| 2nd Genie Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 12, 1981 |
| Site | Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto |
| Hosted by | Brian Linehan |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Les bons débarras(Good Riddance) |
| Most awards | Les bons débarras(Good Riddance) (8) |
| Most nominations | Les bons débarras(Good Riddance) Tribute |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | CBC Television |
The 2nd Genie Awards were held March 12, 1981, honouring Canadian films released in 1980. [1] The ceremony, which was broadcast live by the CBC, was held at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and was hosted by television host Brian Linehan. [2]
The most notable sight of the evening was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau escorting starlet Kim Cattrall; [2] the moment received renewed media attention in March 2016 when 60 Minutes , in a profile of Justin Trudeau, ran a photo of the appearance while mis-identifying Cattrall as Margaret Trudeau. [3]
The films Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) nd Tribute tied for the most nominations overall. [1] Les bons débarras won most of the major awards, including Best Picture. [2]
For the first time, screenings for academy members were held in western Canada, in Edmonton and Vancouver. Later in the year the Academy of Canadian Cinema held the Bijou Awards, a one-time ceremony to honour non-feature and non-theatrical films, and to present some of the specialized categories that had been dropped from the Genies in their transition from the Canadian Film Awards. [4]
The 3rd Genie Awards were presented on March 3, 1982, to honour Canadian films released in 1981.
The 5th Genie Awards were presented on March 21, 1984, to honour films released in 1983.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Motion Picture to the best Canadian film of the year.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actor in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actress in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 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 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.
Germain Houde is a Genie Award-winning actor from Petit-Saguenay, Quebec. He has usually played tough-guy parts; his screen characters have ranged from cruel criminals to corrupt policemen.
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.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Direction to the best work by a director of a Canadian film.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents one or more annual awards for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian film. Originally presented in 1968 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, from 1980 until 2012 the award continued as part of the Genie Awards ceremony. As of 2013, it is presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Cinematography, to honour the best Canadian film cinematography.
The Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film art direction/production design.
The Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian costume designer. It was formerly called the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design before the Genies were merged into the Canadian Screen Awards.
Charles Thomas Peacocke CM, was a Canadian actor. He won the Genie Award for Best Actor at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981, for his role in The Hounds of Notre Dame.
The 29th Genie Awards were held on April 4, 2009, to honour Canadian films released in 2008. The ceremony was held at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, and was broadcast on Global and IFC. The ceremony was hosted by Dave Foley.
The 1st Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 3, 2013, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2012. This was the inaugural Canadian Screen Awards ceremony, following the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's decision, announced in 2012, to merge its formerly separate Genie Awards and Gemini Awards into a single ceremony. In addition, the Canadian Screen Awards include awards for achievements in digital media.
Charlotte Laurier is a Canadian film and television actress. First prominent as a child actress in the 1980s, she is a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Actress, in 1981 for Good Riddance and in 1986 for The Dame in Colour .
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Feature Length Documentary. First presented in 1968 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, it became part of the Genie Awards in 1980 and the contemporary Canadian Screen Awards in 2013.
The Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film was a Canadian film award, historically presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television through its Genie Awards program to a film judged as the year's best short film. The award has been inclusive of short films in the live action drama, animated and documentary genres.
Anne Pritchard is a Canadian production designer, art director and set decorator. She is most noted as a four-time Etrog and Genie award winner for Best Art Direction/Production Design, winning at the 22nd Canadian Film Awards in 1970 for The Act of the Heart, at the 27th Canadian Film Awards in 1976 for The Far Shore, at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981 for Atlantic City, U.S.A., and at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986 for Joshua Then and Now, and a Genie Award winner for Best Costume Design at the 2nd Genie Awards for Fantastica.
