14th Genie Awards


The 14th Genie Awards were held on December 12, 1993. 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.
Hosted by Marc Labrèche, the ceremony was broadcast live on Radio-Canada, following which CBC Television aired a live special conducting English language interviews with the winners.

Nominees and winners

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

  • François Girard, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
  • Atom Egoyan, Calendar
  • George Mihalka, La Florida
  • Sandy Wilson, Harmony Cats
  • Paule Baillargeon, The Sex of the Stars
  • Actor in a leading roleActress 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 roleActress 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, 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, The Sex of the Stars
  • Kate Hennig, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
  • Feature Length DocumentaryBest Short Documentary
  • , Lynne Fernie, Aerlyn Weissman
  • ', Edgar Egger
  • Titanica, Stephen Low
  • The Twist, Ron Mann
  • Une enfance à Natashquan, Yvon Provost
  • The Measure of Your Passage , Esther Valiquette
  • ', Donald Winkler
  • Live Action Short DramaAnimated Short
  • The Fairy Who Didn't Want to Be a Fairy Anymore, Laurie Lynd
  • Dans ton pays, Marquise Lepage
  • The Date, Lind Theodosakis and Nikos Theodosakis
  • Hate Mail, Chris Kelly and Mark Sawers
  • Stereotypes , Marcel Giroux and Jean-Marc Vallée
  • Pearl's Diner, Lynn Smith
  • No Problem, Craig Welch
  • Art Direction/Production DesignCinematography
  • 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
  • Billy Williams, Shadow of the Wolf
  • Philip Linzey, Harmony Cats
  • Barry Stone, Paris, France
  • Thomas Burstyn, The Lotus Eaters
  • Costume DesignEditing
  • 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 SoundSound 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
  • Achievement in Music: Original ScoreScreenplay
  • Simon Kendall, Cadillac Girls
  • Todd Boekelheide, Digger
  • Yves Laferrière, The Sex of the Stars
  • Pierre Desrochers, Les Amoureuses
  • 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, John Dunning
  • Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award: Kenneth Heeley-Ray