23rd Genie Awards


The 23rd Genie Awards were held in 2003 to honour films released in 2002. The ceremony was hosted by Arsinée Khanjian and Peter Keleghan.

Nominees and winners

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

  • David Cronenberg, Spider
  • Jean Beaudin, The Collector
  • Ricardo Trogi, Québec-Montréal
  • Sturla Gunnarsson, Rare Birds
  • Anne Wheeler, Suddenly Naked
  • Actor in a leading roleActress in a leading role
  • Luc Picard, Savage Messiah
  • Christopher Plummer, Ararat
  • David Alpay, Ararat
  • Colin Roberts, Flower & Garnet
  • Philip DeWilde, Turning Paige
  • Arsinée Khanjian, Ararat
  • Deborah Kara Unger, Between Strangers
  • Molly Parker, Men With Brooms
  • Polly Walker, Savage Messiah
  • Isabelle Blais, Savage Messiah
  • Actor in a supporting roleActress in a supporting role
  • Elias Koteas, Ararat
  • Ranjit Chowdhry, Bollywood/Hollywood
  • Dominic Darceuil, Inside
  • Gabriel Gascon, The Marsh
  • Brendan Fletcher, Turning Paige
  • Pascale Montpetit, Savage Messiah
  • Dina Pathak, Bollywood/Hollywood
  • Moushmi Chatterji, Bollywood/Hollywood
  • Rachel McAdams, Perfect Pie
  • Brigitte Bako, Saint Monica
  • Original ScreenplayAdapted Screenplay
  • Deepa Mehta, Bollywood/Hollywood
  • Atom Egoyan, Ararat
  • Paul Gross and John Krizanc, Men with Brooms
  • Robert Morin, The Negro
  • Jean-Phillipe Pearson, Patrice Robitaille and Ricardo Trogi, Québec-Montréal
  • Sharon Riis, Savage Messiah
  • Dominique Demers, The Mysterious Miss C.
  • Patrick McGrath, Spider
  • Edward Riche, Rare Birds
  • Judith Thompson, Perfect Pie
  • Best Live Action Short DramaBest Animated Short
  • Meredith Caplan, Sarah Polley and Jennifer Weiss, I Shout Love
  • Dawn Rubin and Ann Marie Fleming, Blue Skies
  • Raymond Gravelle and Mario Bonenfant, In Store
  • Ginette Petit, Eric Beauséjour, Eric Couture, Richard Jutras and Christian Larouche, Hit and Run
  • Paula Fleck and Stephanie Morgenstern, Remembrance
  • Barbara Shrier and Rosa Zacharie, Clearing Skies
  • John Weldon, The Hungry Squid
  • Marcy Page and Brian Duchscherer, Glasses
  • Pierre Hébert, Marcel Jean and Tali Prévost, Pirouette
  • Art Direction/Production DesignCinematography
  • François Séguin, Almost America
  • Phillip Barker, Ararat
  • André-Line Beauparlant, The Negro
  • Andrew Sanders and Arvinder Grewal, Spider
  • Paryse Normandeau, Turning Paige
  • Paul Sarossy, Perfect Pie
  • Gregory Middleton, Between Strangers
  • Larry Lynn, Inside
  • Jan Kiesser, Rare Birds
  • Serge Ladouceur, Savage Messiah
  • Costume DesignEditing
  • Beth Pasternak, Ararat
  • Wendy Partridge, Almost America
  • Sophie Lefebvre, The Negro
  • Mario Davignon, Savage Messiah
  • Denise Cronenberg, Spider
  • Lara Mazur, Suddenly Naked
  • Roberto Silvi, Between Strangers
  • Michael Dowse, FUBAR
  • Lorraine Dufour, The Negro
  • Yvann Thibaudeau, Québec-Montréal
  • Overall SoundSound Editing
  • Thomas Hidderley, Todd Beckett, Keith Elliott and Mark Zsifkovits, Between Strangers
  • Serge Beauchemin, Bruno Ruffolo, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Hans Peter Strobl, Les Boys III
  • Serge Beauchemin, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Hans Peter Strobl, The Collector
  • Gavin Fernandes, Bobby O'Malley and Philippe Pelletier, Inside
  • Lou Solakofski and Steph Carrier, Max
  • Glen Gauthier, Christian T. Cooke, Orest Sushko and Don White, Spider
  • Fred Brennan, Roderick Deogrades, Barry Gilmore, Andy Malcolm, David McCallum and Jane Tattersall, Max
  • Louis Dupire, Diane Boucher, Tchae Measroch, Christian Rivest and Alice Wright, The Collector
  • Louis Collin, Natalie Fleurant and Denis Saindon, Inside
  • David Evans, Harvey Hyslop, Donna Powell and Paul Steffler, Rare Birds
  • Wayne Griffin, Tony Currie, David Evans, Goro Koyama and Andy Malcolm, Spider
  • Achievement in Music: Original ScoreAchievement in Music: Original Song
  • Mychael Danna, Ararat
  • Zbigniew Preisner, Between Strangers
  • Michel Cusson, The Collector
  • Glenn Morley, Duct Tape Forever
  • Chris Ainscough, Suddenly Naked
  • Carlos Lopes, "Com estas asas"
  • Mel M'Rabet, "Ab "
  • Laura Doyle, "Let You Go"
  • Laura Doyle, "Your Love"
  • Michael Shields, "Just Say Goodbye"
  • DocumentarySpecial awards
  • Gambling, Gods and LSD, Ingrid Veninger, Peter Mettler, Alexandra Gill and Cornelia Seitler'
  • Is the Crown at War with Us?, Alanis Obomsawin
  • Le ring intérieur, Éric Michel and Dan Bigras
  • Claude Jutra Award: Keith Behrman, Flower & Garnet
  • Golden Reel Award: Les Boys III''
  • Special Award: Robert Daudelin, Sheila Copps