The Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian animated short film.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . Formerly part of the Genie Awards, since 2012 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.
Best Theatrical Short Film In the 1980s and 1990s, the award was not always presented at every Genie Award ceremony. In years when the award for animated shorts was not presented, a single award was instead presented for Best Theatrical Short Film, inclusive of both animated and live-action shorts.
Under current Academy regulations, the awards for live action and animated shorts can be collapsed into a single award if either category receives two or fewer eligible submissions, but remain separate if both categories surpass two submissions."Canadian Screen Awards Rules and Regulations". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
1960s Year Film Nominees Ref 1968 20th Canadian Film Awards A Child in His Country (Un enfant... un pays)(honourable mention only) Pierre Moretti 1969 21st Canadian Film Awards Walking Ryan Larkin
1970s Year Film Nominees Ref 1970 22nd Canadian Film Awards To See or Not to See (Psychocratie) Bretislav Pojar 1971 23rd Canadian Film Awards Evolution Michael Mills 1972 24th Canadian Film Awards Dans la vie... Pierre Veilleux 1973 25th Canadian Film Awards The Family That Dwelt Apart Yvon Mallette 1974 No award presented 1975 26th Canadian Film Awards The Owl Who Married a Goose Caroline Leaf 1976 27th Canadian Film Awards The Street Caroline Leaf 1977 28th Canadian Film Awards Spinnolio John Weldon Bead Game Ishu Patel "Canadian Film Awards nominations". The Albertan, October 18, 1977. A Cosmic Christmas Clive A. Smith, Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert Symbiosis David Cox 1978 29th Canadian Film Awards Afterlife Ishu Patel Blowhard Brad Caslor, Christopher Hinton Michael Walsh, "Duke's film in line for 9 honours". The Province, September 7, 1978. The Devil and Daniel Mouse Clive A. Smith Harness the Wind Sidney Goldsmith
1980s Year Film Filmmakers Ref 1980 1st Genie Awards Every Child Eugene Fedorenko Caninabis Kaj Pindal Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980. Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas W.H. Stevens Jr., Beryl Friesen 1981 2nd Genie Awards No award presented; see Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film. 1982 3rd Genie Awards No award presented; see Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film. 1983 4th Genie Awards No award presented; see Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film. 1984 5th Genie Awards No award presented; see Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film. 1985 6th Genie Awards No award presented; see Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film. 1986 7th Genie Awards The Big Snit Michael Scott, Richard Condie Paradise (Paradis) Ishu Patel Salem Alaton, "Four Canadian films earn nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 7, 1985. Sylvia Yves Leduc 1987 8th Genie Awards Get a Job Brad Caslor, Michael Scott, Derek Mazur Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety Bill Pettigrew, Les Drew "Tonight's Genie nominees". Toronto Star, March 18, 1987. Tables of Content Wendy Tilby 1988 9th Genie Awards No award presented; see Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film. 1989 10th Genie Awards The Cat Came Back Richard Condie, Cordell Barker Nocturnes Yves Leduc Jay Scott, "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1989. Primiti Too Taa Ed Ackerman
1990s Year Film Filmmakers Ref 1990 11th Genie Awards Juke-Bar Martin Barry In and Out David Fine, Alison Snowden "Jesus film leads Genies". Ottawa Citizen, February 13, 1990. The Dingles Bill Pettigrew 1991 12th Genie Awards No award presented; see Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film. 1992 13th Genie Awards Strings Wendy Tilby Blackfly Christopher Hinton "Three films from National Film Board in animated shorts category". Montreal Gazette, November 22, 1992. The Lump John Weldon 1993 14th Genie Awards Pearl's Diner Lynn Smith "Genies good for Gould: Four honors for film-festival hit that's yet to open in Toronto". Toronto Star, December 13, 1993. No Problem Craig Welch "The nominees are...". Edmonton Journal, October 20, 1993. 1994 15th Genie Awards No award presented; see Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film. 1995 16th Genie Awards No award presented; see Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film. 1996 17th Genie Awards No award presented; see Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film. 1997 18th Genie Awards The Old Lady and the Pigeons (La vieille dame et les pigeons) Sylvain Chomet, Bernard Lajoie, Didier Brunner Dinner for Two Barrie Angus McLean, Janet Perlman Under the Weather (À l'ombre) Tali Prévost, Yves Leduc, Pierre Hébert 1998 19th Genie Awards Bingo Andy Jones, Kevin Tureski, Chris Landreth Frank the Wrabbit Marcy Page, John Weldon Craig MacInnis, "Genies genuflect for Red Violin". Montreal Gazette, December 8, 1998. 1999 20th Genie Awards When the Day Breaks Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis, David Verrall Ludovic: The Snow Gift Co Hoedeman, Thérèse Descary Gayle MacDonald, "Sunshine floods Genies: International co-production sweeps award nominations, with Felicia's Journey, Five Senses, eXistenZ also in running for best picture prize to be announced next month". The Globe and Mail, December 8, 1999. The Old Man and the Sea Alexander Petrov, Bernard Lajoie, Tatsuo Shimamura
