The Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best work by a sound designer in a Canadian film. Formerly known as Best Overall Sound, it was renamed to Best Sound Mixing at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.
1960s Year Nominee Film Ref 196820th Canadian Film Awards Serge Beauchemin, Alain Dostie The Times That Are (Le règne du jour) 196921st Canadian Film Awards No award presented this year
1970s Year Nominee Film Ref 1970 22nd Canadian Film Awards David Howells, Ron Alexander, Roger Lamoureux The Act of the Heart 1971 23rd Canadian Film Awards Roger Lamoureux Mon oncle Antoine 1972 24th Canadian Film Awards Claude Hazanavicius The Time of the Hunt (Le Temps d'une chasse) Paul Coombe, Ian Jacobson Face-Off 1973 25th Canadian Film Awards Jean Rival Unfinished Infonie (L'Infonie inachevée...) Joe Grimaldi Paperback Hero 1974 No award presented 1975 26th Canadian Film Awards Patrick Rousseau, Stephen Dalby The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Stephen Dalby Eliza's Horoscope 1976 27th Canadian Film Awards Henri Blondeau, Richard Voriser, Stephen Dalby Lies My Father Told Me 1977 28th Canadian Film Awards Claude Hazanavicius One Man Jean-Pierre Joutel J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin, photographe) 1978 29th Canadian Film Awards David Lee The Silent Partner Tony van den Akker, Paul Coombe Three Card Monte
1980s Year Nominee Film Ref 1980 1st Genie Awards Karl Scherer, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Joe Grimaldi The Changeling Gary Bourgeois, Richard Lightstone Meatballs Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980. Bryan Day, Joe Grimaldi The Brood Joe Grimaldi, David Appleby Murder by Decree Owen Langevin, Joe Grimaldi, David Appleby Running 1981 2nd Genie Awards Michel Descombes, Henri Blondeau Good Riddance (Les bons débarras) Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, David Appleby, Bo Harwood Terror Train Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981. Joe Grimaldi, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, David Lee Tribute Mike Hoogenboom, Nolan Roberts, Doug Ganton The Kidnapping of the President Patrick Rousseau, Michel Descombes The Lucky Star Larry Sutton, Paul Coombe, Mike Hoogenboom The Hounds of Notre Dame 1982 3rd Genie Awards Dan Goldberg, Joe Grimaldi, Gordon Thompson, Austin Grimaldi Heavy Metal Peter Burgess Scanners Jay Scott, "Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack: Academy lists Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 4, 1982. Marc Chiasson, Bruce Carwardine, Glen Gauthier Ticket to Heaven Claude Langlois, Paul Dion, Marcel Pothier, Robin Leigh Heartaches Michael O'Farrell, Wayne Griffin, Dennis Drummond The Amateur 1983 4th Genie Awards Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Claude Hazanavicius, Austin Grimaldi, Don White, Joe Grimaldi Quest for Fire Paul Coombe, Jack Heeren, Al Ormerod, Bryan Day Threshold Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner move". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983. Dino Pigat, Terry Burke, David Appleby, Serge Beauchemin A Day in a Taxi (Un Journée en taxi) Don White, David Appleby, Rod Haykin Harry Tracy, Desperado Rob Young, Austin Grimaldi, Joe Grimaldi The Grey Fox 1984 5th Genie Awards Austin Grimaldi, Bruce Carwardine, Glen Gauthier, Joe Grimaldi, Jim Hopkins The Terry Fox Story David Appleby, Dino Pigat, Lars Ekstrom Ups and Downs Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984. Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Joe Grimaldi, Patrick Rousseau Maria Chapdelaine Dino Pigat, David Appleby, Kenneth Heeley-Ray A Christmas Story Hans Peter Strobl The Wars 1985 6th Genie Awards Bruce Nyznik, Hans Peter Strobl, Richard Besse Mario Austin Grimaldi, Don White, Serge Beauchemin The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques) Jay Scott, "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985. Joe Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Austin Grimaldi, Richard Lightstone Draw! Christopher Tate, David Appleby, Don White, Garrell Clark Isaac Littlefeathers Don White, Patrick Rousseau, David Appleby The Bay Boy 1986 7th Genie Awards Glen Gauthier, Bruce Carwardine, Joe Grimaldi, David Appleby, Bruce Nyznik, Don White One Magic Christmas Austin Grimaldi, Don Cohen, Joe Grimaldi, Dino Pigat Joshua Then and Now "Scorecard of major nominees for tonight's Genie Awards on TV". Toronto Star, March 20, 1986. Paul Sharpe, Garrell Clark My American Cousin 1987 8th Genie Awards Adrian Croll, Jean-Pierre Joutel, Richard Besse The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) Peter Clements, David Appleby, Don White Abducted John Allemang, "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 1987. Michael O'Farrell, Gordon Thompson, Don White, David Appleby The Pink Chiquitas Hans Oomes, Richard Nichol, Shelley Craig, Jean-Pierre Joutel Sitting in Limbo 1988 9th Genie Awards Adrian Croll, Hans Peter Strobl, Yvon Benoit Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit) David Appleby, Daniel Latour Too Outrageous Liam Lacey, "Quebec film picks up 14 nominations: Zoo paces race for Genies". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 1988. Marvin Bearns, Lars Ekstrom, Tony Van Den Akker Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II Andre Gagnon, Michel Charron, Jo Caron, Michel Descombes The Young Magician Michelle Moses, Egidio Coccimiglio, Gordon Thompson I've Heard the Mermaids Singing 1989 10th Genie Awards Bryan Day, Andy Nelson, Don White Dead Ringers Keith Elliott, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Don Cohen The Kiss Michael Liotta, Don White, Gabor Vadnay, Joe Grimaldi Obsessed Michael Liotta, Don White, Aerlyn Weissman A Winter Tan Eli Yarkoni, Dino Pigat, Joe Grimaldi, Michael Liotta Iron Eagle II
