6th Genie Awards
DateMarch 21, 1985
SiteMetro Toronto Convention Centre
Hosted byAl Waxman
Kerrie Keane
Highlights
Best PictureThe Bay Boy[1]
Most awardsThe Bay Boy (6)[1]
Most nominationsThe Bay Boy (11)[2]
Television coverage
NetworkCBC Television[3]

The 6th Genie Awards were held on March 21, 1985, to honour to honour Canadian films released in 1984.[1]

Only four films were nominated for Best Motion Picture this year; two additional films tied for the fifth spot, and the academy opted to nominate four films rather than extend the category to six.[2] However, similar ties in other categories did result in six nominations.[2]

This year, the academy expanded its mandate to include television and the new name of the academy became The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. For the English-language TV awards, a membership campaign was launched at the Banff Television Festival, and a committee was formed to create the Gemini Awards for television, which premiered in December 1986.[4]

In Quebec, support for the academy remained mixed but there was strong support for television awards. A full-time office was established in Montreal to organize the awards; the Prix Gémeaux were launched in February 1987.[4]

The academy also struck a co-production deal with the CBC Television, contributing financing and its own producer. The national broadcast of the event, which was hosted by actors Al Waxman and Kerrie Keane, drew 1.9 million viewers.[1][4]

Nominees and winners

Motion Picture Direction
Actor in a leading role Actress in a leading role
Actor in a supporting role Actress in a supporting role
Documentary Best Theatrical Short
  • Blue ribbon Charade — Jon Minnis
  • I Think of You Often — Scott Barrie
  • Productivity and Performance by Alex K. — Nicolas Stiliadis and Syd Cappe
  • La Terrapène — Michel Bouchard and Jacques Pettigrew
Art Direction/Production Design Cinematography
Costume Design Editing
Overall Sound Sound Editing
Achievement in Music: Original Score Achievement in Music: Original Song
Screenplay Special awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Daniel Petrie's 'Bay Boy' harbors six Genie Awards". Montreal Gazette, March 22, 1985.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985.
  3. ↑ "CBC to broadcast Genies special". The Globe and Mail, March 15, 1985.
  4. 1 2 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. 21-23.
  5. ↑ "'Tuques' first French Golden Reel winner". Montreal Gazette, February 26, 1985.
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