27th Canadian Film Awards

The 28th Canadian Film Awards were held on October 24, 1976 to honour achievements in Canadian film.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Lorne Greene.

27th Canadian Film Awards
Date	October 21, 1976
Location	9 Channel Nine Court, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by	Lorne Greene
Highlights
Best Motion Picture	Lies My Father Told Me

The 1976 awards were noted for the introduction of the Golden Reel Award, presented to the year's top-grossing Canadian film.

Winners

Films

• Feature Film: Lies My Father Told Me — Harry Gulkin, Anthony Bedrich[1]
• Theatrical Documentary: Ahô: The Forest People — François Floquet, Daniel Bertolino[1]
• Documentary: Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry — Donald Brittain, John Kramer[1]
• Theatrical Short: Cooperage — Phillip Borsos[1]
• Animated Short: The Street — Caroline Leaf[1]
• Arts and Experimental: Barbara Is a Vision of Loveliness — R. Bruce Elder[1]
• TV Drama: For Gentlemen Only — Michael Scott[1]

Special awards

• Special Achievement: William Brennan, The Last Cause and Dennis Zahoruk, Brethren
• John Grierson Award: Tom Daly[1]
• Wendy Michener Award: Caroline Leaf, The Street[1]
• Golden Reel Award: Lies My Father Told Me[1]

Feature film craft

• Actor: André Melançon, Bound for Glory (Partis pour la gloire)[1]
• Actress: Marilyn Lightstone, Lies My Father Told Me[1]
• Supporting Actor: Frank Moore, The Far Shore[1]
• Supporting Actress: Tedde Moore, Second Wind[1]
• Art Direction: Anne Pritchard, The Far Shore[1]
• Cinematography: Richard Leiterman, The Far Shore[1]
• Director: Harvey Hart, Goldenrod[1]
• Editing: Donald Shebib, Second Wind[1]
• Sound Editing: Maurice Schell, Lies My Father Told Me[1]
• Musical Score: Lewis Furey, Normande (La tête de Normande St-Onge)[1]
• Screenplay: Ted Allan, Lies My Father Told Me[1]
• Overall Sound: Henri Blondeau, Richard Voriser and Stephen Dalby, Lies My Father Told Me[1]

Non-feature craft

• Actor: Ed McNamara and Hugh Webster, For Gentlemen Only[1]
• Actress: Luce Guilbeault, Bargain Basement[1]
• Supporting Actor or Actress: David Gardner, The Insurance Man from Ingersoll[1]
• Cinematography: Robert Ryan, Killers of the Wild[1]
• Direction: Donald Brittain and John Kramer, Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry[1]
• Editing: John Kramer, Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry[1]
• Sound Editing: Les Halman and Abbey Neidik, Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry[1]
• Musical Score: Alain Clavier, Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry[1]
• Screenplay: David King, For Gentlemen Only[1]
• Non-Dramatic Screenplay: Donald Brittain and John Kramer, Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry[1]
• Sound Recording: Roland Martel and Carle Delaroche-Vernet, Ahô: The Forest People[1]
• Sound Re-Recording: Joe Grimaldi and Austin Grimaldi, The Last Cause[1]

References

1. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 111-114.