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    Genie

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    Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Changeling

      7.1 (43K)
      Trevor Williams
    • [object Object]

      Cordélia

      6.8 (97)
      Denis Boucher
      Vianney Gauthier
    • [object Object]

      Fish Hawk

      6.1 (129)
      Seamus Flannery
    • [object Object]

      It Rained All Night the Day I Left

      4.1 (160)
      Wolf Kroeger
    • [object Object]

      Klondike Fever

      5.5 (256)
      Seamus Flannery
    • [object Object]

      The Brood

      6.8 (37K)
      Carol Spier
    • [object Object]

      Szerelem Montreálban

      6.1 (195)
      Roy Forge Smith

    Best Achievement in Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Changeling

      7.1 (43K)
      John Coquillon
    • [object Object]

      The Agency

      4.8 (640)
      Miklós Lente
    • [object Object]

      Cordélia

      6.8 (97)
      Pierre Mignot
    • [object Object]

      Murder by Decree

      6.8 (7.3K)
      Reginald H. Morris
    • [object Object]

      Running

      5.8 (867)
      Laszlo George

    Best Achievement in Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cordélia

      6.8 (97)
      Louise Jobin
    • [object Object]

      Éclair au chocolat

      5.5 (39)
      François Barbeau
    • [object Object]

      Fish Hawk

      6.1 (129)
      Linda Matheson
    • [object Object]

      Klondike Fever

      5.5 (256)
      Patti Unger

    • Something's Rotten

      7.2 (6)
      Julie Whitfield
    • [object Object]

      Tanya's Island

      4.0 (488)
      Julie Whitfield

    Best Achievement in Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Murder by Decree

      6.8 (7.3K)
      Bob Clark
    • [object Object]

      Fish Hawk

      6.1 (129)
      Donald Shebib
    • [object Object]

      Klondike Fever

      5.5 (256)
      Peter Carter
    • [object Object]

      A Scream from Silence

      7.0 (206)
      Anne Claire Poirier
    • [object Object]

      Wild Horse Hank

      5.2 (195)
      Eric Till

    Best Achievement in Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Murder by Decree

      6.8 (7.3K)
      Stan Cole
    • [object Object]

      Cordélia

      6.8 (97)
      Jean Beaudin
    • [object Object]

      Fish Hawk

      6.1 (129)
      Ron Wisman
    • [object Object]

      Heart Break

      7.3 (26)
      Marcel Pothier
    • [object Object]

      Meatballs

      6.2 (25K)
      Debra Karen
    • [object Object]

      Wild Horse Hank

      5.2 (195)
      George Appleby
    • [object Object]

      Szerelem Montreálban

      6.1 (195)
      Debra Karen

    Best Achievement in Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Changeling

      7.1 (43K)
      Dino Pigat
      Karl Scherer
      Joe Grimaldi
      Austin Grimaldi
    • [object Object]

      Meatballs

      6.2 (25K)
      Gary C. Bourgeois
      Richard Lightstone
    • [object Object]

      Murder by Decree

      6.8 (7.3K)
      David Appleby
      Joe Grimaldi
    • [object Object]

      Running

      5.8 (867)
      Owen Langevin
      Joe Grimaldi
      David Appleby
    • [object Object]

      The Brood

      6.8 (37K)
      Joe Grimaldi
      Bryan Day

    Best Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Changeling

      7.1 (43K)
      Garth H. Drabinsky
      Joel B. Michaels
    • [object Object]

      Cordélia

      6.8 (97)
      Jean-Marc Garand
    • [object Object]

      Klondike Fever

      5.5 (256)
      Gilbert W. Taylor
      Harry Alan Towers(as Peter Welbeck)
    • [object Object]

      Meatballs

      6.2 (25K)
      Daniel Goldberg
      John Dunning
      André Link
    • [object Object]

      Running

      5.8 (867)
      Bob Cooper
      John M. Eckert
      Ronald Cohen

    Best Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Murder by Decree

      6.8 (7.3K)
      Paul Zaza
      Carl Zittrer
    • [object Object]

      It Rained All Night the Day I Left

      4.1 (160)
      Alain Leroux
    • [object Object]

      Klondike Fever

      5.5 (256)
      Hagood Hardy
    • [object Object]

      The Brood

      6.8 (37K)
      Howard Shore
    • [object Object]

      Wild Horse Hank

      5.2 (195)
      Paul Hoffert

    Best Performance by a Foreign Actor

    • George C. Scott in The Hindenburg (1975)
      Winner
      • George C. Scott
      • The Changeling
    • Will Sampson in Vega$ (1978)
      • Will Sampson
      • Fish Hawk
    • Rod Steiger at an event for End of Days (1999)
      • Rod Steiger
      • Klondike Fever
    • Bill Murray at an event for Broken Flowers (2005)
      • Bill Murray
      • Meatballs
    • Michael Douglas
      • Michael Douglas
      • Running

