The Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian costume designer. It was formerly called the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design before the Genies were merged into the Canadian Screen Awards.
1980s Year Nominee Film Ref 1980 1st Genie Awards Louise Jobin Cordélia Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . François Barbeau Chocolate Eclair (Éclair au chocolat) Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980. Linda Matheson Fish Hawk Patti Unger Jack London's Klondike Fever Julie Whitfield Something's Rotten Julie Whitfield Tanya's Island 1981 2nd Genie Awards Anne Pritchard Fantastica François Barbeau Atlantic City, U.S.A. Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981. Louise Jobin Suzanne Linda Matheson Middle Age Crazy Diane Paquet Good Riddance (Les bons débarras) 1982 3rd Genie Awards Nicole Pelletier The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) Olga Dimitrov Silence of the North Jay Scott, "Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack: Academy lists Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 4, 1982. Huguette Gagné Happy Birthday to Me Julie Ganton Heartaches Delphine White Scanners 1983 4th Genie Awards John Hay Quest for Fire Huguette Gagné Beyond Forty (La Quarantaine) Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner move". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983. Julie Ganton Melanie Wendy Partridge Latitude 55° Christopher Ryan The Grey Fox 1984 5th Genie Awards Michèle Hamel Maria Chapdelaine Michèle Hamel Lucien Brouillard Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984. François Laplante Au clair de la lune Mary E. McLeod A Christmas Story Nicole Pelletier Bonheur d'occasion 1985 6th Genie Awards Renée April The Bay Boy Wendy Partridge Isaac Littlefeathers Jay Scott, "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985. Huguette Gagné The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques) Hélène Schneider Sonatine Nicole Pelletier The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe) 1986 7th Genie Awards Louise Jobin Joshua Then and Now Sheila Bingham, Phillip Clarkson My American Cousin "Scorecard of major nominees for tonight's Genie Awards on TV". Toronto Star, March 20, 1986. Olga Dimitrov One Magic Christmas Olga Dimitrov Samuel Lount 1987 8th Genie Awards Wendy Partridge Loyalties Michèle Hamel Exit John Allemang, "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 1987. Nicole Pelletier In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan) Louise Jobin Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) 1988 9th Genie Awards Andrée Morin Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit) Alexandra Z, Martine Matthew I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Liam Lacey, "Quebec film picks up 14 nominations: Zoo paces race for Genies". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 1988. Denis Sperdouklis Brother André (Le Frère André) Nicole Pelletier Marie in the City (Marie s'en va-t-en ville) Michèle Hamel The Great Land of Small 1989 10th Genie Awards François Barbeau The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes) Denise Cronenberg Dead Ringers Jay Scott, "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1989. Christine Cost, Michèle Hamel The Mills of Power (Les Tisserands du pouvoir) Maya Mani Shadow Dancing Renée April The Kiss Charlotte Penner The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
1990s Year Nominee Film Ref 1990 11th Genie Awards Louise Jobin Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) Maureen Hiscox Bye Bye Blues "Bye Bye Blues in running for Genie Awards". Vancouver Sun, February 14, 1990. Louise Labrecque Cruising Bar Olga Dimitrov Millennium Katherine Vieira Palais Royale Martha Wynne Snetsinger The Last Winter 1991 12th Genie Awards Olga Dimitrov Bethune: The Making of a Hero Ruth Secord Beautiful Dreamers Craig MacInnis, "Too many jokers, not enough aces: Genie deck stacked for Black Robe". Toronto Star, November 24, 1991. John Hay, Renée April Black Robe Andrée Morin The Party (Le Party) François Laplante Nelligan 1992 13th Genie Awards François Barbeau Léolo François Barbeau The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) "Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, November 20, 1992. Michèle Hamel Phantom Life (La vie fantôme) Denise Cronenberg Naked Lunch Alisa Alexander True Confections 1993 14th Genie Awards Olga Dimitrov Shadow of the Wolf Sharon Fedoruk Harmony Cats "Genie nominations". Calgary Herald, October 20, 1993. Christiane Tessier, Gaudeline Sauriol The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles) Dolly Ahluwalia, Aline Gilmore The Burning Season Sheila Bingham The Lotus Eaters 1994 15th Genie Awards Linda Muir Exotica Jacinthe Demers Jerome's Secret (Le secret de Jérôme) Gaétanne Lévesque Les pots cassés Francesca Chamberland Matusalem Sabina Haag Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir) 1995 16th Genie Awards Nicoletta Massone Margaret's Museum Michele Hamel