13th Genie Awards


The 13th annual Genie Awards were held on November 22, 1992, and honoured Canadian films released in late 1991 and 1992. They were dominated by the Canadian/British/Japanese co-production Naked Lunch.
The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto. The ceremony was originally slated to be hosted by John Candy, but he pulled out in a dispute over advance advertising which he perceived as making fun of his weight; Leslie Nielsen instead stepped in as host.
Nominations were announced on October 13.

Nominees and winners

The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text.
Motion PictureDirection

  • David Cronenberg, Naked Lunch
  • Jean Beaudin, Being at Home with Claude
  • Jean-Claude Lauzon, Léolo
  • Eli Cohen, The Quarrel
  • Robert Morin, Requiem for a Handsome Bastard
    • Actor in a leading roleActress in a leading role
  • Tony Nardi, La Sarrasine
  • Jacques Godin, Being at Home with Claude
  • Don McKellar, Highway 61
  • Peter Weller, Naked Lunch
  • Gildor Roy, Requiem for a Handsome Bastard
  • Janet Wright, Bordertown Café
  • Viveca Lindfors, North of Pittsburgh
  • Enrica Maria Modugno, La Sarrasine
  • Janet-Laine Green, The Shower
  • Valerie Pearson, Solitaire
    • Actor in a supporting roleActress in a supporting role
  • Michael Hogan, Solitaire
  • Robbie Coltrane, Oh, What a Night
  • Andrew Miller, Oh, What a Night
  • Jean-Guy Bouchard, Requiem for a Handsome Bastard
  • Tano Cimarosa, La Sarrasine
  • Monique Mercure, Naked Lunch
  • Tracey Moore, Defy Gravity
  • Judy Davis, On My Own
  • Johanne-Marie Tremblay, La Sarrasine
  • Krista Bridges, The Shower
    • Original ScreenplayAdapted 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
  • Francis Damberger, Solitaire
  • David Cronenberg, Naked Lunch
  • Kelly Rebar, Bordertown Café
  • David Brandes, The Quarrel
  • Gail Singer, True Confections
  • Jacques Leduc and Yvon Rivard, Phantom Life
    • Best Feature Length DocumentaryBest Short Documentary
  • Deadly Currents, Ric Esther Bienstock, Simcha Jacobovici and Elliott Halpern
  • Le 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 DramaBest 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 DesignCinematography
  • Carol Spier, Naked Lunch
  • François Séguin, Being at Home with Claude
  • François Séguin, Léolo
  • François Séguin, La Sarrasine
  • Andris Hausmanis, True Confections
  • Louise Jobin, Phantom Life
  • Peter Suschitzky, Naked Lunch
  • Thomas Vámos, Being at Home with Claude
  • Guy Dufaux, Léolo
  • Michel Caron, La Sarrasine
  • Pierre Mignot, Phantom Life
    • Costume DesignEditing
  • François Barbeau, Léolo
  • Denise Cronenberg, Naked Lunch
  • François Barbeau, La Sarrasine
  • Alisa Alexander, True Confections
  • Michèle Hamel, 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 SoundSound 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, Phantom Life
    • Achievement in Music: Original ScoreAchievement in Music: Original Song
  • Richard Grégoire, Being at Home with Claude
  • Howard Shore, Naked Lunch
  • Graeme Coleman, North of Pittsburgh
  • Pierre Desrochers, La Sarrasine
  • Michael Becker, Solitaire
  • Ron Hynes, "The Final Breath"
  • Cam Wagner, "Midnight Ride"
  • Gordon Norris and Larry Harvey, "Oh What a Fool You Made of Me"
    • Special awards
  • Golden Reel Award: Black Robe''
  • Outstanding Contribution to the Canadian Film Industry: Michael Spencer