16th Genie Awards


The 16th Genie Awards were held on January 14, 1996, to honour films released in 1995. The ceremony took place in Montreal at Société Radio-Canada's Studio 42.
For the first time, the ceremony was not broadcast live on any television network, instead taking place in the afternoon of January 14; separate post-award specials aired in prime time to publicize the award highlights. The English special on CBC Television was hosted by Mary Walsh, while the French special on Radio-Canada was hosted by actor Pascale Bussières and broadcaster René Homier-Roy.
It was the first of two Genie Award ceremonies held in 1996. Normally the 16th Genie Award ceremony would have been held in the late fall of 1995, but it was delayed until early 1996. The 17th Genie Awards were held in November 1996, returning to the traditional scheduling of the award ceremony. Beginning with the 19th Genie Awards in 1999, however, the award scheduling returned to the winter again, and has remained scheduled as such ever since.

Nominees and winners

The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text.
Motion PictureDirection

  • Robert Lepage, The Confessional
  • Charles Binamé, Eldorado
  • Jean-Marc Vallée, Black List
  • Mort Ransen, Margaret's Museum
  • Clement Virgo, Rude
    • Actor in a leading roleActress in a leading role
  • David La Haye, Water Child
  • Lothaire Bluteau, The Confessional
  • Matthew Ferguson, Eclipse
  • Clive Russell, Margaret's Museum
  • Peter Williams, Soul Survivor
  • Helena Bonham Carter, Margaret's Museum
  • Pascale Bussières, Eldorado
  • Pascale Montpetit, Eldorado
  • Isabel Richer, Eldorado
  • Pascale Bussières, When Night Is Falling
    • Actor in a supporting roleActress in a supporting role
  • Kenneth Welsh, Margaret's Museum
  • Robert Brouillette, Eldorado
  • Aubert Pallascio, Black List
  • Clark Johnson, Rude
  • David Fox, When Night Is Falling
  • Kate Nelligan, Margaret's Museum
  • Anne-Marie Cadieux, The Confessional
  • Marie Gignac, The Confessional
  • Pascale Montpetit, Eclipse
  • Rachael Crawford, Rude
    • ScreenplayBest Short Film
  • Mort Ransen and Gerald Wexler, Margaret's Museum
  • Sylvain Guy, Black List
  • Clement Virgo, Rude
  • Stephen Williams, Soul Survivor
  • Magical Flowers , Jean-Marc Vallée
  • ', Wayne Traudt
  • Off Key, Karethe Linaae and Wade Ferley
  • The End of the World in Four Seasons, Marcy Page and Paul Driessen
  • You Love Me I Hate You, Myra Fried and Rosamund Owen
    • Best Feature Length DocumentaryBest Short Documentary
  • The Champagne Safari, George Ungar
  • ', Helene Klodawsky and Signe Johansson
  • ', Ali Kazimi
  • Silent Witness, Harriet Wichin and Christine York
  • Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics, Kent Martin and Terre Nash
  • , Aerlyn Weissman, Lynne Fernie and Rina Fraticelli
  • Abby, I Hardly Knew Ya, Peter Raymont and Linda Lee Tracey
  • Enigmatico, David Mortin and Patricia Fogliato
  • The Shaper, Martin Schliessler and Bill Sheppard
  • Time Is on My Side, Jacques Holender
    • Art Direction/Production DesignCinematography
  • François Laplante, The Confessional
  • André Guimond, Eldorado
  • Nilo Rodis-Jamero, Johnny Mnemonic
  • Clyde Klotz and Michael O'Connor, Magic in the Water
  • William Fleming and David McHenry, Margaret's Museum
  • Thomas Burstyn, Magic in the Water
  • Alain Dostie, The Confessional
  • Pierre Gill, Black List
  • Vic Sarin, Margaret's Museum
  • Barry Stone, Rude
    • Costume DesignEditing
  • Nicoletta Massone, Margaret's Museum
  • Michèle Hamel, Eldorado
  • Barbara Kidd, The Confessional
  • Crystine Booth, Once in a Blue Moon
  • Linda Muir, When Night Is Falling
  • Michael Pacek, Dance Me Outside
  • Michel Arcand, Eldorado
  • Emmanuelle Castro, The Confessional
  • Jean-Marc Vallée, Black List
  • Susan Maggi, Rude
    • Overall SoundSound Editing
  • Michael McGee, Paul A. Sharpe, Kelly Cole and Dean Giammarco, Magic in the Water
  • Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly, Daniel Pellerin and Ross Redfern, Dance Me Outside
  • Don White, Douglas Ganton, Leslie Shatz and Scott Purdy, Johnny Mnemonic
  • Jean-Claude Laureux, Jo Caron and Hans Peter Strobl, The Confessional
  • Gavin Fernandes, Luc Boudrias, Daniel Masse and Michel Descombes, Black List
  • Steve Munro, Andy Malcolm, Michael Pacek, Peter Winninger and Michael Werth, Dance Me Outside
  • Nick Berry, Jérôme Décarie, Jacques Plante, Diane Boucher and Antoine Morin, The Confessional
  • Diane Boucher, François Dupire, Martin Pinsonnault, Louis Dupire and Alice Wright, Black List
  • Marc Chiasson, Cal Shumiatcher, Anke Bakker, Jacqueline Cristianini, Sean Kelly and Sheena Macrae, Magic in the Water
  • Steve Munro, Tim Roberts, Andy Malcolm, Paul Shikata and Paul Germann, The Michelle Apartments
    • Achievement in Music: Original ScoreSpecial awards
  • Milan Kymlicka, Margaret's Museum
  • Richard Grégoire, Water Child
  • Luc Aubry and Serge Arcuri, Black List
  • Aaron Davis and John Lang, Rude
  • Mark Korven, The Michelle Apartments
  • Claude Jutra Award: The Confessional
  • Golden Reel Award: Johnny Mnemonic