28th Genie Awards

The 28th Genie Awards were held on March 3, 2008 to honour films released in 2007. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The show was broadcast on E! and Independent Film Channel and hosted by Sandra Oh.

Controversy

The nominations for 2008 faced some controversy when director Jason Reitman issued a statement expressing his disappointment that the hit film Juno, which had a Canadian director, Canadian stars and a Canadian crew, and was filmed in Canada, did not qualify for a nomination. Sara Morton, the head of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, issued a statement indicating that the film — which was produced by an American film studio — had not been submitted for Genie Award consideration.

Top nominations

Eastern Promises and Shake Hands with the Devil - 12Away from Her - 7The Tracey Fragments - 6Continental, A Film without Guns and Silk - 5Days of Darkness - 4

Nominees

Motion Picture	Direction
Away From Her — Daniel Iron, Simone Urdl and Jennifer WeissDays of Darkness — Denise Robert, Daniel LouisContinental, a Film Without Guns — Luc Déry, Kim McCrawEastern Promises — Robert Lantos, Paul WebsterShake Hands With the Devil — Laszlo Barna, Michael Donovan	Sarah Polley, Away From Her David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises Denys Arcand, Days of Darkness Roger Spottiswoode, Shake Hands With the Devil Bruce McDonald, The Tracey Fragments
Actor in a leading role	Actress in a leading role
Gordon Pinsent, Away From Her Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises Marc Labrèche, Days of Darkness Claude Legault, The 3 L'il Pigs Roy Dupuis, Shake Hands With the Devil	Julie Christie, Away From Her Anne-Marie Cadieux, You Elliot Page, The Tracey Fragments Molly Parker, Who Loves the Sun Béatrice Picard, My Aunt Aline
Actor in a supporting role	Actress in a supporting role
Armin Mueller-Stahl, Eastern Promises Gilbert Sicotte, Continental, a Film Without Guns Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, The 3 L'il Pigs Danny Glover, Poor Boy's Game Michel-Ange Nzojibwami, Shake Hands With the Devil	Kristen Thomson, Away From Her Fanny Mallette, Continental, a Film Without Guns Marie-Ginette Guay, Continental, a Film Without Guns Laurence Leboeuf, My Daughter, My Angel Véronique Le Flaguais, Surviving My Mother
Original Screenplay	Adapted Screenplay
Steve Knight, Eastern Promises Marc-André Lavoie, Simon Olivier Fecteau, David Gauthier, Bluff Douglas Coupland, Everything's Gone Green Denys Arcand, Days of Darkness Pierre Lamothe, Claude Lalonde, The 3 L'il Pigs	Sarah Polley, Away From Her Michael Donovan, Shake Hands With the Devil Maureen Medved, The Tracey Fragments
Best Live Action Short Drama	Best Animated Short
Alexis Fortier Gauthier and Élaine Hébert, After All Marc Almon and Nona MacDermid, The Wake of Calum MacLeod Michelle Porter and Amy Belling, Regarding Sarah Anthony Green and Philip Svoboda, Screening Jeffrey St. Jules and Larissa Giroux, The Tragic Story of Nling	Madame Tutli-Putli — Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis, Marcy Page Here and There — Marc Bertrand, Diane Obomsawin Jeu — Marcel Jean, Michèle Bélanger, Georges Schwizgebel
Art Direction/Production Design	Cinematography
Rob Gray, James Willcock, Fido André-Line Beauparlant, Continental, a Film Without Guns Carol Spier, Eastern Promises Lindsey Hermer-Bell, Justin Craig, Shake Hands With the Devil François Séguin, Silk	Peter Suschitzky, Eastern Promises Bruce Chun, Nitro Vic Sarin, Partition Miroslaw Baszak, Shake Hands With the Devil Alain Dostie, Silk
Costume Design	Editing
Carlo Poggioli, Kazuko Kurosawa, Silk Denise Cronenberg, Eastern Promises Mary E. McLeod, Fido Dolly Ahluwalia, Partition Joyce Schure, Shake Hands With the Devil	Ronald Sanders, Eastern Promises David Wharnsby, Away From Her Jean-François Bergeron, The 3 L'il Pigs Susan Maggi, Poor Boy's Game Jeremiah Munce, Gareth C. Scales, The Tracey Fragments
Overall Sound	Sound Editing
Stuart Wilson, Christian Cooke, Orest Sushko, Mark Zsifkovits, Eastern Promises John J. Thomson, Stephan Carrier, Martin Lee, Citizen Duane Eric Fitz, Jo Caron, Gavin Fernandes, Benoît Leduc, Shake Hands With the Devil Claude La Haye, Olivier Calvert, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Hans Peter Strobl, Silk John Hazen, Matt Chan, Brad Dawe, The Tracey Fragments	Wayne Griffin, Rob Bertola, Tony Currie, Goro Koyama and Michael O'Farrell, Eastern Promises Martin Pinsonnault, Pierre-Jules Audet, Michelle Cloutier, Simon Meilleur and Louis Molinas, Nitro Marie-Claude Gagné, Diane Boucher, Guy Francoeur, Claire Pochon and Jean-Philippe Savard, Gounod's Roméo et Juliette Marcel Pothier, Guy Francoeur, Antoine Morin, Guy Pelletier and François B. Senneville, Shake Hands With the Devil Steve Munro, Paul Shikata, John Sievert and David Drainie Taylor, The Tracey Fragments
Achievement in Music: Original Score	Achievement in Music: Original Song
Howard Shore, Eastern PromisesDon MacDonald, Fido David Hirschfelder, Shake Hands With the Devil Ryûichi Sakamoto, Silk Steve London, That Beautiful Somewhere	Valanga Khoza and David Hirschfelder, "Kaya" Byron Wong and Luke Nicholson, "Breathe" Alan Doyle, "Young Triffie's Been Made Away With"
Documentary	Special awards
Gary Burns, Jim Brown, Bonnie Thompson and Shirley Vercruysse, Radiant City André-Line Beauparlant and Danielle Leblanc, Antlers Rob Stewart, Sharkwater	Achievement in Make-Up: Stéphan Dupuis, Eastern Promises Claude Jutra Award: Sarah Polley, Away from Her Golden Reel Award: The 3 L'il Pigs Special Award: Harry Gulkin