THE 26th ANNUAL GENIE AWARDS

This year, the Academy is pleased to announce the nominees for the 26th Genie Awards, celebrating excellence in Canadian cinema.

Jean–Marc Vallée’s C.R.A.Z.Y leads this year’s group of top nominated films with 12 nominations including Best Motion Picture and Achievement in Direction. Deepa Mehta’s Water comes in second with nine nominations including nods for Best Motion Picture and Achievement in Direction and Michael Dowse’s It’s All Gone Pete Tongfollows with eight nominations. Luc Picard’s L’Audition and Louise Archambault’s Familia come in next with 7 nominations each and a five way tie rounds out fifth place with Best Motion Picture nominee Michael McGowan’s Saint Ralph,Atom Egoyan’s Where the Truth Lies, Luc Dionne’s Aurore, Gary Yates’s Seven Times Lucky and Eric Canuel’s Le Survenant.

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