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    Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Karmina

      6.7 (724)
      Normand Sarrazin
    • [object Object]

      The Sweet Hereafter

      7.4 (38K)
      Phillip Barker
      Patricia Cuccia
    • [object Object]

      La nuit du déluge

      7.4 (27)
      Serge Bureau
    • [object Object]

      The Countess of Baton Rouge

      6.3 (156)
      Claude Paré
    • [object Object]

      The Hanging Garden

      6.8 (3.1K)
      Taavo Soodor
      Darlene Sheils

    Best Achievement in Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sweet Hereafter

      7.4 (38K)
      Paul Sarossy
    • [object Object]

      Karmina

      6.7 (724)
      Eric Cayla
    • [object Object]

      La nuit du déluge

      7.4 (27)
      Serge Ladouceur
    • [object Object]

      Kissed

      6.4 (4.1K)
      Gregory Middleton
    • [object Object]

      Cosmos

      6.4 (991)
      André Turpin

    Best Achievement in Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Karmina

      6.7 (724)
      Denis Sperdouklis
    • [object Object]

      La vengeance de la femme en noir

      5.1 (79)
      Francesca Chamberland
    • [object Object]

      The Countess of Baton Rouge

      6.3 (156)
      Suzanne Harel
    • [object Object]

      The Sweet Hereafter

      7.4 (38K)
      Beth Pasternak
    • [object Object]

      La nuit du déluge

      7.4 (27)
    • [object Object]

      The Hanging Garden

      6.8 (3.1K)
      James A. Worthen

    Best Achievement in Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sweet Hereafter

      7.4 (38K)
      Atom Egoyan
    • [object Object]

      The Hanging Garden

      6.8 (3.1K)
      Thom Fitzgerald
    • [object Object]

      The Countess of Baton Rouge

      6.3 (156)
      André Forcier
    • [object Object]

      Karmina

      6.7 (724)
      Gabriel Pelletier
    • [object Object]

      Kissed

      6.4 (4.1K)
      Lynne Stopkewich

    Best Achievement in Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hanging Garden

      6.8 (3.1K)
      Susan Shanks
    • [object Object]

      Intimate Relations

      6.2 (868)
      Pia Di Ciaula
    • [object Object]

      Karmina

      6.7 (724)
      Gaétan Huot
    • [object Object]

      The Countess of Baton Rouge

      6.3 (156)
      Richard Comeau
    • [object Object]

      The Sweet Hereafter

      7.4 (38K)
      Susan Shipton

    Best Animated Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Old Lady and the Pigeons

      7.8 (3.1K)
      Bernard Lajoie(producer)
      Didier Brunner(producer)
      Sylvain Chomet(director)
    • [object Object]

      À l'ombre

      6.4 (22)
      Yves Leduc(producer)
      Pierre Hébert(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Dinner for Two

      7.3 (52)
      Barrie McLean(producer)
      Janet Perlman(director)

    Best Feature Length Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      You Cried: Let Me Go

      7.3 (55)
      Paul Lapointe(producer)
      Joanne Carrière(producer)
      Anne Claire Poirier(director)
    • [object Object]

      Drowning in Dreams

      7.8 (28)
      Michael Allder(producer)
      Tim Southam(director)

    • Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality

      7.3 (15)
      Julia Sereny(producer)
      Maya Gallus(director)

    Best Live Action Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hangman's Bride

      8.3 (14)
      Naomi McCormack(producer/director)
    • [object Object]

      Elevated

      6.8 (961)
      Vincenzo Natali(director)
      Steven Hoban(producer)
      Vanessa C. Laufer(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Zie 37 Stagen

      7.7 (28)
      Marcel Giroux(producer)
      Sylvain Guy(director)
    • [object Object]

      Sshhh...

      8.3 (15)
      Scott Smith(director)
      Sarah James(producer)
      Helen Du Toit(producer)

    Best Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sweet Hereafter

      7.4 (38K)
      Atom Egoyan
      Camelia Frieberg
    • [object Object]

      The Hanging Garden

      6.8 (3.1K)
      Thom Fitzgerald
      Louise Garfield
      Arnie Gelbart
    • [object Object]

      Cosmos

      6.4 (991)
    • [object Object]

      Karmina

      6.7 (724)
      Nicole Robert
    • [object Object]

      Kissed

      6.4 (4.1K)
      Dean English
      Lynne Stopkewich

    Best Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sweet Hereafter

      7.4 (38K)
      Mychael Danna
    • [object Object]

      L'homme idéal

      5.5 (69)
      François Dompierre
    • [object Object]

      La nuit du déluge

      7.4 (27)
      Serge LaForest
      Gaëtan Gravel
    • [object Object]

      La plante humaine

      7.8 (34)
      Robert Lepage
    • [object Object]

      Kissed

      6.4 (4.1K)
      Don MacDonald

    Best Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      L'homme idéal

      6.1 (339)
      François Dompierre
      Luc Plamondon
      For the song "L'Homme Idéal".
    • [object Object]

      The Sweet Hereafter

      7.4 (38K)
      Mychael Danna
      Sarah Polley
      For the song "The Sweet Hereafter".
    • [object Object]

      Kissed

      6.4 (4.1K)
      Kristy Lee Thirsk
      For the song "Bounds Of Love".

