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17th Genie Awards

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17th Genie Awards
DateNovember 27, 1996
SiteThe Guvernment
Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byRebecca Jenkins
Mark Farrell
Highlights
Best PictureLilies
Most nominationsLilies
Television coverage
NetworkCBC Television

The 17th Genie Awards were held on November 27, 1996, to honour films released in late 1995 and 1996.[1][2]

They were the second Genie Award ceremony held in that year; the 16th Genie Awards were delayed from the fall of 1995 and took place in January 1996 instead.[3]

For these awards, due to having only a one-hour time slot on CBC Television, the academy divided the ceremony shows into a taped portion and a live portion. The one hour Genie special featured the five Best Motion Picture nominees and actors, and included the winners of the taped pre-show. For the Quebec market, on the following evening, there was a 30-minute Genies special on Radio-Canada which focused on the year's winners. The awards were dominated by three films which had caused much excitement over the past year; David Cronenberg's Crash, John Greyson's Lilies and, from Robert Lepage, Le Polygraphe. Still, as expected, the ratings for these shows, which were hosted by actress Rebecca Jenkins and comedian Mark Farrell, were low.[3]

Award winners and nominees

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Motion Picture Direction
Actor in a leading role Actress in a leading role
Actor in a supporting role Actress in a supporting role
Original Screenplay Adapted Screenplay
Best Feature Length Documentary Best Short Documentary
Art Direction/Production Design Cinematography
Costume Design Editing
Overall Sound Sound Editing
Achievement in Music: Original Score Achievement in Music: Original Song
Best Short Film Special Awards

References

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  1. ^ Armstrong, Mary Ellen (2 December 1996). "Crash, Lilies top Genies". Playback. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ Playback Staff (4 November 1996). "Special Report: The 1996 Genie Awards: Lilies extends men's emotional range". Playback. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 57-59.
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