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.
Award winners and nominees
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- Good Riddance (Les bons débarras) (Claude Godbout, Marcia Couelle)
- The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire) (René Malo)
- The Hounds of Notre Dame (Fil Fraser)
- The Lucky Star (André Fleury, Claude Léger)
- Tribute (Joel B. Michaels, Garth Drabinsky)
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- Francis Mankiewicz, Good Riddance (Les bons débarras)
- Bob Clark, Tribute
- Zale Dalen, The Hounds of Notre Dame
- Jean-Claude Labrecque, The Coffin Affair (L'Affaire Coffin)
- Micheline Lanctôt, The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire)
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Actor in a leading role
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Actress in a leading role
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- Thomas Peacocke, The Hounds of Notre Dame
- Jocelyn Bérubé, The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire)
- Lewis Furey, Fantastica
- Winston Rekert, Suzanne
- August Schellenberg, The Coffin Affair (L'Affaire Coffin)
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- Marie Tifo, Good Riddance (Les bons débarras)
- Geneviève Bujold, Final Assignment
- Jennifer Dale, Suzanne
- Charlotte Laurier, Good Riddance (Les bons débarras)
- Andrée Pelletier, The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire)
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- Germain Houde, Good Riddance (Les bons débarras)
- Gabriel Arcand, Suzanne
- David Ferry, The Hounds of Notre Dame
- Robert Joy, Atlantic City, U.S.A.
- John Marley, Tribute
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- Kate Reid, Atlantic City, U.S.A.
- Colleen Dewhurst, Tribute
- Gale Garnett, Tribute
- Frances Hyland, The Hounds of Notre Dame
- Micheline Lanctôt, The Coffin Affair (L'Affaire Coffin)
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- Jack Lemmon, Tribute
- Bruce Dern, Middle Age Crazy
- Burt Lancaster, Atlantic City, U.S.A.
- Brett Marx, The Lucky Star
- Rod Steiger, The Lucky Star
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- Susan Sarandon, Atlantic City, U.S.A.
- Ann-Margret, Middle Age Crazy
- Jamie Lee Curtis, Prom Night
- Louise Fletcher, The Lucky Star
- Lee Remick, Tribute
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Original Screenplay
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Adapted Screenplay
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- Réjean Ducharme, Good Riddance (Les bons débarras)
- Marc Rosen, Final Assignment
- Jean-Claude Labrecque, Jacques Benoit, The Coffin Affair (L'Affaire Coffin)
- Micheline Lanctôt, The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire)
- Ken Mitchell, The Hounds of Notre Dame
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- Max Fischer and Jack Rosenthal, The Lucky Star
- Bernard Slade, Tribute
- Ronald Sutherland and Robin Spry, Suzanne
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Documentary
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Theatrical Short
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- Guy Simoneau, Some Even Fall in Love (Plusiers tombent en amour)
- William Johnston, The Dream Never Dies
- Arthur Lamothe, A Wives' Tale (Une histoire de femmes)
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- Halya Kuchmij, The Strongest Man in the World
- Roberta King and Ronald Squire, Heavy Horse Pull
- Michael Mills, History of the World in Three Minutes Flat
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- Anne Pritchard, Atlantic City, U.S.A.
- Glenn Bydwell, Terror Train
- Anne Pritchard and Jocelyn Joly, Fantastica
- Michel Proulx, Good Riddance (Les bons débarras)
- Normand Sarazin, The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire)
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- Michel Brault, Good Riddance (Les bons débarras)
- Richard Ciupka, Atlantic City, U.S.A.
- Miklós Lente, Suzanne
- Reginald H. Morris, Phobia
- François Protat, Fantastica
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- Anne Pritchard, Fantastica
- François Barbeau, Atlantic City, U.S.A.
- Louise Jobin, Suzanne
- Linda Matheson, Middle Age Crazy
- Diane Paquet, Good Riddance (Les bons débarras)
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- André Corriveau, Good Riddance (Les bons débarras)
- Pierre Jalbert, Final Assignment
- Brian Ravok, Prom Night
- Tony Lower, The Hounds of Notre Dame
- Michael McLaverty, The Kidnapping of the President
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- Henri Blondeau and Michel Descombes, Good Riddance (Les bons débarras)
- Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, David Appleby, Bo Harwood, Terror Train
- Larry Sutton, Paul Coombe, Mike Hoogenboom, The Hounds of Notre Dame
- Mike Hoogenboom, Nolan Roberts, Doug Ganton, The Kidnapping of the President
- Patrick Rousseau, Michel Descombes, The Lucky Star
- Joe Grimaldi, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, David Lee, Tribute
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- Jean-Guy Montpetit, The Lucky Star
- Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Wayne Griffin and Patrick Drummond, Tribute
- Jim Hopkins, The Hounds of Notre Dame
- Bruce Nyznik, Final Assignment
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Musical Score
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- Art Philips, The Lucky Star
- Matthew McCauley, Middle Age Crazy
- John Mills-Cockell, Terror Train
- Kenneth Wannberg, Tribute
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- Golden Reel: The Changeling
- Special Achievement Genie: Micheline Lanctôt
- Outstanding Contributions to the Canadian Film Industry: Violet Crone, Robert Crone
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References
External links
- Genie Awards 1981 on IMDb