Vancouver Film Critics Circle

Vancouver Film Critics Circle The Vancouver Film Critics Circle was founded in 2000 in order to help promote Canadian films and th

VFCC membership currently includes print, radio, on-line and television critics either based in Vancouver or with Vancouver outlets. The VFCC celebrated its 14th anniversary of giving awards to the year’s best films on January 7, 2014 at the Railway Club. The event is the only among Canadian critics’ groups that presents a full slate of international awards and a full slate of Canadian awards. The

VFCC also presents a Best BC Film Award, the Ian Caddell Achievement Award that goes to an individual or group that has made a significant contribution to the local film and television industry, and the Critics’ Sweetheart award to an individual who has made our jobs easier and more pleasant throughout the year.

MY OLD ASS WINS BIG AT THE VFCC’S CANADIAN AWARDS; CAN I GET A WITNESS? DOMINATES BRITISH COLUMBIA CATEGORIESThe lead of...
02/22/2025

MY OLD ASS WINS BIG AT THE VFCC’S CANADIAN AWARDS; CAN I GET A WITNESS? DOMINATES BRITISH COLUMBIA CATEGORIES

The lead of Can I Get a Witness? Keira Jang received the TELEFILM-Canada One to Watch award.

My Old Ass, a new take on the coming-of-age in cottage country movie, collected three wins at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards. The film won Best Picture, Screenplay (Megan Park), and Female Actor (Maisy Stella).

The post-apocalyptic drama Can I Get a Witness? won two of the Canadian categories (Best Director for Ann Marie Fleming, Supporting Female Actor for Sandra Oh), but was dominant in the Best of British Columbia section, taking two additional awards (Best BC Director, BC Film). In addition, the lead of Can I Get a Witness?, Keira Jang, was rewarded with the TELEFILM-Canada One to Watch award, with a prize of $1,000.

The winner of Best BC Director, Ann Marie Fleming, received $500, award funded by the Directors Guild of Canada, BC District. As the winner of Best BC Film, the producers of Can I Get a Witness? received $500, courtesy of the Canadian Media Producers Association, BC Producers Branch.

Other victors this evening at the VFCC Awards were Matt Johnson (Best Male Actor, Matt and Mara), Patrick J. Adams (Best Supporting Male Actor, Young Werther), and the Oscar nominated film Sugarcane (Best Director).

These are the winners per category:

BEST PICTURE: My Old Ass
BEST DIRECTOR: Ann Marie Fleming, Can I Get a Witness?
BEST SCREENPLAY: Megan Park, My Old Ass
BEST MALE ACTOR: Matt Johnson, Matt and Mara
BEST FEMALE ACTOR: Maisy Stella, My Old Ass
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR: Patrick J. Adams, Young Werther
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR: Sandra Oh, Can I Get a Witness?
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Sugarcane
TELEFILM-CANADA ONE TO WATCH AWARD: Keira Jang, Can I Get a Witness?
CMPA-BC BEST BC FILM AWARD: Can I Get a Witness?
DGC-BC BEST BC DIRECTOR AWARD: Ann Marie Fleming, Can I Get a Witness?

By number of awards:

Can I Get a Witness?: 5
My Old Ass: 3
Matt and Mara: 1
Young Werther: 1
Sugarcane: 1

ANORA EMERGES AS THE BIG WINNER AT THE VANCOUVER FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDSSean Baker’s film won the Best Picture and Be...
02/22/2025

ANORA EMERGES AS THE BIG WINNER AT THE VANCOUVER FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS

Sean Baker’s film won the Best Picture and Best Female Actor categories. A Real Pain also received two awards: Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Male Actor.

Anora, the story of a sympathetic s*x worker fighting tooth and nail to protect her happy-ever-after, emerged as the Best Picture winner at the 25th Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards. In addition, the film’s lead Mikey Madison won the award to the Best Female Actor.

The event took place Tuesday evening at the VIFF Theatre. Sean Baker, who used to be a regular at this venue, sent a heartfelt acknowledgement video.

Anora’s fiercest competitor was A Real Pain. The dramedy about cousins reconnecting while following their grandmother’s Holocaust journey won two categories, Best Screenplay (Jesse Eisenberg) and Best Supporting Male Actor (Kieran Culkin).

A Complete Unknown emerged victorious in one of the three categories it was competing: Best Male Actor (Timothée Chalamet). Margaret Qualley was the surprising winner of the Best Supporting Female Actor award, while Flow triumphed in the competitive Best International Film in Non-English Language category.

