The 3rd Genie Awards were awarded March 1982 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto and honoured Canadian films released in 1981. It was again hosted by Brian Linehan, with magician Doug Henning assisting.
Best Motion Picture
Winner: Ticket to Heaven - Ronald I. Cohen and Vivienne Leebosh
Other Nominees:
- The Amateur - Garth Drabinsky and Joel B. Michaels
- Heartaches - David Patterson and Jerry Raibourn
- Les Plouffe - Justine Héroux and Denis Héroux
- Scanners - Victor Solnicki, Pierre David, and Claude Héroux
Best actress
Winner: Margot Kidder, Heartaches
Other Nominees:
- Ronalda Jones, Alligator Shoes
- Monique Spaziani, Les Beaux Souvenirs
- Lesleh Donaldson, Funeral Home
- Kim Cattrall, Ticket to Heaven
Best actor
Winner: Nick Mancuso, Ticket to Heaven
Other Nominees:
- Christopher Plummer, The Amateur
- Winston Rekert, Heartaches
- Gabriel Arcand, Les Plouffe
- Gordon Pinsent, Silence of the North
Best foreign actor'
Winner: Alan Arkin, Improper Channels
Other Nominees:
- John Savage, The Amateur
- Robert Carradine, Heartaches
- Rémi Laurent, Les Plouffe
- Tom Skerritt, Silence of the North
- Guy Boyd, Ticket to Heaven
Best foreign actress
Winner: Annie Potts, Heartaches
Other Nominees:
- Marthe Keller, The Amateur
- Mariette Hartley, Improper Channels
- Ellen Burstyn, Silence of the North
- Meg Foster, Ticket to Heaven
Best supporting actor
Winner: Saul Rubinek, Ticket to Heaven
Other Nominees:
- Nicholas Campbell, The Amateur
- Émile Genest, Les Plouffe
- Michael Ironside, Scanners
- R.H. Thomson, Ticket to Heaven
Best supporting actress
Winner: Denise Filiatrault, Les Plouffe
Other Nominees:
- Chapelle Jaffe, The Amateur
- Juliette Huot, Les Plouffe
- Anne Létourneau, Les Plouffe
- Dixie Seatle, Ticket to Heaven
Best director
Winner: Gilles Carle, Les Plouffe
Other Nominees:
- Donald Shebib, Heartaches
- David Cronenberg, Scanners
- Allan King, Silence of the North
- Ralph L. Thomas, Ticket to Heaven
Best original screenplay
Winner: Terence Heffernan, Heartaches
Other Nominees:
- Clay Borris, Alligator Shoes
- Réjean Ducharme, Les Beaux Souvenirs
- James Sanderson and Paul Illidge, Head On
- Adam Arkin, Morrie Ruvinsky, and Ian Sutherland, Improper Channels
- David Cronenberg, Scanners
Best adapted screenplay
Winner:
- Roger Lemelin and Gilles Carle, Les Plouffe
Other Nominees:
- Diana Maddox, The Amateur
- Ralph L. Thomas and Anne Cameron, Ticket to Heaven
Cinematography
Winner: Richard Leiterman, Silence of the North
Other Nominees:
- John F. Phillips, Alligator Shoes
- Vic Sarin, Heartaches
Art direction
Winner: William McCrow, Les Plouffe
Other Nominees:
- Trevor Williams, The Amateur
- Ninkey Dalton and Charles Dunlop, Improper Channels
- Carol Spier, Scanners
- Bill Brodie, Silence of the North
- Claude Bonniere, Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Costume design
Winner: Nicole Pelletier, Les Plouffe
Other Nominees:
- Huguette Gagné, Happy Birthday to Me
- Julie Ganton, Heartaches
- Delphine White, Scanners
- Olga Dimitrov, Silence of the North
Sound
Winner: Daniel Goldberg, Gordon Thompson, Austin Grimaldi, and Joe Grimaldi, Heavy Metal
Other Nominees:
- Dennis Drummond, Wayne Griffin, and Michael O'Farrell, The Amateur
- Robin Leigh, Paul Dion, Claude Langlois, and Marcel Pothier, Heartaches
- Peter Burgess, Scanners
- Marc Chiasson, Bruce Carwardine, and Glen Gauthier, Ticket to Heaven
Film editing
Winner: Ron Wisman, Ticket to Heaven
Other Nominees:
- Gordon McClellan, Alligator Shoes
- Ralph Brunjes, Funeral Home
- Gary Oppenheimer, Head On
- Ronald Sanders, Scanners
- Arla Saare, Silence of the North
Sound editing
Winner: Peter Thilaye, Andy Malcolm, and Peter Jermyn, Heavy Metal
Other Nominees:
- Austin Grimaldi, Joe Grimaldi, Peter Shewchuk, and Dino Pigat, The Amateur
- Joe Grimaldi, David Appleby, Gary C. Bourgeois, Austin Grimaldi, Ian Hendry, and Andy Herman, Funeral Home
- Don Cohen and Michel Descombes, Heartaches
- Michel Descombes and Patrick Rousseau, Les Plouffe
- Marc Chiasson, Glen Gauthier, Don White, David Appleby, and Bruce Carwardine, Ticket to Heaven
Music score
Winner: Claude Denjean and Stéphane Venne, Les Plouffe
Other Nominees:
- Jean Cousineau, Les Beaux Souvenirs
- Bo Harwood and Lance Rubin, Happy Birthday to Me
- Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon, Ticket to Heaven
Theatrical short
Winner: Zea - André Leduc, Robert Forget, and Jean-Jacques Leduc
Other Nominees:
- Top Priority - Ishu Patel
- Voyage de Nuit - Roger Frappier and Carole Mondello
Documentary
Winner: P4W Prison for Women - Janis Cole and Holly Dale
Other Nominee:
- Being Different - Harry Rasky
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