direction in a Documentary |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Paul Almond]], ''[[For the Record (Canadian TV series)|For the Record]]''''': "Every Person Is Guilty" *[[Barry Healey]], ''[[The Night Before the Morning After]]'' *[[John N. Smith]], ''[[Revolution's Orphans]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Donald Brittain]], ''[[Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed]]''''' *[[Phillip Borsos]], ''[[Nails (1979 film)|Nails]]'' *[[Terence Macartney-Filgate]], ''[[Dieppe 1942]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Art Direction ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Editing in Documentary |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Milton Parcher]], ''[[The Wordsmith]]''''' *[[William Beeton (art director)|William Beeton]], ''[[Riel (film)|Riel]]'' *[[Earl Preston]], ''[[Revolution's Orphans]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Richard Todd, ''[[Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed]]''''' *Thomas Berner, ''[[Dieppe 1942]]'' *Raymond Hall, ''[[Nails (1979 film)|Nails]]'' *Andy Malcolm and Terry Burke, ''[[Track Stars: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Editing in a Dramatic Film ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Sound in a Non-Feature Film |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} ''Not awarded'' *Haida Paul, ''[[The Night Before the Morning After]]'' *[[Arla Saare]], ''[[The Wordsmith]]'' *Myrtle Virgo, ''[[For the Record (Canadian TV series)|For the Record]]'': "Every Person Is Guilty" | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Tony Van den Akker, Al Caruso, Andy Malcolm and Terry Burke, ''[[Track Stars: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound]]''''' *Hans Oomes and Bernard Bordeleau, ''[[Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed]]'' *Alex Taylor, Michael Lax and Austin Grimaldi, ''[[Dieppe 1942]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Screenplay ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Non-Dramatic Script |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Mordecai Richler]], ''[[The Wordsmith]]''''' *[[Barry Healey]], ''[[The Night Before the Morning After]]'' *[[János Szanyi]], [[Laszlo Gefin]] and [[John N. Smith]], ''[[Revolution's Orphans]]'' *[[Ralph L. Thomas]], ''[[For the Record (Canadian TV series)|For the Record]]'': "Every Person Is Guilty" | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Ronald Blumer]], [[John Random]] and [[Donald Brittain]], ''[[Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed]]''''' *[[Timothy Findley]] and [[William Whitehead (Canadian writer)|William Whitehead]], ''[[Dieppe 1942]]'' *[[Glenn Gould]], ''[[Cities (TV series)|Cities: Glenn Gould's Toronto]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding Original Music Score ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Golden Reel Award (Canada)|Golden Reel Award]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Michael Conway Baker]], ''[[Nails (1979 film)|Nails]]''''' *[[Hagood Hardy]], ''[[Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas]]'' *[[Rick Wilkins (musician)|Rick Wilkins]], ''[[Dieppe 1942]]'' | valign="top" | *'''[[Daniel Goldberg (producer)|Daniel Goldberg]] and [[Ivan Reitman]], ''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]''''' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Special Awards ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | |- | valign="top" | *Air Canada Award: '''[[George Destounis]]''' ([[Famous Players]] president), for outstanding contributions to the business of filmmaking in Canada *John Grierson Award:<!-- Not the British thing!--> '''[[Rex Tasker]]''', for outstanding contributions to Canadian cinema *'''''[[Certain Practices]]''''', for direction, screenplay and editing *'''''[[Every Child (film)|Every Child]] (Chaque enfant)''''' — [[Hans-Peter Strobl]] for sound |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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