{{short description|Final Canadian Film Awards ceremony}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox award | name = 29th Canadian Film Awards | image = | date = September 21, 1978 | location = [[Ryerson Theatre]], Toronto | host = [[John Candy]], [[Catherine O'Hara]] | most_awards = | most_nominations = ''[[In Praise of Older Women (1978 film)|In Praise of Older Women]]'' | award1_type = Best Motion Picture | award1_winner = ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]'' | previous = [[28th Canadian Film Awards|28th]] | main = [[Canadian Film Awards]] | next =[[1st Genie Awards|1st Genies]] }} The '''29th Canadian Film Awards''' were held on September 21, 1978 to honour achievements in Canadian film.<ref>"Unseen Silent Partner sweeps film awards". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 22, 1978.</ref> They were the last [[Canadian Film Awards]] ceremony to be held before the program was taken over by the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television]], and restructured into the new [[Genie Awards]].<ref>"Canadian 'Oscar' show new group's first aim". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 12, 1979.</ref>
This year's awards had nearly been cancelled. Members of the [[Motion Picture Association – Canada|Canadian Association of Motion Picture Producers]] (CAMPP), who were not happy with the CFA's jury system, insisted on an academy-style system where all members received nominated rights for the Best Feature Film category. They threatened to withdraw all member films from competition. When CFA chairman Julius Kohanyi agreed to the change, [[ACTRA]] withdrew its participation, charging that the change was hasty and impractical. Eventually, CAMPP agreed to a proposal which allowed its members two votes for Best Feature Film in the pre-selection stage, while the other associations received one vote in each category.<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>
In addition, the CFA board introduced a Co-Production category, for films co-produced by Canadian and foreign producers. When added to the 136 entries in 31 categories, this made pre-selection more difficult. The bigger problem was that the CFA's own rules did not allow any film crew members on co-productions to receive craft awards. Lawyers for the co-produced film ''[[Power Play (1978 film)|Power Play]]'' obtained a court injunction which blocked the CFA presentation unless the Canadian craftspeople on the film were considered eligible for awards. The situation was resolved by moving ''Power Play'' to the Feature Film category; the co-production category was scrapped.<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>
The ceremony was hosted by [[John Candy]] and [[Catherine O'Hara]], and was held at the conclusion of the [[1978 Toronto International Film Festival|1978 Festival of Festivals]].<ref>[[Lawrence O'Toole (journalist)|Lawrence O'Toole]], "The days of whine and roses". ''[[Maclean's]]'', October 2, 1978.</ref> The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] broadcast a one-hour special featuring highlights of the show.
==Films== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Feature Film]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film|Best Theatrical Short]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]''''' — [[Carolco Pictures]], [[Joel B. Michaels]], [[Stephen Young (actor)|Stephen Young]] and [[Garth Drabinsky]] producers, [[Daryl Duke]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=The Silent Partner Movie Review |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-silent-partner-1979 |website=rogerebert.com |publisher=Roger Ebert |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Blood and Guts (film)|Blood and Guts]]'' — [[Melvin Simon Productions]] and Quadrant Films, [[Peter O'Brian (film producer)|Peter O'Brian]] and John Hunter producers, [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Blood and Guts (1978) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f660632 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326230131/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f660632 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |website=bfi.org.uk |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[In Praise of Older Women (1978 film)|In Praise of Older Women]]'' — [[Astral Media|Astral Bellevue Pathé]] and RSL Films, [[Robert Lantos]] and [[Claude Héroux]] producers, [[George Kaczender]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=In Praise of Older Women |url=https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/in-praise-of-older-women |website=cfe.tiff.net |publisher=Canadian Film Encyclopedia |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Three Card Monte (film)|Three Card Monte]]'' — Regenthall Films, [[Rob Iveson]] and [[Richard Gabourie]] producers, [[Les Rose]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Three Card Monte |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7906594c |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326185543/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7906594c |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}} '''''[[The Bronswik Affair]] (L'Affaire Bronswik)''''' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[René Jodoin]] producer, Robert Awad and André Leduc directors<ref>{{cite