Canadian Screen Award for Best Overall Sound

The Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian sound designer.

1st Genie Awards

• Karl Scherer, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Joe Grimaldi, The Changeling
• Gary Bourgeois, Richard Lightstone, Meatballs
• Joe Grimaldi, David Appleby, Murder by Decree
• Owen Langevin, Joe Grimaldi, David Appleby, Running
• Bryan Day, Joe Grimaldi, The Brood

2nd Genie Awards

• Michel Descombes, Henri Blondeau, Les bons débarras
• Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, David Appleby, Bo Harwood, Terror Train
• Larry Sutton, Paul Coombe, Mike Hoogenboom, The Hounds of Notre Dame
• Mike Hoogenboom, Nolan Roberts, Doug Ganton, The Kidnapping of the President
• Patrick Rousseau, Michel Descombes, The Lucky Star
• Joe Grimaldi, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, David Lee, Tribute

3rd Genie Awards

• Dan Goldberg, Joe Grimaldi, Gordon Thompson, Austin Grimaldi, Heavy Metal
• Claude Langlois, Paul Dion, Marcel Pothier, Robin Leigh, Heartaches
• Peter Burgess, Scanners
• Michael O'Farrell, Wayne Griffin, Dennis Drummond, The Amateur
• Marc Chiasson, D. Bruce Carwardine, Glen Gauthier, Ticket to Heaven

4th Genie Awards

• Ken Heeley-Ray, Claude Hazanavicius, Austin Grimaldi, Don White, Joe Grimaldi, Quest for Fire
• Don White, David Appleby, Rod Haykin, Harry Tracy, Desperado
• Rob Young, Austin Grimaldi, Joe Grimaldi, The Grey Fox
• Paul Coombe, Jack Heeren, Al Ormerod, Bryan Day, Threshold
• Dino Pigat, Terry Burke, David Appleby, Serge Beauchemin, Un Journée en Taxi

5th Genie Awards

• Austin Grimaldi, D. Bruce Carwardine, Glen Gauthier, Joe Grimaldi, Jim Hopkins, The Terry Fox Story
• Dino Pigat, David Appleby, Ken Heeley-Ray, A Christmas Story
• Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Joe Grimaldi, Patrick Rousseau, Maria Chapdelaine
• Hans Peter Strobl, The Wars
• David Appleby, Dino Pigat, Lars Ekstrom, Ups & Downs

6th Genie Awards

• Bruce Nyznik, Hans Peter Strobl, Richard Besse, Mario
• Joe Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Austin Grimaldi, Richard Lightstone, Draw!
• Christopher Tate, David Appleby, Don White, Garrell Clark, Isaac Littlefeathers
• Austin Grimaldi, Don White, Serge Beauchemin, The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques)
• Don White, Patrick Rousseau, David Appleby, The Bay Boy

7th Genie Awards

• Glen Gauthier, Bruce Carwardine, Joe Grimaldi, David Appleby, Bruce Nyznik, Don White, One Magic Christmas
• Austin Grimaldi, Donald Cohen, Joe Grimaldi and Dino Pigat, Joshua Then and Now
• Paul Sharpe, Garrell Clark, My American Cousin

8th Genie Awards

• Adrian Croll, Jean-Pierre Joutel and Richard Besse, The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain)
• Peter Clements, David Appleby and Don White, Abducted
• Michael O'Farrell, Gordon Thompson, Don White and David Appleby, The Pink Chiquitas
• Hans Oomes, Richard Nichol, Shelley Craig and Jean-Pierre Joutel, Sitting in Limbo

9th Genie Awards

• Adrian Croll, Hans Peter Strobl, Yvon Benoit, Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit)
• Marvin Bearns, Lars Ekstrom, Tony Van Den Akker, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
• Michelle Moses, Egidio Coccimiglio, Gordon Thompson, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
• Andre Gagnon, Michel Charron, Jocelyn Caron, Michel Descombes, The Young Magician
• David Appleby and Daniel Latour, Too Outrageous

10th Genie Awards

• Bryan Day, Andy Nelson, Don White, Dead Ringers
• Michael Liotta, Don White, Aerlyn Weissman, A Winter Tan
• Eli Yarkoni, Dino Pigat, Joe Grimaldi, Michael Liotta, Iron Eagle II
• Michael Liotta, Don White, Gabor Vadnay, Joe Grimaldi, Obsessed
• Keith Elliott, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Don Cohen, The Kiss

11th Genie Awards

• Jocelyn Caron, Hans Peter Strobl, Adrian Croll, Patrick Rousseau, Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal)
• Garrell Clark, Peter Kelly, Paul Massey, Bye Bye Blues
• Douglas Ganton, Don White, Paul Coombe, Marvin Berns, Millennium
• Joe Grimaldi, Peter Shewchuk, Sal Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Termini Station