Eldorado "Nominees for the 1995 Genie Awards". Canadian Press, November 7, 1995. Barbara Kidd The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Crystine Booth Once in a Blue Moon Linda Muir When Night Is Falling 1996 17th Genie Awards Linda Muir Lilies Emma England Blood and Donuts "Over-the-edge Canadian films poised for Genie nod". Canadian Press, November 24, 1996. Delphine White The Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy Denis Sperdouklis Poor Man's Pudding (Pudding chômeur) Elisabetta Beraldo Swann 1997 18th Genie Awards Denis Sperdouklis Karmina Suzanne Harel The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Francesca Chamberland The Revenge of the Woman in Black (La vengeance de la femme en noir) Yveline Bonjean, Liz Vandal Night of the Flood (La nuit du déluge) James A. Worthen The Hanging Garden Beth Pasternak The Sweet Hereafter 1998 19th Genie Awards Renée April The Red Violin Lovleen Bains Such a Long Journey "Two films lead Genie pack". Waterloo Region Record, December 8, 1998. Kate Carin Regeneration Daniel Lalande Streetheart (Le Cœur au poing) Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt Nô Tamara Winston Pale Saints 1999 20th Genie Awards Renée April Grey Owl Dominique Lemieux Alegria Sandy Powell Felicia's Journey Linda Muir Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang Györgyi Szakacs Sunshine
2000s
Year Nominee Film Ref 2000 21st Genie Awards Michel Robidas Stardom Patricia Hargreaves Here's to Life! Denis Sperdouklis Life After Love (La Vie après l'amour) Suzanne Harel Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux...la suite) Debra Hanson New Waterford Girl 2001 22nd Genie Awards Howard Burden The War Bride "Inuit film Atanarjuat racks up five Genie Awards". The Western Star, February 8, 2002. Atuat Akkitirq Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner "Nominees for this year's Genie Awards". Toronto Star, December 13, 2001. Sophie Lefebvre The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit) Joanne Hansen The Claim Nicoletta Massone Varian's War 2002 23rd Genie Awards Beth Pasternak Ararat Wendy Partridge Almost America "2003 Genie Awards nominees". Playback, December 19, 2002. Sophie Lefebvre The Negro (Le nèg') Mario Davignon Savage Messiah Denise Cronenberg Spider 2003 24th Genie Awards Meg McMillan The Saddest Music in the World "Arcand caps great film year". Windsor Star, May 3, 2004. Abram Waterhouse Blizzard Katherine Monk, "Quirky coke-snorting doctor drama edges out Oscar-winning film in Genie nominations". CanWest News Service, March 16, 2004. Louise Gagné Seducing Doctor Lewis Michèle Hamel Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) Debra Hanson The Gospel of John 2004 25th Genie Awards Mario Davignon Head in the Clouds J. Kelly Nestruck, "Genie win leaves Triplets of Belleville speechless". National Post, March 22, 2005. Sophia Lefebvre Happy Camper (Camping sauvage) Jay Stone, "International hits and little known first features make up the list of Genie nominations". CanWest News Service, February 9, 2005. Denis Sperdouklis Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope) Michèle Hamel Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille) François Barbeau Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France) 2005 26th Genie Awards Ginette Magny C.R.A.Z.Y. Francesca Chamberland Aurore Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2006. Francesca Chamberland The Outlander (Le Survenant) Anne Dixon Saint Ralph Dolly Ahluwalia Water 2006 27th Genie Awards Francesca Chamberland The Rocket (Maurice Richard) "Bon Cop, Bad Cop' wins best picture Genie amid domination by 'The Rocket'". Prince Rupert Daily News, February 15, 2007. Sandy Buck Eve and the Fire Horse "Bon Cop, Bad Cop, The Rocket Top Genie Nominees". CityNews, January 9, 2007. Michelline Amaaq The Journals of Knud Rasmussen Mario Davignon, Delphine White Tideland Michèle Hamel A Sunday in Kigali 2007 28th Genie Awards Carlo Poggioli, Kazuko Kurosawa Silk Isabelle Massé, "Eastern Promises et Away From Her consacrés aux Genie". La Presse, March 4, 2008. Denise Cronenberg Eastern Promises Mary E. McLeod Fido Dolly Ahluwalia Partition Joyce Schure Shake Hands With the Devil 2008 29th Genie Awards Wendy Partridge Passchendaele Francesca Chamberland The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) Marie-Geneviève Cyr Who Is KK Downey? Michèle Hamel Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur) Michèle Hamel The American Trap (Le Piège américain) 2009 30th Genie Awards Atuat Akkitirq Before Tomorrow (Le Jour avant le lendemain) Cassandra Szklarski, "Haunting portrayal of Montreal massacre; Polytechnique wins nine Genie awards, but no nominations for Dolan is backstage talk". Hamilton Spectator, April 13, 2010. Carmen Alie Grande Ourse: La Clé des possibles Linda Barnard, "Drama rules as Genie nominations announced". Toronto Star, March 1, 2010. Sarah Armstrong Nurse.Fighter.Boy Brenda Broer Cairo Time Anne-Karine Gauthier 1981
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