9th Genie Awards | |
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Date | March 22, 1988 |
Site | Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto, Ontario |
Hosted by | Megan Follows, Gordon Pinsent |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit) |
Most awards | Night Zoo (13) |
Most nominations | Night Zoo (14) |
Television coverage | |
Network | CBC Television |
The 9th annual Genie Awards were held March 22, 1988, and honoured Canadian films released in 1987. [1] The ceremony, which was broadcast live on CBC Television, was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and co-hosted by actors Megan Follows and Gordon Pinsent. [2]
This was the year in which, for the first time, all of the Best Motion Picture nominees had been written by their directors.[ citation needed ] The awards were dominated by Jean-Claude Lauzon's Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit) which garnered 14 nominations and won an unmatched thirteen awards. [3] [4]
The other star of the night was Patricia Rozema's I've Heard the Mermaids Singing , which won in both of the female acting categories and was the only other narrative feature film besides Night Zoo to win any awards. [5] Sheila McCarthy, in her acceptance speech for Best Actress, quipped that "I'm really glad there are no nominations for actresses for Night Zoo." [6] McCarthy, who had just given birth to a daughter a few weeks earlier, was also presented with a miniaturized toy Genie statuette for her baby. [5]
The Special Achievement award was presented to Norman Jewison, for his work in establishing the Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies. [1]