Category of Genie Awards | ||
Winners & Nominees Richard FarnsworthThe Grey Fox, Richard Farnsworth, Winner, Grand L BushHard Feelings, Grand L Bush, Nominee, Jean YanneA Day in a Taxi, Jean Yanne, Nominee, Bruce DernHarry Tracy - Desperado, Bruce Dern, Nominee, Jeff GoldblumThreshold, Jeff Goldblum, Nominee, Ron PerlmanQuest for Fire, Ron Perlman, Nominee, Alan ArkinImproper Channels, Alan Arkin, Winner, Rémi LaurentThe Plouffe Family, Rémi Laurent, Nominee, Guy BoydTicket to Heaven, Guy Boyd, Nominee, John SavageThe Amateur, John Savage, Nominee, Robert CarradineHeartaches, Robert Carradine, Nominee, Tom SkerrittSilence of the North, Tom Skerritt, Nominee, Jack LemmonTribute, Jack Lemmon, Winner, Burt LancasterAtlantic City, Burt Lancaster, Nominee, Bruce DernMiddle Age Crazy, Bruce Dern, Nominee, Rod SteigerThe Lucky Star, Rod Steiger, Nominee, Brett MarxThe Lucky Star, Brett Marx, Nominee, George C ScottThe Changeling, George C Scott, Winner, Michael DouglasRunning, Michael Douglas, Nominee, Rod SteigerKlondike Fever, Rod Steiger, Nominee, Bill MurrayMeatballs, Bill Murray, Nominee, Will SampsonFish Hawk, Will Sampson, Nominee | ||
The Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor was awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 1980 to 1983, for the best performance by non-Canadian actor in a Canadian film.
The award and its Foreign Actress companion were frequently criticized both by actors and film critics — Canadian actor Christopher Plummer criticized the distinction in his Best Actor acceptance speech at the very first Genies ceremony, and Jay Scott called them "loathsome", dubbing them "the Colonial Category", in a 1982 article in The Globe and Mail.
The awards were discontinued after the 4th Genie Awards. Initially, non-Canadian actors were simply barred from being nominated in acting categories at all, but beginning with the 7th Genie Awards non-Canadian actors instead became eligible for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.