The 17th Genie Awards were held on November 27, 1996, to honour films released in late 1995 and 1996. They were the second Genie Award ceremony held in that year; the 16th Genie Awards were delayed from the fall of 1995 and took place in January of 1996 instead. November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nominees and winners

Best Motion Picture

• Lilies, Robin Cass, Arnie Gelbart and Anna Stratton, producers
• Crash, David Cronenberg, producer
• Hard Core Logo, Brian Dennis and Christine Haebler, producers
• Long Day's Journey into Night, Niv Fichtman and Daniel Iron, producers
• Le Polygraphe, Philippe Carcassonne, Bruno Jobin, Jean-Pierre St-Michel and Ulrich Felsberg, producers

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Best Actor

• William Hutt, Long Day's Journey into Night
• Christopher Penn, The Boys Club
• Jason Cadieux, Lilies
• Matthew Ferguson, Lilies
• Danny Gilmore, Lilies
• Tom McCamus, Long Day's Journey into Night

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Best Actress

• Martha Henry, Long Day's Journey into Night
• Helene Clarkson, Blood & Donuts
• Marie Brassard, Le Polygraphe
• Louise Portal, Sous-sol
• Brenda Fricker, Swann

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Best Supporting Actor

• Peter Donaldson, Long Day's Journey into Night
• Alexander Chapman, Lilies
• James Hyndman, Rowing Through
• Ron White, Screamers
• Sean McCann, Swann

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Best Supporting Actress

• Martha Burns, Long Day's Journey into Night
• Marie-Andrée Corneille, Erreur sur la personne
• Manon Miclette, J'aime, j'aime pas
• Maria de Medeiros, Le Polygraphe
• Josée Deschênes, Le Polygraphe

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Best Director

• David Cronenberg, Crash
• John Fawcett, The Boys Club
• Bruce McDonald, Hard Core Logo
• John Greyson, Lilies
• Robert Lepage, Le Polygraphe

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