The 19th Genie Awards were held, by the

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, on February 4, 1999 to honour Canadian films released in 1998. It marked only the second time in the 1990s, after the

16th Genie Awards The 16th Genie Awards were held on January 14, 1996, to honour films released in 1995."Two films divide Genie spoils". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 15, 1996. The ceremony took place in Montreal at Société Radio-Canada's Studio 42. For the f ...

in January 1996, that the awards were held in the winter of the year ''following'' the year in which eligible films were released, rather than the late fall of the same year; the awards have since retained the winter scheduling. The ceremony was once again aired on

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, and a post-event highlights show aired on Radio Canada.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''.

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, 2000. . pp. 117-199. When the nominees were announced, many were surprised that four of the five nominees for Best Motion Picture were international co-productions, and there was discussion about whether or not the films were Canadian. Many people didn't realize that co-production was now a key component of film production in Canada, and that Canada had co-production treaties with 52 countries.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''.

, 2000. . pp. 117-199. This year's ceremony, which was hosted by actor

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, was dominated by '' Last Night'' and '' Such a Long Journey'', which both received 12 nominations. However, ''

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'' won the most awards, with eight wins including Best Picture."Red Violin in fine tune at Genie Awards". ''

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'', February 5, 1999."McKellar wins Jutra award; Schultz named host of Genies". ''

'', January 22, 1999.

Award winners and nominees

References

External links

Genie Awards 1999 on imdb
{{Canadian Screen Awards 19

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