14th Genie Awards

14th Genie Awards
DateDecember 12, 1993
SiteMontreal
Hosted byMarc Labrèche
Highlights
Best PictureThirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Most nominationsThe Lotus Eaters
Television coverage
NetworkRadio-Canada
CBC Television

The 14th Genie Awards were held on December 12, 1993 to honour Canadian films release in 1992.[1] This year's event was dominated by two Vancouver productions: Paul Shapiro's The Lotus Eaters, and Sandy Wilson's Harmony Cats.

In a bid to increase the visibility of the Genie Awards in the francophone market in Quebec, the ceremony was held in Montreal and conducted in French for the first time.[2] It was hosted by Marc Labrèche, one of Quebec's most popular comedians. As it had in 1992, the academy produced a special that aired immediately after the main broadcast and presented viewers with film clips and winner and nominee interviews. This year, it included satellite hookups between the gala in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, and the languages had changed places: the main broadcast was in French, and the post-ceremony show, Genies Tonight Wrap Party, was in English.[3][2]

Also new this year was the introduction of les prix Jutra, or the Claude Jutra Award, which recognized outstanding achievement for a first-time director. (In 2016, the award's name was changed to Prix Iris.)[4]

  1. ^ "Glenn Gould Still Scoring Prizes". The Globe and Mail, March 13, 1993.
  2. ^ a b "The 1993 Genies, live, from Montreal". The Globe and Mail, March 11, 1993.
  3. ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 49-51.
  4. ^ "Quebec film awards renamed Prix Iris after Claude Jutra sex scandal". cbc.ca. CBC Montreal. Retrieved 29 March 2023.