{{Short description|2004 Canadian film awards ceremony}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox film awards | number = 24 | award = Genie Awards | date = May 1, 2004 | site = [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]]<br>[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] | host = [[Scott Thompson (comedian)|Scott Thompson]] | best_picture = ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]]'' | most_wins = ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]]'' (6) | most_nominations = ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]]'' (11) | network = [[Citytv]], [[Bravo (Canada)|Bravo!]], [[Star!]], [[CTV Two Alberta|Access Alberta]] | last = 23rd | next = 25th }} The '''24th Genie Awards''' were held on May 1, 2004, to honour films released in 2003. The ceremony was hosted by [[Scott Thompson (comedian)|Scott Thompson]].<ref name=spank>"He's gonna spank that Genie". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 1, 2004.</ref> The ceremony was broadcast on [[CHUM Limited]]'s terrestrial [[Citytv]] and [[CTV Two Alberta|Access Alberta]] networks, as well as on the cable channels [[Bravo (Canada)|Bravo!]] and [[Star!]].<ref name=spank />
Nominations were announced on March 16, 2004.<ref name=shine>"Genies take a shine to Quebec". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 17, 2004.</ref> The film ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]]'' garnered the most nominations with 11 nods,<ref name=shine /> although it was virtually shut out on the night of the ceremony, winning only the award for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]].<ref name=invade>"Barbarians invade". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', May 2, 2004.</ref> [[Denys Arcand]]'s ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]]'' was the night's big winner,<ref name=belle>"Quebec the belle of the Genies ball". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 3, 2004.</ref> winning six awards including [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Picture]]. Arcand joked, however, that he had won only because neither [[David Cronenberg]] nor [[Atom Egoyan]] had a film in competition.<ref name=belle />
[[Sarah Polley]]'s [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] win for ''[[My Life Without Me]]'' was the only one of the six top awards not won by ''The Barbarian Invasions''.<ref name=belle /> Polley took the opportunity in her speech to lament the state of [[Cinema of Canada|Canadian film]]: "We make great movies in this country and it's a shame that the Canadian public never gets to see them."<ref name=invade />
==Nominees and winners== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Motion Picture]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Director|Direction]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)'' — [[Denise Robert]], [[Daniel Louis]], [[Fabienne Vonier]]''' *''[[Far Side of the Moon (film)|Far Side of the Moon]] (La Face cachée de la lune)'' — [[Bob Krupinski]], [[Mario St-Laurent]] *''[[Owning Mahowny]]'' — [[Alessandro Camon]], [[Seaton McLean]], [[Andras Hamori]] *''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]] (La Grande séduction)'' — [[Luc Vandal]], [[Roger Frappier]] *''[[The Snow Walker]]'' — [[Robert Merilees]], [[William Vince]] | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Denys Arcand]], ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)''''' *[[Robert Lepage]], ''[[Far Side of the Moon (film)|Far Side of the Moon]] (La Face cachée de la lune)'' *[[Guy Maddin]], ''[[The Saddest Music in the World]]'' *[[Jean-François Pouliot]], ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]] (La Grande séduction)'' *[[Charles Martin Smith]], ''[[The Snow Walker]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Actor in a leading role]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress|Actress in a leading role]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Rémy Girard]], ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)''''' *[[Raymond Bouchard]], ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]] (La Grande séduction)'' *[[Philip Seymour Hoffman]], ''[[Owning Mahowny]]'' *[[Robert Lepage]], ''[[Far Side of the Moon (film)|Far Side of the Moon]] (La Face cachée de la lune)'' *[[Barry Pepper]], ''[[The Snow Walker]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Sarah Polley]], ''[[My Life Without Me]]''''' *[[Rebecca Jenkins]], ''[[Marion