Nominees for the 30th Annual Genie Awards were announced at a press conference on Monday, March 1 at the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto. The Genies are given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television in recognition of the best in Canadian film. Leading the field with 11 nominations is the Quebec film Polytechnique, which was one of my top 10 films of the past year. Its nominations included Best Picture and Best Director for Denis Villeneuve. Followed closely behind with 10 nominations was Nurse.Fighter.Boy by Charles Officer. Other leading nominees were the Inuit story Before Tomorrow by Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Madeline Piujuq Ivalu (9 nominations); Grande Ourse: La clé des possibles (The Master Key) (8 nominations); and Fifty Dead Men Walking (7 nominations).The ACCT will give out the Genie Awards on April 12 in Toronto.
On Sunday February 28, Avatar earned six Visual Effects Society Awards at the eighth annual VES Awards. In addition to the top prize for visual effects in a visual effects driven feature, Avatar also won best single visual effect of the year, outstanding character animation in a live-action feature, outstanding matte paintings, outstanding models and miniatures, and outstanding created environment. In addition, Avatar director James Cameron was presented with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award. Pixar and Disney Animation Studios president Ed Catmull received the George Melies Award for significant and lasting contribution to the art and science of the visual effects industry. The year's animated feature frontrunner Up was the winner of three awards.
The following are the nominees for the Genie awards, and the VES Award winners.
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Complete list of 30th Annual Genie Award nominees:
BEST MOTION PICTURE
3 saisons – Maude Bouchard, Jim Donovan, Sandy Martinez, Bruno Rosato
Before Tomorrow – Stéphane Rituit
Fifty Dead Men Walking – Shawn Williamson, Stephen Hegyes, Peter La Terriere, Kari Skogland
Nurse.Fighter.Boy – Ingrid Veninger
Polytechnique – Maxime Rémillard, Don Carmody
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Madeline Piujuq Ivalu – Before Tomorrow
Kari Skogland – Fifty Dead Men Walking
Charles Officer – Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Denis Villeneuve – Polytechnique
Bruce McDonald – Pontypool
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Atom Egoyan – Adoration
Émile Gaudreault, Ian Lauzon – De père en flic (Father and Guns)
Charles Officer, Ingrid Veninger – Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Jacques Davidts – Polytechnique
David Bezmozgis – Victoria Day
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Susan Avingaq, Madeline Piujuq Ivalu – Before Tomorrow
Kari Skogland – Fifty Dead Men Walking
Tony Burgess – Pontypool
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Jean-Carl Boucher – 1981
Paul Dylan Ivalu – Before Tomorrow
Joshua Jackson – One Week
Clark Johnson – Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Stephen McHattie – Pontypool
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Madeline Piujuq Ivalu – Before Tomorrow
Karen Leblanc – Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Carinne Leduc – 3 Saisons
Gabrielle Rose – Mothers&Daughters
Karine Vanasse – Polytechnique
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Patrick Drolet – De père en flic (Father and Guns)
John Dunsworth – Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
Maxim Gaudette – Polytechnique
Rémy Girard – De père en flic (Father and Guns)
Scott Speedman – Adoration
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Liane Balaban – One Week
Marie Brassard – Les grandes chaleurs (Heat Wave)
Martha Burns – Love & Savagery
Isabel Richer – Babine
Sonia Vachon – 5150, rue des Ormes (5150 Elm’s Way)
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION, PRODUCTION DESIGN
Diana Abbatangelo – Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Susan Avingaq – Before Tomorrow
Jean Babin – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles (The Master Key)
Eve Stewart – Fifty Dead Men Walking
Patrice Vermette – 1981
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Steve Cosens – Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Jonathan Freeman – Fifty Dead Men Walking
Pierre Gill – Polytechnique
Ronald Plante – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles (The Master Key)
Allen Smith – Les doigts croches (Sticky Fingers)
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Atuat Akittirq – Before Tomorrow
Carmen Alie – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles (The Master Key)
Sarah Armstrong – Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Brenda Broer – Cairo Time
Anne-Karine Gauthier – 1981
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Alain Baril – 5150, rue des Ormes (5150 Elm’s Way)
Richard Comeau – Polytechnique
François Normandin, Jim Donovan – 3 Saisons
Michel Grou – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles (The Master Key)
Jim Munro – Fifty Dead Men Walking
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
Djina Caron, Martin Rivest – Polytechnique
Djina Caron – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles (The Master Key)
Diane Simard, Réjean Goderre – Love & Savagery
Micheline Trépanier, Linda Gordon – 1981
Robbi O’quinn, Leanne Morrison-Freed – You Might As Well Live
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SCORE
Benoît Charest – Polytechnique
Bertrand Chénier – Love & Savagery
Christian Clermont – 5150, rue des Ormes (5150 Elm’s Way)
Normand Corbeil – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles (The Master Key)
Ben Mink – Fifty Dead Men Walking
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SONG
Susan Avingaq – Before Tomorrow – Pamani
