Awards History
• Air
Canada People's Choice Award for Most Popular Film
Kamchatka (Argentina/Spain) directed
by Marcelo Pineyro.
• Federal
Express Award for Most Popular Canadian Film
The Corporation
(British Columbia), directed by MARK ACHBAR and JENNIFER
ABBOTT.
Runner-up:
The Delicate Art of Parking (British Columbia), directed
by TRENT CARLSON.
• Citytv
Western Canada Feature Film Award
NATHANIEL GEARY for On the Corner
(British Columbia).
Special Citation:
See Grace Fly (British Columbia), directed by PETE MCCORMACK.
• Dragons And Tigers Award
For Young Cinema
Uniform (Zhifu), dir. Diao Yinan
(China)
• Keystone
Award (for Best Young Western Canadian Director of a Short Film)
JESSE MCKEOWN for The Big Charade
(British Columbia).
• National Film Board Award
for Best Documentary Feature Juried prize.
Los Angeles Plays Itself (USA), directed
by Thom Andersen
• Women in Film and Video
Vancouver Artistic Merit Award Juried prize.
GINA CHIARELLI for See Grace Fly
(British Columbia).
• Chief Dan George Humanitarian
Award
JOHN CADIGAN for People Say I'm Crazy
(USA)
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• Air Canada People's Choice
Award For Most Popular Film
Bowling for Columbine, dir. Michael
Moore (USA/Canada)
Runners-up:
Rivers and Tides(Fluss Der Zeit), dir.
Thomas Riedelsheimer (Germany)
Standing in the Shadows of Mowtown,
dir. Paul Justman (USA)
• Federal Express Award
For Most Popular Canadian Film
Expecting, dir. Deborah Day (Ontario)
and
Fix: The Story of an Addicted City,
dir. Nettie Wild (British Columbia)
Runner-up:
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity,
dir., Mina Shum (British Columbia)
• Citytv Western Canada
Screenwriter's Award
Nicholas Racz for The Burial Society
(British Columbia)
Special Citation:
Mina Shum and Dennis Foon for Long Life, Happiness
and Prosperity (British Columbia)
Telefilm Canada
Awards For:
• Best Emerging Western
Canadian Feature Film Director
Keith Behrman for Flower & Garnet
(British Columbia)
• Best
Emerging Western Canadian Director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Michelle Porter for BIG SHOES TO FILL
(British Columbia)
Special Citation:
Dylan Akio Smith for THE BUG (British
Columbia)
• Dragons And Tigers Award
For Young Cinema
Shanghai Panic (Women hai Pa), dir.
Andrew Y-S Cheng (China)
Special Citations:
Borderline, dir. Lee Sang-Il (Japan)
Eliana, Eliana, dir. Riri Riza (Indonesia)
Too Young to Die (Jukeoko Joha!),
dir. Park Jin-Pyo (South Korea)
•
National Film
Board Of Canada Award for Best Documentary Feature
Gambling, Gods and LSD, dir. Peter
Mettler (Ontario/Switzerland)
• Women In Film And Video
Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Jane McGregor for Flower & Garnet and Bitten
Special Citation:
Sonja Bennett for Punch
• Chief Dan George Humanitarian
Award
OASIS, dir. Lee Chang-Dong (South Korea)
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• Air
Canada People's Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Promises (USA) dirs. B.Z. Goldberg,
Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado
• Federal
Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Obaachan’s Garden, dir. Linda Ohama
• Rogers
Video Western Canada Screenwriter's Award
Robert Cuffley And Jason Long for Turning
Paige
Telefilm Canada
Awards For:
• Best Emerging Western
Canadian Feature Film director
Robert Cuffley for Turning Paige
• Best Emerging Western
Canadian Director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Jeff Cunningham And Adam Locke-Norton for 10-Speed
• Dragons
And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
Mirror Image (Taiwan) dir. Hsiao
Ya-Chuan
Special Mention:
The Orphan Of Anyang (China) dir.
Wang Chao
Teenage Hooker Became Killing Machine In
Daehakno (South Korea) dir. Nam-Gee Woong
• National
Film Board Of Canada Award for Best Documentary Feature
Jung (War): In The Land Of The Mujaheddin
(Italy/Afghanistan) dirs. Alberto Vendemmiati, Fabrizio Lazzaretti
Special Mention:
The Land Of Wandering Souls (Cambodia/France)
dir. Rithy Panh
The Inner Tour (Israel/Palestine)
dir. Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
• Women
In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Frida Betrani, (Last Wedding)
• Chief
Dan George Humanitarian Award
The New Country, (Sweden) dir. Geir
Hansteen Jörgensen
• Diversity
In Spirit Award
Promises, (USA) dirs. B.Z. Goldberg,
Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado
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• Air Canada People's
Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Divided We Fall (Czech Republic) dir.
