Genie Awards

32 films • 4 awards • 28 selections

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Awards

The Corporation

2005•Award

95% of the business community is honest, yet scandals involving companies like Enron and Worldcom have sparked a crisis of confidence in corporate practices.

The Corporation

2005 • Award

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

1994•Award

Nine Canadian women share their experiences of being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, revealing the challenges they faced in a repressive society.

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

1994 • Award

Radiant City

2006•Award

Five members of the fictional Moss family move from Calgary's inner city to a new suburban development, facing the challenges of modern suburban life.

Radiant City

2006 • Award

Lipsett Diaries

•Award

40 frames were painted each day to create the animated short about Arthur Lipsett, a Canadian filmmaker who died by suicide in 1986.

Lipsett Diaries

Year unknown • Award

Official Selections

Manufactured Landscapes

2007•Official selection

A factory in China that produces most of the world's supply of clothes irons spans one kilometre and employs 23,000 workers.

Manufactured Landscapes

2007 • Official selection

Beefcake

1999•Official selection

Bob Mizer published muscle magazines for over 40 years, catering primarily to the underground homosexual community while disguising them as fitness publications.

Beefcake

1999 • Official selection

The White Planet

2007•Official selection

Over a one-year period, the documentary captures the interactions of marine animals, birds, and land animals in the Arctic, focusing on polar bears.

The White Planet

2007 • Official selection

Hookers on Davie

1985•Official selection

Nesya Blue and other sex workers in Vancouver's Davie area share their experiences and community discussions on safety and health amid Mayor Mike Harcourt's cleanup campaign.

Hookers on Davie

1985 • Official selection

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

1986•Official selection

A 114-minute documentary features clarinetist Artie Shaw through archival footage and interviews, detailing his impact on jazz and swing music.

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

1986 • Official selection

Family Portrait in Black and White

2012•Official selection

Olga Nenya raises 16 biracial children in a rural Ukrainian town marked by anti-African racism and a predominantly Slavic population.

Family Portrait in Black and White

2012 • Official selection

Twist

1993•Official selection

The twist dance craze of the early 1960s is explored through interviews with Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp, alongside archival footage from 'American Bandstand.

Twist

1993 • Official selection

The Delian Mode

2010•Official selection

Delia Derbyshire's work at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the 1960s, including her arrangement of the Doctor Who theme, is explored through interviews and archival footage.

The Delian Mode

2010 • Official selection

Being Different

1982•Official selection

7 feet 8 inches tall, Jóhann K. Pétursson is one of several individuals featured, each with unique physical characteristics that set them apart from societal norms.

Being Different

1982 • Official selection

Equinox

1987•Official selection

Two Genie Award nominations were received for Best Cinematography and Best Original Song at the 1987 Genie Awards for this Canadian drama.

Equinox

1987 • Official selection

You Don't Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo

2010•Official selection

Four days of recorded interrogations of Canadian child soldier Omar Khadr by intelligence personnel are presented alongside insights from his lawyers and former cell mates.

You Don't Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo

2010 • Official selection

Final Offer

•Official selection

Historic 1984 contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and General Motors highlight Bob White's successful efforts for a distinctly Canadian agreement.

Final Offer

Year unknown • Official selection

The Fairy Faith

2001•Official selection

A 75-minute film looks at the history of fairy stories and beliefs in Canada, Ireland, and Scotland, featuring personal tales and cultural traditions.

The Fairy Faith

2001 • Official selection

Wisecracks

1992•Official selection

Eight prominent female comedians, including Whoopi Goldberg and Ellen DeGeneres, share their experiences in a male-dominated comedy scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Wisecracks

1992 • Official selection

Inside Hana's Suitcase

2010•Official selection

Hana Brady, a young Jewish girl from Czechoslovakia, died in the Holocaust, leaving behind a suitcase that became a symbol of her story.

Inside Hana's Suitcase

2010 • Official selection

Ladies in Blue

2010•Official selection

Five women share their stories of admiration for Quebec singer Michel Louvain, whose performances in the 1960s caused young fans to faint.

