31st Annual Genie Awards: Incendies Sets Genies Ablaze

While Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies lost out in its Best Foreign Picture bid, but in what constitutes a nice consolation prize, the film picked up a total of eight awards, including Best Motion Picture, Achievement in Direction, Adapted Screenplay
(both going to Villeneuve), and Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role which goes to versatile thesp Lubna Azabal at the Canadian Oscars otherwise known as The Genie Awards. 

The other big winner of the evening was Barney’s Version — it picked up seven awards (three in the acting departments and costume and make-up kudos). Xavier Dolan’s sophomore film Heartbeats went zero for four – but that was to be expected when you measure it up to Incendies. This sunday are French Canada’s Oscars (the Jutra awards) – and Villeneuve should will undoubtedly continue his winning streak. Here are all the winners/categories.

BEST MOTION PICTURE: INCENDIES – Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN: CLAUDE PARÉ, ELISE DE BLOIS – Barney’s Version
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN: NICOLETTA MASSONE – Barney’s Version
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY: ANDRÉ TURPIN – Incendies
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION: DENIS VILLENEUVE – Incendies
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING: MONIQUE DARTONNE – Incendies
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP: ADRIEN MOROT, RÉJEAN GODERRE, VALLI O’REILLY, MICHELINE TRÉPANIER –
Barney’s Version
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SCORE: PASQUALE CATALANO – Barney’s Version
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SONG: MARY MILNE – THE TROTSKY – “Already Gone”
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: PAUL GIAMATTI – Barney’s Version
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: DUSTIN HOFFMAN – Barney’s Version
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: LUBNA AZABAL – Incendies
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: MINNIE DRIVER – Barney’s Version
ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND: JEAN UMANSKY, JOCELYN CARON, JEAN-PIERRE LAFORCE, BENOIT LEDUC – Incendies
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING: SYLVAIN BELLEMARE, SIMON MEILLEUR, CLAIRE POCHON – Incendies
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: JACOB TIERNEY – The Trotsky
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: DENIS VILLENEUVE – Incendies
BEST DOCUMENTARY: LAST TRAIN HOME – Lixin Fan, Mila Aung-Thwin, Daniel Cross
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA: SAVAGE – Lisa Jackson, Lauren Grant, Lori Lozinski
BEST ANIMATED SHORT: LIPSETT DIARIES / LES JOURNAUX DE LIPSETT – Theodore Ushev, Marc Bertrand
SPECIAL AWARDS: CLAUDE JUTRA AWARD/ PRIX CLAUDE-JUTRA: JEPHTÉ BASTIEN, Sortie 67
Honourable Mention: PETER STEBBINGS, Defendor
GOLDEN REEL AWARD: Resident Evil: Afterlife – Don Carmody, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer