The Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Editing is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film editor in a feature film. The award was presented for the first time in 1966 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, and was transitioned to the new Genie Awards in 1980. Since 2012 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.
Beginning with the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards, a separate category was introduced for Best Editing in a Documentary.
1960s Year Winner Film Ref 1966 18th Canadian Film Awards Don Owen High Steel 1967 19th Canadian Film Awards Jacques Kasma Ghosts of a River (Trois hommes au mille carré) 1968 20th Canadian Film Awards George Appleby Isabel 1969 21st Canadian Film AwardsNo award presented
1970s Year Nominee Film Ref 1970 22nd Canadian Film Awards Christopher Cordeaux Prologue 1971 23rd Canadian Film Awards Douglas Robertson Fortune and Men's Eyes 1972 24th Canadian Film Awards Danielle Gagné Dream Life (La Vie rêvée) 1973 25th Canadian Film Awards Kirk Jones Paperback Hero 1974 No award presented 1975 26th Canadian Film Awards Stan Cole Black Christmas 1976 27th Canadian Film Awards Donald Shebib Second Wind 1977 28th Canadian Film Awards Jean Beaudin, Hélène Girard J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin, photographe) John Kramer One Man 1978 29th Canadian Film Awards George Appleby The Silent Partner William Gray Blood and Guts "Four films nominated for Etrogs". The Globe and Mail, August 24, 1978. George Kaczender In Praise of Older Women Ron Wisman Three Card Monte
1980s Year Nominee Film Ref 1980 1st Genie Awards Stan Cole Murder By Decree George Appleby Wild Horse Hank Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980. Jean Beaudin Cordélia Debra Karen Meatballs Debra Karen Yesterday Marcel Pothier Heartbreak Ron Wisman Fish Hawk 1981 2nd Genie Awards André Corriveau Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) Pierre Jalbert Final Assignment Tony Lower The Hounds of Notre Dame Michael McLaverty The Kidnapping of the President Brian Ravok Prom Night 1982 3rd Genie Awards Ron Wisman Ticket to Heaven Ralph Brunjes Funeral Home Gordon McLellan Alligator Shoes Gary Oppenheimer Head On Arla Saare Silence of the North Ronald Sanders Scanners 1983 4th Genie Awards Yves Langlois Quest for Fire Frank Irvine The Grey Fox Susan Martin Threshold Ron Wisman Harry Tracy 1984 5th Genie Awards Ron Wisman The Terry Fox Story Stan Cole A Christmas Story André Corriveau The Tin Flute (Bonheur d'occasion) Doris Dyck, Jack Darcus, Bill Roxborough, Ingrid Rosen Deserters Tony Lower The Wars Ronald Sanders Videodrome 1985 6th Genie Awards André Corriveau The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques) Monique Fortier The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) Jay Scott, "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985. Frank Irvine My Kind of Town 1986 7th Genie Awards Haida Paul My American Cousin Richard Martin Samuel Lount Sally Paterson Overnight David Wilson 90 Days Ron Wisman Joshua Then and Now 1987 8th Genie Awards Monique Fortier The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) André Corriveau Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) Michael Jones The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood 1988 9th Genie Awards Michel Arcand Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit) Bruce MacDonald, Atom Egoyan Family Viewing 1989 10th Genie Awards Ronald Sanders Dead Ringers Michel Arcand Straight for the Heart (À corps perdu) Jay Scott, "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1989. Susan Martin, Allan Lee A Winter Tan
1990s Year Nominee Film Ref 1990 11th Genie Awards Isabelle Dedieu Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) Frank Irvine The First Season Christopher Tate Bye Bye Blues 1991 12th Genie Awards David Wilson The Company of Strangers Michel Arcand The Party (Le Party) André Corriveau Vincent and Me (Vincent et moi) Allan Lee Chaindance Ronald Sanders Perfectly Normal Tim Wellburn Black Robe 1992 13th Genie Awards Michel Arcand Léolo André Corriveau Being at Home with Claude Bruce Lange North of Pittsburgh Lara Mazur Bordertown Café Michael Pacek Highway 61 1993 14th Genie Awards Gaétan Huot Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Roushell Goldstein Paris, France Debra Rurak Harmony Cats Susan Shipton I Love a Man in Uniform Susan Shipton The Lotus Eaters 1994 15th Genie Awards Alison Grace Double Happiness Michel Arcand Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir) Jacques Gagné My Friend Max (Mon amie Max) Denis Papillon Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes) Susan Shipton Exotica 1995 16th Genie Awards Michael Pacek Dance Me Outside Michel Arcand Eldorado "Lepage leads Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, November 8, 1995. Emmanuelle Castro The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) Susan Maggi Rude Jean-Marc Vallée Black List (Liste noire) 1996 17th Genie Awards Ronald Sanders Crash André Corriveau Lilies (Les feluettes) Reginald Harkema Hard Core Logo Susan Maggi The Boys Club Susan Shipton Long Day's Journey into Night 1997 18th Genie Awards Susan Shipton The Sweet Hereafter Richard Comeau The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Baton Rouge) Pia Di Ciaula Intimate Relations Gaétan Huot Karmina Susan Shanks The Hanging Garden 1998 19th Genie Awards Jeff Warren Such a Long Journey Pia Di Ciaula Regeneration Reginald Harkema Last Night Gaëtan Huot The Red Violin John Sanders Cube 1999 20th Genie Awards Ronald Sanders eXistenZ Alain Baril Matroni and Me (Matroni et moi) "Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, December 8, 1999. André Corriveau Winter Stories (Histoires d'hiver) Yves Langois, Jean-François Bergeron Alegría Susan Shanks, Michael Weir Beefcake
