12th Genie Awards

The 12th Genie Awards were held on November 26, 1991, and honoured Canadian films released in 1990 and 1991.[1] The awards were moved from their previous March date after the disastrous ratings of the previous awards. The format was also changed and the eligible voters reduced to 130; in addition, because of the change of scheduling, the awards covered a longer eligibility period and a larger number of eligible films than any previous Genie Award ceremony.[1]

12th Genie Awards
Date	November 26, 1991
Site	Pantages Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by	Leslie Nielsen
Highlights
Best Picture	Black Robe
Most awards	Black Robe (6)
Most nominations	Black Robe (10)
Television coverage
Network	CBC Television

The ceremony was hosted by Leslie Nielsen, and was held at the Pantages Theatre in Toronto.[1] They were dominated by the Canadian/Australian co-production Black Robe, which was nominated for ten awards[2] and won six.

Awards

Motion Picture	Direction
Black Robe, Robert Lantos, Sue Milliken, and Stéphane Reichel Chaindance, Richard Davis Perfectly Normal, Michael Burns The Company of Strangers, David Wilson An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée), Claudio Luca and Robin Spry	Bruce Beresford, Black Robe Atom Egoyan, The Adjuster Phillip Borsos, Bethune: The Making of a Hero Darrell Wasyk, H André Forcier, An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée)
Actor in a leading role	Actress in a leading role
Rémy Girard, Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) Jean Rochefort, Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) Brad Dourif, Chaindance Matthias Habich, The Savage Woman (La Demoiselle sauvage) Saeed Jaffrey, Masala	Pascale Montpetit, H Alice Diabo, The Company of Strangers Cissy Meddings, The Company of Strangers Nina Petronzio, Vincent and Me (Vincent et moi) Kate Nelligan, White Room
Actor in a supporting role	Actress in a supporting role
August Schellenberg, Black Robe Michael Hogan, Diplomatic Immunity Michael Riley, Diplomatic Immunity Paul Soles, Falling Over Backwards Julien Poulin, The Party (Le Party)	Danielle Proulx, Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) Sandrine Holt, Black Robe Ofelia Medina, Diplomatic Immunity Winifred Holden, The Company of Strangers Catherine Roche, The Company of Strangers
Original Screenplay	Adapted Screenplay
Eugene Lipinski and Paul Quarrington, Perfectly Normal Claire Wojas, Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) Darrell Wasyk, H Pierre Falardeau, The Party (Le Party) Jacques Marcotte and André Forcier, An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée)	Brian Moore, Black Robe Anne Wheeler and James Defelice, Angel Square Léa Pool, Michel Langlois, and Laurent Gagliardi, The Savage Woman (La Demoiselle sauvage)
Best Feature Length Documentary	Best Short Documentary
The Famine Within, Katherine Gilday Au chic resto pop, Éric Michel The Falls, Michael McMahon and Brian Dennis	The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein, Richard Elson and Sally Bochner The Actor, John Paskievich Hunters and Bombers, Rex Tasker and Alan Hayling In Search of the Edge, Scott Barrie Songololo: Voices of Change, Marianne Kaplan and Cari Green
Art Direction/Production Design	Cinematography
Gavin Mitchell and Herbert Pinter, Black Robe Seamus Flannery, Beautiful Dreamers Michel Proulx, Enrique Alarcón, Ren Huixing, and Ronald Fauteux, Bethune: The Making of a Hero Phil Schmidt, Chaindance Anne Pritchard, Perfectly Normal	Peter James, Black Robe Raoul Coutard and Mike Molloy, Bethune: The Making of a Hero Daniel Jobin, Cargo Guy Dufaux, Moody Beach Guy Dufaux, Nelligan
Costume Design	Editing
Olga Dimitrov, Bethune: The Making of a Hero Ruth Secord, Beautiful Dreamers John Hay and Renée April, Black Robe François Laplante, Nelligan Andrée Morin, The Party (Le Party)	David Wilson, The Company of Strangers Tim Wellburn, Black Robe Allan Lee, Chaindance Michel Arcand, The Party (Le Party) Ronald Sanders, Perfectly Normal André Corriveau, Vincent and Me (Vincent et moi)
Overall Sound	Sound Editing
Garrell Clark and Paul A. Sharpe, Angel Square Jean-Pierre Joutel, John P. Megill, and Adrian Croll, Beautiful Dreamers Jo Caron, Yvon Benoît, and Michel Descombes, Love-moi Michel Descombes, Luc Boudrias, Jo Caron, and Richard Besse, Moody Beach Larry Sutton, Bill Sheppard and Paul A. Sharpe, The Legend of Kootenai Brown	Alison Grace, Gael MacLean, Anne Bakker, Debra Rurak, and Cal Shumiatcher, Angel Square Terry Burke, Jim Hopkins, Tony Currie, Charles Bowers, and Ellen Adams, Beautiful Dreamers Gudrun Christian, Andy Malcolm, Michelle Cooke, Abby Jack Neidik, and Diane Le Floch, Falling Over Backwards Jérôme Décarie, Marcel Pothier, Antoine Morin, and Diane Boucher, Moody Beach Gael MacLean, Alison Grace, Mike Keeping, Ingrid Rosen, and Anke Bakker, The Legend of Kootenai Brown
Achievement in Music: Original Score	Achievement in Music: Original Song
Jean Corriveau, The Savage Woman (La Demoiselle sauvage) Marie Bernard, Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) Georges Delerue, Black Robe Jonathan Goldsmith, Diplomatic Immunity Mark Korven, White Room	George Blondheim and Anne Wheeler, "Such Magic" — Angel Square Rémy Girard and Claire Wojas, "C'est plus fort que nous" — Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) Daniel Lavoie and Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, "Quand tu partiras" — The Fabulous Voyage of the Angel (Le fabuleux voyage de l'ange) Patricia Rozema and Mark Korven, "A Certain Slant of Light" — White Room Patricia Rozema and Mark Korven, "Hello I'm Nobody" — White Room
Best Short Film	Special awards
Saeed, Mehra Meh Edsville, James O'Regan Man Descending, Raymond Lorenz and Neil Grieve The Night of the Visitor (La Nuit du visiteur), René Gueissaz The Star Turn, Donald Booth	Golden Reel Award: Ding et Dong, le film Special Achievement Genie: John Kemeny Outstanding Contributions to the Canadian Film Industry: Robert Lantos

References

1. "Genies undergo changes". The Globe and Mail, November 26, 1991.
2. "Black Robe leads race for Genies". The Globe and Mail, October 10, 1991.

External links

• Genie Awards 1991 on imdb