Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress
The Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress was awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 1980 to 1983, for the best performance by non-Canadian actress in a Canadian film.[1]
The award and its Foreign Actor companion were frequently criticized both by actors and film critics — Canadian actor Christopher Plummer criticized the distinction in his Best Actor acceptance speech at the first Genies ceremony, and Jay Scott called them "loathsome", dubbing them "the Colonial Category", in a 1982 article in The Globe and Mail.[2]
The awards were discontinued after the end of the 4th Genie Awards.[3] Initially, non-Canadian actresses were simply barred from being nominated in acting categories at all,[3] but beginning with the 7th Genie Awards non-Canadian actresses instead became eligible for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and/or the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.[3]
Winners and nominees[]
Year | Nominee | Film |
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1980 1st Genie Awards | ||
Trish Van Devere | The Changeling | |
Susan Anspach | Running | |
Samantha Eggar | The Brood | |
Sally Kellerman | It Rained All Night the Day I Left | |
Cloris Leachman | Yesterday | |
1981 2nd Genie Awards | ||
Susan Sarandon | Atlantic City, U.S.A. | |
Ann-Margret | Middle Age Crazy | |
Jamie Lee Curtis | Prom Night | |
Louise Fletcher | The Lucky Star | |
Lee Remick | Tribute | |
1982 3rd Genie Awards | ||
Annie Potts | Heartaches | |
Ellen Burstyn | Silence of the North | |
Meg Foster | Ticket to Heaven | |
Mariette Hartley | Improper Channels | |
Marthe Keller | The Amateur | |
1983 4th Genie Awards | ||
Glynnis O'Connor | Melanie | |
Patty Duke Astin | By Design | |
Lee Grant | Visiting Hours | |
Marie-France Pisier | The Hot Touch | |
Mare Winningham | Threshold | |
Charlayne Woodard | Hard Feelings |
References[]
- ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Canadian films do Jekyll and Hyde act". The Globe and Mail, February 27, 1982.
- ^ a b c "Genie rules changed to include Americans". Toronto Star, October 9, 1985.
- Best Performance by a Foreign Actress Genie Award winners