The Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film art direction/production design.
1970s Year Nominee Film Ref 1970 22nd Canadian Film Awards Anne Pritchard The Act of the Heart Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . 1971 23rd Canadian Film Awards Aleksandr Kuznetsov Tiki Tiki 1972 24th Canadian Film Awards Karen Bromley Wedding in White 1973 25th Canadian Film Awards François Barbeau Kamouraska 1974 No award presented 1975 26th Canadian Film Awards François Barbeau Eliza's Horoscope 1976 27th Canadian Film Awards Anne Pritchard The Far Shore 1977 28th Canadian Film Awards Vianney Gauthier J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin photographe) 1978 29th Canadian Film Awards Wolf Kroeger In Praise of Older Women Reuben Freed Blood and Guts "Four films nominated for Etrogs". The Globe and Mail, August 24, 1978. Tony Hall Three Card Monte Trevor Williams The Silent Partner
1980s Year Nominee Film Ref 1980 1st Genie Awards Trevor Williams The Changeling Denis Boucher, Vianney Gauthier Cordélia Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980. Seamus Flannery Fish Hawk Seamus Flannery Jack London's Klondike Fever Wolf Kroeger It Rained All Night the Day I Left Roy Forge Smith Yesterday Carol Spier The Brood 1981 2nd Genie Awards Anne Pritchard Atlantic City, U.S.A. Glenn Bydwell Terror Train Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981. Anne Pritchard, Jocelyn Joly Fantastica Michel Proulx Good Riddance (Les bons débarras) Normand Sarazin The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire) 1982 3rd Genie Awards William McCrow The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) Trevor Williams The Amateur Jay Scott, "Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack: Academy lists Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 4, 1982. Ninkey Dalton, Charles Dunlop Improper Channels Carol Spier Scanners Bill Brodie Silence of the North Claude Bonniere Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid 1983 4th Genie Awards Bill Brodie The Grey Fox Richard Hudolin Latitude 55° Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner move". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983. Anne Pritchard Threshold 1984 5th Genie Awards Jocelyn Joly Maria Chapdelaine Gilles Aird Lucien Brouillard Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984. Glenn Bydwell Ups and Downs Carol Spier Videodrome 1985 6th Genie Awards Wolf Kroeger The Bay Boy Denis Boucher Mario Jay Scott, "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985. Bill Brodie Draw! Vianney Gauthier The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves) Jocelyn Joly The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) 1986 7th Genie Awards Anne Pritchard Joshua Then and Now William Beeton The Boy in Blue "Scorecard of major nominees for tonight's Genie Awards on TV". Toronto Star, March 20, 1986. Bill Brodie One Magic Christmas Phil Schmidt My American Cousin François Séguin Night Magic 1987 8th Genie Awards Lillian Sarafinchan Dancing in the Dark François Séguin Exit John Allemang, "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 1987. Michel Proulx In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan) Michel Proulx Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) 1988 9th Genie Awards Jean-Baptiste Tard Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit) Ronald Fauteux Brother André (Le Frère André) Liam Lacey, "Quebec film picks up 14 nominations: Zoo paces race for Genies". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 1988. Violette Daneau The Great Land of Small François Séguin Marie in the City (Marie s'en va-t-en ville) 1989 10th Genie Awards Carol Spier Dead Ringers Anne Pritchard The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes) Vianney Gauthier Straight for the Heart (À corps perdu)
1990s Year Nominee Film Ref 1990 11th Genie Awards François Séguin Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) John Blackie Bye Bye Blues "Bye Bye Blues in running for Genie Awards". Vancouver Sun, February 14, 1990. Reuben Freed Palais Royale 1991 12th Genie Awards Gavin Mitchell, Herbert Pinter Black Robe Seamus Flannery Beautiful Dreamers Craig MacInnis, "Too many jokers, not enough aces: Genie deck stacked for Black Robe". Toronto Star, November 24, 1991. Anne Pritchard Perfectly Normal Michel Proulx, Enrique Alarcón, Ren Huixing, Ronald Fauteux Bethune: The Making of a Hero Phil Schmidt Chaindance 1992 13th Genie Awards Carol Spier Naked Lunch Andris Hausmanis True Confections "Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, November 20, 1992. Louise Jobin Phantom Life (La Vie fantôme) François Séguin Being at Home with Claude François Séguin Léolo François Séguin The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) 1993 14th Genie Awards Wolf Kroeger Shadow of the Wolf Mark S. Freeborn Digger "Genie nominations". Calgary Herald, October 20, 1993. David Roberts The Lotus Eaters Lynne Stopkewich Harmony Cats Curtis Wehrfritz Tectonic Plates 1994 15th Genie Awards Richard Paris, Linda Del Rosario Exotica Luc J. Béland