14th Genie Awards
# 14th Genie Awards

The 14th Genie Awards were held on December 12, 1993 to honour Canadian films release in 1992. This year's event was dominated by two Vancouver productions: Paul Shapiro's The Lotus Eaters, and Sandy Wilson's Harmony Cats.

In a bid to increase the visibility of the Genie Awards in the francophone market in Quebec, the ceremony was held in Montreal and conducted in French for the first time. It was hosted by Marc Labrèche, one of Quebec's most popular comedians. As it had in 1992, the academy produced a special that aired immediately after the main broadcast and presented viewers with film clips and winner and nominee interviews. This year, it included satellite hookups between the gala in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, and the languages had changed places: the main broadcast was in French, and the post-ceremony show, Genies Tonight Wrap Party, was in English.

Also new this year was the introduction of les prix Jutra, or the Claude Jutra Award, which recognized outstanding achievement for a first-time director. (In 2016, the award's name was changed to Prix Iris.)

## Award winners and nominees

| Motion Picture | Direction |
| - | - |
| Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould — Niv Fichman, producer La Florida — Pierre Sarrazin and Claude Bonin, producers Harmony Cats — Richard Davis and Alan Morinis, producers The Lotus Eaters — Sharon McGowan, producer Le Sexe des étoiles (The Sex of the Stars) — Pierre Gendron and Jean-Roch Marcotte, producers | François Girard, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Atom Egoyan, Calendar George Mihalka, La Florida Sandy Wilson, Harmony Cats Paule Baillargeon, Le Sexe des étoiles (The Sex of the Stars) |
| Actor in a leading role | Actress in a leading role |
| Tom McCamus, I Love a Man in Uniform Roy Dupuis, Cap Tourmente Gilbert Sicotte, Cap Tourmente Rémy Girard, La Florida R. H. Thomson, The Lotus Eaters | Sheila McCarthy, The Lotus Eaters Élise Guilbault, Cap Tourmente Andrée Lachapelle, Cap Tourmente Pauline Lapointe, La Florida Aloka McLean, The Lotus Eaters |
| Actor in a supporting role | Actress in a supporting role |
| Kevin Tighe, I Love a Man in Uniform Yvan Canuel, La Florida Jim Byrnes, Harmony Cats Christopher Plummer, Impolite Tobie Pelletier, Le Sexe des étoiles (The Sex of the Stars) | Nicola Cavendish, The Grocer's Wife Charlene Fernetz, Harmony Cats Brigitte Bako, I Love a Man in Uniform Sylvie Drapeau, Le Sexe des étoiles (The Sex of the Stars) Kate Hennig, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould |
| Feature Length Documentary | Best Short Documentary |
| Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — Lynne Fernie, Aerlyn Weissman Une enfance à Natashquan (A Childhood in Natashquan) — Yvon Provost Stepping Razor: Red X — Edgar Egger, Nicholas Campbell Titanica — Stephen Low The Twist — Ron Mann | Le singe bleu (The Measure of Your Passage) — Esther Valiquette Breaking a Leg: Robert Lepage and the Echo Project — Donald Winkler |
| Live Action Short Drama | Animated Short |
| The Fairy Who Didn't Want to Be a Fairy Anymore — Laurie Lynd The Date — Lind Theodosakis and Nikos Theodosakis Hate Mail — Chris Kelly and Mark Sawers Stéréotypes (Stereotypes) — Marcel Giroux and Jean-Marc Vallée Dans ton pays (Your Country, My Country) — Marquise Lepage | Pearl's Diner — Lynn Smith No Problem — Craig Welch |
| Art Direction/Production Design | Cinematography |
| Wolf Kroeger, Shadow of the Wolf Mark S. Freeborn, Digger David Roberts, The Lotus Eaters Lynne Stopkewich, Harmony Cats Curtis Wehrfritz, Tectonic Plates | Alain Dostie, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Thomas Burstyn, The Lotus Eaters Philip Linzey, Harmony Cats Barry Stone, Paris, France Billy Williams, Shadow of the Wolf |
| Costume Design | Editing |
| Olga Dimitrov, Shadow of the Wolf Sharon Fedoruk, Harmony Cats Christiane Tessler, Gaudeline Sauriol, The Sex of the Stars Dolly Ahluwalia, Aline Gilmore, The Burning Season Sheila Bingham, The Lotus Eaters | Gaétan Huot, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Debra Rurak, Harmony Cats Susan Shipton, I Love a Man in Uniform Roushell Goldstein, Paris, France Susan Shipton, The Lotus Eaters |
| Overall Sound | Sound Editing |
| Hans Peter Strobl, Richard Besse, Jo Caron, The Sex of the Stars Dean Giammarco, Paul A. Sharpe, Bill Sheppard, Daryl Powell, Harmony Cats Jessica Casavant, Ao Loo, Bryan Day, Joe Grimaldi, I Love a Man in Uniform David Appleby, Douglas Ganton, Dino Pigat, Lou Solakofski, La Florida Dean Giammarco, Bill Sheppard, Paul A. Sharpe, Michael McGee, The Lotus Eaters | Anne Bakker, Gael MacLean, Alison Grace, Maureen Wetteland and Ellen Gram, The Lotus Eaters Shane Shemko, Anke Bakker, Alison Grace and Cam Wagner, Harmony Cats Andy Malcolm, Jane Tattersall, Dale Sheldrake, Penny Hozy and Sean Kelly, I Love a Man in Uniform Marc Chiasson, Terry Burke, Jane Tattersall, Sean Kelly, Drew King, Tony Currie and Diane Boucher, La Florida Jacques Plante, Viateur Paiement, Myriam Poirier, Jérôme Décarie and Antoine Morin, The Sex of the Stars |
| Original Score | Screenplay |
| Simon Kendall, Cadillac Girls Todd Boekelheide, Digger Yves Laferrière, The Sex of the Stars Pierre Desrochers, Les Amoureuses (Women in Love) Mark Korven, The Grocer's Wife | Peggy Thompson, The Lotus Eaters Atom Egoyan, Calendar David King, Harmony Cats Suzette Couture, Pierre Sarrazin, La Florida François Girard, Don McKellar, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould |
| Special awards | |
| Claude Jutra Award: John Pozer, The Grocer's Wife Golden Reel Award: La Florida Outstanding Contributions to the Canadian Film Industry: André Link and John Dunning Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award: Kenneth Heeley-Ray | |