12th Genie Awards

• Garrell Clark and Paul A. Sharpe, Angel Square
• Jean-Pierre Joutel, John P. Megill, and Adrian Croll, Beautiful Dreamers
• Jocelyn Caron, Yvon Benoît, and Michel Descombes, Love-moi
• Michel Descombes, Luc Boudrias, Jocelyn Caron, and Richard Besse, Moody Beach
• Larry Sutton, Bill Sheppard and Paul A. Sharpe, Showdown at Williams Creek

13th Genie Awards

• Peter Maxwell, Bryan Day, David Appleby and Don White, Naked Lunch
• Jocelyn Caron, Michel Descombes, Michel Charron and Luc Boudrias, Being at Home with Claude
• Yvon Benoît, Jocelyn Caron, Jack Jullian and Hans Peter Strobl, Léolo
• Dean Giammarco, Patrick Ramsay, Paul A. Sharpe and Bill Sheppard, North of Pittsburgh
• John Martin, Don White, Lou Solakofski and David Appleby, South of Wawa

14th Genie Awards

• Jocelyn Caron, Hans Peter Strobl, Richard Besse, The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles)
• Dean Giammarco, Daryl Powell, Paul Sharpe, Bill Sheppard, Harmony Cats
• Jessica Cassavant, Bryan Day, Ao Loo, Joe Grimaldi, I Love a Man in Uniform
• Dino Pigat, Lou Solakofski, Douglas Ganton, David Appleby, La Florida
• Bill Sheppard, Michael McGee, Dean Giammarco, Paul Sharpe, The Lotus Eaters

15th Genie Awards

• Paul Sharpe, Bill Sheppard, Daryl Powell, Dean Giammarco, Whale Music
• Keith Elliott, Daniel Pellerin, Peter Kelly, Ross Redfern, Exotica
• Rejean Juteau, Luc Boudrias, Richard Besse, Michel Descombes, La Vie d'un héros
• Hans Peter Strobl, Louis Hone, Dominique Chartrand, Jacques Drouin, Matusalem
• Jocelyn Caron, Hans Kuenzi, Florian Eidenbenz, Francois Musy, Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir)
• Dean Giammarco, Paul Sharpe, Garrell Clark, Bill Sheppard, Road to Saddle River

16th Genie Awards

• Michael McGee, Paul A. Sharpe, Kelly Cole and Dean Giammarco, Magic in the Water
• Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly, Daniel Pellerin and Ross Redfern, Dance Me Outside
• Don White, Douglas Ganton, Leslie Shatz and Scott Purdy, Johnny Mnemonic
• Jean-Claude Laureux, Jo Caron and Hans Peter Strobl, The Confessional (Le Confessionnal)
• Gavin Fernandes, Luc Boudrias, Daniel Masse and Michel Descombes, Black List (Liste noire)

17th Genie Awards

• Don Cohen, Keith Elliot, Scott Purdy, Scott Shepherd, Don White, Lilies
• David Appleby, D. Bruce Carwardine, Tim O'Connell, Don White, Brain Candy
• Jocelyn Caron, Claude Hazanavicius, John Netsorwich, Hans Peter Strobl, Le Polygraphe
• Kelly Cole, Dam Giammarco, Jochen Schlissler, Paul Sharpe, Hard Core Logo
• Christian Cooke, David Lee, Dino Pigat, Lou Solakofski, Orest Sushko, Crash

18th Genie Awards

• Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly and Ross Redfern, The Sweet Hereafter
• Luc Boudrias, Don Cohen, Jo Caron and Bruno Ruffolo, Karmina
• Dominique Chartrand, Jo Caron and Hans Peter Strobl, The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge)
• Peter Harper, Philippe Espantoso and Georges Hannan, The Hanging Garden
• Hans Peter Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jo Caron and Marcel Chouinard, Le siège de l'âme

19th Genie Awards

• Claude La Haye, Jo Caron, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Hans Peter Strobl, The Red Violin
• Henry Embry, Steph Carrier, Lou Solakofski and Orest Sushko, Such a Long Journey
• Darcy Kite, Peter Kelly, Steve McNamee and Todd Warren, Cube
• Louis Kramer, Todd Beckett, Tim O'Connell and Scott Purdy, Regeneration
• John J. Thomson, Dean Giammarco, Miguel Nunes and Paul A. Sharpe, Last Night

20th Genie Awards

• Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Glen Gauthier and Peter Kelly, Sunshine
• Serge Beauchemin, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Hans Peter Strobl, Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes)
• Michel Descombes, Jo Caron, Michel Charron and Gavin Fernandes, The Last Breath
• Philip Norman Stall, Martin Lee and Lou Solakofski, The Five Senses
• Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly and Brian Simmons, Felicia's Journey