The harrowing documentary No Other Land collected another award by besting Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story and Will & Harper in the Best Documentary category.

Here’s the list of the VFCC awards’ winners:

BEST PICTURE: Anora
BEST DIRECTOR: Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two
BEST SCREENPLAY: Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
BEST MALE ACTOR: Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
BEST FEMALE ACTOR: Mikey Madison, Anora
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR: Margaret Qualley, The Substance
BEST DOCUMENTARY: No Other Land
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Flow

By number of awards:

Anora: 2
A Real Pain: 2
A Complete Unknown: 1
Dune: Part Two: 1
Flow: 1
No Other Land: 1
The Substance: 1

02/19/2025
01/22/2025

CAN I GET A WITNESS? AND MY OLD ASS COMMANDED THE MOST NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN CANADIAN FILM FROM VANCOUVER CRITICS

Can I Get a Witness? also dominated the Best of BC film categories.

High profile Canadian productions 40 Acres, Young Werther, and Rumours are also in the running in several categories.

Two radically dissimilar movies, a post-apocalyptic drama and a coming-of-age comedy with a metaphysical slant, accumulated the most nominations for the upcoming Vancouver Film Critic Circle awards.

Ann Marie Fleming’s Can I Get a Witness? received eight mentions, while Megan Park’s My Old Ass got seven. Both movies are writer/director vehicles that will compete for the Best Canadian Film award alongside another dystopian drama, 40 Acres.

The end of the world was a source of inspiration for several of the Canadian films vying for a VFCC award, including Guy Maddin’s absurdist Rumours. The G7 all-star comedy was nominated for Best Picture and Best Male Actor (Roy Dupuis).

Last year’s multiple VFCC award winner Matt Johnson (BlackBerry) will compete this year in the Best Male Actor category for Matt and Mara. His co-star in the movie (also a previous VFCC award winner), Deragh Campbell, will vie for the Best Female Actor prize.

The Best Supporting Female Actor is shaping to be one for the ages. Emmy winner Sandra Oh, Screen Actors Guild nominee (and VFCC award winner) Alison Pill. And SAG award winner Aubrey Plaza are all nominated in this category.

The Best BC Film award has two documentaries facing Can I Get a Witness?, both about creators involved in uphill battles to get their work to the public: Ari’s Theme and The Chef & the Daruma.

The highly competitive One to Watch category features two actors-turned-directors (Megan Park, Mongrels’ Jerome Yoo) and a performer crushing her first lead (Can I Get a Witness?’ Keira Jang). The winner will receive a prize of $1,000, courtesy of TELEFILM-Canada.

The winner of Best BC Director category will be awarded $500, courtesy of the Directors Guild of Canada, BC District. The winner of Best BC Film will receive $500, courtesy of the Canadian Media Producers Association, BC Producers Branch.

The results will be announced on February 18th at a ceremony to take place at the VIFF Centre in Vancouver.

These are the nominees per category:

Best Picture
Can I Get a Witness?
40 Acres
My Old Ass
Rumours

Best Director
Ann Marie Fleming, Can I Get a Witness?
Megan Park, My Old Ass
R.T. Thorne, 40 Acres

Best Screenplay
Ann Marie Fleming, Can I Get a Witness?
Megan Park, My Old Ass
Matthew Rankin, Universal Language

Best Male Actor
Roy Dupuis, Rumours
Matt Johnson, Matt and Mara
Jae-Hyun Kim, Mongrels

Best Female Actor
Deragh Campbell, Matt and Mara
Amy Forsythe, Inedia
Keira Jang, Can I Get a Witness?
Maisy Stella, My Old Ass

Best Supporting Male Actor
Patrick J. Adams, Young Werther
Kataem O'Connor, 40 Acres
Percy Hynes White, My Old Ass

Best Supporting Female Actor
Sandra Oh, Can I Get a Witness?
Alison Pill, Young Werther
Aubrey Plaza, My Old Ass

Best Canadian Documentary
Ari’s Theme
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
Blue Rodeo: Lost Together
The Movie Man
Sugarcane

One to Watch
Keira Jang, Can I Get a Witness?
Megan Park, My Old Ass
Jerome Yoo, Mongrels

Best BC Film
Ari’s Theme
Can I Get a Witness?
The Chief & the Daruma

Best BC Director
Liz Cairns, Inedia
Ann Marie Fleming, Can I Get a Witness?
Jerome Yoo, Mongrels

Breakdown by total of nominations:

Can I Get a Witness?: 8
My Old Ass: 7
40 Acres: 3
Mongrels: 3
Rumours: 2
Matt and Mara: 2
Inedia: 2
Young Werther: 2
Ari’s Theme: 2
Universal Language: 1
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story: 1
Blue Rodeo: Lost Together: 1
Sugarcane: 1
The Movie Man: 1
The Chief and the Daruma: 1

01/22/2025

ANORA BREAKS THROUGH AS 2025 VANCOUVER CRITICS AWARDS’ MOST NOMINATED INTERNATIONAL FILM

Sean Baker’s dramedy received five nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay.