Jan Hrebejk
• Federal
Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Waydowntown, dir. Gary Burns
• Rogers
Video Western Canada Screenwriter'sAward
Gary Burns for Waydowntown
Telefilm Canada
Awards For
• Best Emerging
Western Canadian Feature Film Director
Ross Weber for No More Monkeys Jumpin’
On The Bed
• Best Emerging
Western Canadian Director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Simon Capet for Evirati
• Dragons
And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
Fah Talai Jone (Thailand) dir. Wisit
Sasanatieng
Special Mention:
Mysterious Object At Noon (Thailand)
dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Not Forgotten (Japan) dir. Shinozaki
Makoto
• National
Film Board Of Canada Award for Best Documentary Feature
Just Melvin (USA) dir. James
Ronald Whitney
• Women
In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Shirley Vercruysse, (Waydowntown)
• Chief
Dan George Humanitarian Award
Yi Yi (A One And A Two), (Taiwan)
dir. Edward Yang
• Diversity
In Spirit Award
Otomo, (Germany) dir. Frieder
Schlaich
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• Air Canada People's
Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Genghis Blues (USA) dir. Roko
Belic
• Federal Express Award
For Most Popular Canadian Film
Rollercoaster, dir. Scott Smith
• Rogers Award For
Best Canadian Screenplay
Terrance Odette for Heater
Telefilm Canada
Awards For:
• Best Emerging Western
Canadian Feature Film Director
Terrance Odette for Heater
• Best Emerging Western
Canadian Director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Michelle Ryan And Jessica Salo for Pride
• Alcan Dragons And Tigers
Award For Young Cinema
7/25 (Nana/No-Go) (Japan) dir. Hayakawa
Wataru
Special Mention:
About July (Taiwan) dir. Wei Te-Sheng
Hazy Life (Japan) dir. Yamashita
Nobuhiro
National Film
Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Megacities (Austria) dir.
Michael Glawogger
Special Mention:
Cinema Verite: Defining The Moment
(Canada) dir. Peter Wintonick
• Best Animated Film Award
Village Of Idiots, (Quebec) dir.
Eugene Fedorenko, Rose Newlove
• Women
In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Enuka Okuma, (Daydrift)
• Chief
Dan George Humanitarian Award
Genghis Blues, (USA) dir. Roko
Belic
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• Air
Canada People's Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Life Is Beautiful (Italy) dir. Roberto
Benigni
Runner Up: Central Station
(Brazil/France) dir. Walter Salles
• Federal
Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Such A Long Journey, dir. Sturla Gunnarson
• Rogers
Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Charles Biname And Monique Proulx for Streetheart
Telefilm Canada
Awards For
• Best Emerging Western
Canadian Feature Film director
Bruce Sweeney for Dirty
• Best Emerging Western
Canadian director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Nathaniel Geary for Keys To Kingdoms
• Alcan
Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
Xiao Wu (China/Hong Kong) dir. Jia
Zhangke
Special Mention:
Christmas In August (South Korea)
dir. Hur Jin-Ho
Jam (Taiwan) dir. Chen Yiwen
National Film
Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
The Brandon Teena Story (USA) dirs.
Susan Muska And Greta Olafsdottir
• Best Animated Film Award
When Ponds Freeze Over, (Newfoundland)
dir. Mary Lewis
• Women
In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award
Sandra Oh, (Last Night)
• Chief
Dan George Humanitarian Award
The Underground Orchestra, (The Netherlands)
dir. Heddy Honigmann
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• Air
Canada People's Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Beyond Silence (Germany) dir. Caroline
Link
Runner Up:
Waco: The Rules Of Engagement (USA) dir. William Gazecki
• Federal
Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
The Hanging Garden, dir. Thom Fitzgerald
• Rogers
Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Thom Fitzgerald for The Hanging Garden
Telefilm Canada
Awards:
• Best Emerging Western
Canadian Feature Film Director
Gary Burns for Kitchen Party
• Best Emerging Western
Canadian director of a Short or Mid-Length Film
Andrew Currie for Night Of The Living
• Alcan Dragons And Tigers
Award For Young Cinema
Green Fish (South Korea) dir. Lee
Chang-Dong
Special Mention: 2 Duo (Japan)
dir. Suwa Nobuhiro
National Film
Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Tu As Crié Let Me Go (Quebec)
dir. Anne Claire Poirier
Special Mention:
Waco: The Rules Of Engagement (USA) dir. William Gazecki
• Best Animated Film
Award
Flatworld, (Great Britain) dir. Daniel Greaves
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• Air Canada People's
Choice Award For Most Popular Film
Breaking The Waves (Denmark/France)
dir. Lars Von Trier
• Federal
Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Fire dir. Deepa Mehta
• Alcan
Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
The Day A Pig Fell Into The Well
(South Korea) dir. Hong Sang-Soo
and
Rainclouds Over Wushan (China) dir.
