28th Canadian Film Awards

28th Canadian Film Awards
28th Canadian Film Awards
Date	November 20, 1977
Location	Hilton Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto
Hosted by	Gordon Pinsent
Highlights
Best Motion Picture	J.A. Martin Photographer
	← 27th; Canadian Film Awards; 29th →;

The 28th Canadian Film Awards were held on November 20, 1977 to honour achievements in Canadian film.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Gordon Pinsent.^[2]

Winners and nominees[]

Feature[]

Best Feature Film	Best Director
J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin, photographe) — ^[3] One Man — Tom Daly, Michael J. F. Scott^[4] Outrageous! — Bill Marshall, Peter O'Brian, Henk Van der Kolk^[4] Why Shoot the Teacher? — ^[4]	Jean Beaudin, J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin, photographe)^[3] Allan King, Who Has Seen the Wind^[4] Silvio Narizzano, Why Shoot the Teacher?^[4] Robin Spry, One Man^[4]
Best Actor	Best Actress
Len Cariou, One Man^[3] David Petersen, Skip Tracer^[4] Craig Russell, Outrageous!^[4] Marcel Sabourin, J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin photographe)^[4]	Monique Mercure, J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin, photographe)^[3] Jayne Eastwood, One Man^[4] Carole Laure, The Angel and the Woman (L'Ange et la femme)^[4] Hollis McLaren, Outrageous!^[4]
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Jean Lapointe, One Man^[3]	Carole Lazare, One Man^[3]
Best Documentary Over 30 Minutes	Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes
The Inquiry Film: A Report on the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline — Jesse Nishihata^[3] — Mireille Dansereau, Anne Claire Poirier^[4] — Jacques Bobet, , Jean Beaudin, Marcel Carrière, Georges Dufaux, Jean-Claude Labrecque^[4] Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love — Harry Rasky^[4]	— ^[3] Henry Ford's America — Donald Brittain^[4] — Marty Gross^[4] — Kalle Lasn^[4]
Best Theatrical Short	Best Animated Short
Spartree — Phillip Borsos^[3] — ^[4] The Sand Castle (Le Chateau de sable) — Co Hoedeman^[4] — , , ^[4]	Spinnolio — John Weldon^[3] Bead Game — Ishu Patel^[4] A Cosmic Christmas — Clive A. Smith, Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert^[4] — ^[4]
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Robin Spry, Peter Pearson and , One Man^[3]	, Why Shoot the Teacher?^[3]
Best Art Direction	Best Cinematography
, J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin, photographe)^[2]	Pierre Mignot, J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin, photographe)^[2]
Best Editing	Best Musical Score
Jean Beaudin and , J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin, photographe)^[2] , One Man^[2]	Paul Hoffert, Outrageous!^[2]
Best Overall Sound	Best Sound Editing
, One Man^[2] , J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin, photographe)^[2]	and , One Man^[2]

Non-feature[]

Best TV Drama	Best Direction
Dreamspeaker — Claude Jutra^[3] Happiness Is Loving Your Teacher — John N. Smith, ^[4] — Clay Borris^[4] — , ^[4]	Claude Jutra, Dreamspeaker^[5]
Best Actor	Best Actress
George Clutesi, Dreamspeaker^[5]	, Happiness Is Loving Your Teacher^[2]
Supporting Actor or Actress	Screenplay, Dramatic
, Dreamspeaker^[5]	Cam Hubert, Dreamspeaker^[5]
Screenplay, Non-Dramatic	Art Direction
*Donald Brittain, Henry Ford's America^[2]*	Evelyn Roth, ^[2]
Cinematography	Editing
, , and , Spartree^[2]	, ^[2]
Musical Score	Sound Editing
Jean Cousineau, Dreamspeaker^[5]	Raymond Hall, Spartree^[2]
Sound Recording	Sound Rerecording
Fred Easton, Chris Aikenhead and Michael Chechik, ^[2]	Barry Jones, Spartree^[2]

Special awards[]

John Grierson Award: Fernand Dansereau^[3]
Wendy Michener Award: Zale Dalen, Skip Tracer^[3]
Golden Reel Award: Lies My Father Told Me — , Harry Gulkin^[2]
Special achievement: Ralph L. Thomas^[5]

References[]

^ "Ceremony dominated by two feature films: NFB Triumphs at Film Awards". The Globe and Mail, November 21, 1977.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 117-199.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Etrogs bogged and bungled". Richmond Review. November 25, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved March 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa "Canadian Film Awards nominations". The Albertan, October 18, 1977.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Dreamspeaker". Richmond Review. January 11, 1978. p. 17. Retrieved March 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Ceremony dominated by two feature films: NFB Triumphs at Film Awards". The Globe and Mail, November 21, 1977.

[topalovich-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 117-199.

[richmond-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Etrogs bogged and bungled". Richmond Review. November 25, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved March 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[albertan-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa "Canadian Film Awards nominations". The Albertan, October 18, 1977.

[dreamspeaker-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Dreamspeaker". Richmond Review. January 11, 1978. p. 17. Retrieved March 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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