| Motion Picture | Direction |
| David Cronenberg, Dead RingersRoger Cardinal, MalarekLouise Clark, Jackie Burroughs, John Walker, Aerlyn Weissman, and John Frizzell, A Winter TanFrancis Mankiewicz, The Revolving Doors Anne Wheeler, Cowboys Don't Cry |
| Actor in a leading role | Actress in a leading role |
| Jeremy Irons, Dead RingersZachary Ansley, Cowboys Don't CryElias Koteas, MalarekSaul Rubinek, The Outside Chance of Maximilian GlickJan Rubeš, Something About LoveRon White, Cowboys Don't Cry | Jackie Burroughs, A Winter TanGeneviève Bujold, Dead RingersKerrie Keane, Hitting HomeJosette Simon, Milk and HoneyMonique Spaziani, The Revolving Doors |
| Actor in a supporting role | Actress in a supporting role |
| Rémy Girard, The Revolving Doors Maury Chaykin, Iron Eagle IIRon James, Something About LoveMichael Rudder, Buying Time | Colleen Dewhurst, Hitting HomeJanet-Laine Green, Cowboys Don't CryHelen Hughes, Martha, Ruth and EdieMiou-Miou, The Revolving Doors Susan Douglas Rubeš, The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick |
| Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay |
| Glen Salzman, Trevor D. Rhone, Milk and HoneyClaude Fournier, Michel Cournot, and Marie-José Raymond, The Mills of Power Guy Maddin, Tales from the Gimli HospitalAndré Melançon and Jacques Bobet, The Tadpole and the Whale Michael Rubbo, Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller | David Cronenberg and Norman Snider, Dead RingersDouglas Bowie and Robin Spry, Hitting HomeJackie Burroughs, A Winter TanPhil Savath, The Outside Chance of Maximilian GlickJacques Savoie and Francis Mankiewicz, The Revolving Doors |
| Best Feature Length Documentary | Best Short Documentary |
| Comic Book Confidential — Ron MannCalling the Shots — Janis Cole and Holly DaleGrowing Up in America — Morley Markson' — Nettie Wild' — Martyn Burke and David M. Ostriker | The World Is Watching — Harold Crooks, Jim Munro, Peter RaymontDying to be Perfect — Eileen HoeterSpace Pioneers, a Canadian Story — Rudy Buttignol |
| Best Live Action Short Drama | Best Animated Short |
| The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada — Bruce McDonald and Colin BruntonInside/Out — Lori SpringThe Job — Donald ScottThe Milkman Cometh — Lorne BaileyTenderfoot — Roger Boire and Viateur Castonguay | The Cat Came Back — Cordell Barker and Richard CondieNocturnes — Yves LeducPrimiti Too Taa — Ed Ackerman |
| Art Direction/Production Design | Cinematography |
| Carol Spier, Dead RingersVianney Gauthier, Straight for the Heart Anne Pritchard, The Revolving Doors | Peter Suschitzky, Dead RingersThomas Burstyn, The Tadpole and the Whale Pierre Mignot, Straight for the Heart René Ohashi, Shadow DancingThomas Vámos, The Revolving Doors |
| Costume Design | Editing |
| François Barbeau, The Revolving Doors Renée April, The KissChristine Cost and Michèle Hamel, The Mills of Power Denise Cronenberg, Dead RingersMaya Mani, Shadow DancingCharlotte Penner, The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | Ronald Sanders, Dead RingersMichel Arcand, Straight for the Heart Susan Martin and Allan Lee, A Winter Tan |
| Overall Sound | Sound Editing |
| Don White, Andy Nelson, and Bryan Day, Dead RingersDon Cohen, Austin Grimaldi, Keith Elliott, and Dino Pigat, The KissMichael Liotta, Joe Grimaldi, Eli Yarkoni, and Dino Pigat, Iron Eagle IIMichael Liotta, Don White, and Aerlyn Weissman, A Winter TanDon White, Gabor Vadnay, Michael Liotta, and Joe Grimaldi, Hitting Home | Terry Burke, Richard Cadger, David Giammarco, Wayne Griffin, and David Evans, Dead RingersAlison Clark, Greg Glynn, Alison Grace, Andy Malcolm, and Denise McCormick, A Winter TanDavid Evans, Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Richard Cadger, Robin Leigh, Drew King, Iron Eagle IIAndy Malcolm, Alison Grace, Michael O'Farrell, Peter Thilaye, and Penny Hozy, The KissJane Tattersall, Tony Currie, Terry Burke, Marta Nielsen Sternberg, and Wayne Griffin, Buying Time |
| Achievement in Music: Original Score | Achievement in Music: Original Song |
| Howard Shore, Dead RingersBilly Bryans and Aaron Davis, Office PartyFrançois Dompierre, The Revolving Doors , The Heat Line Osvaldo Montes, Straight for the Heart Maribeth Solomon and Micky Erbe, Milk and Honey | Louis Natale and Anne Wheeler, "Cowboys Don't Cry" — Cowboys Don't CryLouise Bennett, "You're Going Home" — Milk and HoneyNormand Dubé, Guy Trépanier and Nathalie Carson, "We Are the One" — The Tadpole and the Whale Jay Gruska and Marc Jordan, "Shadow Dance" — Shadow DancingRufus Wainwright, "I'm Running" — Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller |
| Special Awards | |
| Golden Reel Award: The Tadpole and the Whale | |
