{{Short description|Canadian film awards ceremony}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox award | name = 20th Canadian Film Awards | image = | date = October 4, 1968 | location = Seaway Towers Hotel, [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] | host = [[Bill Walker (broadcaster)|Bill Walker]], [[Louise Marleau]] | most_awards = ''[[Isabel (film)|Isabel]]'' | most_nominations = | award1_type = Film of the Year | award1_winner = ''[[A Place to Stand (film)|A Place to Stand]]'' | award2_type = Best Feature Film | award2_winner = ''[[The Ernie Game]]'' | previous = [[19th Canadian Film Awards|19th]] | main = [[Canadian Film Awards]] | next = [[21st Canadian Film Awards|21st]] }} The '''20th Canadian Film Awards''' were held on October 4, 1968 to honour achievements in Canadian film. The ceremony was hosted by broadcaster [[Bill Walker (broadcaster)|Bill Walker]] and actress [[Louise Marleau]].
Just before the awards' 20th anniversary, its sponsors, the Canadian Association of Adult Education, the Canadian Foundation and the [[Canadian Film Institute]], terminated their connection with the awards. Members of the Association of Motion Picture Producers and Laboratories in Canada, the [[Canadian Society of Cinematographers]] and the [[Directors Guild of Canada]] formed a group to organize a competition for 1968. This group was independently incorporated as the [[Canadian Film Awards]]; its executive was members of industry associations, guilds and unions. Not represented was the Quebec Association of Independent Filmmakers which declined due to its objection to competition among filmmakers.
The awards categories were restructured, and craft categories and new special awards were introduced. For the first time, awards were presented to actors and actresses; and it was the last year in which awards were presented for amateur films. A statue was commissioned from sculptor [[Sorel Etrog]], public screenings were instituted, and the selection process was revamped, with nomination committees pre-selecting entries for consideration by a five-member international jury. For this year, 181 films were entered, and the committees nominated 50 for final consideration. But the jury ignored committee recommendations for Best Cinematography and Best Direction and made its own choices. As a result, the voting process was changed for 1969.<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. 81-83.</ref>
==Winners==
===Films=== *[[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Film of the Year]]: '''''[[A Place to Stand (film)|A Place to Stand]]''''' - TDF Productions, [[Christopher Chapman]] and David MacKay producers, Christopher Chapman director<ref>{{cite web |title=A Place to Stand |url=https://screenculture.org/cesif/film/place-stand |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> *[[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Feature Film]]: '''''[[The Ernie Game]]''''' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], Gordon Burwash producer, [[Don Owen (filmmaker)|Don Owen]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ernie Game |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=12505 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Film Under 30 Minutes: '''''Ça n'est pas le temps des romans''''' ''([[This Is No Time for Romance]])'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Fernand Dansereau]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=This is No Time for Romance |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10984 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Film Over 30 Minutes: '''''[[Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle or Mutilate]]''''' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[John Howe (filmmaker)|John Howe]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Do Not Fold, Staple or Mutilate |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10777 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref> *Documentary Under 30 Minutes: '''''Avec tambours et trompettes''''' ''([[With Drums and Trumpets]])'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], Robert Forget producer, [[Marcel Carrière]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=With Drums and Trumpets |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=18298 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Documentary Over 30 Minutes: '''''[[Never a Backward Step]]''''' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Guy Glover]] producer, [[Donald Brittain]], [[Arthur Hammond (director)|Arthur Hammond]] and [[John Spotton]] directors<ref>{{cite web |title=Never a Backward Step |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10565 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> *Animated: ''Not awarded'' ::Honorable Mention: '''''[[A Child in His Country]] (Un enfant... Un pays)''''' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Jacques Bobet]] producer, Pierre Moretti director<ref>{{cite web |title=Un enfant... Un pays |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=144 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Travel and Recreation: '''''Countdown to a Gold Medal''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], Denis Hargrave producer and director *Public Relations: '''''Carstairs, Tell the People''''' - [[F.R. Crawley|Crawley Films]], [[F.R. Crawley]] and Seaton Findlay producers, Seaton Findlay director<ref>{{cite web |title=Carstairs, Tell the People |url=https://screenculture.org/cesif/film/9393 |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Sales Promotion: '''''Driver Training: Life Is Worth the Living''''' - [[Arthur Chetwynd|Chetwynd Films]] - [[Arthur Chetwynd]] producer, Bill Street director<ref>{{cite web |title=Driver Training : Life Is Worth the Living |url=https://screenculture.org/cesif/film/driver-training-life-worth-living |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> *Amateur: '''''Il était une plume''''' — Robert Lachapelle director<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Record: Il était une plume |url=https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/il-etait-une-plume |website=amateurcinema.org |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref>
===Technical development and innovation awards=== *'''[[John D. Lowry]]''' and '''[[Westinghouse Electric Corporation|Canadian Westinghouse Company]]''' - "for the [[Wescam]] stabilized camera platform". *'''Barry D. Gordon''' and '''Don Weed''' of Film Effects - "for dynamic frame and multi-image in ''[[A Place to Stand (film)|A Place to Stand]]''. *'''Gerald Graham''' and the '''[[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]'s Technical Services Branch''' - "for [[In the Labyrinth (film)|In the Labyrinth]]". ::Honourable Mention: '''Westminster Films''' - "for [[Expo 67]] Bell Telephone production".
