The 8th annual Genie Awards were held in 1987 to honour Canadian films made the previous year. The awards were dominated by Denys Arcand

Denys Arcand

Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions...

's Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Le Déclin de l'empire américain

The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...

. The show was again held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Metro Toronto Convention Centre , located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario at 255 Front Street West, has of space. The convention centre was completed in October 1984 and is home to the 1330-seat John Bassett Theatre...

 and co-hosted by Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver is a Canadian actress and film and television director.-Early life:Shaver was born and raised in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, a small city located near London, Ontario, with five sisters...

.

Award winners

Best Motion Picture

Genie Award for Best Motion Picture

The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:*The Changeling *Cordélia...

Winner: Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Le Déclin de l'empire américain

The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...

, Roger Frappier

Roger Frappier

Roger Frappier is a Canadian producer, director, editor, actor, and screenwriter born April 14, 1945.-As Producer:* 1971 : Le Grand film ordinaire* 1974 : On a raison de se révolter* 1977 : Le Manitoba ne répond plus...

 and René Malo

Other nominees:

• Dancing in the Dark, Anthony Kramreither
• John and the Missus
  John and the Missus
  John and the Missus is a 1986 Canadian drama film. The film was directed by and starred Gordon Pinsent who wrote the screenplay from his 1974 novel of the same name.- Plot :...
  
  , John Hunter and Peter O'Brian
• Loyalties, Ronald Lillie and William Johnston
  William Johnston
  William Johnston may refer to:*William Johnston , U.S. Representative from Ohio*William Johnston , Irish politician and Orangeman...
  
  
• Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime is a 1986 Canadian thriller film.- Plot :A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck...
  
  , Claude Bonin

Best actor

Winner: Gordon Pinsent

Gordon Pinsent

Gordon Edward Pinsent, CC, FRSC is a Canadian television, theatre and film actor.-Early life:Pinsent, the youngest of six children, was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, the son of Flossie ; originally from Clifton, Newfoundland, and Stephen Arthur Pinsent, a papermill worker and cobbler;...

, John and the Missus

John and the Missus

John and the Missus is a 1986 Canadian drama film. The film was directed by and starred Gordon Pinsent who wrote the screenplay from his 1974 novel of the same name.- Plot :...

Other nominees:

• Winston Rekert
  Winston Rekert
  Winston Rekert is a Canadian actor from Vancouver, British Columbia. He won 2 Gemini Awards, one for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for the TV Series: Blue Murder in 2003 and one for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role for the TV Series...
  
  , The Blue Man
  The Blue Man
  The Blue Man is a mystery, science fiction novel written by American author Kin Platt. It is the first in the four book "Steve Forrester" series...
  
  
• Pierre Curzi
  Pierre Curzi
  Pierre Curzi is an actor, screenwriter and politician in Quebec, Canada. He is the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Borduas in the Montérégie region south of Montreal...
  
  , Le Déclin de l'empire américain
  Le Déclin de l'empire américain
  The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...
  
  
• Rémy Girard
  Rémy Girard
  Rémy Girard is a Canadian actor and former television host from Quebec.-Acting career:He played the role of Rémy, the main character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film Les Invasions barbares by director Denys Arcand. This film was awarded the 2003 Academy Award for best...
  
  , Le Déclin de l'empire américain
  Le Déclin de l'empire américain
  The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...
  
  
• Kenneth Welsh
  Kenneth Welsh
  Kenneth Welsh, CM is a Canadian film and television actor . He is known to Twin Peaks fans as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle, and has more recently played the father of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.In 1984 he was nominated for a Genie Award as Best Actor for his...
  
  , Loyalties

Best actress

Winner: Martha Henry

Martha Henry

Martha Henry, is a Canadian stage, film, and television actress, who is best known for her appearances at the Stratford Festival.-Background:...

, Dancing in the Dark

Other nominees:

• Dorothée Berryman
  Dorothée Berryman
  Dorothée Berryman is a noted Canadian actress and singer.- Biography :Born in Quebec City, Quebec, she has played roles in many stage productions, films, and television series including The Red Violin, Rivière-des-Jérémie, Le Déclin de l'empire américain, Les Invasions barbares, Scanners II: The...
  
  , Le Déclin de l'empire américain
  Le Déclin de l'empire américain
  The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...
  
