11th Genie Awards
DateMarch 20, 1990
SiteMetro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byAl Waxman
Brian Linehan
Highlights
Best PictureJésus de Montréal (Jesus of Montreal)
Most awardsJésus de Montréal (12)[1]
Television coverage
NetworkCTV

The 11th annual Genie Awards were presented March 20, 1990, and honoured Canadian films released in 1989.

For this year, CTV had negotiated to serve as broadcaster and the academy formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, ACCTV Productions, to independently produce its show. In the months leading up to the event, CTV extensively promoted the awards, and broadcaster Brian Linehan and a film crew traveled to Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal, shooting vignettes about Canadian films and filmmaking.[2]

The ceremony was broadcast from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.[3] There was no overall host, but actor Al Waxman introduced and concluded the show. Linehan hosted his vignettes and each Best Picture nominees was given a two-minute clip.[4][3]

The awards were dominated by Denys Arcand's Jésus de Montréal, which won 13 of the 16 awards for which it was nominated.[1] However, CTV failed to persuade its regional affiliate stations to broadcast the ceremony.[5] Ratings plummeted, with only half as many people (460,000) watching, compared to the previous year.[5] This prompted a complete re-evaluation and restructuring of the Genie Awards.

Award winners and nominees

Motion Picture Direction
Actor in a leading role Actress in a leading role
Actor in a supporting role Actress in a supporting role
Original Screenplay Adapted Screenplay
Best Feature Length Documentary Best Short Documentary
  • Blue ribbon Stunt People — Lois Siegel
  • Reading Between the Lines — Martha Davis
  • Who Gets In? — Barry Greenwald
Best Live Action Short Drama Best Animated Short
Art Direction/Production Design Cinematography
Costume Design Editing
Overall Sound Sound Editing
  • Blue ribbon Marcel Pothier, Laurent Lévy, Antoine Morin, and Diane Boucher, Jésus de Montréal (Jesus of Montreal)
  • Alan Hardiman, Terry Burke, Barry Backus, Jim Hopkins, and Ingrid Rosen, American Boyfriends
  • Alison Fisher, Penny Hozy, Bruno DeGazio, Peter Thilaye, and Alison Grace, Bye Bye Blues
  • Paul Dion, Dans le ventre du dragon (In the Belly of the Dragon)
  • Alan Hardiman, Robin Leigh, Jim Hopkins, Penny Hozy, and Terry Burke, Millennium
  • Terry Burke, David Templeton, Ralph Brunjes, and Brian Ravok, Termini Station
Original Score Original Song
Special awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Jesus swept". The Globe and Mail, March 21, 1990.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Puttin' on the glitz for this year's Genies". The Globe and Mail, March 17, 1990.
  4. ^ "East meets West in battle for Genies". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1990.
  5. ^ a b "Plummeting ratings raise tough questions". The Globe and Mail, April 6, 1990.
  6. ^ "Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television - Genie Award for Best Original Song". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-08-06.

External links

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