Full awards and nominations of The Countess of Baton Rouge
Comedy. Romance
Montreal film-maker Rex Prince travels to Louisiana to search for his first love Paula Paul, the Countess of the title: the loveliest bearded lady ever to grace a circus sideshow. To win her love he takes on the job of Human Cannonball; wins her and loses her tragically, then tries to commit their love story to film. An exploration of self-image and memory, and the glamour (used in the sense of a magic spell or illusory reality) which the movie camera can weave. [+]
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18th Genie Awards 1998
- nom. Best Direction (André Forcier)
- nom. Best Leading Actor (Robin Aubert)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (Frédéric Desager)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (France Castel)
- nom. Best Original Screenplay (André Forcier)
- nom. Best Production Design / Art Direction (Claude Paré)
- nom. Best Costume Design (Suzanne Harel)
- nom. Best Editing (Richard Comeau)
- nom. Best Sound (Overall) (Dominique Chartrand, Jo Caron, Hans Peter Strobl)
- nom. Best Sound Editing (Marcel Pothier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie, Guy Pelletier, Myriam Poirier)