The 27th

Genie Awards The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scul ...

were held on February 13, 2007 to honour films released in 2006. The ceremony was located at the Carlu theatre in

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. '' The Rocket (Maurice Richard)'' was the most successful film at these awards, winning nine of its 13 nominated categories. ''

Bon Cop, Bad Cop ''Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' is a 2006 Canadian dark comedy- thriller buddy cop film about two police officers – one Ontarian and one Québécois – who reluctantly join forces to solve a murder. The dialogue is a mixture of English and French. The ...

'' won just two of its 10 nominations, although it received the highest 2006 box office revenues in Canada to earn the Golden Reel Award.

Nominees

Nominees were announced 9 January 2007. Films with the most nominations: *13: '' The Rocket (Maurice Richard)'' *10: ''

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A Sunday in Kigali ''A Sunday in Kigali'' (original French title: ''Un dimanche à Kigali'') is a 2006 Canadian feature film set during the Rwandan genocide. It is directed by Robert Favreau based on the novel '' A Sunday at the pool in Kigali'' by Gil Courteman ...

(Un dimanche à Kigali)'' *6: '' Tideland'' *5: ''

Eve and the Fire Horse ''Eve and the Fire Horse'' is a 2005 Canadian film written and directed by Julia Kwan. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time film director in Canada. Plot ...

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The Secret Life of Happy People ''The Secret Life of Happy People'' (french: La vie secrète des gens heureux) is a 2006 Canadian comedy-drama film. Plot Thomas Dufresne (Marc Paquet) is the black sheep of his bourgeois family. One day, he meets a free-spirited waitress named A ...

(La Vie secrète des gens heureux)'' *4: ''

Cheech Cheech or The Cheech may refer to: People * Cheech Marin (born 1946), American stand-up comedian and actor * Cheech, professional wrestler, part of The Miracle Ultraviolence Connection Other * ''Cheech'' (film), a 2006 Canadian comedy-drama f ...

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The Little Book of Revenge ''The Little Book of Revenge'' (french: Guide de la petite vengeance) is a Genie nominated French language Canadian film released in 2006. Plot Bernard, an accountant in a jewelry store, plots revenge against his abusive employer, Monsieur Vend ...

(Guide de la petite vengeance)'' *4: ''

Snow Cake ''Snow Cake'' is a 2006 British/Canadian indie romantic comedy drama film directed by Marc Evans and starring Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Hampshire and Callum Keith Rennie. It was released on 8 September 2006 in the U ...

Winners

External links

Genie Awards official site
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