21st Genie Awards

• Daniel Pellerin, Paul Adlaf, Peter Kelly, Brad Thornton and Brad Zoern, Love Come Down
• Hans Peter Strobl, Jo Caron, Don Cohen and Bernard Gariépy Strobl, The Art of War
• Bill Sheppard, Mark Berger and Ruth Huddleston, Here's to Life!
• Gilles Corbeil, Luc Boudrias and Louis Gignac, Maelström
• Tom Ronan, Daniel Pellerin, Brad Thornton and Brad Zoern, Violet

22nd Genie Awards

• Todd Beckett, Christian Carruthers, Herwig Gayer, Bissa Scekic and Todd Warren, Treed Murray
• Richard Lavoie, Serge Boivin and Jean Paul Vialard, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
• Pierre Blain, Michel Descombes and Réjean Juteau, The Hidden Fortress
• Luc Boudrias, Yvon Benoît, Jo Caron and Benoit Leduc, Karmina 2
• Dominique Chartrand, Luc Boudrias, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Hans Peter Strobl, A Girl at the Window

23rd Genie Awards

• Thomas Hidderley, Todd Beckett, Keith Elliott and Mark Zsifkovits, Between Strangers
• Serge Beauchemin, Bruno Ruffolo, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Hans Peter Strobl, Les Boys III
• Serge Beauchemin, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Hans Peter Strobl, Le Collectionneur
• Gavin Fernandes, Bobby O'Malley and Philippe Pelletier, Inside (Histoire de pen)
• Lou Solakofski and Steph Carrier, Max
• Glen Gauthier, Christian T. Cooke, Orest Sushko and Don White, Spider

24th Genie Awards

• Bruce Carwardine, Todd Beckett, Michael O'Farrell and Don White, The Statement
• Warren St. Onge, Steph Carrier and Lou Solakofski, Falling Angels
• Claude Hazanavicius and Michel Descombes, Seducing Doctor Lewis
• Michel Descombes, Gavin Fernandes and Patrick Rousseau, The Barbarian Invasions
• Chris Duesterdiek, Mark Berger, Dean Giammarco and Bill Sheppard, The Snow Walker

25th Genie Awards

• The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel), Dominque Chartrand, Gavin Fernandes and Pierre Paquet
• Émile, Nicole Thompson, Jeff Carter, Brad Hillman and Miguel Nunes
• Head in the Clouds, Pierre Blain, Jocelyn Caron, Michel Descombes and Gavin Fernandes
• Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives), Christian Bouchard, Luc Boudrias, Jocelyn Caron, Clovis Gouaillier and Benoît Leduc
• Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Dean Humphreys, Todd Beckett and David Lee

26th Genie Awards

• Yvon Benoît, Daniel Bisson, Luc Boudrias and Bernard Gariépy Strobl, C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Greg Stewart, Michael McCann and Michael Thomas, It's All Gone Pete Tong
• Daniel Pellerin, John Hazen, Jan Rudy and Bisa Skecic, Lie With Me
• Leon Johnson, Bruce Little and Howard Rissin, Seven Times Lucky
• Chris Munro, John Hazen, Daniel Pellerin and Jan Rudy, Where the Truth Lies

27th Genie Awards

• Dominique Chartrand, Gavin Fernandes, Nathalie Morin, Pierre Paquet, Bon Cop, Bad Cop
• Daniel Pellerin, Gashtaseb Ariana, Jeff Carter, Eve and the Fire Horse
• Claude Hazanavicius, Claude Beaugrand, Luc Boudrias, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, The Rocket (Maurice Richard)
• David Lee, Douglas Cooper, Robert Farr, Tideland
• Hans Peter Strobl, Jo Caron, Claude La Haye, Benoît Leduc, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, A Sunday in Kigali

28th Genie Awards

• Stuart Wilson, Christian Cooke, Orest Sushko, Mark Zsifkovits, Eastern Promises
• John J. Thomson, Stephan Carrier, Martin Lee, Citizen Duane
• Eric Fitz, Jo Caron, Gavin Fernandes, Benoît Leduc, Shake Hands With the Devil
• Claude La Haye, Olivier Calvert, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Hans Peter Strobl, Silk
• John Hazen, Matt Chan, Brad Dawe, The Tracey Fragments

29th Genie Awards

• Passchendaele: Lou Solakofski, Garrell Clark, Steve Foster
• Amal: Sanjay Mehta, Stephan Carrier, Kirk Lynds
• Le Banquet: Mario Auclair, Luc Boudrias, François Senneville
• The American Trap (Le Piège américain): Claude La Haye, Daniel Bisson, Luc Boudrias, Patrick Lalonde
• This Beautiful City: David Ottier, Daniel Prado Villar