2000s Year Nominee Film Ref 2000 21st Genie Awards Susan Shipton Possible Worlds Michel Arcand The Art of War Richard Comeau Maelström Hélène Girard The Orphan Muses (Les Muses orphelines) Susan Maggi New Waterford Girl 2001 22nd Genie Awards Zacharias Kunuk, Marie-Christine Sarda, Norman Cohn Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Jon Gregory Deeply "Nominees for this year's Genie Awards". Toronto Star, December 13, 2001. Brett C. Sullivan Ginger Snaps Wiebke von Carolsfeld Eisenstein Ross Weber Last Wedding 2002 23rd Genie Awards Lara Mazur Suddenly Naked George Browne, Lorraine Dufour The Negro (Le nèg') Cynthia Ott, Michael Dowse FUBAR Roberto Silvi, Bill MacDonald Between Strangers Yvann Thibaudeau, Marlon Paul Québec-Montréal 2003 24th Genie Awards David Wharnsby The Saddest Music in the World Isabelle Dedieu The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) Dominique Fortin Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction) Alison Grace The Snow Walker Michael Weir The Wild Dogs 2004 25th Genie Awards Dominique Fortin Head in the Clouds "Animated Triplets wins top prize at Canada's Genie Awards". Screen Daily, March 21, 2005. Jean-François Bergeron The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) Richard Comeau The Five of Us (Elles étaient cinq) Reginald Harkema Childstar Yvann Thibaudeau Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope) 2005 26th Genie Awards Paul Jutras C.R.A.Z.Y. Jeremy Peter Allen Manners of Dying Stuart Gazzard It's All Gone Pete Tong Colin Monie Water Susan Shipton Where the Truth Lies 2006 27th Genie Awards Michel Arcand The Rocket Jean-François Bergeron Bon Cop, Bad Cop Etan Vlessing, "Quebec films dominate Genie noms". The Hollywood Reporter, January 10, 2007. Frédérique Broos Congorama Michel Grou Cheech Lesley Walker Tideland 2007 28th Genie Awards Ronald Sanders Eastern Promises Jean-François Bergeron The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons) Susan Maggi Poor Boy's Game Jeremiah Munce, Gareth C. Scales The Tracey Fragments David Wharnsby Away from Her 2008 29th Genie Awards Richard Comeau The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) Frédérique Broos It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!) "Gross epic, Quebec drama lead; Genie Nominations". National Post, February 11, 2009. Dominique Fortin Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur) Dominique Fortin, Carina Baccanale Le Banquet Yvann Thibaudeau Borderline 2009 30th Genie Awards Richard Comeau Polytechnique Alain Baril 5150 Elm's Way (5150, rue des Ormes) Linda Barnard, "Drama rules as Genie nominations announced". Toronto Star, March 1, 2010. Michel Grou The Master Key (Grande Ourse: La Clé des possibles) Jim Munro Fifty Dead Men Walking François Normandin, Jim Donovan 3 Seasons (3 saisons)
2010s Year Nominee Film Ref 2010 31st Genie Awards Monique Dartonne Incendies Michele Conroy Splice Matthew Hannam Trigger Valérie Héroux 10½ Yvann Thibaudeau Piché: The Landing of a Man (Piché: entre ciel et terre) 2011 32nd Genie Awards Stéphane Lafleur Monsieur Lazhar Jean-François Bergeron The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom "The complete list of 2012 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, 17 January 2012. Michael Czarnecki In Darkness Patrick Demers Suspicions (Jaloux) Ronald Sanders A Dangerous Method 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards Richard Comeau War Witch (Rebelle) Roderick Deogrades Still Mine Valérie Héroux L'Affaire Dumont Sophie Leblond Inch'Allah Kimberlee McTaggart Blackbird 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards Matthew Hannam Enemy Carina Baccanale Amsterdam Richard Comeau Gabrielle Evan Morgan, Matt Johnson The Dirties Jorge Weisz Empire of Dirt 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards Xavier Dolan Mommy Greg Ng Afflicted Ron Sanders Maps to the Stars Albert Shin In Her Place Arthur Tarnowski Henri Henri 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards Nathan Nugent Room Renée Beaulieu Adrien (Le Garagiste) Chris Jancelewicz, "2016 Canadian Screen Awards nominees: ‘Rookie Blue,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Big Brother Canada’ nominated". Global News, January 19, 2016. Mathieu Bouchard-Malo Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers) James Vandewater Sleeping Giant David Wharnsby Hyena Road 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards Richard Comeau Two Lovers and a Bear Michael Long Old Stone Ashley McKenzie Werewolf Claude Palardy Bad Seeds (Les mauvaises herbes) Duff Smith Weirdos 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards Stephen O'Connell Maudie Kiarash Anvari Ava Darragh Byrne The Breadwinner Louis-Philippe Rathé It's the Heart That Dies Last (C'est le cœur qui meurt en dernier) Simone Smith Never Steady, Never Still 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards Simone Smith Firecrackers Richard Comeau Stockholm Elric Robichon For Those Who Don't Read Me (À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas) Jules Saulnier Sashinka Arthur Tarnowski, Nicolas Chaudeurge The Hummingbird Project 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards Geoffrey Boulangé, Sophie Deraspe Antigone Lara Johnston Mouthpiece Cam McLauchlin Disappearance at Clifton Hill Simone Smith Goalie Wiebke von Carolsfeld An Audience of Chairs
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