  
• Jackie Burroughs
  Jackie Burroughs
  Jacqueline "Jackie" Burroughs was an English-born Canadian actress.-Life and career:Born in Lancashire, England, Burroughs acted in live theatre at Ontario's Stratford Festival...
  
  , John and the Missus
  John and the Missus
  John and the Missus is a 1986 Canadian drama film. The film was directed by and starred Gordon Pinsent who wrote the screenplay from his 1974 novel of the same name.- Plot :...
  
  
• Helen Shaver
  Helen Shaver
  Helen Shaver is a Canadian actress and film and television director.-Early life:Shaver was born and raised in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, a small city located near London, Ontario, with five sisters...
  
  , Lost!
  Lost!
  "Lost!" is a song by the English alternative rock band Coldplay. The band co-produced it with Brian Eno and Markus Dravs for their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends...
  
  
• Tantoo Cardinal
  Tantoo Cardinal
  Rose Marie "Tantoo" Cardinal, CM is a Canadian film and television actress.-Career:Cardinal was born in Anzac, Fort McMurray, Alberta. Her mother, Julia Cardinal, was a Métis of Cree descent...
  
  , Loyalties
• Marie Tifo
  Marie Tifo
  Marie Tifo is a Canadian actress, and a major star in French-speaking Canada. She won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1980 drama film Les Bons Débarras.She will star in La Déraison d'amour at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal...
  
  , Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime is a 1986 Canadian thriller film.- Plot :A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck...
  
  

Best supporting actor

Winner: Gabriel Arcand

Gabriel Arcand

Gabriel Arcand is a Canadian actor. He is the brother of film director Denys Arcand.He won the Genie Award for Best Actor at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985, for his performance in Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe....

, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Le Déclin de l'empire américain

The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...

Other nominees:

• Yves Jacques
  Yves Jacques
  Yves Jacques is a Québécois actor.- Biography :Since 2001, he has toured the world in two shows by Robert Lepage, La face cachée de la lune and Le Projet Andersen, where he played all the roles....
  
  , Le Déclin de l'empire américain
  Le Déclin de l'empire américain
  The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...
  
  
• Roland Hewgill, John and the Missus
  John and the Missus
  John and the Missus is a 1986 Canadian drama film. The film was directed by and starred Gordon Pinsent who wrote the screenplay from his 1974 novel of the same name.- Plot :...
  
  
• Tom Jackson
  Tom Jackson (actor)
  Thomas Dale Jackson, OC , is a Canadian born Métis actor and singer perhaps best known for the annual series of Christmas concerts, called the Huron Carole, which he created and starred in for 17 years...
  
  , Loyalties
• Robert Gravel
  Robert Gravel
  Robert Gravel was an actor, dramatist, theatrical director and teacher.-Career:Gravel was born in Montreal and is one of the most influential figures in the modern history of theater in Quebec. In the middle of the 1970s, Gravel, Jean-Pierre Ronfard and Pol Pelletier co-founded the Théâtre...
  
  , Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime is a 1986 Canadian thriller film.- Plot :A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck...
  
  

Best supporting actress

Winner: Louise Portal

Louise Portal

Louise Portal is a Canadian actress, film director, singer and writer. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film The Decline of the American Empire, and was a nominee for Best Actress for Sous-sol.Her other film roles have included Séraphin: un homme et son...

, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Le Déclin de l'empire américain

The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...

Other nominees:

• Lucie Laurier
  Lucie Laurier
  Lucie Laurier is a Québécoise actress. She has a sister named Charlotte Laurier. She has one son, Tim.- Filmography :* 1985 : Le Vieillard et l'enfant* 1986 : Henri : Liliane...
  
  , Anne Trister
  Anne Trister
  Anne Trister is a 1986 Canadian drama film directed by Léa Pool. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Albane Guilhe as Anne* Louise Marleau as Alix* Lucie Laurier as Sarah* Guy Thauvette as Thomas...
  
  
• Andrée Pelletier, Bach et bottine
• Geneviève Rioux, Le Déclin de l'empire américain
  Le Déclin de l'empire américain
  The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...
  
  
• Marie Tifo
  Marie Tifo
  Marie Tifo is a Canadian actress, and a major star in French-speaking Canada. She won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1980 drama film Les Bons Débarras.She will star in La Déraison d'amour at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal...
  
