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11th Genie Awards

1990 Canadian film awards

Field	Value
number	11
award	Genie Awards
date	March 20, 1990
site	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario
host	Al Waxman
Brian Linehan
best_picture	Jésus de Montréal (Jesus of Montreal)
most_wins	Jésus de Montréal (12)
network	CTV
last	10th
next	12th

Brian Linehan The 11th annual Genie Awards were presented March 20, 1990, and honoured Canadian films released in 1989.

For this year, CTV had negotiated to serve as broadcaster and the academy formed a wholly owned subsidiary, ACCTV Productions, to independently produce its show. In the months leading up to the event, CTV extensively promoted the awards, and broadcaster Brian Linehan and a film crew traveled to Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal, shooting vignettes about Canadian films and filmmaking.

The ceremony was broadcast from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. There was no overall host, but actor Al Waxman introduced and concluded the show. Linehan hosted his vignettes and each Best Picture nominees was given a two-minute clip.

The awards were dominated by Denys Arcand's Jésus de Montréal, which won 13 of the 16 awards for which it was nominated. This prompted a complete re-evaluation and restructuring of the Genie Awards.

Award winners and nominees

Motion Picture	Direction	Actor in a leading role	Actress in a leading role	Actor in a supporting role	Actress in a supporting role	Original Screenplay	Adapted Screenplay	Best Feature Length Documentary	Best Short Documentary	Best Live Action Short Drama	Best Animated Short	Art Direction/Production Design	Cinematography	Costume Design	Editing	Overall Sound	Sound Editing	Original Score	Original Song	Special awards

References

"Jesus swept". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 21, 1990.
Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN. 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 117-199.
"Puttin' on the glitz for this year's Genies". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 17, 1990.
"East meets West in battle for Genies". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 14, 1990.
However, CTV failed to persuade its regional affiliate stations to broadcast the ceremony. Ratings plummeted, with only half as many people (460,000) watching, compared to the previous year."Plummeting ratings raise tough questions". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 6, 1990.

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