Ladies in Blue

2010 • Official selection

Growing Up in America

1989•Official selection

Abbie Hoffman, Timothy Leary, and Allen Ginsberg reflect on their counterculture activism from the 1960s and its evolution in the 1980s.

Growing Up in America

1989 • Official selection

The Great Chess Movie

1983•Official selection

Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi, and Anatoly Karpov's intense rivalry is explored through key matches and expert commentary in this 1982 documentary.

The Great Chess Movie

1983 • Official selection

Mr. Mergler's Gift

2005•Official selection

Daniel Mergler meets with his final student, nine-year-old Xin Ben Yu, 26 times over the course of one year as he faces terminal cancer.

Mr. Mergler's Gift

2005 • Official selection

A Wives' Tale

1981•Official selection

Nine months of striking by miners in Sudbury, Ontario, prompted women to challenge their traditional roles and engage in heated discussions about support and activism.

A Wives' Tale

1981 • Official selection

In the Gutter and Other Good Places

1995•Official selection

Three homeless men in Calgary support themselves by dumpster diving and bottle picking for recyclable items.

In the Gutter and Other Good Places

1995 • Official selection

The Falls

1991•Official selection

Niagara Falls, a symbol of nature's power, faces environmental challenges from pollution and hydroelectric projects, including the Love Canal disaster.

The Falls

1991 • Official selection

P4W: Prison for Women

1982•Official selection

Five female inmates at Kingston Penitentiary share their stories in an 82-minute documentary that won the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary in 1982.

P4W: Prison for Women

1982 • Official selection

bp: pushing the boundaries

1999•Official selection

bpNichol authored over 300 publications, including poetry, fiction, sound recordings, and comic strips, as depicted in this 60-minute documentary.

bp: pushing the boundaries

1999 • Official selection

Mum's the Word

1996•Official selection

Four Franco-Ontarian women in Sudbury, Ontario, come out as lesbian in their mid-40s after years of marriage and raising children.

Mum's the Word

1996 • Official selection

In the Name of the Family

2011•Official selection

Aqsa Parvez was murdered in 2007, a victim of honor killing, which the film examines through interviews with family and friends.

In the Name of the Family

2011 • Official selection

Lipsett Diaries

2011•Official selection

40 frames were painted each day to create the animated short about Arthur Lipsett, a Canadian filmmaker who died by suicide in 1986.

Lipsett Diaries

2011 • Official selection

Ted Baryluk's Grocery

1982•Official selection

A grocery store in Winnipeg's North End closes shortly after its owner, Ted Baryluk, tries to persuade his daughter to take over the business.

Ted Baryluk's Grocery

1982 • Official selection

The record, year by year

Every Genie Awards title we index, 1981 to 2012: 6 awards, 28 nominations and 0 official selections across 21 years.

2012

Nomination

Family Portrait in Black and White

2011

Nominations

2010

Nominations

2007

Nominations

2006

Award

Radiant City

2005

Award

The Corporation

Nomination

Mr. Mergler's Gift

2001

Nomination

The Fairy Faith

1999

Nominations

1996

Nomination

Mum's the Word

1995

Nomination

In the Gutter and Other Good Places

1994

Award

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

1993

Nomination

Twist

1992

Nomination

Wisecracks

1991

Nomination

The Falls

1989

Nomination

Growing Up in America

1987

Nomination

Equinox

1986

Nomination

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

1985

Nomination

Hookers on Davie

1983

Nomination

The Great Chess Movie

1982

Nominations

1981

Nomination

A Wives' Tale

How this was compiled. Our editors assembled this record together with Wikidata's structured claims (award received P166, nominated for P1411, official selection P5072), festival names and years drawn from published Wikipedia articles, and our own web research. Some entries were extracted automatically and have not yet been independently corroborated.

It describes the films we index, not the festival: a year showing one award means one award-winning title in our index, not that the festival gave one award. A further 4 entries carry no year and are not shown above.