27th Genie Awards
The 27th Genie Awards were presented on 13 February 2007. In this important Canadian Film Award again dominated films from the French-speaking province of Quebec.
All five nominated directors come from there. In the major categories Best Film and Best Actor was only one of the five nominees from the English-speaking parts of Canada, namely Trailer Park Boys: The Movie and Colm Feore, both went home empty-handed. As best leading ladies, there were two non-French nominee, namely Sigourney Weaver for Snow Cake and Jodelle Ferland for Tideland, which were not successful.
With thirteen nominations of Hockey film Maurice Richard ( The Rocket ) was in the lead. The second favorite was the action comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop by director Eric Canuel with eleven nominations. Eight times nominated in Kigali was A Sunday ( Un dimanche a Kigali ) by Robert Favreau, a love story during the genocide in Rwanda. The English-language films Tideland was nominated by Terry Gilliam six times. Julia Kwan's first feature film Eve and the Fire Horse also had six nominations.
A prize-winner for Best Film Bon Cop, Bad Cop was excellent. Winning the Golden Reel Awards was made because of financial success, otherwise the film won for Best Sound. The Hockey film Maurice Richard ( The Rocket ) was most often awarded namely nine times, including Charles Binamé for Best Director, Best Actor Roy Dupuis, Julie LeBreton as Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor Stephen McHattie. Carrie- Anne Moss was Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Snow Cake. The Claude Jutra Award was first divided in 2007.
- 2.1 Claude Jutra Award
- 2.2 Golden Reel Award
- 2.3 Make- Up Design
Winners and nominees
Best Picture
Bon Cop, Bad Cop - producer Kevin Tierney
Best equipment
Michel Proulx - Maurice Richard ( The Rocket )
Best Costumes
Francesca Chamberland - Maurice Richard ( The Rocket )
Best Camera
Pierre Gill - Maurice Richard ( The Rocket )
Best Director
Charles Binamé - Maurice Richard ( The Rocket )
Best Editing
Michel Arcand - Maurice Richard ( The Rocket )
Best Original Score
Jean Robitaille - Without Her ( Sans elle )
Best Original Song
Jennifer Kreisberg ( song "Have Hope" ) - Unnatural & Accidental
Best Actor
Roy Dupuis - Maurice Richard ( The Rocket )
Best Supporting Actor
Stephen McHattie - Maurice Richard ( The Rocket )
Best Actress
Julie LeBreton - Maurice Richard ( The Rocket )
Best Supporting Actress
Carrie- Anne Moss - Snow Cake
Best Sound
Dominique Chartrand, Gavin Fernandes, Nathalie Morin, Pierre Paquet - Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Best Sound Editing
Claude Beaugrand, Olivier Calvert, Jérôme Décarie, Natalie Fleurant, Francine Poirier - Maurice Richard ( The Rocket )
Best Original Screenplay
Philippe Falardeau - Congorama
Best Adapted Screenplay
Robert Favreau, Gil Courtemanche - A Sunday in Kigali ( Un dimanche à Kigali )
Best Documentary
Manufactured Landscapes - Jennifer Baichwal, Nick de Pencier, Gerry Flahive, Daniel Iron, Peter Starr
Best Short Film
Red (Le rouge au sol ) - Maxime Giroux, Paul Barbeau
Best Animated Short Film
The Danish Poet - A Love Story ( The Danish Poet) - Torill Kove, Lise Fearnley, Marcy Page
Special Rates
Claude Jutra Award
Julia Kwan - Eve and the Fire Horse Stéphane Lapointe - The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie des gens heureux secrète )
Golden Reel Award
Bon Cop, Bad Cop - producer Kevin Tierney, Guy Gagnon, Patrick Roy
Make- Up Design
Nick Dudman - Beowulf & Grendel