18th Genie Awards


The 18th Genie Awards were held on 14 December 1997, to honour the best Canadian films of 1997.

Nominees and winners

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

  • Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter
  • André Forcier, The Countess of Baton Rouge
  • Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
  • Gabriel Pelletier, Karmina
  • Lynne Stopkewich, Kissed
  • Actor in a leading roleActress in a leading role
  • Ian Holm, The Sweet Hereafter
  • Alan Williams, The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati
  • Robin Aubert, The Countess of Baton Rouge
  • Peter Outerbridge, Kissed
  • Bruce Greenwood, The Sweet Hereafter
  • Molly Parker, Kissed
  • Isabelle Cyr, Karmina
  • Alberta Watson, Shoemaker
  • Sarah Polley, The Sweet Hereafter
  • Gabrielle Rose, The Sweet Hereafter
  • Actor in a supporting roleActress in a supporting role
  • Peter MacNeill, The Hanging Garden
  • Frédéric Desager, The Countess of Baton Rouge
  • Hardee T. Lineham, Shoemaker
  • Tom McCamus, The Sweet Hereafter
  • Seana McKenna, The Hanging Garden
  • France Castel, The Countess of Baton Rouge
  • Kerry Fox, The Hanging Garden
  • Joan Orenstein, The Hanging Garden
  • France Castel, Karmina
  • Best Feature Length DocumentaryBest Short Documentary
  • Anne Claire Poirier, Paul Lapointe and Joanne Carrière, Tu as crié LET ME GO
  • Michael Allder and Tim Southam, Drowning in Dreams
  • Julia Sereny and Maya Gallus, '
  • Maureen Judge and Janis Lundman,
  • Loretta Todd, Carol Geddes, Michael Doxtater and Jerry Krepakevich, Forgotten Warriors
  • Ali Kazimi, '
  • Best Live Action Short DramaBest Animated Short
  • Naomi McCormack, The Hangman's Bride
  • Vincenzo Natali, Steven Hoban and Vanessa C. Laufer, Elevated
  • Marcel Giroux and Sylvain Guy, Zie 37 Stagen
  • Scott Smith, Sarah James and Helen Du Toit, Sshhh...
  • Bernard Lajoie, Didier Brunner and Sylvain Chomet, The Old Lady and the Pigeons
  • Tali Prévost, Yves Leduc and Pierre Hébert, Under the Weather
  • Barrie McLean and Janet Perlman, Dinner for Two
  • Art Direction/Production DesignCinematography
  • Normand Sarazin, Karmina
  • Phillip Barker and Patricia Cuccia, The Sweet Hereafter
  • Serge Bureau, Night of the Flood
  • Claude Paré, The Countess of Baton Rouge
  • Taavo Soodor and Darlene Sheils, The Hanging Garden
  • Paul Sarossy, The Sweet Hereafter
  • Eric Cayla, Karmina
  • Serge Ladouceur, Night of the Flood
  • Gregory Middleton, Kissed
  • André Turpin, Cosmos
  • Costume DesignEditing
  • Denis Sperdouklis, Karmina
  • Yveline Bonjean and Liz Vandal, Night of the Flood
  • Francesca Chamberland, The Revenge of the Woman in Black
  • Suzanne Harel, The Countess of Baton Rouge
  • Beth Pasternak, The Sweet Hereafter
  • James A. Worthen, The Hanging Garden
  • Susan Shanks, The Hanging Garden
  • Pia Di Ciaula, Intimate Relations
  • Gaétan Huot, Karmina
  • Richard Comeau, The Countess of Baton Rouge
  • Susan Shipton, The Sweet Hereafter
  • Overall SoundSound Editing
  • Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly and Ross Redfern, The Sweet Hereafter
  • Luc Boudrias, Don Cohen, Jo Caron and Bruno Ruffolo, Karmina
  • Dominique Chartrand, Jo Caron and Hans Peter Strobl, The Countess of Baton Rouge
  • Peter Harper, Philippe Espantoso and Georges Hannan, The Hanging Garden
  • Hans Peter Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jo Caron and Marcel Chouinard, The Seat of the Soul
  • Steve Munro, Sue Conley, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm and David Drainie Taylor, The Sweet Hereafter
  • Louis Dupire, Diane Boucher, Martin Pinsonnault, Monique Vézina and Alice Wright, Karmina
  • Marcel Pothier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie, Guy Pelletier and Myriam Poirier, The Countess of Baton Rouge
  • Myriam Poirier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie and Jacques Plante, The Seat of the Soul
  • Marcel Pothier, Guy Francoeur, Antoine Morin, Viateur Paiement and Myriam Poirier, The Haven
  • Achievement in Music: Original ScoreAchievement in Music: Original Song
  • Mychael Danna, The Sweet Hereafter
  • François Dompierre, The Ideal Man
  • Serge LaForest and Gaëtan Gravel, Night of the Flood
  • Robert Marcel Lepage, La plante humaine
  • Don McDonald, Kissed
  • François Dompierre and Luc Plamondon, "L'homme idéal" — The Ideal Man
  • Mychael Danna and Sarah Polley, "The Sweet Hereafter" — The Sweet Hereafter
  • Kristy Thirsk, "Bounds of Love" — Kissed
  • ScreenplaySpecial awards
  • Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden'
  • Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter
  • André Forcier, The Countess of Baton Rouge
  • Gabriel Pelletier, Yves Pelletier, Andrée Pelletier and Ann Burke, Karmina
  • Lynne Stopkewich and Angus Fraser, Kissed
  • Board of Directors Award: Telefilm Canada
  • Claude Jutra Award: Thom Fitzgerald, The Hanging Garden
  • Golden Reel Award: Air Bud
  • Achievement in Make-Up: Pierre Saindon, Karmina''