  , Les Fous de Bassan

Best director

Winner: Denys Arcand

Denys Arcand

Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions...

, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Le Déclin de l'empire américain

The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...

Other nominees:

• Leon Marr, Dancing in the Dark
• Anne Wheeler
  Anne Wheeler
  Anne Wheeler, OC is a Canadian film and television writer, producer and director. Graduating in Mathematics from the University of Alberta she was a computer programmer before traveling abroad. Her years of travels inspired her to become a storyteller and when she returned she joined a group of...
  
  , Loyalties
• Yves Simoneau
  Yves Simoneau
  Yves Simoneau is a Canadian film and television director.-Recognition:His acclaimed 1987 crime drama Pouvoir intime garnered multiple Genie Awards nominations including best direction at the 8th Genie Awards...
  
  , Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime is a 1986 Canadian thriller film.- Plot :A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck...
  
  
• John N. Smith
  John N. Smith
  John N. Smith is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He began his career making documentary and short films before moving on to feature films and then finally working primarily in television. His work has been nominated in the Academy Awards, Genie Awards, and Gemini Awards, but has only...
  
  , Sitting in Limbo
  Sitting in Limbo
  Sitting In Limbo is the 2007 album by torch song singer Jessica Molaskey, featuring herself and her husband John Pizzarelli. Also on the album is John's younger brother Martin Pizzarelli, interspered with guest appearances by tenor saxophonist Harry Allen....
  
  

Best original screenplay

Winner: Denys Arcand

Denys Arcand

Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions...

, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Le Déclin de l'empire américain

The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...

Other nominees:

• Michael Jones and Andy Jones
  Andy Jones (comedian)
  Andrew Jordan Jones is a Canadian comedian, and a former member of CODCO.Andy Jones was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador...
  
  , The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
  The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
  The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood is a surreal Canadian comedy film, released in 1986. The film was directed by Andy Jones and written by Andy and Mike Jones, with the collaboration of a number of workshop participants...
  
  
• Sharon Riis, Loyalties
• Yves Simoneau
  Yves Simoneau
  Yves Simoneau is a Canadian film and television director.-Recognition:His acclaimed 1987 crime drama Pouvoir intime garnered multiple Genie Awards nominations including best direction at the 8th Genie Awards...
  
   and Pierre Curzi
  Pierre Curzi
  Pierre Curzi is an actor, screenwriter and politician in Quebec, Canada. He is the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Borduas in the Montérégie region south of Montreal...
  
  , Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime is a 1986 Canadian thriller film.- Plot :A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck...
  
  
• Richard Nochol, Sitting in Limbo
  Sitting in Limbo
  Sitting In Limbo is the 2007 album by torch song singer Jessica Molaskey, featuring herself and her husband John Pizzarelli. Also on the album is John's younger brother Martin Pizzarelli, interspered with guest appearances by tenor saxophonist Harry Allen....
  
  

Best adapted screenplay

Winner: Leon Marr, Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

-In film:*Dancing in the Dark , a 1949 film based on a play by Howard Dietz*Dancing in the Dark , a 1986 film by Anthony Kramreither*"Dancing in the Dark", an episode of The Golden Girls, which first aired in 1989...

Other nominees:

• Gordon Pinsent
  Gordon Pinsent
  Gordon Edward Pinsent, CC, FRSC is a Canadian television, theatre and film actor.-Early life:Pinsent, the youngest of six children, was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, the son of Flossie ; originally from Clifton, Newfoundland, and Stephen Arthur Pinsent, a papermill worker and cobbler;...
  
  , John and the Missus
  John and the Missus
  John and the Missus is a 1986 Canadian drama film. The film was directed by and starred Gordon Pinsent who wrote the screenplay from his 1974 novel of the same name.- Plot :...
  
  
• Peter Rowe
  Peter Rowe (Filmmaker)
  Peter Rowe is a Canadian filmmaker specializing in themes of exploration and adventure. His latest production is the 39 part television series Angry Planet, which airs on 10 television networks around the world...
  
  , Lost!
  Lost!
  "Lost!" is a song by the English alternative rock band Coldplay. The band co-produced it with Brian Eno and Markus Dravs for their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends...
  