Jerome's Secret (Le secret de Jérôme) Serge Bureau Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir) Marie-Carole de Beaumont Les pots cassés Vianney Gauthier Matusalem 1995 16th Genie Awards François Laplante The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) André Guimond Eldorado "Nominees for the 1995 Genie Awards". Canadian Press, November 7, 1995. Nilo Romis Jamero Johnny Mnemonic Clyde Klotz, Michael O'Connor Magic in the Water David McHenry, William Fleming Margaret's Museum 1996 17th Genie Awards Sandra Kybartas Lilies John Dondertman Swann "Over-the-edge Canadian films poised for Genie nod". Canadian Press, November 24, 1996. Perri Gorrara Screamers Paola Ridolfi Never Too Late Taavo Soodor The Boys Club 1997 18th Genie Awards Normand Sarazin Karmina Phillip Barker, Patricia Cuccia, Kathleen Climie The Sweet Hereafter Serge Bureau Night of the Flood (La nuit du déluge) Claude Paré The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Baton Rouge) Taavo Soodor, Charlotte Harper, Darlene Shiels The Hanging Garden 1998 19th Genie Awards François Séguin The Red Violin Jasna Stefanovic Cube "Two films lead Genie pack". Waterloo Region Record, December 8, 1998. John Dondertman, Patricia Cuccia Last Night Andy Harris Regeneration Nitin Chandrakant Desai Such a Long Journey 1999 20th Genie Awards François Séguin Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes) Patricia Cuccia, John Dondertman Boy Meets Girl Carol Spier, Elinor Rose Galbraith eXistenZ Darryl Dennis Deegan, Erica Milo, Taavo Soodor The Five Senses Atilla F. Kovacs Sunshine
2000s Year Nominee Film Ref 2000 21st Genie Awards François Séguin, Danièle Rouleau Possible Worlds Sylvain Gingras Maelström Emmanuel Jannasch, Norma-Jean Sanders New Waterford Girl Jean Morin, Zoë Sakellaropoulo Stardom Ginette Robitaille, Anne Pritchard The Art of War 2001 22nd Genie Awards Ken Rempel The War Bride "Inuit film Atanarjuat racks up five Genie Awards". The Western Star, February 8, 2002. Bill Fleming, Shelly Nieder Deeply "Nominees for this year's Genie Awards". Toronto Star, December 13, 2001. André-Line Beauparlant The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit) Tony Devenyi Last Wedding Ken Rempel The Claim 2002 23rd Genie Awards François Séguin Almost America Phillip Barker Ararat "2003 Genie Awards nominees". Playback, December 19, 2002. André-Line Beauparlant The Negro (Le nèg') Arvinder Grewal, Andrew Sanders Spider Paryse Normandeau Turning Paige 2003 24th Genie Awards Rob Gray, Christina Kuhnigk Falling Angels "Arcand caps great film year". Windsor Star, May 3, 2004. Normand Sarazin Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction) Katherine Monk, "Quirky coke-snorting doctor drama edges out Oscar-winning film in Genie nominations". CanWest News Service, March 16, 2004. Christian Legaré Saved by the Belles Ronald Fauteux, Jean Bécotte Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) Cal Loucks, Don Taylor The Gospel of John 2004 25th Genie Awards Jean-Baptiste Tard Nouvelle-France J. Kelly Nestruck, "Genie win leaves Triplets of Belleville speechless". National Post, March 22, 2005. André-Line Beauparlant 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. Jonathan Lee, Gilles Aird Head in the Clouds Jean Bécotte The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) Michel Proulx Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille) 2005 26th Genie Awards Patrice Vermette C.R.A.Z.Y. Michel Proulx Aurore Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2006. Deanne Rohde, Shawna Balas, Ricardo Alms Seven Times Lucky Dilip Mehta Water Phillip Barker, Cal Loucks Where the Truth Lies 2006 27th Genie Awards Michel Proulx The Rocket (Maurice Richard) "Bon Cop, Bad Cop' wins best picture Genie amid domination by 'The Rocket'". Prince Rupert Daily News, February 15, 2007. Jean Bécotte Bon Cop, Bad Cop "Bon Cop, Bad Cop, The Rocket Top Genie Nominees". CityNews, January 9, 2007. Mary-Ann Liu, Athena Wong Eve and the Fire Horse François Séguin Angel's Rage (La Rage de l'ange) Jasna Stefanovic Tideland 2007 28th Genie Awards Rob Gray, James Willcock Fido Isabelle Massé, "Eastern Promises et Away From Her consacrés aux Genie". La Presse, March 4, 2008. André-Line Beauparlant Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil) Carol Spier Eastern Promises Lindsey Hermer-Bell, Justin Craig Shake Hands With the Devil François Séguin Silk 2008 29th Genie Awards Carol Spier, Janice Blackie-Goodine Passchendaele Patrice Bengle Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur) Matthew Davies, Erica Milo Fugitive Pieces Rob Gray The Stone Angel Danielle Labrie The American Trap (Le Piège américain) 2009 30th Genie Awards Eve Stewart Fifty Dead Men Walking 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. Diana Abbatangelo Nurse.Fighter.Boy Linda Barnard, "Drama rules as Genie nominations announced". Toronto Star, March 1, 2010. Susan Avingaq Before Tomorrow (Le Jour avant le lendemain) Jean Babin The Master Key (Grande Ourse: La Clé des possibles) Patrice Vermette 1981
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