Canadian Film Digest Year Book (1976)

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Canadian Film Awards MICHEL BRAULT Quebec director walked off with three major prizes at the Canadian Film Awards Festival at Niagaraon-the-Lake. BEST FEATURE FILM 1975 LES ORDRES Won three awards for Michel Brault. Best Picture, Best Director and for the Best Screenplay. FILM OF THE YEAR 1974 “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.’ Kravatz."’ This award was accompanied by the following citation: “The jury recognizes the popular appeal of this film, which brought a wider recognition to Canadian film-making at an important time in the development of the industry.” JOHN GRIERSON AWARD Pierre Juneau This award is given in the memory of John Grierson, founder of the National Film Board, to an individual who continues to work in the same spirit, and to the same ends, as John Grierson. WENDY MICHENER AWARD No award made this year. JURY AWARDS Animation — John Straiton for ‘‘Horseplay”’ Short Fiction — Michael Asti-Rose for “Silent Movie.” Feature Film — Gordon Sheppard for “Eliza's Horoscope.” 146 Screenplay Adaptation William Weintraub ‘‘Why Rock the Boat’ Editing Stan Cole ‘Black Christmas” Cinematography Paul Van Der Linden ‘‘Eliza’s Horoscope” Art Direction Francois Barbeau ‘’Eliza’s Horoscope” Sound Editing Ken Healey-Ray, ‘’Black Christmas” Sound Recording Patrick Rousseau “Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz’ Sound Re-recording Steven Dolby, “Eliza’s Horoscope” “Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” Original Music Score Nick Whitehead and Black Creek “Lions for Breakfast.” CRAFT AWARDS-NON FEATURE FILMS Direction Robin Spry ‘‘Action & Face” Performance by an Actress Jayne Eastwood “’Deedie”’ (The Collaborators) Performance by an Actor William Hutt ‘’The Last Spike” (The National Dream) Supporting Actor or Actress Pat Hamilton ‘‘A Bird in the House” Non Dramatic Script Donald Brittain ‘‘Dreamland’’ Screenplay Editing "'Deedie”’ (The Collaborators) Cinematography “Bird in the House”, ‘‘Deedie”’ Sound Editing Barry Greenwald, ‘‘Metamorphosis” Sound Re-recording Jean-Pierre Joutel, ‘‘Goldwood”, “'The Owl Who Married The Goose,” “Whistling Smith’ Original Music Score CATEGORY AWARDS Feature Film Non Fiction — ‘‘Janis”’ Documentary Film — over 30 mins. “Cree Hunters of Mistassini”’ Documentary Film — under 30 mins. Marius Benoist, ‘‘La Legende du Vent” “At 99: A portrait of Louise Tandy Murch.” Animated Film “The Owl Who Married A Goose”’ Theatrical Short Film Along These Lines’’ This award was made with special mention to George Dunning for animation. TV Drama Film A Bird in the House”’ Experiemntal Film No award FEATURE FILM CRAFT AWARDS Direction Michel Brault ‘‘Les Ordres.”’ Performance by an Actress Margot Kidder “Black Christmas’’ and “*& Quiet Day in Belfast’’ Performance by an Actor Stuart Gillard ‘‘Why Rock the Boat.” Supporting Actress Lila Kedrova ‘’Eliza’s Horoscope.” Supporting Actor Henry Beckman “Why Rock the Boat’’ Original Screenplay Michel Brault ‘“Les Ordres’’ Sound Recording DIRECTOR JOHN HOWE Patricia Watson “A Bird in the House” Arla Saare ‘‘Next Year in Jerusalem” Ken Gregg, ‘‘Next Year in Jerusalem” Dan Gibson, “‘Wings in the Wilderness”