Anora will face The Brutalist, A Real Pain, and A Complete Unknown, with three nominations apiece.

Anora, the story of a s*x worker fiercely standing for herself following an ill-advised relationship with the son of a Russian oligarch, received five nominations to the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards. The dramedy will compete in the Best Picture, Director (Sean Baker), Screenplay (by Baker), Female Actor (Mikey Madison), and Best Supporting Male Actor (Yuri Borisov).

The film will be competing mainly against three films, each of them with three nominations: The Brutalist (Picture, Screenplay, Male Actor), A Real Pain (Picture, Screenplay, Supporting Male Actor), and A Complete Unknown (Male Actor, Supporting Male Actor, Supporting Female Actor).

The Substance scored two acting nominations: Best Female Actor (Demi Moore) and Best Supporting Female Actor (Margaret Qualley). This last category also includes Zoe Saldaña from Emilia Pérez, a film that will also be competing for Best International Film in Non-English Language award.

The Best Documentary nominees include two feel-good showbiz stories —Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Will & Harper— and No Other Land, a film by an Israeli Palestinian collective about the destruction of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank.
The Best International Film in the Non-English Language category features the Latvian animation Flow, notable for its dialogue-free storytelling.

The winners will be announced at the 25th VFCC Awards ceremony to take place on February 18th at the VIFF Centre in Vancouver.

These are the nominees per category:

Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain

Best Director
Sean Baker, Anora
RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two

Best Screenplay
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain

Best Male Actor
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Best Female Actor
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun

Best Supporting Male Actor
Yuri Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown

Best Supporting Female Actor
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best Documentary
No Other Land
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper

Best International Film in Non-English Language
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
Flow

Breakdown by total of nominations:

Anora: 5
The Brutalist: 3
A Complete Unknown: 3
A Real Pain: 3
Emilia Pérez: 2
The Substance: 2
Nickel Boys: 1
Dune: Part Two: 1
Sing Sing: 1
The Outrun: 1
No Other Land: 1
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story: 1
Will & Harper: 1
All We Imagine as Light: 1
Flow: 1

02/16/2024

And now, for the records:

BLACKBERRY SWEEPS VANCOUVER FILM CRITICS CIRCLE’S CANADIAN AWARDS; SEAGRASS DOMINATES BC CATEGORIES

Director Ariana Louis-Seize (Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person) received the TELEFILM-Canada One to Watch award.

BlackBerry, the fictionalized retelling of the rise and fall of the trailblazing Canadian start-up, collected five wins at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Male Actor, and Supporting Male Actor. Matt Johnson’s film won every category it was nominated for.

In turn, both the British Columbia awards went to the family drama Seagrass: Best BC Director (Meredith Hama-Brown) and BC Film. Another film made in the province, Satan Wants You (about the satanic panic hysteria during the 80’s) won Best Documentary.

The co-writer/director of Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, Ariana Louis-Seize was rewarded with the TELEFILM-Canada One to Watch award, with a prize worth $1,000. The protagonist of Humanist Vampire, Sara Montpetit, won Best Female Actor.

The winner of Best BC Director, Meredith Hama-Brown, was awarded $500, provided by the Directors Guild of Canada, BC District. As the winner of Best BC Film, the producers of Seagrass are to receive $500, courtesy of the Canadian Media Producers Association, BC Producers Branch.

These are the winners per category:

BEST PICTURE: BlackBerry
BEST DIRECTOR: Matt Johnson, BlackBerry
BEST SCREENPLAY: Matt Johnson & Matthew Miller, BlackBerry
BEST MALE ACTOR: Jay Baruchel, BlackBerry
BEST FEMALE ACTOR: Sara Montpetit, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR: Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR: Nyha Huang Breitkreuz, Seagrass
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Satan Wants You
TELEFILM-CANADA ONE TO WATCH AWARD: Ariana Louis-Seize, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
CMPA-BC BEST BC FILM AWARD: Seagrass
DGC-BC BEST BC DIRECTOR AWARD: Meredith Hama-Brown, Seagrass

By number of awards:

BlackBerry: 5
Seagrass: 3
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person: 2
Satan Wants You: 1

02/16/2024

Let's make it official, shall we?

