28th Genie Awards
28th Genie Awards | |
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Date | March 3, 2008 |
Site | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
Hosted by | Sandra Oh |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Away from Her |
Most awards | Away from Her, Eastern Promises |
Most nominations | Eastern Promises, Shake Hands with the Devil |
Television coverage | |
Network | E! |
The 28th 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 (Elliot Page[a] and Michael Cera) 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.[1]
Top nominations
- Eastern Promises and Shake Hands with the Devil - 12
- Away from Her - 7
- The Tracey Fragments - 6
- Continental, A Film without Guns and Silk - 5
- Days of Darkness - 4
Nominees
Notes
References
- cbc.ca, February 29, 2008.
- ^ "2008 Genie Nominees". Toronto Star. 2008-01-28. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. 2008-01-28. p. 4. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ "Polley's Away From Her triumphs at Genie Awards". CBC Arts. 2008-03-04. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
External links
- Genie Awards official site
- 28th Genie Awards trailer on YouTube
- "Strong slate of Canadian films vying for Genie glory". CTV.ca. Archived from the original on 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- "Polley's Away From Her triumphs at Genie Awards". CBC Arts. 2008-03-04. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-04.