The 5th Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 30, 1953 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 21-23. The ceremony was hosted by Jacques DesBaillets.

Winners

Films

*Film of the Year: ''

Tit-Coq ''Tit-Coq'' (lit. "Little Rooster") is a Canadian film, directed by René Delacroix and Gratien Gélinas, and released in 1953. Gélinas' immensely popular play started life as a film script, but when he had difficulty with the financing he perfo ...

'' — René Delacroix,

Gratien Gélinas Gratien Gélinas, (December 8, 1909 – March 16, 1999) was a Canadian writer, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator who is considered one of the founders of modern Canadian theatre and film. His major works include ''Tit ...

*Theatrical Feature: ''

'' — René Delacroix,

*Theatrical Short: ''

The Bird Fancier ''The Bird Fancier'' (french: L'Homme aux oiseaux) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Bernard Devlin and Jean Palardy and released in 1952. Written by Roger Lemelin, the film tells the story of a man whose passion for birds is bordering ...

(L'Homme aux oiseaux)'' —

Bernard Devlin Bernard Devlin, (December 15, 1824 – February 7, 1880) was an Irish-born lawyer, counsel to the Abraham Lincoln administration of the United States Government during the most northerly engagement of the United States Civil War, Quebec-b ...

, Jean Palardy ::Honourable mention: '' Canine Crimebusters'' — Bernard Norrish ::Honourable mention: ''

Citizen Varek ''Canada Carries On'' (French: ''En avant Canada'') was a series of short films by the National Film Board of Canada which ran from 1940 to 1959. The series was initially created as morale-boosting propaganda films during the Second World War. Wit ...

'' — Gordon Burwash ::Honourable mention: ''

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine The Magdalen Islands (french: Îles de la Madeleine ) are a small archipelago in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with a land area of . While part of the Province of Quebec, the islands are in fact closer to the Maritime provinces and Newfoundland tha ...

'' — Jean Palardy ::Honourable mention: ''

The Roaring Game ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' — Bernard Norrish *Non-Theatrical, Open: ''Angotee: Story of an Eskimo Boy'' — Douglas Wilkinson ::Honourable mention: ''Age of the Beaver'' — Colin Low ::Honourable mention: ''Birds That Eat'' — Quentin Brown ::Honourable mention: ''Hot Hickory'' — Dan Gibson ::Honourable mention: '' Neighbours'' — Norman McLaren ::Honourable mention: ''A Phantasy'' — Norman McLaren ::Honourable mention: ''The Power Within'' — Sally McDonald ::Honourable mention: ''

Romance of Transportation ''The Romance of Transportation in Canada'' is a 1952 animated short film made by the National Film Board of Canada, as part of the postwar ''Canada Carries On'' series, offering a humorous account of the history of transportation in Canada. The f ...

'' — Colin Low, Tom Daly ::Honourable mention: ''The Son'' — Julian Biggs *Non-Theatrical, Government Sponsored: ''Shyness'' — Stanley Jackson ::Honourable mention: ''Jeunesse rurale'' — Maurice Proulx ::Honourable mention: ''Operation Budworm'' — Henri Michaud ::Honourable mention: ''Western Wheat'' — Larry Gosnell *Non-Theatrical, Non-Government Sponsored: ''Immediate Action'' — George Gorman ::Honourable mention: ''Les Bouts d'chou'' —

Crawley Films Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...

::Honourable mention: ''Calgary Stampede'' — Arthur Chetwynd ::Honourable mention: ''High Powder'' — Jean-Pierre Sénécal ::Honourable mention: ''The King's Man'' — Anson C. Moorehouse ::Honourable mention: ''Rogerstone'' —

*Amateur: ''no winner'' ::Honourable mention: ''Magic of the Tropics'' — S. Copeland ::Honourable mention: ''Experiment in Animation'' — Michael A. Riche

References

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