    Best Performance by a Foreign Actress

    • Trish Van Devere in Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
      Winner
      • Trish Van Devere
      • The Changeling
    • Sally Kellerman
      • Sally Kellerman
      • It Rained All Night the Day I Left
    • Susan Anspach
      • Susan Anspach
      • Running
    • Samantha Eggar in The Walking Stick (1970)
      • Samantha Eggar
      • The Brood
    • Cloris Leachman at an event for AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino (2007)
      • Cloris Leachman
      • Szerelem Montreálban

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

    • Christopher Plummer
      Winner
      • Christopher Plummer
      • Murder by Decree
    • Robin Gammell in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
      • Robin Gammell
      • Klondike Fever
    • Stephen Lack in Scanners (1981)
      • Stephen Lack
      • The Rubber Gun
    • Geoffrey Bowes in Stories We Tell (2012)
      • Geoffrey Bowes
      • Something's Rotten
      • Thomas Hauff
      • Summer's Children

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Gordon Pinsent in Republic of Doyle (2010)
      Winner
      • Gordon Pinsent
      • Klondike Fever
    • Saul Rubinek
      • Saul Rubinek
      • The Agency
    • Chris Makepeace
      • Chris Makepeace
      • Meatballs
    • Harvey Atkin
      • Harvey Atkin
      • Meatballs
    • Lawrence Dane
      • Lawrence Dane
      • Running
    • Robert A. Silverman in Scanners (1981)
      • Robert A. Silverman
      • The Brood

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

    • Kate Lynch
      Winner
      • Kate Lynch
      • Meatballs
    • Louise Portal at an event for Heading South (2005)
      • Louise Portal
      • Cordélia
    • Louise Marleau in My Enemies (2015)
      • Louise Marleau
      • Heart Break
    • Micheline Lanctôt
      • Micheline Lanctôt
      • A Scream from Silence
    • Claire Pimparé
      • Claire Pimparé
      • Szerelem Montreálban

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Geneviève Bujold in La turbulence des fluides (2002)
      Winner
      • Geneviève Bujold
      • Murder by Decree
      • Patricia Collins
      • Summer's Children
    • Helen Burns in The Changeling (1980)
      • Helen Burns
      • The Changeling
    • Frances Hyland in The Changeling (1980)
      • Frances Hyland
      • The Changeling
      • Barbara Gordon
      • Wild Horse Hank

    Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Changeling

      7.1 (43K)
      William Gray
      Diana Maddox
    • [object Object]

      Cordélia

      6.8 (97)
      Jean Beaudin
      Marcel Sabourin
    • [object Object]

      Éclair au chocolat

      5.5 (39)
      Jean-Claude Lord
      Jean Salvy
    • [object Object]

      It Rained All Night the Day I Left

      4.1 (160)
      Ted Allan
    • [object Object]

      Klondike Fever

      5.5 (256)
      Martin Lager
      R.J. Dryer

    Best Screenplay, Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Meatballs

      6.2 (25K)
      Len Blum
      Janis Allen
      Daniel Goldberg
    • [object Object]

      Heart Break

      7.3 (26)
      Mireille Dansereau
    • [object Object]

      A Scream from Silence

      7.0 (206)
      Marthe Blackburn
      Anne Claire Poirier
    • [object Object]

      The Rubber Gun

      6.5 (79)
      Stephen Lack
      Allan Moyle
      John Laing
    • [object Object]

      Running

      5.8 (867)
      Steven Hilliard Stern
    • [object Object]

      Summer's Children

      5.4 (27)
      Jim Osborne

    Best Sound Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Changeling

      7.1 (43K)
      Robert Grieve
      Patrick Drummond
      Dennis Drummond
    • [object Object]

      The Agency

      4.8 (640)
      Kenneth Heeley-Ray
    • [object Object]

      Éclair au chocolat

      5.5 (39)
      Marcel Pothier
    • [object Object]

      Murder by Decree

      6.8 (7.3K)
      Kenneth Heeley-Ray
    • [object Object]

      Wild Horse Hank

      5.2 (195)
      Michael Clark
      Brian French

    Outstanding Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Every Child

      6.5 (1.1K)
      Eugene Fedorenko
    • [object Object]

      Caninabis

      5.7 (20)
      Kaj Pindal
    • [object Object]

      Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas

      6.6 (31)
      W.H. Stevens Jr.
      Beryl Friesen

    Outstanding Art Direction (Non-Feature)

    • Winner

      The Wordsmith

      7.9 (12)
      Milton Parcher
    • [object Object]

      Revolution's Orphans

      Earl G. Preston
    • [object Object]

      Riel

      6.5 (130)
      William Beeton

    Outstanding Cinematography in a Documentary (Non-Feature Film)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Le pilier de cristal

      7.4 (10)
      Roger Rochat

    • Dieppe 1942

      6.5 (7)
      Charles Stewart
    • [object Object]

      Nails

      7.1 (120)
      Ron Orieux

    • Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

      7.1 (9)
      Barry Perles
      Douglas Kiefer

    Outstanding Cinematography in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bravery in the Field

      7.3 (49)
      Savas Kalogeras
    • [object Object]

      Every Person Is Guilty

      Kenneth W. Gregg
    • [object Object]

