The 6th Genie Awards is generally considered the pinnacle of the Canadian Genie Awards' popularity. It was the first time the Genies were broadcast live across Canada and they drew 1.9 million viewers, a record never since equalled. The event, held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre was cohosted by Al Waxman and Kerrie Keane. They were held March 21, 1985, and honoured films released in 1984.
Best Motion Picture
Winner: The Bay Boy, Denis Héroux and John Kemeny
Other nominees:
- La Femme de l'hôtel, Bernadette Payeur
- La Guerre des tuques, Nicole Robert and Rock Demers
- Mario, Jean Beaudin and Hélène Verrier
Best actress
Winner: Louise Marleau, La Femme de l'hôtel
Other nominees:
- Linda Griffiths, Reno and the Doc
- Pascale Bussières, Sonatine
- Sonja Smits, That's My Baby!
- Isabelle Mejias, Unfinished Business
- Andrée Pelletier, Walls
Best actor
Winner: Gabriel Arcand, Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe
Other nominees:
- Kiefer Sutherland, The Bay Boy
- Xavier Norman Petermann, Mario
- Kenneth Welsh, Reno and the Doc
- Winston Rekert, Walls
Best supporting actor
Winner: Alan Scarfe, The Bay Boy
Other nominees:
- Peter Donat, The Bay Boy
- Donald Pilon, Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe
- John Cooper, My Kind of Town
- Peter Spence, Unfinished Business
Best supporting actress
Winner: Linda Sorenson, Draw!
Other nominees:
- Jane McKinnon, The Bay Boy
- Leah Pinsent, The Bay Boy
- Barbara Law, Bedroom Eyes
- Jackie Burroughs, The Surrogate
- Elizabeth Leigh-Milne, Walls
Best director
Winner: Micheline Lanctôt, Sonatine
Other nominees:
- Léa Pool, La Femme de l'hôtel
- Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, Le Jour S...
- Atom Egoyan, Next of Kin
- Don Owen, Unfinished Business
Best screenplay
Winner: Daniel Petrie, The Bay Boy
Other nominees:
- Michel Langlois and Léa Pool, La Femme de l'hôtel
- Micheline Lanctôt, Sonatine
- Don Owen, Unfinished Business
Cinematography
Winner: Pierre Mignot, Mario
Other nominees:
- François Protat, Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe
- Laszlo George, Draw!
- Ed Higginson, Isaac Littlefeathers
- John Clement, Thrillkill
- Douglas Kiefer, Unfinished Business
Art direction
Winner: Wolf Kroeger, The Bay Boy
Other nominees:
- Vianney Gauthier, Les Années de rêves
- Jocelyn Joly, Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe
- Bill Brodie, Draw!
- Denis Boucher, Mario
Costume design
Winner: Renée April, The Bay Boy
Other nominees:
- Nicole Pelletier, Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe
- Huguette Gagné, La Guerre des tuques
- Wendy Partridge, Isaac Littlefeathers
- Hélène Schneider, Sonatine
Sound
Winner: Bruce Nyznik, Richard Besse, and Hans Peter Strobl, Mario
Other nominees:
- Patrick Rousseau, David Appleby, and Don White, The Bay Boy
- Joe Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Richard Lightstone, and Austin Grimaldi, Draw!
- Serge Beauchemin, Austin Grimaldi, and Don White, La Guerre des tuques
- David Appleby, Christopher Tate, Don White, and Garrell Clark, Isaac Littlefeathers
Film editing
Winner: André Corriveau, La Guerre des tuques
Other nominees:
- Monique Fortier, Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe
- Frank Irvine, My Kind of Town
Sound editing
Winner: Charles Bowers and Peter Burgess, The Bay Boy
Other nominees:
- Jim Hopkins, Draw!
- Claude Langlois and Louise Coté, La Guerre des tuques
- Michael O'Farrell and Peter Thilaye, Isaac Littlefeathers
- David Evans and Wayne Griffin, Mario
- Michel B. Bordeleau, That's My Baby!
Musical score
Winner: François Dompierre, Mario
Other nominees:
- Paul Zaza, Isaac Littlefeathers
- Betty Lazebnik, Reno and the Doc
- François Lanctôt, Sonatine
- J. Douglas Dodd and Michael Oczko, Walls
Theatrical short
Winner: Charade, John Minnis
Other nominees:
- I Think of You Often, Scott Barrie
- Productivity and Performance by Alex K., Nicolas Stiliadis and Syd Cappe
- La Terrapène, Michel Bouchard and Jacques Pettigrew
Documentary
Winner: Raoul Wallenberg Buried Alive, David Harel and Wayne Arron
Other nominees:
- Au rythme de mon coeur, Jean-Pierre Lefebvre
- Hookers on Davie, Holly Dale and Janis Cole
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