11th Genie Awards

The 11th annual Genie Awards were presented March 20, 1990, and honoured Canadian films released the previous year. For the first time ever the awards were broadcast by CTV, rather than CBC.[2] Despite an extensive advertising campaign the ratings plummeted, with only half as many people watching compared to the previous year.[2] In total, an average of only 460,000 watched the awards.

11th Genie Awards
DateMarch 20, 1990
SiteMetro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byAl Waxman, Brian Linehan
Highlights
Best PictureJesus of Montreal
Most awardsJesus of Montreal (12)[1]
Television coverage
NetworkCTV

The ceremony was broadcast from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto.[3] The ceremony had no overall host, although actor Al Waxman introduced and concluded the ceremony and broadcaster Brian Linehan hosted segments filmed on location at various films in production.[4] The Best Picture nominees were each given a full two-minute clip during the broadcast.[3]

The awards themselves were dominated by Denys Arcand's Jesus of Montreal.[1]

Awards
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
  • Stunt People — Lois Siegel
  • Reading Between the Lines — Martha Davis
  • Who Gets In? — Barry Greenwald
Best Live Action Short Drama Best Animated Short
Art Direction/Production Design Cinematography
Costume Design Editing
Overall Sound Sound Editing
  • Marcel Pothier, Laurent Lévy, Antoine Morin, and Diane Boucher, Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal)
  • Alan Hardiman, Terry Burke, Barry Backus, Jim Hopkins, and Ingrid Rosen, American Boyfriends
  • Alison Fisher, Penny Hozy, Bruno DeGazio, Peter Thilaye, and Alison Grace, Bye Bye Blues
  • Paul Dion, In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon)
  • Alan Hardiman, Robin Leigh, Jim Hopkins, Penny Hozy, and Terry Burke, Millennium
  • Terry Burke, David Templeton, Ralph Brunjes, and Brian Ravok, Termini Station
Original Score Original Song
Special awards

References
  1. "Jesus swept". The Globe and Mail, March 21, 1990.
  2. "Plummeting ratings raise tough questions". The Globe and Mail, April 6, 1990.
  3. "Puttin' on the glitz for this year's Genies". The Globe and Mail, March 17, 1990.
  4. "East meets West in battle for Genies". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1990.
  5. "Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television - Genie Award for Best Original Song". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
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