      Revolution's Orphans

      David De Volpi

    Outstanding Direction in a Documentary (Non-Feature Film)

    • Winner

      Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

      7.1 (9)
      Donald Brittain

    • Dieppe 1942

      6.5 (7)
      Terence Macartney-Filgate
    • [object Object]

      Nails

      7.1 (120)
      Phillip Borsos

    Outstanding Direction in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Every Person Is Guilty

      Paul Almond
    • [object Object]

      Revolution's Orphans

      John N. Smith

    • The Night Before the Morning After

      Barry Healey

    Outstanding Documentary - 30 Minutes and Over

    • Winner

      Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

      7.1 (9)
      Donald Brittain
      Marrin Canell

    • Dieppe 1942

      6.5 (7)
      Terence Macartney-Filgate
    • [object Object]

      Cities

      Episode: 

      Glenn Gould's Toronto

      8.0 (22)
      John McGreevy
      W. Paterson Ferns

    Outstanding Documentary - 30 Minutes and Under

    • Winner

      Priory: The Only Home I've Got

      Mark Dolgoy

    • It's Not an Illness

      Claire Prieto

    • Taking Chances

      Marilyn A. Belec

    Outstanding Editing in a Documentary (Non-Feature Film)

    • Winner

      Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

      7.1 (9)
      Richard Todd

    • Dieppe 1942

      6.5 (7)
      Thomas Berner
    • [object Object]

      Nails

      7.1 (120)
      Raymond Hall
    • [object Object]

      Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound

      8.4 (38)
      Andy Malcolm
      Terry Burke

    Outstanding Independent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound

      8.4 (38)
      Terry Burke
    • [object Object]

      Cities

      Episode: 

      Glenn Gould's Toronto

      8.0 (22)
      John McGreevy
      W. Paterson Ferns
    • [object Object]

      Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas

      6.6 (31)
      W.H. Stevens Jr.
      Beryl Friesen

    Outstanding Non-Dramatic Script

    • Winner

      Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

      7.1 (9)
      Ronald Blumer
      John Random
      Donald Brittain

    • Dieppe 1942

      6.5 (7)
      Timothy Findley
      William Arvin
    • [object Object]

      Cities

      Episode: 

      Glenn Gould's Toronto

      8.0 (22)
      Glenn Gould

    Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Non-Feature)

    • Winner
      • Rudy Lipp
      • Revolution's Orphans
    • Ken Pogue in The Dead Zone (2002)
      • Ken Pogue
      • Every Person Is Guilty
    • Saul Rubinek
      • Saul Rubinek
      • The Wordsmith

    Outstanding Performance by an Actress (Non-Feature)

    • Winner
      • Martha Henry
      • The New Comers '1978'
    • Lynne Griffin
      • Lynne Griffin
      • Every Person Is Guilty
      • Bronwen Mantel
      • Revolution's Orphans
    • Janet Ward in Fail Safe (1964)
      • Janet Ward
      • The Wordsmith

    Outstanding Screenplay

    • Winner

      The Wordsmith

      7.9 (12)
      Mordecai Richler
    • [object Object]

      Every Person Is Guilty

      Ralph L. Thomas
    • [object Object]

      Revolution's Orphans

      János Szanyi
      Laszlo Gefin
      John N. Smith

    • The Night Before the Morning After

      Barry Healey

    Outstanding Sound in a Non-Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound

      8.4 (38)
      Tony van den Akker
      Al Caruso
      Andy Malcolm
      Terry Burke

    • Dieppe 1942

      6.5 (7)
      Alex Taylor
      Michael Lax
      Austin Grimaldi

    • Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

      7.1 (9)
      Hans Oomes
      Bernard Bordeleau

    Outstanding TV Drama Over 30 Minutes

    • Winner

      Certain Practices

      Bill Gough
      Sam Levene
    • [object Object]

      Every Person Is Guilty

      Sam Levene
      Vivienne Leebosh

    • The Wordsmith

      7.9 (12)
      Robert Sherrin

    Outstanding TV Drama Under 30 Minutes

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bravery in the Field

      7.3 (49)
      Giles Walker
    • [object Object]

      Revolution's Orphans

      John N. Smith

    • The Spirit of the River to China

      Barb Wiseberg
      Barry Pearson

    Outstanding Theatrical Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nails

      7.1 (120)
      Phillip Borsos
    • [object Object]

      Twice Upon a Time...

      7.1 (10)
      Giles Walker
    • [object Object]

      Track Stars.: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound

      8.4 (38)
      Terry Burke

    Outstanding Original Music Score (Non-Feature Film)

    • Dieppe 1942

      6.5 (7)
      Rick Wilkins
    • [object Object]

      Nails

      7.1 (120)
      Michael Conway Baker
    • [object Object]

      Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas

      6.6 (31)
      Hagood Hardy

    Golden Reel Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Meatballs

      6.2 (25K)
      Ivan Reitman
      Daniel Goldberg

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    Event date

    March 20, 1980

    Event location

    Ontario, Canada

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