The Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best sound editor on a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1970 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, before being transitioned to the new Genie Awards in 1980;Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 93-95. since 2013 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.
1970s Year Nominees Film Ref 1970 22nd Canadian Film Awards Jean-Pierre Joutel, John Knight The Act of the Heart 1971 23rd Canadian Film Awards No award presented 1972 24th Canadian Film Awards Honor Griffith, John Kelly Journey 1973 25th Canadian Film Awards Alan Lloyd Slipstream 1974 No award presented 1975 26th Canadian Film Awards Kenneth Heeley-Ray Black Christmas 1976 27th Canadian Film Awards Maurice Schell Lies My Father Told Me 1977 28th Canadian Film Awards Les Halman, Ken Page One Man 1978 29th Canadian Film Awards Bruce Nyznik The Silent Partner
1980s Year Nominees Film Ref 1980 1st Genie Awards Patrick Drummond, Dennis Drummond, Robert Grieve The Changeling Michael Clark, Brian French Wild Horse Hank Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980. Kenneth Heeley-Ray Agency Kenneth Heeley-Ray Murder by Decree Marcel Pothier Chocolate Eclair (Éclair au chocolat) 1981 2nd Genie Awards Jean-Guy Montpetit The Lucky Star Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Wayne Griffin, Patrick Drummond Tribute Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981. Jim Hopkins The Hounds of Notre Dame Bruce Nyznik Final Assignment 1982 3rd Genie Awards Peter Thilaye, Andy Malcolm, Peter Jermyn Heavy Metal Austin Grimaldi, Joe Grimaldi, Peter Shewchuk, Dino Pigat The Amateur Joe Grimaldi, David Appleby, Gary C. Bourgeois, Austin Grimaldi, Ian Hendry, Andy Herman Funeral Home Don Cohen, Michel Descombes Heartaches Michel Descombes, Patrick Rousseau The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) Marc Chiasson, Glen Gauthier, Don White, David Appleby, Bruce Carwardine Ticket to Heaven 1983 4th Genie Awards Martin Ashbee, Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Kevin Ward, David Evans Quest for Fire Rod Crawley, Tony Currie, Peter Thilaye, Bruce Nyznik The Grey Fox Bruce Carwardine, Brian French, Glen Gauthier, Tim Roberts, Brian Rosen Harry Tracy, Desperado Wayne Griffin, Dennis Drummond Melanie Bruce Nyznik, Sharon Lackie, Tony Currie Threshold 1984 5th Genie Awards Joe Grimaldi, Bruce Carwardine, Austin Grimaldi, Glen Gauthier The Terry Fox Story Sharon Lackie, Bruce Nyznik, Bernard Bordeleau The Wars David Evans, Steven Cole, Wayne Griffin, Kenneth Heeley-Ray A Christmas Story Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984. Claude Langlois, Patrick Dodd, Jean-Guy Montpetit Maria Chapdelaine Marcel Pothier Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu) John Kelly, David Evans, Wayne Griffin Ups and Downs 1985 6th Genie Awards Charles Bowers, Peter Burgess The Bay Boy Jim Hopkins Draw! Claude Langlois, Louise Coté The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques) Michael O'Farrell, Peter Thilaye Isaac Littlefeathers David Evans, Wayne Griffin Mario Michel B. Bordeleau That's My Baby! 1986 7th Genie Awards Robin Leigh, Richard Cadger, Glen Gauthier, Michael O'Farrell, Alan Geldart, Alison Clark, Peter Thilaye One Magic Christmas Don White, David Appleby, Dan Latour The Boy in Blue Adrian Croll, Jean-Pierre Joutel, Richard Besse The Dame in Colour (La Dame en couleurs) Robin Leigh, David Evans, Fred Brennan, Richard Cadger, Penny Hozy, Wayne Griffin Joshua Then and Now Serge Viau, Paul Dion The Alley Cat (Le Matou) Jacqueline Cristianini, Alison Clark, Tony