The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Feature Length Documentary. First presented in 1968 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, it became part of the Genie Awards in 1980Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . and the contemporary Canadian Screen Awards in 2013.
Under current Academy regulations, the awards for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Short Documentary can be collapsed into a single award for Best Documentary if either category receives three or fewer eligible submissions, but remain separate if both categories surpass three submissions."Canadian Screen Awards Rules and Regulations". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
1960s Year Film Filmmakers Ref 196820th Canadian Film Awards Never a Backward Step Donald Brittain, Arthur Hammond, John Spotton 196921st Canadian Film Awards Good Times Bad Times Donald Shebib, Mark McCarty
1970s Year Film Filmmakers Ref 197022nd Canadian Film Awards Wild Africa William Bantings, John Livingston 197123rd Canadian Film Awards Les Philharmonistes Yves Leduc 197224th Canadian Film AwardsNo award presented 197325th Canadian Film Awards Coming Home Bill Reid 1974No award presented 197526th Canadian Film Awards Janis F. R. Crawley 197627th Canadian Film Awards Ahô: The Forest People (Ahô au cœur du monde primitif) Daniel Bertolino, François Floquet 197728th Canadian Film Awards The Inquiry Film: A Report on the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Jesse Nishihata Famille et variations Mireille Dansereau, Anne Claire Poirier Frank Daley, "Omens good for film awards show". Ottawa Journal, November 19, 1977. Games of the XXI Olympiad (Jeux de la XXIe olympiade) Jacques Bobet, Ashley Murray, Jean Beaudin, Marcel Carrière, Georges Dufaux, Jean-Claude Labrecque Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love Harry Rasky 197829th Canadian Film Awards The Champions Donald Brittain Fields of Endless Day Terence Macartney-Filgate Jay Scott, "Four films nominated for Etrogs". The Globe and Mail, August 24, 1978. Healing Pierre Lasry The Prophet from Pugwash Carol Moore-Ede Myers
1980s Year Film Filmmakers Ref 1980 1st Genie Awards Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed Donald Brittain, Marrin Canell Dieppe 1942 Terence Macartney-Filgate Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980. Cities: Glenn Gould's Toronto John McGreevy, W. Paterson Ferns 1981 2nd Genie Awards Some Even Fall in Love (Plusieurs tombent en amour) Guy Simoneau The Dream Never Dies William Johnston Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981. A Wives' Tale (Une histoire de femmes) Arthur Lamothe 1982 3rd Genie Awards P4W: Prison for Women Janis Cole, Holly Dale Being Different Harry Rasky Jay Scott, "Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack: Academy lists Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 4, 1982. 1983 4th Genie Awards The Devil at Your Heels Robert Fortier, Adam Symansky, Bill Brind Gala Michael McKennirey, John N. Smith Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner move". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983. The Great Chess Movie (Jouer sa vie) Hélène Verrier 1984 5th Genie Awards Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? Nicole M. Boisvert The Ballad of Hard Times (La Turlute des années dures) Lucille Veilleux Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984. Thunder Drum (Mémoire battante) Nicole Lamothe, Arthur Lamothe 1985 6th Genie Awards Raoul Wallenberg: Buried Alive David Harel, Wayne Arron Hookers on Davie Holly Dale, Janis Cole Jay Scott, "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985. To the Rhythm of My Heart (Au rythme de mon coeur) Jean Pierre Lefebvre 1986 7th Genie Awards Final Offer Robert Collison, Sturla Gunnarsson Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got Brigitte Berman "Scorecard of major nominees for tonight's Genie Awards on TV". Toronto Star, March 20, 1986. The Choice of a People (Le Choix d'un peuple) Bernard Lalonde Tears Are Not Enough John Zaritsky Waterwalker Bill Mason 1987 8th Genie Awards Dads and Kids Christian Bruyère Dream Tracks (Les Traces du rêve) Jacques Vallée John Allemang, "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 1987. ?O, Zoo!: The Making of a Fiction Film Philip Hoffman Ranch: The Alan Wood Ranch Project Steven DeNure, Chris Lowry Return to Departure: The Biography of a Painting Kirk Tougas 1988 9th Genie Awards God Rides a Harley Stavros C. Stavrides, Andreas Erne The Canneries Stephen Insley. Bonni Devlin Liam Lacey, "Quebec film picks up 14 nominations: Zoo paces race for Genies". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 1988. Dance for Modern Times Moze Mossanen Elephant Dreams Martha Davis To Hurt and to Heal Laura Sky 1989 10th Genie Awards Comic Book Confidential Ron Mann Calling the Shots Janis Cole, Holly Dale Jay Scott, "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1989. Growing Up in America Morley Markson A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution Nettie Wild Witnesses: The Untold War in Afghanistan Martyn Burke, David M. Ostriker
1990s Year Film Filmmakers Ref 1990 11th Genie Awards Strand: Under the Dark Cloth John Walker The Devil's Hole (Le Trou du diable) Richard Lavoie, François Dupuis, Marc Daigle "Bye Bye Blues in running for Genie Awards". Vancouver Sun, February 14, 1990. White Lake Colin Browne 1991 12th Genie Awards The Famine Within Katherine Gilday Au chic resto pop Éric Michel Christopher Harris, "Black Robe leads race for Genies: Film community notes surprising omissions in list of nominees". The Globe and Mail, October 10, 1991. The Falls Michael McMahon, Brian Dennis 1992 13th Genie Awards Deadly Currents Ric Esther Bienstock, Simcha Jacobovici, Elliott Halpern The Steak (Le Steak) Manon Leriche, Pierre Falardeau H. J. Kirchhoff, "French-Canadian films steal Genie show: Cronenberg's Naked Lunch leads the pack with 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail, October 14, 1992. Wisecracks Gail Singer, Signe Johansson 1993 14th Genie Awards Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives Lynne Fernie, Aerlyn Weissman A Childhood in Natashquan (Une enfance à Natashquan) Yvon Provost "The Lotus Eaters strong contender at Genies". The Globe and Mail, December 11, 1993. Stepping Razor: Red X Edgar Egger, Nicholas Campbell Titanica Stephen Low The Twist Ron Mann 1994 15th Genie Awards In the Gutter and Other Good Places Cristine Richey André Mathieu, musicien Jean-Claude Labrecque, Micheline Blais John Griffin, "Exotica dominates Genie nominations". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 1994. Fat Chance Joseph MacDonald, Charles Konowal Folk Art Found Me Alex Busby, Mike Mahoney Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Alanis Obomsawin, Wolf Koenig 1995 16th Genie Awards The Champagne Safari George Ungar Motherland: Tales of Wonder Helene Klodawsky, Signe Johansson "Nominees for the 1995 Genie Awards". Canadian Press, November 7, 1995. Narmada: A Valley Rises Ali Kazimi Silent Witness Harriet Wichin, Christine York Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics Kent Martin, Terre Nash 1996 17th Genie Awards Bones of the Forest Heather Frise, Velcrow Ripper My Life Is a River (Une vie comme rivière) Diane Cailhier, Alain Chartrand "Over-the-edge Canadian films poised for Genie nod". Canadian Press, November 24, 1996. Power Magnus Isacsson Project Grizzly Peter Lynch 1997 18th Genie Awards Tu as crié: Let Me Go Anne Claire Poirier, Paul Lapointe, Joanne Carrière Drowning in Dreams Michael Allder, Tim Southam Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality Julia Sereny, Maya Gallus 1998 19th Genie Awards A Place Called Chiapas Betsy Carson, Kirk Tougas, Nettie Wild The Herd Peter Lynch, Peter Starr "Who'll win the Genie awards?". The Province, December 8, 1998. Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier 1999 20th Genie Awards Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation Gerry Flahive, Catherine Annau, Yves Bisaillon Quest for the Lost Tribes Simcha Jacobovici, Elliott Halpern "Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, December 8, 1999. Tops & Bottoms: Sex, Power and Sadomasochism Cristine Richey
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