It was the first of '' two '' Genie Award ceremonies held in 1996 . Normally the 16th Genie Award ceremony would have been held in the late fall of 1995 , but it was delayed until early 1996 . The 17th Genie Awards were held in November 1996 , returning to the traditional scheduling of the award ceremony . Beginning with the 19th Genie Awards in 1999 , however , the award scheduling returned to the winter again , and has remained scheduled as such ever since
17th Genie Awards
17th Genie Awards
16th Genie Awards