The 5th Genie Awards were presented on March 21, 1984, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. The awards ceremony was hosted by Louis Del Grande.
Best Motion Picture
Winner: The Terry Fox Story, Robert M. Cooper
Other nominees:
- A Christmas Story, Bob Clark and René Dupont
- Lucien Brouillard, René Gueissaz and Marc Daigle
- Maria Chapdelaine, Murray Shostak and Robert Baylis
- The Wars, Richard Neilson
Best actor
Winner: Eric Fryer, The Terry Fox Story
Other nominees:
- Guy L'Ecuyer, Au clair de la lune
- Alan Scarfe, Deserters
- Pierre Curzi, Lucien Brouillard
- Nick Mancuso, Maria Chapdelaine
Best actress
Winner: Martha Henry, The Wars
Other nominees:
- Barbara March, Deserters
- Marie Tifo, Lucien Brouillard
- Carole Laure, Maria Chapdelaine
- Marie Tifo, Rien qu'un jeu
Best supporting actor
Winner: Michael Zelniker, The Terry Fox Story
Other nominees:
- Pierre Curzi, Maria Chapdelaine
- Kenneth Welsh, Tell Me That You Love Me
- Leslie Carlson, Videodrome
- Peter Dvorsky, Videodrome
Best supporting actress
Winner: Jackie Burroughs, The Wars
Other nominees:
- Linda Sorgini, Bonheur d'occasion
- Tedde Moore, A Christmas Story
- Amulette Garneau, Maria Chapdelaine
- Elva Mai Hoover, The Terry Fox Story
- Sonja Smits, Videodrome
Best director
Winners: Bob Clark, A Christmas Story and David Cronenberg, Videodrome (tie)
Other nominees:
- André Forcier, Au clair de la lune
- Jack Darcus, Deserters
- Bruno Carrière, Lucien Brouillard
- Brigitte Sauriol, Rien qu'un jeu
Best screenplay
Winner: Leigh Brown, Bob Clark, and Jean Shepherd, A Christmas Story
Other nominees:
- Jack Darcus, Deserters
- David Cronenberg, Videodrome
- Timothy Findley, The Wars
Cinematography
Winner: Pierre Mignot, Maria Chapdelaine
Other nominees:
- Reginald H. Morris, A Christmas Story
- Doug McKay, Dead Wrong
- Richard Ciupka, The Terry Fox Story
- Mark Irwin, Videodrome
Art direction
Winner: Jocelyn Joly, Maria Chapdelaine
Other nominees:
- Gilles Aird, Lucien Brouillard
- Glenn Bydwell, Ups & Downs
- Carol Spier, Videodrome
Costume design
Winner: Michèle Hamel, Maria Chapdelaine
Other nominees:
- François Laplante, Au clair de la lune
- Nicole Pelletier, Bonheur d'occasion
- Mary E. McLeod, A Christmas Story
- Michèle Hamel, Lucien Brouillard
Sound
Winner: Joe Grimaldi, Bruce Carwardine, Austin Grimaldi, and Glen Gauthier, The Terry Fox Story
Other nominees:
- Kenneth Heeley-Ray, David Appleby, Dino Pigat, A Christmas Story
- Austin Grimaldi, Patrick Rousseau, Joe Grimaldi, and Dino Pigat, Maria Chapdelaine
- Dino Pigat, David Appleby, and Lars Ekstrom, Ups & Downs
- Hans Peter Strobl, The Wars
Film editing
Winner: Ron Wisman, The Terry Fox Story
Other nominees:
- André Corriveau, Bonheur d'occasion
- Stan Cole, A Christmas Story
- Bill Roxborough, Doris Dyck, Jack Darcus, and Ingrid Rosen, Deserters
- Ronald Sanders, Videodrome
- Tony Lower, The Wars
Sound editing
Winners: Joe Grimaldi, Bruce Carwardine, Austin Grimaldi, and Glen Gauthier, The Terry Fox Story and Sharon Lackie, Bruce Nyznik, and Bernard Bordeleau, The Wars (tie)
Other nominees:
- David Evans, Steven Cole, Wayne Griffin, and Kenneth Heeley-Ray, A Christmas Story
- Claude Langlois, Patrick Dodd, and Jean-Guy Montpetit, Maria Chapdelaine
- Marcel Pothier, Rien qu'un jeu
- John Kelly, David Evans, Wayne Griffin, Ups & Downs
Musical score
Winner: Lewis Furey, Maria Chapdelaine
Other nominees:
- André Vincelli, A 20th Century Chocolate Cake
- Joël Bienvenue, Au clair de la lune
- Karl Kobylansky, Dead Wrong
- Michael Conway Baker, Deserters
Theatrical short
Winner: Ted Baryluk's Grocery, Michael Scott and Wolf Koenig
Other nominees:
- Brushstrokes, Sylvie Fefer
- Snow, Stephen Zoller and Tibor Takács
Documentary
Winner: Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?, Nicole M. Boisvert
Other nominees:
- Mémoire battante, Nicole Lamothe
- La Turlute des années dures, Lucille Veilleux
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