Incendies & Barney's Version dominate Genies 2011

Barney's trophies

Going into the 2011 Genie gala, Incendies and Barney's Version were the night's two front-runners. Both had already earned accolades from other quarters, including Academy Award nominations, though neither won at the Oscars.

The long-awaited literary adaptation of Mordecai Richler's final opus proved nearly as strong as Incendies at the Genies, with the Montreal-set film winning in seven categories, including a trio of acting honours.

Barney's Version star Paul Giamatti and co-stars Dustin Hoffman and Minnie Driver all scored prizes — best actor, supporting actor and supporting actress, respectively — though none were present in Ottawa to accept their Genies.

2011 Genie Awards

Best picture: Incendies

Direction: Denis Villeneuve, Incendies

Original screenplay: Jacob Tierney, The Trotsky

Adapted screenplay: Denis Villeneuve, Incendies

Lead actor: Paul Giamatti, Barney's Version

Lead actress: Lubna Azabal, Incendies

Supporting actor: Dustin Hoffman, Barney's Version

Supporting actress: Minnie Driver, Barney's Version

Art direction/production design: Barney's Version

Cinematography: Incendies

Costume design: Barney's Version

Make-up: Barney's Version

Editing: Incendies

Original score: Barney's Version

Original song: Already Gone (The Trotsky)

Overall sound: Incendies

Sound editing: Incendies

Documentary: Last Train Home

Live action short drama: Savage

Animated short: Lipsett Diaries (Les Journaux de Lipsett)

Claude Jutra Award: Jephté Bastien, Sortie 67

Golden Reel Award: Resident Evil: Afterlife

Giamatti did send a written message, which was read by co-star Rachelle Lefevre.

"To be acknowledged in the country that produced this great film, the tremendous novel it's based on and the uniquely brilliant author Mordecai Richler, is pleasing and moving to me beyond words. But honestly, I'm particularly happy that I can take this as a sign that I'm not the American guy that screwed this whole thing up for Canada and Canadians," Giamatti wrote.

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'Barney's Version' and 'Incendies' Lead Genies Field (Canada)

Canada's two Oscar contenders lead the field of nominees for the country's film awards in March.

TORONTO -- ­Look for a smackdown between French- and English-Canadian directors at next month's Genies, Canada's film awards.

The made-in-Montreal Barney¹s Version, with 11 nominations in all, will face off against Incendies, Canada's Oscar contender in the best foreign language category, after it grabbed 10 nominations.

Besides Barney's Version, by Richard J. Lewis, and Denis Villeneuve's Incendies, the Genies¹ best film competition includes Podz's 10 1/2, Xavier Dolan's rom-com Les Amours Imaginaires and Vincenzo Natali's sci-fi flick Splice.

Villeneuve dominated last year's Genies with Polytechnique, his drama about a real-life colleague massacre in Montreal.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television unveiled nominations Wednesday for next month's film awards at press conferences in Toronto and Montreal.

The acting categories also pit Canada's two main cultures against one another. In the best actor competition, Jay Baruchel (The Trotsky) and Paul Giamatti (Barney's Version) go up against Robert Naylor in 10 1/2, Francois Papineau for Route 132 and Timothy Olyphant in High Life.

And the best actress field includes Incendies lead Lubna Azabal up against Tatiana Maslany in Grown Up Movie Star, Molly Parker and Tracey Wright with separate peformances in Trigger and Rosamund Pike for Barney's Version.

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7 Advance in Race for Makeup Oscar – Barney’s Version is one of them

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup category for the 83rd Academy Awards.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:

“Alice in Wonderland”
“Barney’s Version”
“The Fighter”
“Jonah Hex”
“True Grit”
“The Way Back”
“The Wolfman”

On Saturday, January 22, all members of the Academy’s Makeup Branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.

The 83rd Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

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