Discounting the previously-announced Claude Jutra Award that Sarah Polley won for her achievements as a first-time feature film director, her film Away from Her took home six of the seven Genies it was nominated for.
* Best Picture
* Best Director (Sarah)
* Best Actor (Gordon Pinsent)
* Best Actress (Julie Christie)
* Best Supporting Actress (Kristen Thompson)
* Best Adapted Screenplay (Sarah)
There was also a bit of a political bent to the ceremony. Many winners and presenters, including Sarah, spoke out against the proposed “Bill C-10″, which would allow the Canadian government to deny tax credits to films and TV series that it considers “offensive or not in the public interest”. It is currently before the Senate.
Polley described the proposed bill as “terrifying” and said it “flies in the face of what we should be looking toward in a civilized nation.”
“Sex and violence are part of the world we live in,” she said after the ceremony. “It’s the job of an artist to talk about the world we live in.”
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