20th Genie Awards


The 20th Genie Awards were held in 2000 to honour films released in 1999. The ceremony was hosted by Patrick McKenna.
After the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television decided to revise rules allowing films with only a minority of Canadian involvement in production to compete, Sunshine was nominated for 14 awards and Felicia's Journey was nominated for 10.

Nominees and winners

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

  • Jeremy Podeswa, The Five Senses
  • Léa Pool, Set Me Free
  • Atom Egoyan, Felicia's Journey
  • Louis Bélanger, Post Mortem
  • Istvan Szabo, Sunshine
  • Actor in a leading roleActress in a leading role
  • Bob Hoskins, Felicia's Journey
  • Joël Drapeau-Dalpé, Winter Stories
  • Denis Bouchard, Winter Stories
  • Gabriel Arcand, Post Mortem
  • Ralph Fiennes, Sunshine
  • Daniel MacIvor, The Five Senses
  • Sylvie Moreau, Post Mortem
  • Elaine Cassidy, Felicia's Journey
  • Jennifer Ehle, Sunshine
  • Rosemary Harris, Sunshine
  • Mary-Louise Parker, The Five Senses
  • Actor in a supporting roleActress in a supporting role
  • Mark McKinney, Dog Park
  • Alex Ivanovici, Winter Stories
  • Gabriel Arcand, The Big Snake of the World
  • James Frain, Sunshine
  • William Hurt, Sunshine
  • Catherine O'Hara, The Life Before This
  • Suzanne Champagne, Winter Stories
  • Kathryn Zenna, Jack and Jill
  • Rachel Weisz, Sunshine
  • Deborah Kara Unger, Sunshine
  • Original ScreenplayAdapted Screenplay
  • Louis Bélanger, Post Mortem
  • Bruce McCulloch, Dog Park
  • Jeremy Podeswa, The Five Senses
  • Léa Pool, Set Me Free
  • Monique Proulx, The Big Snake of the World
  • Atom Egoyan, Felicia's Journey
  • François Bouvier and Marc Robitaille, Winter Stories
  • Jean-Philippe Duval and Alexis Martin, Matroni and Me
  • Kim Hogan, Heart of the Sun
  • Wayne Johnston, The Divine Ryans
  • Monique Proulx and Jean Beaudin, Memories Unlocked
  • Best Feature Length DocumentaryBest Short Documentary
  • , Gerry Flahive, Catherine Annau and Yves Bisaillon
  • Quest for the Lost Tribes, Simcha Jacobovici and Elliott Halpern
  • ', Cristine Richey
  • , Bernard Lajoie, Erik Canuel and Tatsuo Shimamura
  • In Time's Shadow, the Hegis, Rudy Buttignol and David Way
  • Best Live Action Short DramaBest Animated Short
  • Moving Day, Tina Goldlist and Chris Deacon
  • Chronique d'un cheval fou, Raymond Gravelle and Michel Juliani
  • Kuproquo, Marie-Josée Larocque and Jean-François Rivard
  • Meanwhile , Robert Lacerte and Ghyslaine Côté
  • Revisited, Scott Weber
  • When the Day Breaks, David Verrall, Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
  • ', Thérèse Descary and Co Hoedeman
  • The Old Man and the Sea, Bernard Lajoie, Aleksandr Petrov and Tatsuo Shimamura
  • Art Direction/Production DesignCinematography
  • François Séguin, Memories Unlocked
  • John Dondertman and Patricia Cuccia, Boy Meets Girl
  • Attila Kovács, Sunshine
  • Taavo Soodor, Darryl Dennis Deegan and Erica Milo, The Five Senses
  • Carol Spier and Elinor Rose Galbraith, eXistenz
  • Paul Sarossy, Felicia's Journey
  • Pierre Gill, Memories Unlocked
  • Alwyn Kumst, The Divine Ryans
  • Gregory Middleton, The Five Senses
  • Pierre Mignot, Alegría
  • Costume DesignEditing
  • Renée April, Grey Owl
  • Dominique Lemieux, Alegría
  • Linda Muir, Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
  • Sandy Powell, Felicia's Journey
  • Györgyi Szakács, Sunshine
  • Ronald Sanders, eXistenZ
  • Alain Baril, Matroni and Me
  • Jean-François Bergeron and Yves Langlois, Alegría
  • André Corriveau, Winter Stories
  • Susan Shanks and Michael Weir, Beefcake
  • Overall SoundSound Editing
  • Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Glen Gauthier and Peter Kelly, Sunshine
  • Serge Beauchemin, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Hans Peter Strobl, Memories Unlocked
  • Michel Descombes, Jo Caron, Michel Charron and Gavin Fernandes, The Last Breath
  • Philip Norman Stall, Martin Lee and Lou Solakofski, The Five Senses
  • Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly and Brian Simmons, Felicia's Journey
  • Jane Tattersall, Fred Brennan, Dina Eaton, Andy Malcolm and David McCallum, Sunshine
  • Louis Dupire, Diane Boucher, Jérôme Décarie, Christian Rivest and Alice Wright, The Last Breath
  • Alastair Gray, Donna Powell and Clive Turner, The Divine Ryans
  • Janice Ierulli, Terry Burke, Ed Douglas, Garrett Kerr and Angie Pajek, The Five Senses
  • Steve Munro, Sue Conley, Andy Malcolm, Tim Roberts and David Drainie Taylor, Felicia's Journey
  • Achievement in Music: Original ScoreAchievement in Music: Original Song
  • Mychael Danna, Felicia's Journey
  • Eric Cadesky and Nick Dyer, Extraordinary Visitor
  • Jono Grant, Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
  • Maurice Jarre, Sunshine
  • John Wesley Chisholm, Mike Diabo and John Roby, Beefcake
  • Glenn Coulson, Marty Beecroft, Joe Heslip and Peter Luciano, "One Thing to Say" '
  • Tim Burns, "It's a Treat to be a Creep"
  • Daniel Bélanger, "Le dernier souffle" (The Last Breath''
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