2000s Year Film Filmmakers Ref 2000 21st Genie Awards Village of Idiots Rose Newlove, Michael Scott, David Verrall, Eugene Fedorenko "Village of Idiots chalks up Genie". Vancouver Sun, February 8, 2001. Cuckoo, Mr. Edgar! (Coucou, Monsieur Edgar!) Pierre M. Trudeau, Thérèse Descary "Here are the nominations for the 21st Genie Awards honouring the best in Canadian cinema". Canadian Press, December 12, 2000. From the Big Bang to Tuesday Morning (Du big bang à mardi matin) Thérèse Descary, Jean-Jacques Leduc, Claude Cloutier, Marcel Jean 2001 22nd Genie Awards The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg Marcy Page, Paul Driessen Glen Schaefer, "The Fast Runner nabs five Genies: Inuit story of a hunter who reclaims his father's honour wins best picture". The Province, February 8, 2002. Aria Pjotr Sapegin, Marcel Jean, David Reiss-Andersen "Nominees for this year's Genie Awards". Toronto Star, December 13, 2001. Strange Invaders Jennifer Torrance, Cordell Barker 2002 23rd Genie Awards The Hungry Squid Marcy Page, John Weldon John McKay, "Ararat wins best-picture Genie, five in all". National Post, February 14, 2003. Glasses Marcy Page, Brian Duchscherer Gayle MacDonald, "Ararat leads but Egoyan left out". The Globe and Mail, December 11, 2002. Pirouette Marcel Jean, Tali Prévost, Pierre Hébert 2003 24th Genie Awards Falling in Love Again Munro Ferguson, Marcy Page John McKay, "Arcand invades the Genies; Quebec filmmaker's Barbarian Invasions wins six awards". Waterloo Region Record, May 3, 2004. Islet (Îlot) Nicolas Brault, Michèle Bélanger "Seducing Dr Lewis leads Canada's Genie nods". Screen Daily, March 16, 2004. Stormy Night (Nuit d'orage) Michèle Lemieux, Jean-Jacques Leduc, Marcel Jean 2004 25th Genie Awards Ryan Marcy Page, Steven Hoban, Mark Smith, Chris Landreth John McKay, "The Triplets of Belleville best picture; French films dominate Genies". Hamilton Spectator, March 22, 2005. Louise Jennifer Torrance, Michael Scott, Anita Lebeau Andrew Mack, "The best in Canadian film. Genie nominees announced". Screen Anarchy, February 9, 2005. Mabel's Saga JoDee Samuelson, Kent Martin The Man with No Shadow (L'Homme sans ombre) Georges Schwizgebel, Marcel Jean Through My Thick Glasses Pjotr Sapegin, Marcel Jean, David Reiss-Andersen 2005 26th Genie Awards cNote Michael Fukushima, Christopher Hinton J. Kelly Nestruck, "C.R.A.Z.Y. wows Genies". Windsor Star, March 14, 2006. Dehors novembre Patrick Bouchard, Michèle Bélanger Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2006. Ruzz and Ben (Ruzz et Ben) Philippe Jullien, Jean-Pierre Lemouland, Marcel Jean 2006 27th Genie Awards The Danish Poet Torill Kove, Lise Fearnley, Marcy Page Guy Dixon, "At Genies, Rocket soars, Bon Cop scores". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 2007. Tragic Story with Happy Ending (Histoire tragique avec fin heureuse) Regina Pessoa, Patrick Eveno, Abi Feijò, Jacques-Rémy Girerd, Marcel Jean 2007 28th Genie Awards Madame Tutli-Putli Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis, Marcy Page "Away From Her this year's big Genie winner, including wins for Polley and Pinsent". Prince Rupert Daily News, March 5, 2008. Here and There (Ici par ici) Marc Bertrand, Diane Obomsawin "Genie Awards in brief". Daily Gleaner, March 3, 2008. Jeu Marcel Jean, Michèle Bélanger, Georges Schwizgebel 2008 29th Genie Awards Sleeping Betty (Isabelle au bois dormant) Claude Cloutier, Marcel Jean Jim Slotek, "Genial Genies; Canada's movie awards have something for everyone". Toronto Sun, April 5, 2009. Drux Flux Theodore Ushev, Marc Bertrand Manon Dumais, "Génie 2009 : ça intéresse-t-i quelqu’un ?". Voir, April 3, 2009. The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow Rodrigo Gudiño, Vincent Marcone, Marco Pecota 2009 30th Genie Awards Runaway Derek Mazur, Cordell Barker, Michael Scott Sarah Boesveld, "Polytechnique dominates Genies". The Globe and Mail, April 12, 2010. The Spine Steven Hoban, Chris Landreth, Marcy Page "Films about Montreal massacre, real-life IRA mole garner Genie nominations". Canadian Press, March 1, 2010. Vive la rose Michael Fukushima, Bruce Alcock, Annette Clarke, Tina Ouellette
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