(1981) Micheline Lanctôt For displaying her award-winning talents in both the French and English languages, as an actress, a writer, an animator and (most recently) as a director.
(1984) Norman McLaren - Academy Award and BAFTA winning short film maker. Winner of 10 Canadian Film Awards (The predecesor to the Genie Awards ) In recognition of his long, successful and internationally acclaimed career in the world of animation filmmaking.
(1985) Paul LeBlanc For his impressive body of work in film and television hairstyling
(1988) Norman Jewison - 7 time Academy Award nominated filmmaker. This award is given to Norman Jewison for founding and establishing the new Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies.
