25th Genie Awards


The 25th Genie Awards were held on March 21, 2005 to honour the best Canadian films released in 2004. The awards took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto.
Andrea Martin was the host.

Nominees and winners

The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text.
Motion PictureDirection
The Triplets of Belleville — Paul CadieuxBeing Julia — Robert LantosBittersweet Memories — Denise Robert and Daniel LouisLooking for Alexander — Barbara ShrierLove, Sex and Eating the Bones — Jennifer HolnessFrancis Leclerc, Looking for Alexander
Actor in a leading roleActress in a leading role
Roy Dupuis, Looking for Alexander
  • Michel Côté, The Last Tunnel
  • Ian McKellen, Émile
  • David La Haye, Battle of the Brave
  • Nick Stahl, Twist
    		• Pascale Bussières, Bittersweet Memories
  • Isabelle Blais, Love and Magnets
  • Emily Hampshire, Blood
  • Jacinthe Laguë, The Five of Us
  • Céline Bonnier, Machine Gun Molly
    • Actor in a supporting roleActress in a supporting role
    Jean Lapointe, The Last Tunnel
  • Bruce Greenwood, Being Julia
  • Brendan Fehr, Sugar
  • Kyle MacLachlan, Touch of Pink
  • Gary Farmer, Twist
    		• Jennifer Jason Leigh, Childstar
  • Juliette Gosselin, Battle of the Brave
  • Sylvie Moreau, Love and Magnets
  • Elliot Page, Wilby Wonderful
  • Susana Salazar, A Silent Love
    • Original ScreenplayAdapted Screenplay
    Francis Leclerc and Marcel Beaulieu, Looking for Alexander
  • Denise Filiatrault, Bittersweet Memories
  • Federico Hidalgo and Paulina Robles, A Silent Love
  • Don McKellar and Michael Goldbach, Childstar
  • David "Sudz" Sutherland, Love, Sex and Eating the Bones
    		• Luc Dionne and Sylvain Guy, Machine Gun Molly
  • Joël Champetier and Daniel Roby, White Skin
  • Jerry Ciccoritti, Blood
  • Todd Klinck, Jaie Laplante and John Palmer, Sugar
  • Jacob Tierney, Twist
    • Best Live Action Short DramaBest Animated Short
    Capacité 11 personnes – Gaëlle d'Ynglemare and Yves FortinChoke. – David Hyde, Tyler Levine and Carolyn NewmanDesastre – Jay FieldThe Dog Walker – James Genn, Andrew Rosen and Geoffrey TurnbullTV Dinner...Burp! – Vanessa-Tatjana Beerli, Antonello Cozzolino and Annie NormandinRyan – Chris Landreth, Steven Hoban, Marcy Page and Mark SmithLouise – Anita Lebeau, Michael J. F. Scott and Jennifer TorranceMabel's Saga – JoDee Samuelson and Kent MartinThe Man with No Shadow – Georges Schwizgebel and Marcel JeanThrough My Thick Glasses – Pjotr Sapegin, Marcel Jean and David Reiss-Andersen
    Art Direction/Production DesignCinematography
    Jean-Baptiste Tard, Battle of the Brave
  • André-Line Beauparlant, Happy Camper
  • Jean Bécotte, The Last Tunnel
  • Jonathan Lee and Gilles Aird, Head in the Clouds
  • Michel Proulx, Machine Gun Molly
    		• Paul Sarossy, Head in the Clouds
  • Bernard Couture, The Last Tunnel
  • Louis de Ernsted, Battle of the Brave
  • Pierre Mignot, Bittersweet Memories
  • André Turpin, Childstar
    • Costume DesignEditing
    Mario Davignon, Head in the Clouds
  • François Barbeau, Battle of the Brave
  • Michèle Hamel, Machine Gun Molly
  • Sophie Lefebvre, Happy Camper
  • Denis Sperdouklis, Bittersweet Memories
    		• Dominique Fortin, Head in the Clouds
  • Jean-François Bergeron, The Last Tunnel
  • Richard Comeau, The Five of Us
  • Reginald Harkema, Childstar
  • Yvann Thibaudeau, Bittersweet Memories
    • Overall SoundSound Editing
    Dominique Chartrand, Gavin Fernandes and Pierre Paquet, The Last Tunnel
  • Pierre Blain, Jo Caron, Michel Descombes and Gavin Fernandes, Head in the Clouds
  • Christian Bouchard, Luc Boudrias, Jo Caron, Clovis Gouaillier and Benoît Leduc, Looking for Alexander
  • Dean Humphreys, Todd Beckett and David [Lee (American sound engineer)|David Lee], Resident Evil: Apocalypse
  • Nicole Thompson, Jeff Carter, Brad Hillman and Miguel Nunes, Émile
    		• Craig Henighan, Steve Baine, Stephen Barden, Tony Lewis, Jill Purdy and Nathan Robitaille, Resident Evil: Apocalypse
  • Marie-Claude Gagné, Guy Francoeur, Guy Pelletier, Claire Pochon and Jean-Philippe Savard, Happy Camper
  • Marcel Pothier, Natalie Fleurant, Guy Francoeur, Antoine Morin and Guy Pelletier, Head in the Clouds
  • Marcel Pothier, Natalie Fleurant, Guy Francoeur, Carole Gagnon and Antoine Morin, Machine Gun Molly
  • Christian Rivest, The Last Tunnel
    • Achievement in Music: Original ScoreAchievement in Music: Original Song
    Terry Frewer, Head in the Clouds
  • Benoît Charest, The Triplets of Belleville
  • Michel Corriveau, The Last Tunnel
  • Pierre Duchesne, Looking for Alexander
  • Charles Papasoff, So the Moon Rises
    		• Ron Proulx and Jacob Tierney, "Pantaloon in Black" — Twist
  • Rebecca Jenkins, "Something's Coming" — Wilby Wonderful
  • Kyprios, "Ignorance is Beautiful " — Childstar
  • Luc Plamondon and Patrick Doyle, "Ma Nouvelle France" — Battle of the Brave
  • Lorraine Richard, Michel Cusson and Pierre Houle, "Le Blues de Monica" — Machine Gun Molly
    • DocumentarySpecial awards
    The Corporation – Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Bart SimpsonWhat Remains of Us – François Prevost, Yves Bisaillon and Hugo LatulippeMr. Mergler's Gift – Beverly Shaffer and Germaine Wong
  • Claude Jutra Award: White Skin – Daniel Roby
  • Golden Reel Award: Resident Evil: Apocalypse