The Air Canada Award, presented at the annual
GENIE AWARDS from 1980 to 1994, was given for "outstanding contributions to the business of filmmaking in Canada." Winners are listed by the year the award was presented.
1980
George Destounis, president of Famous Players Ltd
1981
Robert and Vi Crone, founding members of the Canadian Film Awards
1982
Pierre Lamy, producer
1984
N.A. (Nat) Taylor, exhibitor, producer, publisher
1985
Don Haig, producer and editor
1986
André Collette, administrator
1987
Garth Drabinsky, producer and exhibitor
1988
Rock Demers, producer
1989
Kodak Canada Inc
1990
Harold Greenberg, producer and CEO of Astral Bellevue Pathé Inc
1991
Robert Lantos, producer
1992
Michael Spencer, administrator and producer
1993
John Dunning and André Link, producers
1994
René Malo, producer
Author
PAUL TOWNEND