13th Genie Awards
# 13th Genie Awards

The 13th annual Genie Awards were held on November 22, 1992, to honour Canadian films released in late 1991 and 1992. They were dominated by David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch, Jean-Claude Lauzon's Léolo, and Jean Beaudin's Being at Home with Claude.

The academy now recognized that its annual ceremony was not attracting audiences in Quebec. It worked with Radio-Canada to produce a French-language special, hosted by Quebec journalist René Homier-Roy, that aired immediately after the main broadcast and presented viewers with film clips and winner and nominee interviews.

The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto. Actor John Candy was slated to host the event, but he pulled out in a dispute over advance advertising which he had not approved and which he perceived as making fun of his weight. Actor Leslie Nielsen stepped in as host and received a standing ovation.

## Award winners and nominees

| Motion Picture | Direction |
| - | - |
| Naked Lunch, produced by Gabriella Martinelli and Jeremy Thomas Being at Home with Claude, produced by Louise Gendron Léolo, produced by Aimée Danis and Lyse Lafontaine Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur (Requiem for a Handsome Bastard), produced by Nicole Robert and Lorraine Dufour La Sarrasine (The Saracen), produced by Marc Daigle and Lise Abastado | David Cronenberg, Naked Lunch Jean Beaudin, Being at Home with Claude Jean-Claude Lauzon, Léolo Eli Cohen, The Quarrel Robert Morin, Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur (Requiem for a Handsome Bastard) |
| Actor in a leading role | Actress in a leading role |
| Tony Nardi, La Sarrasine (The Saracen) Jacques Godin, Being at Home with Claude Don McKellar, Highway 61 Peter Weller, Naked Lunch Gildor Roy, Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur (Requiem for a Handsome Bastard) | Janet Wright, Bordertown Café Viveca Lindfors, North of Pittsburgh Enrica Maria Modugno, La Sarrasine (The Saracen) Janet-Laine Green, The Shower Valerie Pearson, Solitaire |
| Actor in a supporting role | Actress in a supporting role |
| Michael Hogan, Solitaire Robbie Coltrane, Oh, What a Night Andrew Miller, Oh, What a Night Jean-Guy Bouchard, Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur (Requiem for a Handsome Bastard) Tano Cimarosa, La Sarrasine (The Saracen) | Monique Mercure, Naked Lunch Krista Bridges, The Shower Judy Davis, On My Own Tracey Moore, Defy Gravity Johanne-Marie Tremblay, La Sarrasine (The Saracen) |
| Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay |
| Jean-Claude Lauzon, Léolo Paul Donovan and William Fleming, Buried on Sunday Jeff Schultz, North of Pittsburgh Bruno Ramirez and Paul Tana, La Sarrasine (The Saracen) Francis Damberger, Solitaire | David Cronenberg, Naked Lunch Kelly Rebar, Bordertown Café David Brandes, The Quarrel Gail Singer, True Confections Jacques Leduc and Yvon Rivard, La Vie fantôme (Phantom Life) |
| Best Feature Length Documentary | Best Short Documentary |
| Deadly Currents, Ric Esther Bienstock, Simcha Jacobovici and Elliott Halpern Le Steak (The Steak), Manon Leriche and Pierre Falardeau Wisecracks, Gail Singer and Signe Johansson | A Song for Tibet, Anne Henderson, Abby Jack Neidek, and Kent Martin A Kind of Family, Andrew Koster Xénofolies, Michel Moreau |
| Best Live Action Short Drama | Best Animated Short |
| Battle of the Bulge, Arlene Hazzan Green Kumar and Mr. Jones, Leonard Farlinger and Paul Brown Stroke, Mark Sawers and Gregory Middleton | Strings, Wendy Tilby Blackfly, Christopher Hinton The Lump, John Weldon |
| Art Direction/Production Design | Cinematography |
| Carol Spier, Naked Lunch François Séguin, Being at Home with Claude François Séguin, Léolo François Séguin, La Sarrasine (The Saracen) Andris Hausmanis, True Confections Louise Jobin, La Vie fantôme (Phantom Life) | Peter Suschitzky, Naked Lunch Thomas Vámos, Being at Home with Claude Guy Dufaux, Léolo Michel Caron, La Sarrasine (The Saracen) Pierre Mignot, La Vie fantôme (Phantom Life) |
| Costume Design | Editing |
| François Barbeau, Léolo Denise Cronenberg, Naked Lunch François Barbeau, La Sarrasine (The Saracen) Alisa Alexander, True Confections Michèle Hamel, La Vie fantôme (Phantom Life) | Michel Arcand, Léolo André Corriveau, Being at Home with Claude Lara Mazur, Bordertown Café Michael Pacek, Highway 61 Bruce Lange, North of Pittsburgh |
| Overall Sound | Sound Editing |
| Peter Maxwell, Bryan Day, David Appleby and Don White, Naked Lunch Jo Caron, Michel Descombes, Michel Charron and Luc Boudrias, Being at Home with Claude Yvon Benoît, Jo Caron, Jack Jullian and Hans Peter Strobl, Léolo Dean Giammarco, Patrick Ramsay, Paul A. Sharpe and Bill Sheppard, North of Pittsburgh John Martin, Don White, Lou Solakofski and David Appleby, South of Wawa | Richard Cadger, Wayne Griffin, David Evans, Jane Tattersall, Andy Malcolm and Tony Currie, Naked Lunch Jérôme Décarie, Mathieu Beaudin, Carole Gagnon and Marcel Pothier, Being at Home with Claude Marcel Pothier, Jean-Pierre Lelong, Richard Grégoire, Mathieu Beaudin, Carole Gagnon and Jacques Plante, Léolo Charles O'Shea, Shane Shemko, Cal Shumiatcher, Alison Grace and Marti Richa, North of Pittsburgh Jane Tattersall, Drew King, Wayne Griffin, Tony Currie and Andy Malcolm, South of Wawa Jérôme Décarie, Diane Boucher, Michel Bordeleau, Francine Poirier and Claude Beaugrand, La Vie fantôme (Phantom Life) |
| Achievement in Music: Original Score | Achievement in Music: Original Song |
| Richard Grégoire, Being at Home with Claude Howard Shore, Naked Lunch Graeme Coleman, North of Pittsburgh Pierre Desrochers, La Sarrasine (The Saracen) Michael Becker, Solitaire | Ron Hynes, "The Final Breath" (Secret Nation) Cam Wagner, "Midnight Ride" (North of Pittsburgh) Gordon Norris and Larry Harvey, "Oh What a Fool You Made of Me" (The Shower) |
| Special awards | |
| Golden Reel Award: Black Robe Outstanding Contribution to the Canadian Film Industry: Michael Spencer | |
