29th Annual Genie Awards Winners

Not long ago the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announced the nominations and here they are.

Winners are in Red.

BEST MOTION PICTURE
“Amal”
“The Necessities of Life”
“Normal”
*“Passchendaele” - Winner of Best Motion Picture and The Golden Reel Award
*“Everything Is Fine” - Winner of the Claude Jutra Award

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Richie Mehta, “Amal”
Lyne Charlebois, “Borderline:
*Benoit Pilon, “The Necessities of Life”
Carl Bessai, “Normal”
Yves-Christian Fournier, “Everything is Fine”

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Isabelle Blais, “Borderline”
*Ellen Burstyn, “The Stone Angel”
Marianne Fortier, “Mommy is at the Hairdresser’s”
Susan Sarandon, “Emotional Arithmetic”
Preity Zinta, “Heaven on Earth”

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Paul Gross, “Passchendaele”
Rupinder Nagra, “Amal”
Christopher Plummer, “Emotional Arithmetic”
Aaron Poole, “This Beautiful City”
*Natar Ungalaaq, “The Necessities of Life”

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Celine Bonnier, “Mommy is at the Hairdresser’s”
*Kristin Booth, “Young People Fucking”
Eveline Gelinas, “The Necessities of Life”
Anie Pascale, “Everything is Fine”
Rosamund Pike, “Fugitive Pieces”

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Normand D’Amour, “Everything is Fine”
Benoit McGinnis, “Le banquet”
*Callum Keith Rennie, “Normal”
Rade Sherbedgia, “Fugitive Pieces”
Max Von Sydow, “Emotional Arithmetic”

To check the nominees in all the categories go here. The awards ceremony will be on April 4th and will be broadcast on Global Television. To check all the award winners go here.