1990s Year Nominee Film Ref 1990 11th Genie Awards Jo Caron, Hans Peter Strobl, Adrian Croll, Patrick Rousseau Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) Garrell Clark, Peter Kelly, Paul Massey Bye Bye Blues "Bye Bye Blues in running for Genie Awards". Vancouver Sun, February 14, 1990. Douglas Ganton, Don White, Paul Coombe, Marvin Berns Millennium Joe Grimaldi, Peter Shewchuk, Sal Grimaldi, Dino Pigat Termini Station 1991 12th Genie Awards Garrell Clark, Paul A. Sharpe Angel Square Jo Caron, Yvon Benoît, Michel Descombes Love Me (Love-moi) Christopher Harris, "Black Robe leads race for Genies Film community notes surprising omissions in list of nominees". The Globe and Mail, October 10, 1991. Michel Descombes, Luc Boudrias, Jo Caron, Richard Besse Moody Beach Jean-Pierre Joutel, John P. Megill, Adrian Croll Beautiful Dreamers Larry Sutton, Bill Sheppard, Paul A. Sharpe The Legend of Kootenai Brown 1992 13th Genie Awards Peter Maxwell, Bryan Day, David Appleby and Don White Naked Lunch Yvon Benoît, Jo Caron, Jack Jullian, Hans Peter Strobl Léolo "Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, November 20, 1992. Jo Caron, Michel Descombes, Michel Charron, Luc Boudrias Being at Home with Claude Dean Giammarco, Patrick Ramsay, Paul A. Sharpe, Bill Sheppard North of Pittsburgh John Martin, Don White, Lou Solakofski, David Appleby South of Wawa 1993 14th Genie Awards Jo Caron, Hans Peter Strobl, Richard Besse The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles) Jessica Cassavant, Bryan Day, Ao Loo, Joe Grimaldi I Love a Man in Uniform "Genie nominations". Calgary Herald, October 20, 1993. Dean Giammarco, Daryl Powell, Paul Sharpe, Bill Sheppard Harmony Cats Dino Pigat, Lou Solakofski, Douglas Ganton, David Appleby La Florida Bill Sheppard, Michael McGee, Dean Giammarco, Paul Sharpe The Lotus Eaters 1994 15th Genie Awards Paul Sharpe, Bill Sheppard, Daryl Powell, Dean Giammarco Whale Music Jo Caron, Hans Kuenzi, Florian Eidenbenz, Francois Musy Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir) Keith Elliott, Daniel Pellerin, Peter Kelly, Ross Redfern Exotica Dean Giammarco, Paul Sharpe, Garrell Clark, Bill Sheppard Road to Saddle River Réjean Juteau, Luc Boudrias, Richard Besse, Michel Descombes A Hero's Life (La Vie d'un héros) Hans Peter Strobl, Louis Hone, Dominique Chartrand, Jacques Drouin Matusalem 1995 16th Genie Awards Michael McGee, Paul A. Sharpe, Kelly Cole, Dean Giammarco Magic in the Water Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly, Daniel Pellerin, Ross Redfern Dance Me Outside "Nominees for the 1995 Genie Awards". Canadian Press, November 7, 1995. Gavin Fernandes, Luc Boudrias, Daniel Masse, Michel Descombes Black List (Liste noire) Jean-Claude Laureux, Jo Caron, Hans Peter Strobl The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Don White, Douglas Ganton, Leslie Shatz, Scott Purdy Johnny Mnemonic 1996 17th Genie Awards Don Cohen, Keith Elliot, Scott Purdy, Scott Shepherd, Don White Lilies David Appleby, Bruce Carwardine, Tim O'Connell, Don White Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy "Over-the-edge Canadian films poised for Genie nod". Canadian Press, November 24, 1996. Jo Caron, Claude Hazanavicius, John Netsorwich, Hans Peter Strobl Polygraph (Le Polygraphe) Kelly Cole, Dean Giammarco, Jochen Schlissler, Paul Sharpe Hard Core Logo Christian Cooke, David Lee, Dino Pigat, Lou Solakofski, Orest Sushko Crash 1997 18th Genie Awards Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly, Ross Redfern The Sweet Hereafter Luc Boudrias, Don Cohen, Jo Caron, Bruno Ruffolo Karmina Dominique Chartrand, Jo Caron, Hans Peter Strobl The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) Peter Harper, Philippe Espantoso, Georges Hannan The Hanging Garden Hans Peter Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jo Caron, Marcel Chouinard The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme) 1998 19th Genie Awards Claude La Haye, Jo Caron, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Hans Peter Strobl The Red Violin Henry Embry, Steph Carrier, Lou Solakofski, Orest Sushko Such a Long Journey "Two films lead Genie pack". Waterloo Region Record, December 8, 1998. Darcy Kite, Peter Kelly, Steve McNamee, Todd Warren Cube Louis Kramer, Todd Beckett, Tim O'Connell, Scott Purdy Regeneration John J. Thomson, Dean Giammarco, Miguel Nunes, Paul A. Sharpe Last Night 1999 20th Genie Awards Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Glen Gauthier, Peter Kelly Sunshine Serge Beauchemin, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Hans Peter Strobl Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes) Michel Descombes, Jo Caron, Michel Charron, Gavin Fernandes The Last Breath Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly, Brian Simmons Felicia's Journey Philip Norman Stall, Martin Lee, Lou Solakofski The Five Senses
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