28th Canadian Film Awards
The 28th Canadian Film Awards were held on November 20, 1977 to honour achievements in Canadian film. The ceremony was hosted by Gordon Pinsent.Winners
Films
- Feature Film: J.A. Martin Photographer — Jean-Marc Garand
- Documentary :
- Short Documentary :
- Theatrical Short: Spartree — Phillip Borsos
- Animated Short: Spinnolio — John Weldon
- TV Drama: Dreamspeaker — Claude Jutra
- Director: Jean Beaudin, J.A. Martin Photographer
- Original Screenplay: Robin Spry, Peter Pearson and Peter Madden, One Man
- Adapted Screenplay: James DeFelice, Why Shoot the Teacher?
- Actor: Len Cariou, One Man
- Actress: Monique Mercure, J.A. Martin Photographer
- Supporting Actor: Jean Lapointe, One Man
- Supporting Actress: Carole Lazare, One Man
- Cinematography: Pierre Mignot, J.A. Martin Photographer
- Editing: Jean Beaudin and Hélène Girard, J.A. Martin Photographer and John Kramer, One Man
- Art Direction: Vianney Gauthier, J.A. Martin Photographer
- Musical Score: Paul Hoffert, Outrageous!
- Sound Editing: Les Halman and Ken Page, One Man
- Overall Sound: Claude Hazanavicius and Jean-Pierre Joutel, One Man and J.A. Martin Photographer
Non-feature categories
- Direction: Claude Jutra, Dreamspeaker
- Screenplay: Cam Hubert, Dreamspeaker
- Non-Dramatic Screenplay: Donald Brittain, Henry Ford's America
- Actor: George Clutesi, Dreamspeaker
- Actress: Marina Dimakopoulos, Happiness Is Loving Your Teacher
- Supporting Actor or Actress: Jacques Hubert, Dreamspeaker
- Cinematography: Tamara Sale, Dave Geddes, Ron Orieux and Jeff Mart, Spartree
- Editing: Mary Gross, Potters at Work
- Art Direction: Evelyn Roth, Woven in Time
- Musical Score: Jean Cousineau, Dreamspeaker
- Sound Editing: Raymond Hall, Spartree
- Sound Recording: Fred Easton, Chris Aikenhead and Michael Chechik,
- Sound Rerecording: 'Barry Jones, ''Spartree
Special awards
- John Grierson Award: Fernand Dansereau
- Wendy Michener Award: Zale Dalen, Skip Tracer
- Golden Reel Award: Lies My Father Told Me'' — Anthony Bedrich, Harry Gulkin
- Special achievement: Ralph L. Thomas