As anticipated Quebecois picturesdominated the 25th Annual Genie Awards in Toronto [20],particularly Memoires Affectives (LookingFor Alexander) which won prizes forDirection for Francis Leclerc, Best Actor for Roy Dupuis and Best Original Screenplayfor Leclerc and Marcel Beaulieu. The picture won four prizes at Quebec's JutraAwards last month.

Pascale Bussieres won the Best Actress prize for Ma VieEn Cinemascope, repeating her achievementat the Jutras, while Best Adapted Screenplay went to Luc Dionne and Sylvain Guyfor Monica La Mitraille (MachineGun Molly).

Best Supporting Actor went to Jean Lapointe for Le Dernier Tunnel (The Last Tunnel). Jean-Baptiste Tard won the Best Production DesignGenie for Nouvelle-France.

Of the English-language features, JenniferJason Leigh won Best Supporting Actress for Childstar, while Head In The Clouds won four prizes, including Best Cinematography forPaul Sarossy and Best Editing for Dominique Fortin.

Best Documentary honours went to Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Bart Simpsonfor The Corporation. ChrisLandreth's animated short Ryan,which won the Academy Award this year, also won the Genie in that category.

25th Annual Genie Award winners

BEST MOTION PICTURE
Les Triplettes De Belleville (TheTriplets Of Belleville)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN ALEADING ROLE
Pascale Bussieres - Ma Vie En Cinemascope

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Roy Dupuis - Memoires Affectives (Looking For Alexander)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Jason Leigh Childstar

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jean Lapointe - Le Dernier Tunnel (The Last Tunnel)

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Francis Leclerc - Memoires Affectives (LookingFor Alexander)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Francis Leclerc, Marcel Beaulieu - Memoires Affectives (Looking For Alexander)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Luc Dionne, Sylvain Guy - Monica La Mitraille (Machine Gun Molly)

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Paul Sarossy - Head In The Clouds

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Dominique Fortin - Head In The Clouds

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE
Terry Frewer - Head In The Clouds

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG
Ron Proulx, Jacob Tierney - Twist -"Pantaloon in Black"

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Jean-Baptiste Tard - Nouvelle-France

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Mario Davignon - Head In The Clouds

ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND
Dominique Chartrand, Gavin Fernandes, Pierre Paquet - Le Dernier Tunnel (The LastTunnel)

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
Craig Henighan, Steve Baine, Stephen Barden, Tony Lewis, Jill Purdy,

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BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Corporation - Mark Achbar, JenniferAbbott, Bart Simpson

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA
Capacite 11 Personnes - Gaeld'Ynglemare, Yves Fortin

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Ryan - Chris Landreth, Steven Hoban,Marcy Page, Mark Smith

CLAUDE JUTRA AWARD
Daniel Roby - La Peau Blanche

GOLDEN REEL AWARD
Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Paul W SAnderson, Jeremy Bolt, Don Carmody