The same cast had performed the play at Canada 's Stratford Festival from 1994 to 1996 ; Wellington essentially filmed the stage production without significant changes . The film swept the acting awards at the 17th Genie Awards , winning awards for Hutt as Best Actor , Henry as Best Actress , Donaldson as Best Supporting Actor and Burns as Best Supporting Actress . McCamus was also nominated for Best Actor , losing to Hutt . It was named Best Canadian Film at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival . This version was later aired by PBS on its '' Great Performances '' series in 1999
17th Genie Awards
17th Genie Awards
Long Day's Journey into Night (1996 film)