web |title=The Bronswik Affair |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=12542 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary|Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary|Best Documentary Over 30 Minutes]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[The Hottest Show on Earth]]''''' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Wolf Koenig]], [[Derek Lamb]] and Jeffrey Schon producers, [[Terence Macartney-Filgate]], [[Wolf Koenig]] and [[Derek Lamb]] directors<ref>{{cite web |title=The Hottest Show on Earth |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=12560 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *''Return of the Reluctant Prodigy'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], [[Les Rose]] producer and director{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} *''[[Song of the Paddle]]'' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], William Brind and Marrin Canell producers, [[Bill Mason]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Song of the Paddle |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=12535 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *''The World of Noel Coward'' - Neil Sutherland producer and director{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[The Champions (miniseries)|The Champions]]''''' – [[National Film Board of Canada]] and [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], [[Donald Brittain]] and Janet Leissner producers, Donald Brittain director<ref>{{cite web |title=The Champions Series |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=32974 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Fields of Endless Day]]'' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Terence Macartney-Filgate]], Nick Ketchum, [[Beryl Fox]] and [[Jennifer Hodge de Silva]] producers, [[Terence Macartney-Filgate]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Fields of Endless Day |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=12646 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Healing (1978 film)|Healing]]'' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], Michael McKennirey producer, Pierre Lasry director<ref>{{cite web |title=Healing |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=13460 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[The Prophet from Pugwash]]'' – [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], Carol Moore-Ede producer and director<ref>{{cite web |title=Collection RC0147 - Cyrus Eaton fonds |url=https://archives.mcmaster.ca/index.php/cyrus-eaton-collection |website=archives.mcmaster.ca |publisher=McMaster University |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref> |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short|Best Animated Film]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" |Best TV Drama |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Afterlife (1978 film)|Afterlife]]''''' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Derek Lamb]] producer, [[Ishu Patel]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Afterlife |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=413 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Blowhard (film)|Blowhard]]'' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], Jerry Krepakevich and Derek Mazur producers, Brad Caslor and [[Christopher Hinton (animator)|Christopher Hinton]] directors<ref>{{cite web |title=Blowhard |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=12600 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[The Devil and Daniel Mouse]]'' – [[Nelvana]], [[Michael Hirsh (producer)|Michael Hirsh]], [[Patrick Loubert]], J. Gordon Arnold and Ron Hastings producers, [[Clive A. Smith]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=The Devil and Daniel Mouse |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/7451126 |website=worldcat.org |publisher=WorldCat |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *''[[Harness the Wind]]'' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Derek Lamb]] producer, Sidney Goldsmith director<ref>{{cite web |title=Harness the Wind |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=12563 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[One Night Stand (1978 film)|One Night Stand]]''''' – [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] and Allan King Associates, [[Allan King]] producer and director<ref>{{cite web |title=One Night Stand |url=http://film.athabascau.ca/film/one-night-stand |website=film.athabascau.ca |publisher=Canadian Film Online |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> * ''[[The Machine Age (film)|The Machine Age]] (L'Âge de la machine)'' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Jacques Bobet]] producer, [[Gilles Carle]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=The Machine Age |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=13492 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> * ''[[For the Record (Canadian TV series)|For the Record]]'': ''[[A Matter of Choice (1978 film)|A Matter of Choice]]'' – [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], [[Francis Mankiewicz]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=A Matter of Choice |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b741edd1b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419222934/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b741edd1b |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |website=bfi.org.uk |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> * ''[[The War Is Over (1978 film)|The War Is Over]]'' – [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Malca Gillson]] producer, [[René Bonnière]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=The War is Over |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=13479 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> |}
