| Motion Picture | Direction |
| Atom Egoyan, ExoticaAndré Forcier, The Wind from Wyoming Micheline Lanctôt, Two Can Play Richard J. Lewis, Whale MusicLéa Pool, Desire in Motion Mina Shum, Double Happiness |
| Actor in a leading role | Actress in a leading role |
| Maury Chaykin, Whale MusicMartin Drainville, Louis 19, King of the Airwaves Gary Farmer, Henry & VerlinElias Koteas, ExoticaGilbert Sicotte, Les Pots cassés | Sandra Oh, Double HappinessNancy Beatty, Henry & VerlinGeneviève Bujold, My Friend Max Valérie Kaprisky, Desire in Motion Marie Tifo, Les Pots cassés |
| Actor in a supporting role | Actress in a supporting role |
| Don McKellar, ExoticaMatthew Ferguson, Love and Human RemainsScott Kraft, For the MomentCallum Keith Rennie, Double HappinessMichel Rivard, My Friend Max | Martha Henry, Mustard BathWanda Cannon, For the MomentMia Kirshner, Love and Human RemainsJohanne McKay, My Friend Max Joanne Vannicola, Love and Human Remains |
| Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay |
| Atom Egoyan, ExoticaRoger Cantin, MatusalemGilles Desjardins, Les pots cassésLéa Pool, Desire in Motion Mina Shum, Double Happiness | Brad Fraser, Love and Human RemainsJefferson Lewis, Ordinary MagicPaul Quarrington and Richard J. Lewis, Whale Music |
| Best Short Film | Best Documentary |
| Arrowhead — Emmet Sheil, Peter LynchBob's Birthday — David Fine, Alison SnowdenCollateral Damage — Leonard Farlinger, Pamela DavenportSave My Lost Nigga Soul — Damon D'Oliveira, Clement VirgoWithout Rockets — Keith Tomasek, Gary Yates | In the Gutter and Other Good Places — Cristine RicheyAndré Mathieu, musicien — Jean-Claude Labrecque, Micheline BlaisFat Chance — Joseph MacDonald, Charles KonowalFolk Art Found Me — Alex Busby, Mike Mahoney' — Alanis Obomsawin, Wolf Koenig |
| Art Direction/Production Design | Cinematography |
| Richard Paris and Linda Del Rosario, ExoticaLuc J. Béland, Jerome's Secret Serge Bureau, Desire in Motion Marie-Carole de Beaumont, Les pots cassésVianney Gauthier, Matusalem | Paul Sarossy, ExoticaSylvain Brault, My Friend Max François Protat, KabloonakPaul Van der Linden, Henry & VerlinPeter Wunstorf, Double Happiness |
| Costume Design | Editing |
| Linda Muir, ExoticaFrancesca Chamberland, MatusalemJacinthe Demers, Jerome's Secret Sabina Haag, Desire in Motion Gaétanne Lévesque, Les pots cassés | Alison Grace, Double HappinessMichel Arcand, Desire in Motion Jacques Gagné, My Friend Max Denis Papillon, Louis 19, King of the Airwaves Susan Shipton, Exotica |
| Overall Sound | Sound Editing |
| Daryl Powell, Dean Giammarco, Bill Sheppard and Paul A. Sharpe, Whale MusicMichel Descombes, Richard Besse, Luc Boudrias and Réjean Juteau, A Hero's Life Keith Elliott, Ross Redfern, Peter Kelly and Daniel Pellerin, ExoticaDean Giammarco, Bill Sheppard, Garrell Clark and Paul A. Sharpe, Road to Saddle RiverLouis Hone, Dominique Chartrand, Jacques Drouin and Hans Peter Strobl, MatusalemHans Künzi, François Musy, Florian Eidenbenz and Jo Caron, Desire in Motion | Cal Shumiatcher, Eric Hill, Marti Richa, Issac Strozberg and Shane Shemko, Whale MusicMichel B. Bordeleau, Diane Boucher, Natalie Fleurant and Jérôme Décarie, MatusalemSue Conley, Andy Malcolm, Paul Shikata, Peter Winninger and Steve Munro, ExoticaJacques Plante, Antoine Morin, Jérôme Décarie and Michel Arcand, Desire in Motion Marti Richa, Eric Hill, Shane Shemko, Cal Shumiatcher and Jacqueline Cristianini, Road to Saddle River |
| Achievement in Music: Original Score | Achievement in Music: Original Song |
| Mychael Danna, ExoticaGeorge Blondheim, Whale MusicMark Korven, Henry & VerlinMilan Kymlicka, A Hero's Life Milan Kymlicka, Matusalem | Rheostatics, "Claire" — Whale MusicPenny Anne Baker and Michael Conway Baker, "Far Away" — Savage LandBrad Hayes and Ray Bonneville, "Say Those Things" — The Myth of the Male OrgasmRheostatics, "Song of Courtship" — Whale MusicGlenn Schellenberg and John Greyson, "Just Like Scheherazade" — Zero PatienceShari Ulrich, Graeme Coleman and David Graff, "Every Road" — Max |
| Special awards | |
| Claude Jutra Award: Louis 19, King of the Airwaves Golden Reel Award: Louis 19, King of the Airwaves Outstanding Contributions to the Canadian Film Industry: René Malo | |