    Best Overall Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sweet Hereafter

      7.4 (38K)
      Daniel Pellerin
      Keith Elliott
      Peter Kelly
      Ross Redfern
    • [object Object]

      Karmina

      6.7 (724)
      Luc Boudrias
      Don Cohen
      Jo Caron
      Bruno Ruffolo
    • [object Object]

      The Countess of Baton Rouge

      6.3 (156)
      Dominique Chartrand
      Jo Caron
      Hans Peter Strobl
    • [object Object]

      The Hanging Garden

      6.8 (3.1K)
      Peter Harper
      Philippe Espantoso
      Georges Hannan
    • [object Object]

      Le siège de l'âme

      6.7 (46)
      Hans Peter Strobl
      Daniel Bisson
      Jo Caron
      Marcel Chouinard

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

    • Ian Holm at an event for The Aviator (2004)
      Winner
      • Ian Holm
      • The Sweet Hereafter
    • Robin Aubert in À l'origine d'un cri (2010)
      • Robin Aubert
      • The Countess of Baton Rouge
    • Bruce Greenwood at an event for I'm Not There (2007)
      • Bruce Greenwood
      • The Sweet Hereafter
    • Peter Outerbridge in Kissed (1996)
      • Peter Outerbridge
      • Kissed
    • Alan Williams
      • Alan Williams
      • The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Peter MacNeill
      Winner
      • Peter MacNeill
      • The Hanging Garden
    • Frédéric Desager in Capitaine Plouf (2001)
      • Frédéric Desager
      • The Countess of Baton Rouge
    • Angus Macfadyen and Hardee T. Lineham in .45 (2006)
      • Hardee T. Lineham
      • Shoemaker
    • Tom McCamus
      • Tom McCamus
      • The Sweet Hereafter

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

    • Molly Parker
      Winner
      • Molly Parker
      • Kissed
    • Isabelle Cyr
      • Isabelle Cyr
      • Karmina
    • Sarah Polley at an event for Women Talking (2022)
      • Sarah Polley
      • The Sweet Hereafter
    • Gabrielle Rose
      • Gabrielle Rose
      • The Sweet Hereafter
    • Alberta Watson / Growing Op
      • Alberta Watson
      • Shoemaker

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Winner
      • Seana McKenna
      • The Hanging Garden
    • France Castel
      • France Castel
      • Karmina
    • France Castel
      • France Castel
      • The Countess of Baton Rouge
    • Kerry Fox
      • Kerry Fox
      • The Hanging Garden
      • Joan Orenstein
      • The Hanging Garden

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hanging Garden

      6.8 (3.1K)
      Thom Fitzgerald
    • [object Object]

      Karmina

      6.7 (724)
      Ann Burke
      Andrée Pelletier
      Gabriel Pelletier
      Yves Pelletier
    • [object Object]

      Kissed

      6.4 (4.1K)
      Lynne Stopkewich
      Angus Fraser
    • [object Object]

      The Countess of Baton Rouge

      6.3 (156)
      André Forcier
    • [object Object]

      The Sweet Hereafter

      7.4 (38K)
      Atom Egoyan

    Best Short Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unveiled: The Mother/Daughter Relationship

      8.6 (7)
      Janis Lundman(producer)
      Maureen Judge(producer/director)
    • [object Object]

      Forgotten Warriors

      5.3 (24)
      Carol Geddes(producer)
      Michael Doxtater(producer)
      Jerry Krepakevich(producer)
      Loretta Todd(director)

    • Shooting Indians: A Journey with Jeffrey Thomas

      7.2 (10)
      Ali Kazimi(producer/director)

    Best Sound Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sweet Hereafter

      7.4 (38K)
      Steve Munro
      Sue Conley
      Goro Koyama
      Andy Malcolm
      David Drainie Taylor
    • [object Object]

      Karmina

      6.7 (724)
      Louis Dupire
      Diane Boucher
      Martin Pinsonnault
      Monique Vézina
      Alice Wright
    • [object Object]

      The Countess of Baton Rouge

      6.3 (156)
      Marcel Pothier
      Mathieu Beaudin
      Jérôme Décarie
      Guy Pelletier
      Myriam Poirier
    • [object Object]

      Le siège de l'âme

      6.7 (46)
      Myriam Poirier
      Mathieu Beaudin
      Jérôme Décarie
      Jacques Plante
    • [object Object]

      La conciergerie

      5.8 (213)
      Marcel Pothier
      Guy Francoeur
      Antoine Morin
      Viateur Paiement
      Myriam Poirier

    Special Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Karmina

      6.7 (724)
      Pierre Saindon
      For outstanding achievement in make-up.

    Special Board of Directors Award

    Edit
    • Winner
        In recognition of its 30th anniversary.

      Claude Jutra Award

      Edit
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Hanging Garden

        6.8 (3.1K)
        Thom Fitzgerald

      Golden Reel Award

      Edit
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Air Bud

        5.3 (21K)
        Robert Vince
        William Vince

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      Event date

      November 11, 1997

      Event location

      Ontario, Canada

      Event links

      • http://www.academy.ca/

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