Genie Awards: 2001

Genie

Date:	29 January
Host:	Brian Linehan
Location:	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Best Motion Picture


Winner:
	Maelström (2000) - Roger Frappier (I); Luc Vandal
Other Nominees:
	Love Come Down (2000) - Eric Jordan (II); Damon D'Oliveira; Cl�ment Virgo New Waterford Girl (1999) - Jennifer Kawaja; Julia Sereny Possible Worlds (2000) - Sandra Cunningham; Bruno Jobin Stardom (2000) - Denise Robert; Robert Lantos To Walk with Lions (1999) - Pieter Kroonenburg; Julie Allan (II)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	My Father's Angel (1999) - Tony Nardi (I)
Other Nominees:
	Here's to Life! (2000) - James Whitmore My Father's Angel (1999) - Timothy Webber (I) The Perfect Son (2000) - David Cubitt The Perfect Son (2000) - Colm Feore

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Maelström (2000) - Marie-Jos�e Croze
Other Nominees:
	Here's to Life! (2000) - Kim Hunter (I) Laura Cadieux... la suite (1999) - Ginette Reno Laura Cadieux... la suite (1999) - Pierrette Robitaille Possible Worlds (2000) - Tilda Swinton

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Love Come Down (2000) - Martin Cummins
Other Nominees:
	La vie après l'amour (2000) - Patrick Huard Maelström (2000) - Jean-Nicolas Verreault New Waterford Girl (1999) - Nicholas Campbell (I) To Walk with Lions (1999) - Ian Bannen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	We All Fall Down (2000) - Helen Shaver
Other Nominees:
	La beauté de Pandore (2000) - Annick Bergeron Les muses orphelines (2000) - C�line Bonnier Love Come Down (2000) - Barbara Williams (I) New Waterford Girl (1999) - Stacey Smith (I) New Waterford Girl (1999) - Mary Walsh (I)

Best Achievement in Direction


Winner:
	Maelström (2000) - Denis Villeneuve
Other Nominees:
	La bouteille (2000) - Alain Desrochers Les muses orphelines (2000) - Robert Favreau Possible Worlds (2000) - Robert Lepage Waydowntown (2000) - Gary Burns (I)

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Maelström (2000) - Denis Villeneuve
Other Nominees:
	Les muses orphelines (2000) - Gilles Desjardins; Michel Marc Bouchard Love Come Down (2000) - Cl�ment Virgo My Father's Angel (1999) - Frank Borg Stardom (2000) - Denys Arcand; Jacob Potashnik

Best Achievement in Cinematography


Winner:
	Maelström (2000) - Andr� Turpin
Other Nominees:
	Possible Worlds (2000) - Jonathan Freeman (II) Stardom (2000) - Guy Dufaux The Art of War (2000) - Pierre Gill To Walk with Lions (1999) - Jean L�pine

Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design


Winner:
	Possible Worlds (2000) - Fran�ois S�guin; Dani�le Rouleau
Other Nominees:
	Maelström (2000) - Sylvain Gingras New Waterford Girl (1999) - Emanuel Jannasch; Norma Jean Sanders Stardom (2000) - Zoe Sakellaropoulo; Jean Morin (II) The Art of War (2000) - Anne Pritchard; Ginette Robitaille

Best Achievement in Costume Design


Winner:
	Stardom (2000) - Michel Robidas
Other Nominees:
	Here's to Life! (2000) - Patricia Hargreaves La vie après l'amour (2000) - Denis Sperdouklis Laura Cadieux... la suite (1999) - Suzanne Harel New Waterford Girl (1999) - Debra Hanson

Best Achievement in Overall Sound


Winner:
	Love Come Down (2000) - Daniel Pellerin; Paul Adlaf; Peter Kelly (II); Brad Thornton (II); Brad Zoern
Other Nominees:
	Here's to Life! (2000) - Bill Sheppard (I); Mark Berger (I); Ruth Huddleston Maelström (2000) - Gilles Corbeil (II); Luc Boudrias; Louis Gignac The Art of War (2000) - Hans Peter Strobl; Jocelyn Caron; Don Cohen (I); Bernard Gari�py Strobl Violet (2000/II) - Tom Ronan; Daniel Pellerin; Brad Thornton (II); Brad Zoern

