Genie Award

Genie Award, designed by Sorel Etrog.

The Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian films, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The awards began in 1979 and were created to replace the Canadian Film Awards that had run from 1949 to 1978.

Genie Award candidates are selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the Genie Rules and Regulations booklet which is distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, meet to screen the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then vote on these nominations.

The Genie Awards were originally aired on the CBC from 1979 to 2003, before moving to CHUM Limited's networks (Citytv, Bravo! and Star!). Since Bell Globemedia is purchasing CHUM Limited, it is rumoured for CTV to air the Genies in either 2007 or 2008.

Awards

* Best Motion Picture
* Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
* Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
* Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
* Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
* Best Achievement in Direction
* Best Original Screenplay
* Best Adapted Screenplay
* Achievement in Cinematography
* Art Direction/Production Design
* Best Achievement in Costume Design
* Best Acievement in Overall Sound
* Best Achievement in Editing
* Best Achievement in Sound Editing
* Best Achievement in Music - Original Song
* Best Achievement in Music - Original Score
* Best Animated Short
* Best Live Action Short Drama

Special Achievement Genie

The Special Achievement Genie is an award given irregularly to an individual or individuals in recognition of lifetime achievement or an important career milestone.

External links

*Official Genie Awards website
*Official Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television website