ANATOMY OF A FALL SURPRISES WITH A BEST PICTURE WIN AT THE VANCOUVER FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS

Oppenheimer and The Holdovers received two recognitions each.

The morally-charged French court drama Anatomy of a Fall took the Best Picture recognition at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, at a ceremony that took place this evening at the VIFF Theatre. The star of the film, Sandra Hüller, won the Best Female Actor category.

Oppenheimer, which arrived with the most nominations to the event (6), won two awards: Best Director (Christopher Nolan) and Best Supporting Male Actor (Robert Downey Jr.). The Holdovers also emerged victorious in two categories: Best Male Actor (Paul Giamatti) and Best Supporting Female Actor (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).

Barbie won the only category it was nominated for, Best Screenplay (Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach). To Kill a Tiger displayed the same success rate by winning Best Documentary.

In spite of winning Best Picture, Anatomy of a Fall was bested in the Best International Film in a Non-English Language category by the historical drama The Zone of Interest.

These are the winners per category:

BEST PICTURE: Anatomy of a Fall
BEST DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
BEST SCREENPLAY: Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach, Barbie
BEST MALE ACTOR: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
BEST FEMALE ACTOR: Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
BEST DOCUMENTARY: To Kill a Tiger
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE: The Zone of Interest

By number of awards:

Anatomy of a Fall: 2
Oppenheimer: 2
The Holdovers: 2
Barbie: 1
To Kill a Tiger: 1
The Zone of Interest: 1

02/13/2024

BlackBerry , Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person , and To Kill a Tiger also receive nods for best in Canadian film

01/28/2024

BLACKBERRY AND SEAGRASS RECEIVE THE MOST NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN CANADIAN FILM FROM VANCOUVER CRITICS

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, To Kill a Tiger, and Seven Veils will also be competing for the VFCC Awards.

Matt Johnson’s hit BlackBerry dominated the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards’ Canadian Film categories while Seagrass emerged as the main contender for best in British Columbia, the VFCC announced on Monday.

BlackBerry’s six nominations include Best Picture, Director (Matt Johnson), Screenplay, Male Actor (Jay Baruchel), and Male Supporting Actor, with Johnson facing costar Glenn Howerton for the award.

Seagrass will be competing in the Screenplay, Male Supporting Actor (Chris Pang), Female Supporting Actor, One to Watch, BC Film, and BC Director categories.

Nisha Pahuja’s documentary To Kill a Tiger not only was nominated for Best Doc, but also Best Picture and Best Director. Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person also scored three nominations (Picture, Female Actor, and One to Watch). In total, 21 Canadian films will be competing for awards.

The winner of the One to Watch category will receive a prize of $1,000, courtesy of TELEFILM-Canada. The winner of Best BC Director will be awarded $500, courtesy of the Directors Guild of Canada, BC District. The winner of Best BC Film will receive $500, courtesy of the Canadian Media Producers Association, BC Producers Branch.

The results will be announced on February 12th at a ceremony to take place at the VIFF Centre in Vancouver.

These are the nominees per category:

Best Picture
BlackBerry
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
To Kill a Tiger

Best Director
Atom Egoyan, Seven Veils
Matt Johnson, BlackBerry
Nisha Pahuja, To Kill a Tiger

Best Screenplay
Meredith Hama-Brown, Seagrass
Matt Johnson & Matthew Miller, BlackBerry
Julia Lederer, With Love and a Major Organ

Best Male Actor
Jay Baruchel, BlackBerry
Cody Lightning, Hey, Viktor
Theodore Pellerin, Solo

Best Female Actor
Sara Montpetit, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Rachel Sennott, I Used to Be Funny
Amanda Seyfried, Seven Veils

Best Male Supporting Actor
Jonas Chernick, The Burning Season
Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
Matt Johnson, BlackBerry
Chris Pang, Seagrass

Best Female Supporting Actor
Nyah Huang Breitkreuz, Seagrass
Wendy Crewson, Close to You
Mia Goth, Infinity Pool
Sabrina Jalees, I Used to Be Funny
Rebecca Liddiard, Seven Veils
Sophie Lorain, Testament

Best Canadian Documentary
Mr Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
Satan Wants You
To Kill a Tiger

TELEFILM-Canada Award One to Watch
Meredith Hama-Brown, Seagrass
Jenny Lee-Gilmore, Overtime
Ariana Louis-Seize, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Ally Pankiw, I Used to Be Funny

