18th Genie Awards

The 18th Genie Awards were held in 1997.

Nominees and winners

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

=Best Picture=

*"The Sweet Hereafter", Atom Egoyan and Camelia Frieberg, producers
*"Cosmos", Roger Frappier, producer
*"The Hanging Garden", Thom Fitzgerald and Louise Garfield, producers
*"Karmina", Nicole Robert, producer
*"Kissed", Dean English and Lynne Stopkewich, producers

Best Actor

*Ian Holm, "The Sweet Hereafter"
*Alan Williams, "The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati"
*Robin Aubert, "La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge"
*Peter Outerbridge, "Kissed"
*Bruce Greenwood, "The Sweet Hereafter"

Best Actress

*Molly Parker, "Kissed"
*Isabelle Cyr, "Karmina"
*Alberta Watson, "Shoemaker"
*Sarah Polley, "The Sweet Hereafter"
*Gabrielle Rose, "The Sweet Hereafter"

Best Supporting Actor

*Peter MacNeill, "The Hanging Garden"
*Frédéric Desager, "La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge"
*Hardee T. Lineham, "Shoemaker"
*Tom McCamus, "The Sweet Hereafter"

Best Supporting Actress

*Seana McKenna, "The Hanging Garden"
*France Castel, "La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge"
*Kerry Fox, "The Hanging Garden"
*Joan Orenstein, "The Hanging Garden"
*France Castel, "Karmina"

Best Director

*Atom Egoyan, "The Sweet Hereafter"
*André Forcier, "La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge"
*Thom Fitzgerald, "The Hanging Garden"
*Gabriel Pelletier, "Karmina"
*Lynne Stopkewich, "Kissed"