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Cronenberg thriller, Dallaire drama vie for Genie Awards
Mafia thriller Eastern Promises and Shake Hands With the Devil, a dramatic adaptation of retired Canadian general RomÈo Dallaire’s experiences in Rwanda, lead a strong group of nominees for Canada’s top film honour.
Organizers announced Monday the contenders for the 28th annual Genie Awards, organized each year by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises and Shake Hands With the Devil, directed by Roger Spottiswoode, tied with 12 Genie nods each, including for the coveted best motion picture trophy.
Also nominated for that top honour are L’¬ge des tÈnËbres (Days of Darkness), Away From Her and Continental, un film sans fusil.
Cronenberg and Spottiswoode will also face off for the achievement in direction Genie against Quebec superstar Denys Arcand (L’¬ge des tÈnËbres), Sarah Polley (Away From Her) and Bruce McDonald (The Tracey Fragments).
British acting icon Julie Christie, who on Sunday night won best lead actress at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles for her turn in Away From Her, is up for the same honour at the Genies.
Ellen Page is also a nominee for her starring role in The Tracey Fragments. Rounding out the category are Molly Parker (Who Loves the Sun), Anne-Marie Cadieux (Toi) and BÈatrice Picard (Ma tante Aline).
Vying for the best lead actor Genie are Roy Dupuis (Shake Hands With the Devil), Marc LaBrËche, (L’¬ge des tÈnËbres), Claude Legault (Les 3 P’tits Cochons), Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises) and Gordon Pinsent (Away From Her).
The Genie Awards will be presented March 3 and here are all the nominees for the 2008 Genie Awards honouring the best in Canadian film:
BEST MOTION PICTURE
“L’Age des tenebres” (“Days of Darkness”) – Denise Robert, Daniel Louis
“Away From Her” – Daniel Iron, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss
“Continental, un film sans fusil” (“Continental, a Film Without Guns”)-Luc Dery, Kim McCraw
“Eastern Promises” – Robert Lantos, Paul Webster
“Shake Hands With The Devil” – Laszlo Barna, Michael Donovan
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Andre Line Beauparlant, “Continental, un film sans fusil” (“Continental, a Film Without Guns”)
Lindsey Hermer-Bell, Justin S.B. Craig, “Shake Hands With The Devil”
Rob Gray, James Willcock, “Fido”
Francois Seguin, “Silk”
Carol Spier, “Eastern Promises”
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Dolly Ahluwallia, “Partition”
Denise Cronenberg, “Eastern Promises”
Carlo Poggioli, Kazuko Kurosawa, “Silk”
Mary E. McLeod, “Fido”
Joyce Schure, “Shake Hands With The Devil”
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Miroslaw Baszak, “Shake Hands With the Devil”
Bruce Chun, “Nitro”
Alain Dostie, “Silk”
Vic Sarin, “Partition”
Peter Suschitzky, “Eastern Promises”
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Denys Arcand, “Days of Darkness”
Sarah Polley, “Away From Her”
David Cronenberg, “Eastern Promises”
Roger Spottiswoode, “Shake Hands With the Devil”
Bruce McDonald, “The Tracey Fragments”
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Jean-Francois Bergeron, “Les 3 P’tits Cochons” (“The 3 Little Pigs”)
Susan Maggi, “Poor Boy’s Game”
Jeremiah Munce, Gareth C. Scales, “The Tracey Fragments”
Ronald Sanders, “Eastern Promises”
David Wharnsby, “Away From Her”
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SCORE
David Hirschfelder, “Shake Hands With the Devil”
Steve London, “That Beautiful Somewhere”
Don MacDonald, “Fido”
Ryuichi Sakamoto, “Silk”
Howard Shore, “Eastern Promises”
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SONG
Alan Doyle, “Young Triffie’s Been Made Away With” – “Young Triffie’s Been Made Away With”
