| 18th Genie Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 14, 1997 |
| Site | Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto |
| Hosted by | Geoff Pevere Cameron Bailey |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | The Sweet Hereafter |
| Most nominations | The Sweet Hereafter |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Bravo! |
The 18th Genie Awards were held on 14 December 1997 to honour Canadian films released that year. [1] to honour the best Canadian films of 1997. [1] [2] The ceremony's hosts were film critics Geoff Pevere and Cameron Bailey.
For this year, CBC Television declined to broadcast the ceremony; in recent years, the academy's experimentation with formats had not been successful. The CBC did, however, commit to the popular one-hour Preview show. Bravo! immediately agreed to air the entire ceremony, but not live--the show was aired the following day. In support, CTV, Global, The Movie Network and Super Écran also provided awards-related programming. [3]
This year's awards were dominated by Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter , Thom Fitzgerald's The Hanging Garden , Gabriel Pelletier's Karmina , André Forcier's The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) and, from Lynne Stopkewich, Kissed . Two Special Awards were given: one for Outstanding Achivement in Make-up, to Pierre Saindon for his work on Karmina ; the other to Telefilm Canada for its development and support of the Canadian film industry. [3]
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The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role to the best performance by a supporting actor in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1970 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role to the best performance by a supporting actress in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1970 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year.
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Éric Cayla is a Canadian cinematographer. He is most noted as a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Cinematography, receiving nods at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996 for A Cry in the Night and at the 18th Genie Awards in 1997 for Karmina, and a two-time Jutra Award nominee for Best Cinematography, receiving nods at the 2nd Jutra Awards in 2000 for Babel and at the 5th Jutra Awards in 2003 for The Baroness and the Pig.