Best Achievement in Editing


Winner:
	Possible Worlds (2000) - Susan Shipton
Other Nominees:
	Les muses orphelines (2000) - H�l�ne Girard (I) Maelström (2000) - Richard Comeau (I) New Waterford Girl (1999) - Susan Maggi The Art of War (2000) - Michel Arcand

Best Achievement in Sound Editing


Winner:
	Love Come Down (2000) - David McCallum (II); Fred Brennan; Sue Conley; Steve Hammond (I); Garrett Kerr; Jane Tattersall; Robert Warchol
Other Nominees:
	Here's to Life! (2000) - Dean Giammarco; Maija Burnett; Kris Fenske; John Ludgate (II); Brendan Ostrander Maelström (2000) - Mathieu Beaudin; J�r�me D�carie; Carole Gagnon; Antoine Morin (I); Fran�ois B. Senneville The Art of War (2000) - Michel B. Bordeleau; Pierre-Jules Audet; J�r�me D�carie; Natalie Fleurant; Marc Gagnon (I) To Walk with Lions (1999) - Glenn Tussman; Richard Betanzos; Michael Gurman; Steven Gurman; Paul Hubert (I); Vicent Regaudie

Best Achievement in Music - Original Song


Winner:
	Laura Cadieux... la suite (1999) - Fran�ois Dompierre (I) - For the song "Fortuna".
Other Nominees:
	Here's to Life! (2000) - Michael Bubl� - For the song "Dumb ol' Heart". Here's to Life! (2000) - Michael Bubl� - For the song "I've Never Been in Love Before". Love Come Down (2000) - Deborah Cox (II); Keith Andes (II); Lascelles Stephens - For the song "29". Love Come Down (2000) - Deborah Cox (II); Keith Andes (II); Lascelles Stephens - For the song "Our Love".

Best Achievement in Music - Original Score


Winner:
	Here's to Life! (2000) - Patric Caird
Other Nominees:
	Laura Cadieux... la suite (1999) - Fran�ois Dompierre (I) Love Come Down (2000) - Aaron Davis (I); John Lang (I) The Art of War (2000) - Normand Corbeil To Walk with Lions (1999) - Alan Reeves (I)

Best Animated Short Film


Winner:
	Village of Idiots (1999) - Michael J.F. Scott; Eugene Fedorenko; Rose Newlove; David Verrall
Other Nominees:
	Coucou, monsieur Edgar! (1999) - Th�r�se Descary; Pierre M. Trudeau From the Big Bang to Tuesday Morning (2000) - Th�r�se Descary; Claude Cloutier; Marcel Jean; Jean-Jacques Leduc (II)

Best Live Action Short Drama


Winner:
	Le p'tit Varius (2000) - Andr� Th�berge; Alain Jacques (I)
Other Nominees:
	Below the Belt (1999) - Kate Gillen; Dominique Cardona; Laurie Colbert Clean Rite Cowboy (2000) - Joel Awerbuck; Michael Downing (II) Foxy Lady, Wild Cherry (2000) - Marlene Rodgers (I); Inez Buchli The Soul Cages (1999) - Simone Urdl; Phillip Barker

Best Documentary


Winner:
	Grass (1999) - Ron Mann (I)
Other Nominees:
	Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (1999) - Adam Symansky; �ric Michel (I); Peter Wintonick Rocks at Whiskey Trench (2000) - Alanis Obomsawin Spirits of Havana (2001) - Peter Starr (II); Luis O. Garcia; Bay Weyman The Fairy Faith (2000) - John Walker (II); Kent Martin (I)


Winner:
	La moitié gauche du frigo (2000) - Philippe Falardeau


Winner:
	The Art of War (2000) - Nicolas Clermont