16th Genie Awards

The 16th Genie Awards were held on January 14, 1996, to honour films released in 1995. The ceremony took place in Montreal, at Société Radio-Canada's Studio 42.

It was the first of "two" Genie Award ceremonies held in 1996. Normally the 16th Genie Award ceremony would have been held in the fall of 1995, but it was delayed until early 1996. The 17th Genie Awards were held in November 1996, returning to the regular scheduling of the award ceremony.

Nominees and winners

The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text.

=Best Motion Picture=

*"Le Confessional", producer Denise Robert
*"Liste noire", producer Marcel Giroux
*"Magic in the Water", producers Rick Stevenson and Matthew O'Connor
*"Margaret's Museum", producers Christopher Zimmer, Mort Ransen, Claudio Luca and Steve Clark-Hall
*"Rude", producers Damon D'Oliveira and Karen King

Best Actor

*David La Haye, "L'Enfant d'eau"
*Lothaire Bluteau, "Le Confessional"
*Matthew Ferguson, "Eclipse"
*Clive Russell, "Margaret's Museum"
*Peter Williams, "Soul Survivor"

Best Actress

*Helena Bonham Carter, "Margaret's Museum"
*Pascale Bussières, "Eldorado"
*Pascale Montpetit, "Eldorado"
*Isabel Richer, "Eldorado"
*Pascale Bussières, "When Night is Falling"

Best Supporting Actor

*Kenneth Welsh, "Margaret's Museum"
*Robert Brouillette, "Eldorado"
*Aubert Pallascio, "Liste noire"
*Clark Johnson, "Rude"
*David Fox, "When Night is Falling"

Best Supporting Actress

*Kate Nelligan, "Margaret's Museum"
*Anne-Marie Cadieux, "Le Confessional"
*Marie Gignac, "Le Confessional"
*Pascale Montpetit, "Eclipse"
*Rachael Crawford, "Rude"

Best Director

*Robert Lepage, "Le Confessional"
*Charles Binamé, "Eldorado"
*Jean-Marc Vallée, "Liste noire"
*Mort Ransen, "Margaret's Museum"
*Clement Virgo, "Rude"