Bridge (film)|Marion Bridge]]'' *[[Micheline Lanctôt]], ''[[How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause]] (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)'' *[[Molly Parker]], ''[[Marion Bridge (film)|Marion Bridge]]'' *[[Karine Vanasse]], ''[[Séraphin: Heart of Stone]] (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Actor in a supporting role]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Actress in a supporting role]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Stéphane Rousseau]], ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)''''' *[[Benoît Brière]], ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]] (La Grande séduction)'' *[[Roy Dupuis]], ''[[Séraphin: Heart of Stone]] (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'' *[[David Hayman]], ''[[The Wild Dogs]]'' *[[Christopher Plummer]], ''[[Blizzard (2003 film)|Blizzard]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Marie-Josée Croze]], ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)''''' *[[Olympia Dukakis]], ''[[The Event (2003 film)|The Event]]'' *[[Emily Hampshire]], ''[[A Problem with Fear]]'' *[[Meredith McGeachie]], ''[[Punch (2002 film)|Punch]]'' *[[Annabella Piugattuk]], ''[[The Snow Walker]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Original Screenplay]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Adapted Screenplay]] |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Denys Arcand]], ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)''''' * [[Louis Bélanger]], ''[[Gaz Bar Blues]]'' * [[Sébastien Rose]], ''[[How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause]] (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)'' * [[Ken Scott (writer)|Ken Scott]], ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]] (La Grande séduction)'' * [[Peter Wellington (director)|Peter Wellington]], ''[[Luck (2003 film)|Luck]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Robert Lepage]], ''[[Far Side of the Moon (film)|Far Side of the Moon]] (La Face cachée de la lune)''''' * [[Maurice Chauvet]], ''[[Owning Mahowny]]'' * [[Daniel MacIvor]], ''[[Marion Bridge (film)|Marion Bridge]]'' * [[Charles Martin Smith]], ''[[The Snow Walker]]'' * [[Esta Spalding]], ''[[Falling Angels (film)|Falling Angels]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama|Best Live Action Short Drama]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short|Best Animated Short]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Noël Blank]]'' — [[Christiane Ciupka]] and [[Jean-François Rivard]]''' *''[[Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl]]'' — [[Jim Mauro]], [[Brad Peyton]] *''[[Lonesome Joe]]'' — [[Leah Mallen]], [[Mark Sawers]] *''[[Short Hymn, Silent War]]'' — [[Kate Kung]], [[Charles Officer]], [[Sandy Reimer]] *''[[Why Don't You Dance? (film)|Why Don't You Dance?]]'' — [[Joel Awerbuck]], [[Michael Downing (director)|Michael Downing]] | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Falling in Love Again (2003 film)|Falling in Love Again]]'' — [[Marcy Page]], [[Munro Ferguson]]''' *''[[Islet (film)|Islet]] (Îlot)'' — [[Michèle Bélanger]], [[Nicolas Brault]] *''[[Stormy Night (2003 film)|Stormy Night]] (Nuit d'orage)'' — Marcel Jean, [[Jean-Jacques Leduc]], [[Michèle Lemieux]] |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design|Art Direction/Production Design]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Cinematography]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Rob Gray (art director)|Rob Gray]] and [[Christina Kuhnigk]], ''[[Falling Angels (film)|Falling Angels]]''''' *Don Taylor and Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks, ''[[The Gospel of John (2003 film)|The Gospel of John]]'' *[[Normand Sarazin]], ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]] (La Grande séduction)'' *[[Jean Bécotte]], ''[[Séraphin: Heart of Stone]] (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'' *[[Christian Légaré]], ''[[Saved by the Belles]]'' | valign="top" | * '''[[Allen Smith (cinematographer)|Allen Smith]], ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]] (La Grande séduction)''''' * [[François Dutil]], ''[[Saved by the Belles]]'' * [[Stefan Ivanov]], ''[[A Problem with Fear]]'' * [[Gregory Middleton]], ''[[Falling Angels (film)|Falling Angels]]'' * [[Jean-Pierre St. Louis]], ''[[Gaz Bar Blues]]''
|- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Costume Design]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing|Editing]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Meg McMillan, ''[[The Saddest Music in the World]]''''' *Abram Waterhouse, ''[[Blizzard (2003 film)|Blizzard]]'' *Debra Hanson, ''[[The Gospel of John (2003 film)|The Gospel of John]]'' *Louise Gagné, ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]] (La Grande séduction)'' *Michèle Hamel, ''[[Séraphin: Heart of Stone]] (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[David Wharnsby]], ''[[The Saddest Music in the World]]''''' *[[Dominique Fortin]], ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]] (La Grande séduction)'' *[[Isabelle Dedieu]], ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)'' *Alison Grace, ''[[The Snow Walker]]'' *Michael Weir, ''[[The Wild Dogs]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Overall Sound|Overall Sound]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Editing|Sound Editing]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Bruce Carwardine, Todd Beckett, Michael O'Farrell and Don White, ''[[The Statement (2003 film)|The Statement]]''''' *Warren St. Onge, Steph Carrier and Lou Solakofski, ''[[Falling Angels (film)|Falling Angels]]'' *Claude Hazanavicius and Michel Descombes, ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]] (La Grande séduction)'' *Michel Descombes, Gavin Fernandes and Patrick Rousseau, ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)'' *[[Chris Duesterdiek]], Mark Berger, Dean Giammarco and Bill Sheppard, ''[[The Snow Walker]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Michael O'Farrell, Mark Gingras, Paul Intson, Goro Koyama, John Laing, Andy Malcolm, Jill Purdy, and [[John Douglas Smith]], ''[[The Statement (2003 film)|The Statement]]''''' *[[David McCallum (sound editor)|David McCallum]], Steven Hammond, Ronayne Higginson, David Rose and [[Jane Tattersall]], ''[[Falling Angels (film)|Falling Angels]]'' *Marcel Pothier, Guy Francoeur, Carole Gagnon, Antoine Morin and Jacques Plante, ''[[Seducing Doctor Lewis]] (La Grande séduction)'' *Marie-Claude Gagné, Diane Boucher, Jérôme Décarie, Claire Pochon and Jean-Philippe Savard, ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)'' *Maureen Murphy, Dean Giammarco, Robert Hunter, Johnny Ludgate and Christine McLeod, ''[[The Snow Walker]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score|Achievement in Music: Original Score]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song|Achievement in Music: Original Song]] |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Christopher Dedrick]], ''[[The Saddest Music in the World]]''''' * [[Richard Grassby-Lewis]], [[Jon Hassell]], [[Bob Locke]], [[Tim Norfolk]], ''[[Owning Mahowny]]'' * [[Michel Cusson]], ''[[Séraphin: Heart of Stone]] (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'' * [[Mychael Danna]], ''[[The Snow Walker]]'' * [[Sandy Moore]], ''[[The Wild Dogs]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Ken Whiteley]], "Tell Me" — ''[[Falling Angels (film)|Falling Angels]]''''' * [[Pamela Phillips-Oland]], David Martin and [[LeVar Burton]], "Center of My Heart" — ''[[Blizzard (2003 film)|Blizzard]]'' * [[Adam James Broughton]], [[Jeanne Dompierre]], [[Steve Galluccio]] and [[FM Le Sieur]], "Montréal Italiano" — ''[[Mambo Italiano (film)|Mambo Italiano]]'' * [[Brian C. Warren]] and [[Mark Anthony (musician)|Mark Anthony]], "La Vie" — ''[[Saved by the Belles]]'' * [[Luc Plamondon]] and [[Michel Cusson]], "Depuis le premier jour" — ''[[Séraphin: Heart of Stone]] (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary|Best Documentary]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Special awards |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[FIX: The Story of an Addicted City]]'' — [[Betsy Carson]], [[Nettie Wild]]''' *''[[Go Further]]'' — [[Ron Mann]] *''[[The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali]]'' — [[Silva Basmajian]], [[Joseph Blasioli]] | valign="top" | *[[Claude Jutra Award]]: '''[[Sébastien Rose]], ''[[How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause]] (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)''''' *[[Golden Reel Award (Canada)|Golden Reel Award]]: '''''[[Séraphin: Heart of Stone]] (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)''''' *[[Special Achievement Genie|Special Achievement]]: [[Peter R. Simpson]] |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000276/2004 Genie Awards 2004] at [[IMDb]]
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