4th Genie Awards
# 4th Genie Awards

The 4th annual Genie Awards were held March 23, 1983, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Dave Thomas.

The Grey Fox was the event's big winner, with seven awards including Best Picture. The film also topped the overall nomination count, with 13 nominations.

In the Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium category, the award to Richard Paluck and Robert Guza Jr. for Melanie was later rescinded, as the short story on which the screenplay was based had not been previously published. Another nominee, Latitude 55° by John Juliani and Sharon Riis, had already been disqualified for similar reasons, although the error had been discovered prior to the ceremony. It was decided not to award the trophy that year.

Nonetheless, that year's event was one of the most successful ever, with a sold-out theatre audience and a record 1.5 million Canadian television viewers.

## Nominees and winners

| Motion Picture | Direction |
| - | - |
| The Grey Fox — Peter O'Brian Harry Tracy, Desperado — Ronald I. Cohen A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) — Robert Ménard Quest for Fire — Denis Héroux and John Kemeny Threshold — Jon Slan and Michael Burns | Phillip Borsos, The Grey Fox Rex Bromfield, Melanie Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Wild Flowers (Les fleurs sauvages) Robert Ménard, A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) Eric Till, If You Could See What I Hear |
| Actor in a leading role | Actress in a leading role |
| Donald Sutherland, Threshold Gilles Renaud, A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) Saul Rubinek, By Design Marcel Sabourin, Sweet Lies and Loving Oaths (Doux aveux) August Schellenberg, Latitude 55° | Rae Dawn Chong, Quest for Fire Sara Botsford, By Design Hélène Loiselle, Sweet Lies and Loving Oaths (Doux aveux) Monique Mercure, Beyond Forty (La Quarantaine) Andrée Pelletier, Latitude 55° |
| Actor in a supporting role | Actress in a supporting role |
| R.H. Thomson, If You Could See What I Hear Nicholas Campbell, The Man in 5A Doug McGrath, Porky's Gary Reineke, The Grey Fox Wayne Robson, The Grey Fox | Jackie Burroughs, The Grey Fox Geneviève Brassard, Sweet Lies and Loving Oaths (Doux aveux) Clare Coulter, By Design Patricia Nolin, Beyond Forty (La Quarantaine) Trudy Young, Melanie |
| Foreign Actor | Foreign Actress |
| Richard Farnsworth, The Grey Fox Grand L. Bush, Hard Feelings Bruce Dern, Harry Tracy, Desperado Jeff Goldblum, Threshold Ron Perlman, Quest for Fire Jean Yanne, A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) | Glynnis O'Connor, Melanie Patty Duke, By Design Lee Grant, Visiting Hours Marie-France Pisier, The Hot Touch Mare Winningham, Threshold Charlayne Woodard, Hard Feelings |
| Best Original Screenplay | Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium |
| John Hunter, The Grey Fox Roger Fournier, A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) David Lee Henry, Harry Tracy, Desperado John Juliani and Sharon Riis, Latitude 55° Laurence Keane, Chris Windsor and Phil Savath, Big Meat Eater | Richard Paluck and Robert Guza Jr. - Melanie (rescinded) Peter Dion, The Hot Touch |
| Best Documentary | Best Theatrical Short |
| Robert Fortier, Adam Symansky and Bill Brind, The Devil at Your Heels Michael McKennirey and John N. Smith, Gala Hélène Verrier, The Great Chess Movie (Jouer sa vie) | Pierre Falardeau and Julien Poulin, Elvis Gratton Scott Barrie, Footsteps Michel Bouchard, Le Toasteur David Fine and Ron Mann, The Only Game in Town |
| Art Direction/Production Design | Cinematography |
| Bill Brodie, The Grey Fox Richard Hudolin, Latitude 55° Anne Pritchard, Threshold | Michel Brault, Threshold Pierre Mignot, A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) |
| Costume Design | Editing |
| John Hay, Quest for Fire Huguette Gagné, Beyond Forty (La Quarantaine) Julie Ganton, Melanie Wendy Partridge, Latitude 55° Christopher Ryan, The Grey Fox | Yves Langlois, Quest for Fire Frank Irvine, The Grey Fox Susan Martin, Threshold Ron Wisman, Harry Tracy, Desperado |
| Overall Sound | Sound Editing |
| Don White, Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Joe Grimaldi, Claude Hazanavicius and Austin Grimaldi, Quest for Fire Joe Grimaldi, Rob Young and Austin Grimaldi, The Grey Fox Rod Haykin, David Appleby and Don White, Harry Tracy, Desperado Bryan Day, Paul Coombe, Allen Ormerod and Jack Heeren, Threshold Serge Beauchemin, David Appleby, Terry Burke and Dino Pigat, A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) | Martin Ashbee, Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Kevin Ward and David Evans, Quest for Fire Rod Crawley, Tony Currie, Peter Thilaye and Bruce Nyznik, The Grey Fox Bruce Carwardine, Brian French, Glen Gauthier, Tim Roberts and Brian Rosen, Harry Tracy, Desperado Wayne Griffin and Dennis Drummond, Melanie Bruce Nyznik, Sharon Lackie and Tony Currie, Threshold |
| Achievement in Music: Original Score | Achievement in Music: Original Song |
| Michael Conway Baker, The Grey Fox Maribeth Solomon and Micky Erbe, Threshold Jonathan Goldsmith, Visiting Hours | Burton Cummings, "You Saved My Soul" (Melanie) Réjean Marois and Fernand Dansereau, "Doux aveux" (Sweet Lies and Loving Oaths (Doux aveux)) Leslie Pouliot, "My Love for You" (Harry Tracy, Desperado) Claude Fonfrède and Raoul Duguay, "Le quéteux d'amour" (Wild Flowers (Les fleurs sauvages)) Luc Plamondon and Germain Gauthier, "Call Girl" (Scandale) Fred Mollin, "Just One Chance to Be Free" (Spring Fever) |
| Special Awards | |
| Golden Reel Award: Porky's Outstanding Contributions to the Canadian Film Industry: Findlay Quinn |
