25th Genie Awards

25th Genie Awards
Date	March 21, 2005
Site	Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Host	Andrea Martin
Highlights
Best Picture	The Triplets of Belleville

The 25th Genie Awards were held on March 21, 2005 to honour the best Canadian films released in 2004. The awards took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto.

Andrea Martin was the host.

Nominees and winners

The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text.

Motion Picture	Direction
Les Triplettes de Belleville, Paul Cadieux Being Julia, Robert Lantos Love, Sex and Eating the Bones, Jennifer Holness Ma vie en cinémascope, Denise Robert and Daniel Louis Mémoires affectives, Barbara Shrier	Francis Leclerc, Mémoires affectives Denise Filiatrault, Ma vie en cinémascope Pierre Houle, Monica la mitraille Bronwen Hughes, Stander David "Sudz" Sutherland, Love, Sex and Eating the Bones
Actor in a leading role	Actress in a leading role
Roy Dupuis, Mémoires affectives Michel Côté, Le Dernier Tunnel Ian McKellen, Émile David La Haye, Nouvelle-France Nick Stahl, Twist	Pascale Bussières, Ma vie en cinémascope Isabelle Blais, Les Aimants Emily Hampshire, Blood Jacinthe Laguë, Elles étaient cinq Céline Bonnier, Monica la mitraille
Actor in a supporting role	Actress in a supporting role
Jean Lapointe, Le Dernier Tunnel Bruce Greenwood, Being Julia Brendan Fehr, Sugar Kyle MacLachlan, Touch of Pink Gary Farmer, Twist	Jennifer Jason Leigh, Childstar Juliette Gosselin, Nouvelle-France Sylvie Moreau, Les Aimants Ellen Page, Wilby Wonderful Susana Salazar, A Silent Love
Original Screenplay	Adapted Screenplay
Mémoires affectives, Francis Leclerc and Marcel Beaulieu Childstar, Don McKellar and Michael Goldbach Love, Sex and Eating the Bones, David "Sudz" Sutherland Ma vie en cinémascope, Denise Filiatrault A Silent Love, Federico Hidalgo and Paulina Robles	Monica la mitraille, Luc Dionne and Sylvain Guy Blood, Jerry Ciccoritti La Peau blanche, Joël Champetier and Daniel Roby Sugar, Todd Klinck, Jaie Laplante and John Palmer Twist, Jacob Tierney
Best Live Action Short Drama	Best Animated Short
Capacité 11 personnes: G. J. d'Ynglemare and Yves Fortin Choke.: David Hyde, Tyler Levine and Carolyn Newman Desastre: Jay Field The Dog Walker: James Genn, Andrew Rosen and Geoffrey Turnbull TV Dinner...Burp!: Vanessa-Tatjana Beerli, Antonello Cozzolino and Annie Normandin	Ryan: Chris Landreth, Steven Hoban, Marcy Page and Mark Smith L'Homme sans ombre: Georges Schwizgebel and Marcel Jean Louise: Anita Lebeau, Michael J. F. Scott and Jennifer Torrance Mabel's Saga: JoDee Samuelson and Kent Martin Through My Thick Glasses: Pjotr Sapegin, Marcel Jean and David Reiss-Andersen
Art Direction/Production Design	Cinematography
Nouvelle-France, Jean-Baptiste Tard Camping sauvage, André-Line Beauparlant Le Dernier Tunnel, Jean Bécotte Head in the Clouds, Jonathan Lee and Gilles Aird Monica la mitraille, Michel Proulx	Head in the Clouds, Paul Sarossy Le Dernier Tunnel, Bernard Couture Nouvelle-France, Louis de Ernsted Ma vie en cinémascope, Pierre Mignot Childstar, André Turpin
Costume Design	Editing
Head in the Clouds, Mario D'Avignon Nouvelle-France, François Barbeau Monica la mitraille, Michèle Hamel Camping sauvage, Sophie Lefebvre Ma vie en cinémascope, Denis Sperdouklis	Head in the Clouds, Dominique Fortin Le Dernier Tunnel, Jean-François Bergeron Elles étaient cinq, Richard Comeau Childstar, Reginald Harkema Ma vie en cinémascope, Yvann Thibaudeau
Overall Sound	Sound Editing
Le Dernier Tunnel, Dominque Chartrand, Gavin Fernandes and Pierre Paquet Émile, Nicole Thompson, Jeff Carter, Brad Hillman and Miguel Nunes Head in the Clouds, Pierre Blain, Jocelyn Caron, Michel Descombes and Gavin Fernandes Mémoires affectives, Christian Bouchard, Luc Boudrias, Jocelyn Caron, Clovis Gouaillier and Benoît Leduc Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Dean Humphreys, Todd Beckett and David Lee	Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Craig Henighan, Steve Baine, Stephen Barden, Tony Lewis, Jill Purdy and Nathan Robitaille Camping sauvage, Marie-Claude Gagné, Guy Francoeur, Guy Pelletier, Claire Pochon and Jean-Philippe Savard Le Dernier Tunnel, Christian Rivest Head in the Clouds, Marcel Pothier, Natalie Fleurant, Guy Francoeur, Antoine Morin and Guy Pelletier Monica la mitraille, Marcel Pothier, Natalie Fleurant, Guy Francoeur, Carole Gagnon and Antoine Morin
Achievement in Music: Original Score	Achievement in Music: Original Song
Head in the Clouds: Terry Frewer Le Dernier Tunnel: Michel Corriveau La Lune viendra d'elle-même: Charles Papasoff Mémoires affectives: Pierre Duchesne Les Triplettes de Belleville: Benoît Charest	Ron Proulx and Jacob Tierney, "Pantaloon in Black" (Twist) Kyprios, "Ignorance is Beautiful (Help Me)" (Childstar) Lorraine Richard, Michel Cusson and Pierre Houle, "Le Blues de Monica" (Monica la mitraille) Luc Plamondon and Patrick Doyle, "Ma Nouvelle France" (Nouvelle-France) Rebecca Jenkins, "Something's Coming" (Wilby Wonderful)
Documentary	Special awards
The Corporation, Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Bart Simpson Ce qu'il reste de nous, François Prevost, Yves Bisaillon and Hugo Latulippe Mr. Mergler's Gift, Beverly Shaffer and Germaine Wong	Claude Jutra Award: Daniel Roby, La Peau blanche Golden Reel Award: Resident Evil: Apocalypse