Currie, Gordon Thompson My American Cousin Michael O'Farrell Samuel Lount 1987 8th Genie Awards Paul Dion, Diane Boucher, Andy Malcolm The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) Sharon Lackie, Peter McBurnie, Peter Thilaye Loyalties Peter McBurnie, Alison Grace, Sharon Lackie, Michael O'Farrell, Alison Clark The Pink Chiquitas Andy Malcolm, Paul Dion, Jules Le Noir Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) 1988 9th Genie Awards Viateur Paiement, Marcel Pothier, Diane Boucher Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit) Diane Boucher, Marcel Pothier, Viateur Paiement, Jo Caron, Antoine Morin Brother André (Le Frère André) "Here is list of nominees for ninth Genie Awards". Montreal Gazette, February 17, 1998. Robin Leigh, Richard Cadger, Jane Tattersall, Penny Hozy, Peter McBurnie The Climb Viateur Paiement, Serge Viau, Alain Clavier, Claude Langlois, Louise Coté The Young Magician (Le jeune magicien) Peter McBurnie, Marta Nielsen Sternberg, Peter Thilaye, Nick Rotundo, Peter Jermyn Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II 1989 10th Genie Awards Terry Burke, Richard Cadger, David Giammarco, Wayne Griffin, David Evans Dead Ringers Jane Tattersall, Tony Currie, Terry Burke, Marta Nielsen Sternberg, Wayne Griffin Buying Time Jay Scott, "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1989. David Evans, Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Richard Cadger, Robin Leigh, Drew King Iron Eagle II Andy Malcolm, Alison Grace, Michael O'Farrell, Peter Thilaye, Penny Hozy The Kiss Alison Clark, Greg Glynn, Alison Grace, Andy Malcolm, Denise McCormick A Winter Tan
1990s Year Nominees Film Ref 1990 11th Genie Awards Marcel Pothier, Laurent Lévy, Antoine Morin, Diane Boucher Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) Alan Hardiman, Terry Burke, Barry Backus, Jim Hopkins, Ingrid Rosen American Boyfriends Alison Fisher, Penny Hozy, Bruno DeGazio, Peter Thilaye, Alison Grace Bye Bye Blues Paul Dion In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) Alan Hardiman, Robin Leigh, Jim Hopkins, Penny Hozy, Terry Burke Millennium Terry Burke, David Templeton, Ralph Brunjes, Brian Ravok Termini Station 1991 12th Genie Awards Alison Grace, Gael MacLean, Anne Bakker, Debra Rurak, Cal Shumiatcher Angel Square Terry Burke, Jim Hopkins, Tony Currie, Charles Bowers, Ellen Adams Beautiful Dreamers Gudrun Christian, Andy Malcolm, Michelle Cooke, Abby Jack Neidik, Diane Le Floch Falling Over Backwards Jérôme Décarie, Marcel Pothier, Antoine Morin, Diane Boucher Moody Beach Gael MacLean, Alison Grace, Mike Keeping, Ingrid Rosen, Anke Bakker The Legend of Kootenai Brown 1992 13th Genie Awards Richard Cadger, Wayne Griffin, David Evans, Jane Tattersall, Andy Malcolm, Tony Currie Naked Lunch Jérôme Décarie, Mathieu Beaudin, Carole Gagnon, Marcel Pothier Being at Home with Claude "Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, November 20, 1992. Marcel Pothier, Jean-Pierre Lelong, Richard Grégoire, Mathieu Beaudin, Carole Gagnon, Jacques Plante Léolo Charles O'Shea, Shane Shemko, Cal Shumiatcher, Alison Grace, Marti Richa North of Pittsburgh Jane Tattersall, Drew King, Wayne Griffin, Tony Currie, Andy Malcolm South of Wawa Jérôme Décarie, Diane Boucher, Michel Bordeleau, Francine Poirier, Claude Beaugrand Phantom Life (La Vie fantôme) 1993 14th Genie Awards Anne Bakker, Gael MacLean, Alison Grace, Maureen Wetteland, Ellen Gram The Lotus Eaters Shane Shemko, Anke Bakker, Alison Grace, Cam Wagner Harmony Cats "The nominees are..." Edmonton Journal, October 20, 1993. Andy Malcolm, Jane Tattersall, Dale Sheldrake, Penny Hozy, Sean Kelly I Love a Man