==Feature film craft awards== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Performance by a Lead Actor]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress| Best Performance by a Lead Actress]] |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Richard Gabourie]], ''[[Three Card Monte (film)|Three Card Monte]]''''' *[[John Juliani]], ''[[Marie-Anne (film)|Marie-Anne]]'' (Canadian Film Production Co.)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ellerman |first1=Evelyn |title=Marie-Anne Commentary |url=http://film.athabascau.ca/commentary/marie-anne-commentary |website=film.athabascau.ca |publisher=Canadian Film Online |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *[[Frank Moore (Canadian actor)|Frank Moore]], ''[[The Third Walker]]'' ([[Melvin Simon Productions]]/Quadrant Films)<ref>{{cite web |title=femfilm.ca |url=http://femfilm.ca/film_search.php?film=mcluhan-third&lang=e |website=The Third Walker |publisher=Canadian Women Film Directors Database |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> *[[Christopher Plummer]], ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Helen Shaver]], ''[[In Praise of Older Women (1978 film)|In Praise of Older Women]]''''' *[[Micheline Lanctôt]], ''[[Blood and Guts (film)|Blood and Guts]]'' *[[Celine Lomez]], ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]'' *[[Andrée Pelletier]], ''[[Marie-Anne (film)|Marie-Anne]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Henry Beckman]], ''[[Blood and Guts (film)|Blood and Guts]]''''' * [[Michael Ironside]], ''[[I, Maureen]]'' (Jandu Productions) * [[Robert MacKay (actor)|Robert MacKay]], ''[[I, Maureen]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Marilyn Lightstone]], '' [[In Praise of Older Women (1978 film)|In Praise of Older Women]]''''' * [[Lynne Cavanagh]], ''[[Three Card Monte (film)|Three Card Monte]]'' * [[Monique Mercure]], ''[[The Third Walker]]'' * [[Alberta Watson]], ''[[In Praise of Older Women (1978 film)|In Praise of Older Women]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design|Best Art Direction]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Wolf Kroeger]], ''[[In Praise of Older Women (1978 film)|In Praise of Older Women]]''''' *[[Reuben Freed]], ''[[Blood and Guts (film)|Blood and Guts]]'' *[[Tony Hall (art director)|Tony Hall]], ''[[Three Card Monte (film)|Three Card Monte]]'' *[[Trevor Williams (designer)|Trevor Williams]], ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Miklós Lente]], ''[[In Praise of Older Women (1978 film)|In Praise of Older Women]]''''' *[[Marc Champion]], ''[[I, Maureen]]'' *[[Mark Irwin]], ''[[Blood and Guts (film)|Blood and Guts]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Director|Best Direction]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score|Best Music Score]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Daryl Duke]], ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]''''' *[[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]], ''[[Blood and Guts (film)|Blood and Guts]]'' *[[George Kaczender]], ''[[In Praise of Older Women (1978 film)|In Praise of Older Women]]'' *[[Les Rose]],- ''[[Three Card Monte (film)|Three Card Monte]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Oscar Peterson]], ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]''''' *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Paul Zaza]] and [[Jim Caverhill]], ''[[Three Card Monte (film)|Three Card Monte]]''''' *[[Paul Hoffert]], ''[[The Third Walker]]'' *[[Maurice Marshall (composer)|Maurice Marshall]], ''[[Marie-Anne (film)|Marie-Anne]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing|Best Film Editing]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[George Appleby]], ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]''''' *[[William Gray (screenwriter)|William Gray]], ''[[Blood and Guts (film)|Blood and Guts]]'' *[[George Kaczender]], ''[[In Praise of Older Women (1978 film)|In Praise of Older Women]]'' *[[Ron Wisman]], ''[[Three Card Monte (film)|Three Card Monte]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Bruce Nyznik, ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]''''' *Les Halman, ''[[In Praise of Older Women (1978 film)|In Praise of Older Women]]'' *Chris Large, ''[[Marie-Anne (film)|Marie-Anne]]'' *Ronald Sanders, ''[[Blood and Guts (film)|Blood and Guts]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Overall Sound]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[David Lee (Canadian sound engineer)|David Lee]] (recording), ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]''''' *{{blue ribbon}} '''Tony van den Akker and Paul Coombe (re-recording), ''[[Three Card Monte (film)|Three Card Monte]]''''' *Paul Gottlieb, ''[[In Praise of Older Women (1978 film)|In Praise of Older Women]]'' *[[Joseph McBride (writer)|Joseph McBride]], William Gray and John Hunter, ''[[Blood and Guts (film)|Blood and Guts]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Martyn Burke]], ''[[Power Play (1978 film)|Power Play]]''''' (Magnum International Productions, [[The Rank Organisation]]) *[[Richard Gabourie]], ''[[Three Card Monte (film)|Three Card Monte]]'' *[[William Gray (screenwriter)|William Gray]] and [[John Hunter (screenwriter)|John Hunter]], ''[[Blood and Guts (film)|Blood and Guts]]'' |}