  

Cinematography

Winner: Pierre Mignot, Anne Trister

Anne Trister

Anne Trister is a 1986 Canadian drama film directed by Léa Pool. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Albane Guilhe as Anne* Louise Marleau as Alix* Lucie Laurier as Sarah* Guy Thauvette as Thomas...

Other nominees:

• Guy Dufaux
  Guy Dufaux
  Guy Dufaux is a French-born Canadian cinematographer. The majority of his works has been in Canadian cinema to where he immigrated in 1965 and became a Canadian citizen in 1971...
  
  , Equinoxe
• Pierre Mignot, Exit
• Alain Dostie
  Alain Dostie
  Alain Dostie is a Canadian cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. His work includes Silk, The Red Violin and The Confessional...
  
  , Les Fous de Bassan
• René Verzier, Morning Man
• René Verzier, Toby McTeague
  Toby McTeague
  Toby McTeague is a 1986 film about a teenager who does not care much about school. In fact, he has his eyes on the title of a prestigious dogsled race....
  
  

Art direction/production design

Winner: Lillian Sarafinchan, Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

-In film:*Dancing in the Dark , a 1949 film based on a play by Howard Dietz*Dancing in the Dark , a 1986 film by Anthony Kramreither*"Dancing in the Dark", an episode of The Golden Girls, which first aired in 1989...

Other nominees:

• François Séguin
  François Séguin
  François Séguin is a Canadian production designer, art director and set decorator.- Recognition :* 1986 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction - Night Magic - Nominated...
  
  , Exit
• Michel Proulx
  Michel Proulx
  Michel Proulx is a Genie Award winning production designer and art director. He earned a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design for The Rocket. He was previously nominated five times for Genie Awards, among other nominations....
  
  , Les Fous de Bassan
• Michel Proulx
  Michel Proulx
  Michel Proulx is a Genie Award winning production designer and art director. He earned a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design for The Rocket. He was previously nominated five times for Genie Awards, among other nominations....
  
  , Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime is a 1986 Canadian thriller film.- Plot :A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck...
  
  

Costume design

Winner: Wendy Partridge, Loyalties

Other nominees:

• Michèle Hamel, Exit
• Nicole Pelletier, Les Fous de Bassan
• Louise Jobin, Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime is a 1986 Canadian thriller film.- Plot :A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck...
  
  

Sound

Winner: Adrian Croll, Jean-Pierre Joutel, and Richard Besse, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Le Déclin de l'empire américain

The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...

Other nominees:

• Peter Clements, David Appleby, and Don White
  Don White
  Don White or Donald White may refer to:* Donald C. White , Pennsylvania state senator* Donald J. White , Environmental Strategist* Don White , English rugby union footballer...
  
  , Abducted
• Michael O'Farrell, Gordon Thompson
  Gordon Thompson
  Gordon Thompson was a songwriter who co-wrote the song "The Thing-Ummy Bob" with David Heneker....
  
  , Don White
  Don White
  Don White or Donald White may refer to:* Donald C. White , Pennsylvania state senator* Donald J. White , Environmental Strategist* Don White , English rugby union footballer...
  
  , and David Appleby, The Pink Chiquitas
  The Pink Chiquitas
  The Pink Chiquitas is a 1987 Canadian comedy film about a pink meteor which lands near a small town, turning its female residents into nymphomaniacs...
  
  
• Hans Oomes, Richard Nichol, Shelley Craig, and Jean-Pierre Joutel, Sitting in Limbo
  Sitting in Limbo
  Sitting In Limbo is the 2007 album by torch song singer Jessica Molaskey, featuring herself and her husband John Pizzarelli. Also on the album is John's younger brother Martin Pizzarelli, interspered with guest appearances by tenor saxophonist Harry Allen....
  
  

Film editing

Winner: Monique Fortier, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Le Déclin de l'empire américain

The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...

Other nominees:

• Michael Jones The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
  The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
  The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood is a surreal Canadian comedy film, released in 1986. The film was directed by Andy Jones and written by Andy and Mike Jones, with the collaboration of a number of workshop participants...
  
  
• André Corriveau
  André Corriveau (filmmaker)
  André Corriveau is a film editor and director from Quebec, Canada. Corriveau won the Gemini Awards once , and the Genie Award twice...
  
  , Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime is a 1986 Canadian thriller film.- Plot :A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck...
  
  

Sound editing

Winner: Paul Dion, Diane Boucher, and Andy Malcolm

Andy Malcolm

Andy Malcolm is a former professional footballer.Born a short distance from Upton Park Malcolm joined West Ham in 1948 from Dury Falls Senior School in Hornchurch...

, Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Le Déclin de l'empire américain

The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...

Other nominees:

• Sharon Lackie, Peter McBurnie, and Peter Thilaye, Loyalties
• Peter McBurnie, Alison Grace, Sharon Lackie, Michael O'Farrell, and Alison Clark, The Pink Chiquitas
  The Pink Chiquitas
  The Pink Chiquitas is a 1987 Canadian comedy film about a pink meteor which lands near a small town, turning its female residents into nymphomaniacs...
  
  
• Andy Malcolm
  Andy Malcolm
  Andy Malcolm is a former professional footballer.Born a short distance from Upton Park Malcolm joined West Ham in 1948 from Dury Falls Senior School in Hornchurch...
  
  , Paul Dion, and Jules Le Noir, Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime
  Pouvoir intime is a 1986 Canadian thriller film.- Plot :A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck...
  
  

Musical score

Winner: Michael Conway Baker

Michael Conway Baker

Michael Conway Baker is a Canadian composer and music educator of American birth. He became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1970 and has resided more or less continuously in the Vancouver area since....

, John and the Missus

John and the Missus

John and the Missus is a 1986 Canadian drama film. The film was directed by and starred Gordon Pinsent who wrote the screenplay from his 1974 novel of the same name.- Plot :...

Other nominees:

• Marvin Dolgay, The Blue Man
  The Blue Man
  The Blue Man is a mystery, science fiction novel written by American author Kin Platt. It is the first in the four book "Steve Forrester" series...
  
  
• Richard Grégoire and Marie Bernard, Exit

Animated short

Winner: Get a Job

Get a Job

-Music:* "Get a Job" , 1957 single by The Silhouettes* "Why Don't You Get a Job?", 1998 single by The Offspring-Film:* Get a Job , starring Jeremy London, Brenda Strong, Joseph Whipp, and others...

, Brad Caslor, Michael J.F. Scott, and Derek Mazur

Other nominees:

• Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety, William Pettigrew
  William Pettigrew
  William Pettigrew was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and a Member of the Legislative Council of Queensland, Australia.- Personal life :...
  
  
• Tables of Content, Wendy Tilby

Live action short

Winner: I Need a Man Like You to Make My Dreams Come True, Daria Stermac and Kalli Paakspuu

Other nominees:

• It's a Party
  It's a Party
  "It's a Party" is a song by Busta Rhymes, released as the second single from his debut album The Coming. The song featured Zhané and was produced by Easy Mo Bee. This song charted at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100. "It's a Party" also has a music video directed by Marcus Raboy. The b-side for this...
  
  , Peg Campbell
• Nion in the Kaberet de LaVita, Jeremy Podeswa
  Jeremy Podeswa
  Jeremy Podeswa is a Canadian/American film and television director. He is best known for directing the films The Five Senses and Fugitive Pieces . He has also worked as Director on the television shows Six Feet Under, Nip/Tuck, The Tudors, Queer as Folk, and the HBO World War II miniseries The...
  
  
• Transit, Jean-Roch Marcotte
• Where's Pete, Michael J.F. Scott

Documentary

Winner: Dads and Kids, Christian Bruyère

Other nominees:

• Ranch: The Alan Wood Ranch Project, Steven DeNure and Chris Lowry
• Return to Departure: The Biography of a Painting or Watching a Pigment Dry and other Realisms, Kirk Tougas
• Les Traces du rêve, Jacques Vallée
  Jacques Vallée
  Jacques Fabrice Vallée is a venture capitalist, computer scientist, author, ufologist and former astronomer currently residing in San Francisco, California....
  
  
• Uot, Zoo!, Phillip Hoffman
  Phillip Hoffman
  Philip Rube "Flippy" Hoffman was a legendary big wave surfing pioneer and businesman.-Life:Philip "Flippy" Hoffman was born January 24, 1930 in Glendale, California....