30th Genie Awards

• Stéphane Bergeron, Pierre Blain, Jo Caron and Benoît Leduc, Polytechnique
• Simon Goulet and Bernard Gariépy Strobl, 5150 Elm's Way
• Richard Lavoie, Arnaud Derimay, Jean-Charles Desjardins and Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Before Tomorrow
• Mario Auclair, Daniel Bisson, Luc Boudrias and Jean-Charles Desjardins, Grande Ourse: La Clé des possibles
• Claude Hazanavicius, Daniel Bisson, Jean-Charles Desjardins and Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Love and Savagery

31st Genie Awards

• Jean Umansky, Jocelyn Caron, Jean-Pierre Laforce and Benoit Leduc, Incendies
• Christian Cooke, Greg Chapman and Steve Moore, Defendor
• Leon Johnson, Stephan Carrier and Kirk Lynds, High Life
• Michel Lecoufle, Daniel Bisson, Luc Boudrias and Jean-Charles Desjardins, Les 7 jours du Talion
• John Thomson, Andrew Stirk, Andrew Tay and Mark Zsifkovits, Resident Evil: Afterlife

32nd Genie Awards

• Orest Sushko and Christian Cooke, A Dangerous Method
• Stéphane Bergeron, Yann Cleary and Lise Wedlock, Marécages
• Pierre Bertrand, Shaun Nicholas Gallagher and Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Monsieur Lazhar
• Jean Minondo, Jocelyn Caron, Gavin Fernandes and Louis Gignac, Café de Flore
• Lou Solakofski, Stephan Carrier and Kirk Lynds, The Bang Bang Club

1st Canadian Screen Awards

• Claude La Haye, Daniel Bisson and Bernard Gariépy Strobl, War Witch (Rebelle)
• Sylvain Arseneault, Steph Carrier, Lou Solakofski and Don White, Midnight's Children
• Olivier Calvert, Pascal Beaudin and Luc Boudrias, Mars et Avril
• Philip Stall, Ian Rankin and Lou Solakofski, Antiviral
• Zander Rosborough and Allan Scarth, The Disappeared

2nd Canadian Screen Awards

• Andrew Tay, David Drage, David Giammarco, Greg Chapman, Matt McKenzie and Peter Persaud, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
• Arnaud Derimay, Benoît Leduc and Stéphane Bergeron, Amsterdam
• Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Pierre Bertrand, Gabrielle
• Joe Morrow, Lalit Malik and Lou Solakofski, Siddharth
• François Grenon, Olivier Goinard, Sevan Koryan and Sylvain Brassard, Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme)

3rd Canadian Screen Awards

• Christopher Guglick, Dave Mercel, Steve Moore, Justin Sawyer and Alex Turner, Bang Bang Baby
• Christian Cooke, Michael O'Farrell and Orest Sushko, Maps to the Stars
• Daniel Bisson, Gilles Corbeil and Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Meetings with a Young Poet
• Sylvain Brassard, Jocelyn Caron, François Grenon and Luc Landry, Mommy
• Greg Chapman, Peter Persaud, Andrew Stirk, Andrew Tay and Mark Zsifkovits, Pompeii

4th Canadian Screen Awards

• Lou Solakofski, Ian Rankin, Joe Morrow, Russ Dyck, Graham Rogers, James Bastable, André Azoubel, Don White and Jack Heeren, Hyena Road
• Sylvain Brassard, Arnaud Têtu, Pascal Van Strydonck and Olivier Léger, Adrien (Le Garagiste)
• Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jean-Charles Desjardins and François Grenon, Endorphine
• Lou Solakofski, Kirk Lynds, Kristian Bailey, Don White, Jack Heeren, Rob Coxford and Peter Caristedt, Into the Forest
• Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Claude La Haye and Benoît Leduc, My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t'en guerre)

5th Canadian Screen Awards

• Claude La Haye, Luc Boudrias and Pierre-Jules Audet, Race
• Sylvain Brassard, Michel Lecoufle, Stephen De Oliveira and Nicholas Gagnon, King Dave
• Matt Chan, Operation Avalanche
• Marcel Chouinard, Philippe Lavigne, Stéphane Bergeron, Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher and Louis Collin, Bad Seeds (Les mauvaises herbes)
• François Grenon, It's Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde)

6th Canadian Screen Awards

• Claude La Haye and Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga terre des âmes)
• Philippe Attié, Boost
• Sylvain Bellemare, All You Can Eat Buddha
• Pierre Bertrand, Stéphane Bergeron, Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher and Maxime Potvin, Cross My Heart (Les Rois mongols)
• Matt Drake, Nate Evans and Christopher O'Brien, Never Steady, Never Still