Valanga Khoza, David Hirschfelder – “Shake Hands With the Devil” – “Kaya”
Byron Wong, Luke Nicholson – “Poor Boy’s Game” – “Breathe”
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Roy Dupuis, “Shake Hands With The Devil”
Marc LaBreche, “L’Age des tenebres” (“Days of Darkness”) – Denise Robert, Daniel Louis
Claude Legault, “Les 3 P’tits Cochons” (“The 3 Little Pigs”)
Viggo Mortensen, “Eastern Promises”
Gordon Pinsent, “Away From Her”
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Danny Glover, “Poor Boy’s Game”
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, “Les 3 P’tits Cochons” (“The 3 Little Pigs”)
Armin Mueller-Stahl, “Eastern Promises”
Michel Ange Nzojibwami, “Shake Hands With the Devil”
Gilbert Sicotte, “Continental, un film sans fusil” (“Continental, a Film Without Guns”)
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Anne-Marie Cadieux, “Toi,” (“You”)
Julie Christie, “Away From Her”
Ellen Page, “The Tracey Fragments”
Molly Parker, “Who Loves the Sun”
Beatrice Picard, “Ma tante Aline” (“My Aunt Aline”)
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Marie-Ginette Guay, “Continental, un film sans fusil” (“Continental, a Film Without Guns”)
Veronique Le Flaguais, “Comment survivre a sa mere” (“Surviving My Mother”)
Laurence LeBoeuf, “Ma fille mon ange”
Fanny Mallette, “Continental, un film sans fusil” (“Continental, a Film Without Guns”)
Kristen Thompson, “Away From Her”
ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND
Claude La Haye, Olivier Calvert, Hans Peter Strobl, Bernard Gariepy Strob – “Silk”
Eric Fitz, Jo Caron, Gavin Fernandes, Benoit Leduc – “Shake Hands With the Devil”
John J. Thomson, Stephan Carrier, Martin Lee – “Citizen Duane”
John Hazen, Matt Chan, Brad Dawe – “The Tracey Fragments”
Stuart Wilson, Christian Cooke, Orest Sushko, Mark Zsifkovits – “Eastern Promises”
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
Martin Pinsonnault, Pierre-Jules Audet, Michelle Cloutier, Simon Meilleur, Louis Molinas – “Nitro”
Wayne Griffin, Robert Bertola, Tony Currie, Andy Malcolm, Michael O’Farrell – “Eastern Promises”
Marie-Claude Gagne, Diane Boucher, Guy Francoeur, Claire Pochon, Jean-Philippe Savard – “Romeo et Juliette”
Marcel Pothier, Guy Francoeur, Antoine Morin, Guy Pelletier, Francois Senneville – “Shake Hands With the Devil”
Steven Munro, John Sievert, David Drainie Taylor, “The Tracey Fragments”
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Pierre Lamothe, Claude Lalonde, “Les 3 P’tits Cochons” (“The 3 Little Pigs”)
Denys Arcand, “L’Age des tenebres” (“Days of Darkness”)
Marc-Andre Lavoie, Simon Olivier Fecteau, David Gauthier, “Bluff”
Steve Knight, “Eastern Promises”
Douglas Coupland, “Everything’s Gone Green”
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Sarah Polley, “Away From Her”
Michael Donovan, “Shake Hands With the Devil”
Maureen Medved, “The Tracey Fragments”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Panache/Antlers – Andre-Line Beauparlant, Danielle Leblanc
Radiant City – Gary Burns, Jim Brown, Bonnie Thompson, Shirley Vercruysse
Sharkwater – Robert Stewart
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA
“Apres Tout,” Alexis Fortier Gauthier, Elaine Hebert
“Faire Chaluim Mhic Leid” (“The Wake Of Calum Macleod”) – Marc Almon, Nona MacDermid
“Regarding Sarah,” Michelle Porter, Amy Belling
“Screening,” Anthony Green, Philip Svoboda
“The Tragic Story Of Nling,” Jeffrey St. Jules, Larissa Giroux
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
“Here And There,” Diane Obomsawin, Marc Bertrand
“Jeu,” Georges Schwizgebel, Michele Belanger, Marcel Jean
“Madame Tutli-Putli,” Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis, Marcy Page