23rd Genie Awards

23rd Genie Awards
23rd Genie Awards
Date	13 February 2003
Highlights
Best Picture	Ararat
Most nominations	Ararat (9)
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The 23rd Genie Awards were held in 2003 to honour films released in 2002. The ceremony was hosted by Arsinée Khanjian and Peter Keleghan.^[1]

Nominees and winners[]

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

Motion Picture	Direction
Ararat, Atom Egoyan and Robert Lantos Bollywood/Hollywood, David Hamilton and Québec-Montréal, and Rare Birds, and Suddenly Naked,	David Cronenberg, Spider Jean Beaudin, The Collector (Le Collectionneur) Ricardo Trogi, Québec-Montréal Sturla Gunnarsson, Rare Birds Anne Wheeler, Suddenly Naked
Actor in a leading role	Actress in a leading role
Luc Picard, Savage Messiah Christopher Plummer, Ararat David Alpay, Ararat Colin Roberts, Flower & Garnet Philip DeWilde, Turning Paige	Arsinée Khanjian, Ararat Deborah Kara Unger, Between Strangers Molly Parker, Men With Brooms Polly Walker, Savage Messiah Isabelle Blais, Savage Messiah
Actor in a supporting role	Actress in a supporting role
Elias Koteas, Ararat Ranjit Chowdhry, Bollywood/Hollywood Dominic Darceuil, Inside (Histoire de pen) Gabriel Gascon, The Marsh (Le Marais) Brendan Fletcher, Turning Paige	Pascale Montpetit, Savage Messiah Dina Pathak, Bollywood/Hollywood Moushmi Chatterji, Bollywood/Hollywood Rachel McAdams, Perfect Pie Brigitte Bako, Saint Monica
Original Screenplay	Adapted Screenplay
Deepa Mehta, Bollywood/Hollywood Atom Egoyan, Ararat Paul Gross and John Krizanc, Men with Brooms Robert Morin, The Negro (Le nèg') , Patrice Robitaille and Ricardo Trogi, Québec-Montréal	Sharon Riis, Savage Messiah Dominique Demers, The Mysterious Miss C. (La Mystérieuse mademoiselle C.) Patrick McGrath, Spider Edward Riche, Rare Birds Judith Thompson, Perfect Pie
Best Live Action Short Drama	Best Animated Short
, Sarah Polley and Jennifer Weiss, I Shout Love and Ann Marie Fleming, and , (En magasin) , , , and Christian Larouche, and Stephanie Morgenstern, and , (Une éclaircie sur le fleuve)	John Weldon, The Hungry Squid Marcy Page and , , Marcel Jean and ,
Art Direction/Production Design	Cinematography
François Séguin, Almost America Phillip Barker, Ararat André-Line Beauparlant, The Negro (Le nèg') and , Spider , Turning Paige	Paul Sarossy, Perfect Pie Gregory Middleton, Between Strangers , Inside (Histoire de pen) Jan Kiesser, Rare Birds , Savage Messiah
Costume Design	Editing
Beth Pasternak, Ararat Wendy Partridge, Almost America , The Negro (Le nèg') Mario Davignon, Savage Messiah Denise Cronenberg, Spider	Lara Mazur, Suddenly Naked , Between Strangers Michael Dowse, FUBAR , The Negro (Le nèg') Yvann Thibaudeau, Québec-Montréal
Overall Sound	Sound Editing
Thomas Hidderley, Todd Beckett, Keith Elliott and Mark Zsifkovits, Between Strangers Serge Beauchemin, Bruno Ruffolo, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and , Les Boys III Serge Beauchemin, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and , The Collector (Le Collectionneur) Gavin Fernandes, Bobby O'Malley and Philippe Pelletier, Inside (Histoire de pen) Lou Solakofski and Steph Carrier, Max Glen Gauthier, Christian T. Cooke, Orest Sushko and Don White, Spider	Fred Brennan, Roderick Deogrades, Barry Gilmore, Andy Malcolm, David McCallum and Jane Tattersall, Max Louis Dupire, Diane Boucher, Tchae Measroch, Christian Rivest and Alice Wright, The Collector (Le Collectionneur) Louis Collin, Natalie Fleurant and Denis Saindon, Inside (Histoire de pen) David Evans, Harvey Hyslop, Donna Powell and Paul Steffler, Rare Birds Wayne Griffin, Tony Currie, David Evans, Goro Koyama and Andy Malcolm, Spider
Achievement in Music: Original Score	Achievement in Music: Original Song
Mychael Danna, Ararat Zbigniew Preisner, Between Strangers , The Collector (Le Collectionneur) , Duct Tape Forever , Suddenly Naked	*, "Com estas asas" (Saint Monica)* , "Ab (Father)" (Khaled) Laura Doyle, "Let You Go" (Suddenly Naked) Laura Doyle, "Your Love" (Suddenly Naked) , "Just Say Goodbye" (Turning Paige)
Documentary	Special awards
Gambling, Gods and LSD, Ingrid Veninger, Peter Mettler, and Is the Crown at War with Us?, Alanis Obomsawin The Ring Within (Le ring intérieur), and Dan Bigras	Claude Jutra Award: Keith Behrman, Flower & Garnet Golden Reel Award: Les Boys III Special Award: Robert Daudelin, Sheila Copps

References[]

^ ^a ^b McKay, John (14 February 2003). "Egoyan's Ararat named best film, takes 5 awards at the Genies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
^ Dillon, Mark (19 December 2002). "Ararat shines with nine". Playback. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

[McKay-1] McKay, John (14 February 2003). "Egoyan's Ararat named best film, takes 5 awards at the Genies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

[Dillon1-2] Dillon, Mark (19 December 2002). "Ararat shines with nine". Playback. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

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23rd Genie Awards
Date	13 February 2003^[1]
Highlights
Best Picture	Ararat
Most nominations	Ararat (9)^[2]
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