Genie Award For Outstanding TV Drama Under 30 Minutes

Genie Award For Outstanding TV Drama Under 30 Minutes

The 1st Genie Awards were the first ever Genie Awards. They were presented on March 20, 1980 and honoured films released in 1979. They were given out at a gala event at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto with Bruno Gerussi as host. A luncheon the day before the gala saw the non-feature film awards presented. The show was broadcast on CBC Television and was noted for its Oscars-like production design.

The show was not without controversy: award winner Christopher Plummer used his speech to criticize the distinction made between Canadian and foreign actors. The fact that no French language films won any major awards was also a source of some controversy.

Several awards were presented at this ceremony in specialized categories which were not retained in future years.

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