in Uniform Marc Chiasson, Terry Burke, Jane Tattersall, Sean Kelly, Drew King, Tony Currie, Diane Boucher La Florida Jacques Plante, Viateur Paiement, Myriam Poirier, Jérôme Décarie, Antoine Morin The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles) 1994 15th Genie Awards Cal Shumiatcher, Eric Hill, Marti Richa, Issac Strozberg, Shane Shemko Whale Music Sue Conley, Andy Malcolm, Paul Shikata, Peter Winninger, Steve Munro Exotica Michel B. Bordeleau, Diane Boucher, Natalie Fleurant, Jérôme Décarie Matusalem Jacques Plante, Antoine Morin, Jérôme Décarie, Michel Arcand Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir) Marti Richa, Eric Hill, Shane Shemko, Cal Shumiatcher, Jacqueline Cristianini Road to Saddle River 1995 16th Genie Awards Michael Pacek, Michael Werth, Andy Malcolm, Steven Munro, Peter Winniger Dance Me Outside Jacques Plante, Antoine Morin, Nick Berry, Jérôme Décarie, Diane Boucher The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Martin Pinsonnault, Alice Wright, Diane Boucher, Louis Dupire, François Dupire Black List (Liste noire) Jacqueline Christianini, Sheena Macrae, Anke Bakker, Sean Kelly, Marc Chiasson, Irving Mulch Magic in the Water Paul Shikata, Tim Roberts, Andy Malcolm, Paul Germann, Steven Munro The Michelle Apartments 1996 17th Genie Awards John Douglas Smith, John Laing, Wayne Griffin, Tom Bjelic, Dale Sheldrake, Andy Malcolm, David Evans Crash Fred Brennan, Daniel Pellerin, Virginia Storey, Paula Fairfield, Yann Delpuech House "Over-the-edge Canadian films poised for Genie nod". Canadian Press, November 24, 1996. Andy Malcolm, David McCallum, Yuri Gorbachow, Jane Tattersall, Fred Brennan, Sue Conley The Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy Jean-Pierre Pinard, Jérôme Décarie, Serge Fortin, Raymond Vermette, Mario Rodrigue, Jacques Plante Polygraph (Le Polygraphe) Donna Powell, Janice Ierulli, Rich Harkness, Jane Tattersall, Diane Boucher, Tony Currie Lilies 1997 18th Genie Awards Steve Munro, David Drainie Taylor, Sue Conley, Andy Malcolm, Goro Koyama The Sweet Hereafter Martin Pinsonnault, Alice Wright, Diane Boucher, Louis Dupire, Monique Vézina Karmina Doug Saunders, "Egoyan film leads Genie race: The Sweet Hereafter picks up nominations for Canada's film awards". The Globe and Mail, November 5, 1997. Guy Francoeur, Marcel Pothier, Viateur Paiement, Antoine Morin, Myriam Poirier The Caretaker's Lodge (La Conciergerie) Marcel Pothier, Guy Pelletier, Myriam Poirier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Jérôme Décarie, Mathieu Beaudin, Jacques Plante, Myriam Poirier The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme) 1998 19th Genie Awards Phong Tran, Paul Shikata, Clive Turner, Donna Powell, David Evans, Rick Cadger Such a Long Journey Jill Purdy, Stephen Barden, Craig Henighan, John Sievert, Sue Conley, John Laing Cube Paula Fairfield, John Sievert, Tony Currie, Alastair Gray Regeneration James Genn, Adam Gejdos, James Fonnyadt, Jacqueline Cristianini, Kirby Jinnah, Cam Wagner Rupert's Land Jacques Plante, Jérôme Décarie, Antoine Morin, Carole Gagnon, Marcel Pothier, Guy Pelletier The Red Violin 1999 20th Genie Awards Jane Tattersall, Andy Malcolm, Fred Brennan, David McCallum, Dina Eaton Sunshine Sue Conley, Steve Munro, Tim Roberts, David Drainie Taylor, Andy Malcolm Felicia's Journey Louis Dupire, Christian Rivest, Diane Boucher, Jérôme Décarie, Alice Wright The Last Breath (Le Dernier souffle) Donna Powell, Rick Cadger, Alastair Gray, Clive Turner The Divine Ryans Ed Douglas, Garrett Kerr, Janice Ierulli, E. Angie Pajek, Terry Burke The Five Senses
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