27th Canadian Film Awards
The 28th Canadian Film Awards were held on October 24, 1976 to honour achievements in Canadian film. The ceremony was hosted by Lorne Greene.
The 1976 awards were noted for the introduction of the Golden Reel Award, presented to the year's top-grossing Canadian film.Winners
Films
- Feature Film: Lies My Father Told Me — Harry Gulkin, Anthony Bedrich
- Theatrical Documentary: — François Floquet, Daniel Bertolino
- Documentary: — Donald Brittain, John Kramer
- Theatrical Short: Cooperage — Phillip Borsos
- Animated Short: The Street — Caroline Leaf
- Arts and Experimental: Barbara Is a Vision of Loveliness — R. Bruce Elder
- TV Drama: For Gentlemen Only — Michael Scott
Special awards
- Special Achievement: William Brennan, The Last Cause and Dennis Zahoruk, Brethren
- John Grierson Award: Tom Daly
- Wendy Michener Award: Caroline Leaf, ''The Street
- Golden Reel Award: Lies My Father Told Me
- Actor: André Melançon, Bound for Glory
- Actress: Marilyn Lightstone, Lies My Father Told Me
- Supporting Actor: Frank Moore, The Far Shore
- Supporting Actress: Tedde Moore, Second Wind
- Art Direction: Anne Pritchard, The Far Shore
- Cinematography: Richard Leiterman, The Far Shore
- Director: Harvey Hart, Goldenrod
- Editing: Donald Shebib, Second Wind
- Sound Editing: Maurice Schell, Lies My Father Told Me
- Musical Score: Lewis Furey, Normande
- Screenplay: Ted Allan, Lies My Father Told Me
- Overall Sound: Henri Blondeau, Richard Voriser and Stephen Dalby, Lies My Father Told Me
Non-feature craft
- Actor: Ed McNamara and Hugh Webster, For Gentlemen Only
- Actress: Luce Guilbeault, Bargain Basement
- Supporting Actor or Actress: David Gardner, The Insurance Man from Ingersoll
- Cinematography: Robert Ryan, Killers of the Wild
- Direction: Donald Brittain and John Kramer,
- Editing: John Kramer,
- Sound Editing: Les Halman and Abbey Neidik,
- Musical Score: Alain Clavier,
- Screenplay: David King, For Gentlemen Only
- Non-Dramatic Screenplay: Donald Brittain and John Kramer,
- Sound Recording: Roland Martel and Carle Delaroche-Vernet, '
- Sound Re-Recording: Joe Grimaldi and Austin Grimaldi, The Last Cause