Zhang Ming
• Rogers
Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Noel S. Baker for Hard Core Logo
dir. Bruce Mcdonald
• Citytv
Award For Best Canadian Film
Hard Core Logo dir. Bruce Mcdonald
• Telefilm
Canada Award For Best New Western Canadian Feature Film Director
Kissed dir. Lynne Stopkewich
National Film
Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Predictions Of Fire (USA / Slovenia)
dir. Michael Benson
• Best Animated Film
La Salla (Canada) dir. Richard Condie
• Highbury
Award For Best Western Canadian Short
Standing Still (B.C.) dir. Catherine
Quinn
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• Air
Canada Award For Most Popular Film
Carrington (Britain) dir. Christopher
Hampton
• Federal
Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Margaret's Museum dir. Mort Ransen
• Dragons
And Tigers Award For Young Cinema
Goldfish (China) dir. Wu Di
and
Mabarosi (Japan) dir. Koreeda Hirokazu
• Rogers
Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Robert Lepage for Le Confessionnal,
dir. Robert Lepage
National Film
Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Caught In The Act (France) dir.
Raymond Depardon
and
Jupiter's Wife (U.S.A.) dir. Michel
Negroponte
• Best Animated Film
Your Name In Cellulite (Canada) dir.
Gail Noonan
• Western
Canadian Dramatic Short
(Stories From) The Land Of Cain (Saskatchewan)
dir. Mark Wihak
and
The Shaper (B.C.) dir. Jochen Schliessler
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• Air
Canada Award For Most Popular Film
Red (France/Poland/Switzerland)
dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
• Federal
Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Tokyo Cowboy dir. Kathy Garneau
and
Louis XIX - King Of The Airwaves dir.
Michel Poulette
• Dragons
& Tigers Award For Young Cinema
This Window Is Yours (Japan) dir. Tomoyuki
Furumaya
• Rogers
Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Emile Gaudreault, Sylvie Bouchard & Michel Michaud for Louis
XIX - King Of The Airwaves dir. Michel Poulette
The National
Film Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Moving The Mountain (U.S.A.) dir. Michael
Apted
• Best Animated Film
Trawna Tuh Belvul (Canada) dir. Martin
Rose
• Z95.3
Award For Best Western Canadian Dramatic Short
Weight Of The World (Saskatchewan) dir.
Brian Stockton
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• Air
Canada Award For Most Popular Film
The Piano (Australia) dir. Jane
Campion
• Federal
Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
The Lotus Eaters dir. Paul Shapiro
and
For The Moment dir. Aaron Kim Johnston
• Rogers
Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Paule Baillargeon for Le Sexe Des Etoiles
dir. Paule Baillargeon
National Film
Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Kanasatake (Canada) dir. Alanis
Obomsawin
• Best Documentary Short
In The Gutter (Canada) dir. Cristine
Richey
• Best Animated Film
Pearl's Diner (Canada) dir. Lynn Smith
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• Air
Canada Award For Most Popular Film
Strictly Ballroom (Australia) dir. Baz
Luhrmann
and
The Story Of Qiu Ju (China) dir. Zhang
Yimou
• Federal
Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Manufacturing Consent dir. Mark Achbar
/ Peter Wintonick
• Rogers
Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Jean Claude Lauzon for Leolo
dir. Jean-Claude Lauzon
National Film
Board Of Canada Awards:
• Best Documentary Feature
Black Harvest (Australia) dir.
Bob Connolly / Robin Anderson
• Best Documentary Short
Women In The Shadows (Canada) dir. Jacques
Leduc
• Best Animated Film
Why (Canada) dir. Carol Halstead
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• Air
Canada Award For Most Popular Film
Martha And I (Germany/France) dir. Jirí
Weiss
• Federal
Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Highway 61 dir. Bruce Macdonald
• Acura
Award For Best Canadian Screenplay
Bill Robertson for The Events Leading Up To
My Death dir. Bill Robertson
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• Air
Canada Award For Most Popular Film
The Nasty Girl (Germany) dir. Michael
Verhoeven
• Federal
Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
The Company Of Strangers dir. Cynthia
Scott
• Best
Canadian Screenplay Award
Darrell Wasyk for H dir. Darryl Wasyk
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• Maxwell House
And Sierra Award For Most Popular Film
Roger And Me (U.S.A.) dir. Michael Moore
• Stouffer's
Award For Most Popular Canadian Film
Where The Spirit Lives dir. Bruce Pittman
• IBM Award For
Best Canadian Screenplay
Atom Egoyan for Speaking Parts dir.
Atom Egoyan
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• Most Popular
Film
Some Girls (U.S.A.) dir. Michael Hoffman
• Most Popular
Canadian Film
The Outside Chance Of Maximillian Glick
dir. Allan A. Goldstein
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