16th Genie Awards

16th Genie Awards
16th Genie Awards
Date	January 14, 1996
Site	Maison Radio-Canada, Montreal
Hosted by	Pascale Bussières, , Mary Walsh
Highlights
Best Picture	The Confessional (Le Confessionnal)
	← 15th; Genie Awards; 17th →;

The 16th Genie Awards were held on January 14, 1996, to honour films released in 1995.^[1] The ceremony took place in Montreal at Société Radio-Canada's Studio 42.

For the first time, the ceremony was not broadcast live on any television network, instead taking place in the afternoon of January 14; separate post-award specials aired in prime time to publicize the award highlights.^[2] The English special on CBC Television was hosted by Mary Walsh,^[3] while the French special on Radio-Canada was hosted by actor Pascale Bussières and broadcaster .^[3]

It was the first of two Genie Award ceremonies held in 1996. Normally the 16th Genie Award ceremony would have been held in the late fall of 1995, but it was delayed until early 1996. The 17th Genie Awards were held in November 1996, returning to the traditional scheduling of the award ceremony. Beginning with the 19th Genie Awards in 1999, however, the award scheduling returned to the winter again, and has remained scheduled as such ever since.

Nominees and winners[]

The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text.

Motion Picture	Direction
The Confessional (Le Confessionnal), Denise Robert Black List (Liste noire), Marcel Giroux Magic in the Water, Rick Stevenson and Margaret's Museum, , Mort Ransen, and Rude, Damon D'Oliveira and	Robert Lepage, The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Charles Binamé, Eldorado Jean-Marc Vallée, Black List (Liste noire) Mort Ransen, Margaret's Museum Clement Virgo, Rude
Actor in a leading role	Actress in a leading role
David La Haye, Water Child (L'Enfant d'eau) Lothaire Bluteau, The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Matthew Ferguson, Eclipse Clive Russell, Margaret's Museum Peter Williams, Soul Survivor	Helena Bonham Carter, Margaret's Museum Pascale Bussières, Eldorado Pascale Montpetit, Eldorado Isabel Richer, Eldorado Pascale Bussières, When Night Is Falling
Actor in a supporting role	Actress in a supporting role
Kenneth Welsh, Margaret's Museum , Eldorado Aubert Pallascio, Black List (Liste noire) Clark Johnson, Rude David Fox, When Night Is Falling	Kate Nelligan, Margaret's Museum Anne-Marie Cadieux, The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Marie Gignac, The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Pascale Montpetit, Eclipse Rachael Crawford, Rude
Screenplay	Best Short Film
Mort Ransen and Gerald Wexler, Margaret's Museum Sylvain Guy, Black List (Liste noire) Clement Virgo, Rude Stephen Williams, Soul Survivor	Magical Flowers (Les fleurs magiques), Jean-Marc Vallée , , and , Marcy Page and Paul Driessen , and
Best Feature Length Documentary	Best Short Documentary
The Champagne Safari, Motherland: Tales of Wonder, and Narmada: A Valley Rises, Ali Kazimi Silent Witness, and Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics, and Terre Nash	Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule, Aerlyn Weissman, Lynne Fernie and , Peter Raymont and Lindalee Tracey , and , Martin Schliessler and ,
Art Direction/Production Design	Cinematography
, The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) , Eldorado Nilo Rodis-Jamero, Johnny Mnemonic Clyde Klotz and Michael O'Connor, Magic in the Water and , Margaret's Museum	Thomas Burstyn, Magic in the Water Alain Dostie, The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Pierre Gill, Black List (Liste noire) Vic Sarin, Margaret's Museum , Rude
Costume Design	Editing
Nicoletta Massone, Margaret's Museum , Eldorado , The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) , Linda Muir, When Night Is Falling	Michael Pacek, Dance Me Outside Michel Arcand, Eldorado , The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Jean-Marc Vallée, Black List (Liste noire) Susan Maggi, Rude
Overall Sound	Sound Editing
Michael McGee, Paul A. Sharpe, Kelly Cole and Dean Giammarco, Magic in the Water Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly, Daniel Pellerin and Ross Redfern, Dance Me Outside Don White, Douglas Ganton, Leslie Shatz and Scott Purdy, Johnny Mnemonic Jean-Claude Laureux, Jo Caron and , The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Gavin Fernandes, Luc Boudrias, Daniel Masse and Michel Descombes, Black List (Liste noire)	Steve Munro, Andy Malcolm, Michael Pacek, Peter Winninger and Michael Werth, Dance Me Outside Nick Berry, Jérôme Décarie, Jacques Plante, Diane Boucher and Antoine Morin, The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Diane Boucher, François Dupire, Martin Pinsonnault, Louis Dupire and Alice Wright, Black List (Liste noire) Marc Chiasson, Cal Shumiatcher, Anke Bakker, Jacqueline Cristianini, Sean Kelly and Sheena Macrae, Magic in the Water Steve Munro, Tim Roberts, Andy Malcolm, Paul Shikata and Paul Germann, The Michelle Apartments
Achievement in Music: Original Score	Special awards
Milan Kymlicka, Margaret's Museum , Water Child (L'Enfant d'eau) and , Black List (Liste noire) and , Rude Mark Korven, The Michelle Apartments	Claude Jutra Award: The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Golden Reel Award: Johnny Mnemonic

References[]

^ "Two films divide Genie spoils". The Globe and Mail, January 15, 1996.
^ "Genies get new TV treatment". The Globe and Mail, January 11, 1996.
^ ^a ^b "Genie highlights packaged for TV". The Globe and Mail, January 12, 1996.

External links[]

Genie Awards 1995 on imdb^{[permanent dead link]}

[spoils-1] "Two films divide Genie spoils". The Globe and Mail, January 15, 1996.

[2] "Genies get new TV treatment". The Globe and Mail, January 11, 1996.

[higlights-3] "Genie highlights packaged for TV". The Globe and Mail, January 12, 1996.

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