| 28th Genie Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 3, 2008 |
| Site | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Sandra Oh |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Away from Her |
| Most awards | Away from Her, Eastern Promises |
| Most nominations | Eastern Promises, Shake Hands with the Devil |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | E! |
The 28th Genie Awards were held on March 3, 2008 to honour films released in 2007. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The show was broadcast on E! and Independent Film Channel and hosted by Sandra Oh.
The nominations for 2008 faced some controversy when director Jason Reitman issued a statement expressing his disappointment that the hit film Juno, which had a Canadian director, Canadian stars (Elliot Page[a] and Michael Cera) and a Canadian crew, and was filmed in Canada, did not qualify for a nomination. Sara Morton, the head of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, issued a statement indicating that the film — which was produced by an American film studio — had not been submitted for Genie Award consideration.[1]