==Non-feature craft awards== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Performance by a Lead Actor]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress| Best Performance by a Lead Actress]] |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Brent Carver]], ''[[One Night Stand (1978 film)|One Night Stand]]''''' * [[Gabriel Arcand]], ''[[The Machine Age (film)|The Machine Age]] (L'Âge de la machine)'' * [[Gary Reineke]], ''[[For the Record (Canadian TV series)|For the Record]]'': ''[[A Matter of Choice (1978 film)|A Matter of Choice]]'' * [[R. H. Thomson]], ''[[Tyler (film)|Tyler]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Chapelle Jaffe]], ''[[One Night Stand (1978 film)|One Night Stand]]''''' * [[Sylvie Lachance]], ''[[The Machine Age (film)|The Machine Age]] (L'Âge de la machine)'' * [[Roberta Maxwell]], ''[[For the Record (Canadian TV series)|For the Record]]'': ''[[A Matter of Choice (1978 film)|A Matter of Choice]]'' * [[Sarah Torgov]], ''[[Drying Up the Streets]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Supporting Actor or Actress ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Art Direction |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Willie Lamothe]], ''[[The Machine Age (film)|The Machine Age]] (L'Âge de la machine)''''' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Jocelyn Joly, ''[[The Machine Age (film)|The Machine Age]] (L'Âge de la machine)''''' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Direction - Dramatic ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Direction – Non-Dramatic |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Gilles Carle]], ''[[The Machine Age (film)|The Machine Age]] (L'Âge de la machine)''''' *[[René Bonnière]], ''[[The War Is Over (1978 film)|The War Is Over]]'' *[[Allan King]], ''[[One Night Stand (1978 film)|One Night Stand]]'' *[[Francis Mankiewicz]], ''[[A Matter of Choice (1978 film)|A Matter of Choice]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Bill Mason]], ''[[Song of the Paddle]]''''' *[[Terence Macartney-Filgate]], [[Derek Lamb]] and [[Wolf Koenig]], ''[[The Hottest Show on Earth]]'' *[[Les Rose]], ''The Return of the Reluctant Prodigy'' *Neil Sutherland, ''The World of Noel Coward'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Cinematography ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Music Score |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Ken Buck (cinematographer)|Ken Buck]], ''[[Song of the Paddle]]''''' *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Pierre Letarte]], ''[[The Machine Age (film)|The Machine Age]] (L'Âge de la machine)''''' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Brent Carver]], [[Carole Pope]], [[Kevan Staples]] and [[Carol Bolt]], ''[[One Night Stand (1978 film)|One Night Stand]]''''' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Film Editing ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Sound Editing |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Ted Remerowski]] and Steven Kellar, ''[[The Champions (miniseries)|The Champions]]''''' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''John Knight and Ken Page, ''[[Song of the Paddle]]''''' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Sound Recording ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Sound Re-recording |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Serge Beauchemin, ''[[The Machine Age (film)|The Machine Age]] (L'Âge de la machine)''''' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Michel Descombes and Jean-Pierre Joutel, ''[[The Champions (miniseries)|The Champions]]''''' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Screenplay ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Non-Dramatic Script |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Gilles Carle]], ''[[The Machine Age (film)|The Machine Age]] (L'Âge de la machine)''''' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Donald Brittain]], ''[[The Champions (miniseries)|The Champions]]''''' |}
==Special Awards== *'''[[Nelvana]]''' - [[Michael Hirsh (producer)|Michael Hirsh]], [[Patrick Loubert]] and [[Clive A. Smith]] - “for development in animation”. *Golden Reel Award: '''[[Allan King]]''', ''[[Who Has Seen the Wind (1977 film)|Who Has Seen the Wind]]'' - "for highest-grossing film". *Wendy Michener Award: '''[[Richard Gabourie]]''' – for outstanding achievement in his first feature, ''[[Three Card Monte (film)|Three Card Monte]]''. *[[Grierson Awards|John Grierson Award]]: [[Donald Brittain]] – for outstanding contributions to Canadian cinema.
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Canadian Screen Awards}}
[[Category:1978 film awards|Canadian]] [[Category:1978 in Canadian cinema]] [[Category:Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978)]]