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2nd Genie Awards

1981 Canadian film awards

Field	Value
number	2
award	Genie Awards
date	March 12, 1981
site	Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto
host	Brian Linehan
best_picture	Les bons débarras (Good Riddance)
most_wins	Les bons débarras (Good Riddance) (8)
most_nominations	Les bons débarras (Good Riddance)
Tribute
network	CBC Television
last	1st
next	3rd

Tribute The 2nd Genie Awards were held March 12, 1981, honouring Canadian films released in 1980. The ceremony, which was broadcast live by the CBC, was held at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and was hosted by television host Brian Linehan.

The most notable sight of the evening was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau escorting starlet Kim Cattrall;

The films Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) and Tribute tied for the most nominations overall. Les bons débarras won most of the major awards, including Best Picture.

For the first time, screenings for academy members were held in western Canada, in Edmonton and Vancouver. Later in the year the Academy of Canadian Cinema held the Bijou Awards, a one-time ceremony to honour non-feature and non-theatrical films, and to present some of the specialized categories that had been dropped from the Genies in their transition from the Canadian Film 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	Foreign Actor	Foreign Actress	Original Screenplay	Adapted Screenplay	Best Documentary	Best Theatrical Short	Art Direction	Cinematography	Costume Design	Editing	Sound	Sound Editing	Best Musical Score	Special Awards

References

[[Jay Scott]], "Genie nominations released". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 10, 1981.
[[Jay Scott]], "Les Bons débarras sweeps the Genies". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 13, 1981.
the moment received renewed media attention in March 2016 when ''[[60 Minutes]]'', in a profile of [[Justin Trudeau]], ran a photo of the appearance while mis-identifying Cattrall as [[Margaret Trudeau]].[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/03/06/60-minutes-mixes-up-margaret-trudeau-and-kim-cattrall.html "60 Minutes mixes up Margaret Trudeau and Kim Cattrall"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', March 6, 2016.
"Brides nominated for 7 awards". ''[[The Province]]'', October 7, 1981.

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