===[[John Drainie Award]]s=== *'''[[Esse Ljungh]]''' - ''Stage'' (series), [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC Radio]] *'''[[W. O. Mitchell]]''', author - ''[[Jake and the Kid|Jake and The Kid]]'', [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC Radio]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jake and The Kid |url=https://broadcasting-history.com/programming/television/jake-and-kid-0 |website=broadcasting-history.com |publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> *'''Tommy Tweed''' - actor, writer and historian<ref>{{cite web |title=Tweed, Tommy |url=https://broadcasting-history.com/personalities/tweed-tommy |website=broadcasting-history.com |publisher=History of Canadian Broadcasting |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *[[Jean Murray (actress)|Jean Murray]] - Winnipeg actress (posthumous)
===Feature film craft awards=== *Performance by a Lead Actor: '''[[Gerard Parkes]]''' - ''[[Isabel (film)|Isabel]]'' (Quest Film Productions)<ref>{{cite web |title=Isabel |url=https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/isabel |website=cfe.tiff.net |publisher=Canadian Film Encyclopedia |access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref> *Performance by a Lead Actress: '''[[Geneviève Bujold]]''' - ''[[Isabel (film)|Isabel]]'' (Quest Film Productions) *Black-and-White Cinematography: '''[[Bernard Gosselin]]''' - ''Le règne du jour'' ''([[The Times That Are]])'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Le règne du jour |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=56470 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref> *Colour Cinematography: '''[[Georges Dufaux]]''' - ''[[Isabel (film)|Isabel]]'' (Quest Film Productions) *Direction: '''[[Don Owen (filmmaker)|Don Owen]]''' - ''[[The Ernie Game]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) *Film Editing: '''[[George Appleby]]''' - ''[[Isabel (film)|Isabel]]'' (Quest Film Productions) *Overall Sound: '''Serge Beauchemin''' and '''[[Alain Dostie]]''' - ''Le règne du jour'' ''([[The Times That Are]])'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])
===Non-feature craft awards=== *Colour Cinematography: '''Denis Gillson''' - ''[[Waiting for Caroline]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) *Sound Editing: '''[[Kenneth Heeley-Ray]]''' - ''[[A Place to Stand (film)|A Place to Stand]]'' (TDF Productions) *Music Score: '''[[Louis Applebaum]]''' - ''Athabasca'' *Screenplay: '''Phillip Hersch''' - ''[[Wojeck]]: Swing Low Sweet Chariot'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Wojeck to Wrestling |url=https://www.queensu.ca/filmandmedia/sites/fmwww/files/uploaded_files/Wojeck_0.pdf |website=queensu.ca |publisher=Queens University |access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref> *Non-Dramatic Script: '''Hugh Kemp''', ''The Secret Years of El Dorado'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])<ref>{{cite web |title=The Secret Years of El Dorado |url=https://screenculture.org/cesif/film/secret-years-eldorado |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Sound Recording: '''Ron Alexander''' and '''Roger Lamoureux''', ''[[Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle or Mutilate]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])
===Special award=== *'''''[[Pas de deux (film)|Pas de deux]]''''' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Norman McLaren]] "for outstanding artistic achievement".<ref>{{cite web |title=Pas de deux |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10470 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
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