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Genie Awards

March 10th, 2011 by Gilbert Seah

Weekend Box Office

Ottawa, ON - March 10, 2011 - The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is proud to announce the winners of the 31st Annual Genie Awards. Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies (produced by Luc Déry, Kim McCraw) garnered eight awards,

including Best Motion Picture, Achievement in Direction (Denis Villeneuve), Adapted Screenplay (Denis Villeneuve), and Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Lubna Azabal). Barney’s Version (produced by Robert Lantos) followed closely behind, winning seven Genie Awards including Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Giamatti), Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Dustin Hoffman) and Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Minnie Driver).

Broadcast live from the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on CBC, the awards presentation was hosted by the legendary William Shatner and featured musical performances from Melissa Etheridge, Serena Ryder, Johnny Reid, and Karkwa.

31st Annual Genie Award Winners

BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM
INCENDIES - Luc Déry, Kim McCraw

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN / MEILLEURE DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE
CLAUDE PARÉ, ELISE DE BLOIS - Barney’s Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN / MEILLEURS COSTUMES
NICOLETTA MASSONE - Barney’s Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY / MEILLEURES IMAGES
ANDRÉ TURPIN - Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION / MEILLEURE RÉALISATION
DENIS VILLENEUVE - Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE
MONIQUE DARTONNE - Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP / MEILLEURS MAQUILLAGES
ADRIEN MOROT, RÉJEAN GODERRE, VALLI O’REILLY, MICHELINE TRÉPANIER - Barney’s Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE / MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE
PASQUALE CATALANO - Barney’s Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG / MEILLEURE CHANSON ORIGINALE
MARY MILNE - THE TROTSKY - “Already Gone”

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
PAUL GIAMATTI - Barney’s Version

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
DUSTIN HOFFMAN - Barney’s Version

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
LUBNA AZABAL - Incendies

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
MINNIE DRIVER - Barney’s Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND / MEILLEUR SON D’ENSEMBLE
JEAN UMANSKY, JOCELYN CARON, JEAN-PIERRE LAFORCE, BENOIT LEDUC - Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE SONORE
SYLVAIN BELLEMARE, SIMON MEILLEUR, CLAIRE POCHON - Incendies

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY / MEILLEUR SCÉNARIO
JACOB TIERNEY - The Trotsky

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY / MEILLEURE ADAPTATION
DENIS VILLENEUVE - Incendies

BEST DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR DOCUMENTAIRE
LAST TRAIN HOME - Lixin Fan, Mila Aung-Thwin, Daniel Cross

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DRAMATIQUE
SAVAGE - Lisa Jackson, Lauren Grant, Lori Lozinski

BEST ANIMATED SHORT / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE D’ANIMATION
LIPSETT DIARIES / LES JOURNAUX DE LIPSETT - Theodore Ushev, Marc Bertrand

SPECIAL AWARDS

CLAUDE JUTRA AWARD/ PRIX CLAUDE-JUTRA
JEPHTÉ BASTIEN, Sortie 67

Honourable Mention: PETER STEBBINGS, Defendor

GOLDEN REEL AWARD/ PRIX DE LA BOBINE D’OR
Resident Evil: Afterlife - Don Carmody, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer (Distributor: Alliance Films)

For more information about the 31st Annual Genie Awards, visit http://www.genieawards.ca.

Sponsors/Commanditaires:
Best Motion Picture / Meilleur film - TELEFILM CANADA
Achievement in Cinematography / Meilleures images - Kodak Entertainment Imaging
Achievement in Direction / Meilleure Réalisation - Tribute.ca
Achievement in Make-up / Meilleurs maquillages - M∙A∙C Cosmetics
Achievement in Music - Original Score / Meilleure Musique Originale - HMV Canada
Achievement in Overall Sound / Meilleur son d’ensemble - Deluxe® Toronto & Vancouver
Original Screenplay / Meilleur scénario - Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role / Interprétation masculine dans un premier rôle - Tribute.ca
Best Documentary / Meilleur documentaire - Hot Docs
Golden Reel Award / Prix Bobine d’or - Zip.ca

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