John Welsman, Cherie Camp – Nurse.Fighter.Boy – Oh Love
Sari Dajani, Iohann Martin, Rudy Toussaint, John Von Aichlinger – Les grandes chaleurs (Heat Wave) – Bon Swa
ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND
Mario Auclair, Daniel Bisson, Luc Boudrias, Jean-Charles Desjardins – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles (The Master Key)
Stéphane Bergeron, Pierre Blain, Jo Caron, Benoît Leduc – Polytechnique
Claude Hazanavicius, Daniel Bisson, Jean-Charles Desjardins, Bernard Gariépy Strobl – Love & Savagery
Richard Lavoie, Arnaud Derimay, Jean-Charles Desjardins, Bernard Gariépy Strobl – Before Tomorrow
Simon Goulet, Bernard Gariépy Strobl – 5150, rue des Ormes (5150 Elm’s Way)
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
Pierre-Jules Audet, Michelle Cloutier, Jacques Plante, Jean-François Sauvé – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles (The Master Key)
Mathieu Beaudin, Jacques Plante – 5150, rue des Ormes (5150 Elm’s Way)
Claude Beaugrand, Guy Francoeur, Carole Gagnon, Christian Rivest – Polytechnique
Garrett Kerr, Fred Brennan, Paul Germann, Steve Hammond, Mishann Lau – Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Olivier Calvert, Natalie Fleurant, Francine Poirier, Lise Wedlock – Babine
BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
A Hard Name – Kristina McLaughlin, Michael McMahon, Alan Zweig
Les Dames En Bleu (Ladies In Blue) – Claude Demers
Inside Hana’s Suitcase – Larry Weinstein, Rudolf Biermann, Jessica Daniel
Prom Night In Mississippi – Patricia Aquino, Paul Saltzman
Rip: A Remix Manifesto – Mila Aung-Thwin, Kat Baulu, Brett Gaylor, Germaine Ying-Gee Wong
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
The Delian Mode – Kara Blake, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Passages – Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives On The Alberta Tar Sands – Peter Mettler, Sandy Hunter, Laura Severinac
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA
Danse Macabre – Pedro Pires, Catherine Chagnon
Gilles – Constant Mentzas
Princess Margaret Blvd. – Dan Montgomery, Kazik Radwanski
Terre Des Hommes (Land Of Men) – Ky Nam Le Duc
La Vie Commence (Life Begins) – Élaine Hébert, Émile Proulx-Cloutier
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Runaway (Train En Folie) – Derek Mazur, Cordell Barker, Michael Scott
The Spine (L’échine) – Steven Hoban, Chris Landreth, Marcy Page
Vive La Rose – Michael Fukushima, Bruce Alcock, Annette Clarke, Tina Ouellette
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Complete list of Eighth Annual Visual Effects Society Award Winners
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture
Avatar
Joe Letteri, Joyce Cox, Eileen Moran, Richard Baneham
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Sherlock Holmes
Jonathan Fawkner, Chas Jarrett, David Vickery, Dan Barrow
Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Up
Pete Docter, Jonas Rivera, Steve May, Gary Bruins
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special
Disney Prep and Landing - Gadgets, Globes, and other Garish Gizmos
Dorothy McKim, Scott Kersavage, David Hutchins, Kee Suong
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
Battlestar Galactica Season 4 -Ep. 421 "Daybreak"
Michael Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Jesse Toves, Dave Morton
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
CSI Crime Scene Investigation - Ep. 1001 Opening Sequence
Rik Shorten, Sabrina Arnold, Steve Meyer, Derek Smith
Best Single Visual Effect of the Year
Avatar - Neytiri Drinking
Joe Letteri, Joyce Cox, Eileen Moran, Thelvin Cabezas
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Audi - Intelligently Combined
Jay Barton, Rafael F. Colon,Ronald Herbst, Chris Fieldhouse
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Dance of the Dragons - Eastern
Derry Frost, Michael Morreale
Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Gulag Extraction
Mark Rubin, Richard Kriegler, Robert Gaines, David Johnson
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Video Game Trailer
Halo 3: ODST - The Life
Robert Moggach, Ryan Meredith, Jens Zalzala, Michael Pardee
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Avatar - Neytiri
Joe Letteri, Andrew R. Jones, Jeff Unay, Zoe Saldana
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Up - 'Carl'- No Dad Scene
Ed Asner, Ron Zorman, Brian Tindall, Carmen Ngai
Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
AMF - The Caterpillar
Robert Sethi, Jamie O'Hara, Becky Porter, Steve Beck
Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Up
Jason Johnston, Alexis Angelidis, Jon Reisch, Eric Froemling
Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture
Avatar - Pandora
Yvonne Muinde, Brenton Cottman, Peter Baustaedter, Jean-Luc Azzis
Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
Kaiser Permanente - Emerald City
Ben Walker, David Woodland, Kim Taylor, Ben Walsh
Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture
Avatar - Samson/Home Tree/Floating Mountains/Ampsuit
Paul Jenness, Rainer Zoettl, John Stevenson-Galvin, Simon Cheung
Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture
Avatar - Jungle/Biolume
Eric Saindon, Shadi Almassizadeh, Dan Cox, Ula Rademeyer
Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
V - Pilot "Atrium and Ship Interiors"
Chris Zapara, Chris Irving, David Morton, Trevor Adams
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture
District 9
Shervin Shogian, Hamish Schumacher, Janeen Elliott, Simon Hughes
Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
CSI Crime Scene Investigation - Ep. 1001 Opening Sequence
Derek Smith, Christina Spring, Steve Meyer, Zach Zaubi
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
They Will Come to Town
Thilo Ewers
Go Pontypool!!! Stephen McHattie deserves it. He was amazing!
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