CMPA-BC Award Best BC Film
Float
I'm Just Here for the Riot
Seagrass
WaaPaKe

DGC-BC Award Best BC Director
Laura Adkin, Re: Uniting
Tyler Funk, Anything for Fame
Meredith Hama-Brown, Seagrass
Sherren Lee, Float

Breakdown by total of nominations:

BlackBerry: 6
Seagrass: 6
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person: 3
To Kill a Tiger: 3
Seven Veils: 3
I Used to Be Funny: 3
Float: 2
With Love and a Major Organ: 1
Hey, Viktor: 1
Solo: 1
The Burning Season: 1
Close to You: 1
Infinity Pool: 1
Testament: 1
Mr Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe: 1
Satan Wants You: 1
Overtime: 1
I’m Just Here for the Riot: 1
WaaPaKe: 1
Re: Uniting: 1
Anything for Fame: 1

01/28/2024

OPPENHEIMER LEADS THE VANCOUVER CRITICS NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN INTERNATIONAL FILM

Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest surprise with four and three nominations respectively.

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer received the most nominations to the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, 2024 edition. The biopic will be competing next February 12th in the Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Male Actor (Cillian Murphy), Supporting Male Actor (Robert Downey Jr.), and Supporting Female Actor (Emily Blunt) categories.

Oppenheimer’s main rivals are two non-English films: Anatomy of a Fall, with four nominations, and The Zone of Interest, with three. All three films will be duking it out in the Best Picture category.

Four films will be competing in two categories: Killers of the Flower Moon (Director, Supporting Male Actor), The Holdovers (Male Actor, Supporting Female Actor), Nyad (Female Actor, Supporting Female Actor), and Poor Things (Female Actor, Supporting Male Actor).

The documentary To Kill a Tiger achieved the rare feat of scoring nominations in both the international and Canadian sections of the awards.

The winners of the VFCC Awards for international film will be announced on February 12th at a ceremony to take place at the VIFF Centre in Vancouver.

These are the nominees per category:

Best Picture
Anatomy of a Fall
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

Best Director
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Justine Triet & Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Male Actor
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Best Female Actor
Annette Bening, Nyad
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Emma Stone, Poor Things

Best Supporting Male Actor
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer

Best Supporting Female Actor
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Documentary
American Symphony
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
To Kill a Tiger

Best International Film in a Non-English Language
Anatomy of a Fall
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest

Breakdown by total of nominations:

Oppenheimer: 6
Anatomy of a Fall: 4
The Zone of Interest: 3
Killers of the Flower Moon: 2
The Holdovers: 2
Nyad: 2
Poor Things: 2
Barbie: 1
Maestro: 1
American Symphony: 1
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie: 1
To Kill a Tiger: 1
Society of the Snow: 1

02/18/2023

I LIKE MOVIES WINS BEST CANADIAN PICTURE AT THE VFCC AWARDS; RICEBOY SLEEPS DOMINATES BC CATEGORIES

Director Chandler Levack’s first feature film, I Like Movies, walked away with the Best Canadian Picture award at the Vancouver Film Critics Awards celebration on Monday night at the VIFF Theatre. I Like Movies was also recognized for Best Screenplay (Levack), Best Actor - Male (Isaiah Lehtinen), and Best Supporting Actor - Male (Percy Hynes White).

In turn, Riceboy Sleeps swept the British Columbia categories by winning Best BC Film, Best BC Director (Anthony Shim) and One to Watch (Shim again). Each one of these awards comes with a 500 dollar prize courtesy of the Canadian Media Producers Association – BC Producers Branch, Directors Guild of Canada – BC District Council, and Telefilm Canada, respectively.

Riceboy Sleeps’ Choi Seung-yoon won Best Actor – Female. Both Choi and Isaiah Lehtinen are to receive a $250 award courtesy of UBCP/ACTRA.

Women Talking won two awards, Best Director (Sarah Polley) and Best Supporting Actor – Female (Judith Ivey). Best Documentary went to Eternal Spring.

Isaiah Lehtinen received his award in person. Levack, Choi, Hynes White and Shim appeared via video.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Best Picture
I Like Movies

Best Director
Sarah Polley, Women Talking

Best Screenplay
Chandler Levack, I Like Movies

Best Actor - Male
Isaiah Lehtinen, I Like Movies

Best Actor - Female
Choi Seung-yoon, Riceboy Sleeps

Best Supporting Actor - Male
Percy Hynes White, I Like Movies

Best Supporting Actor - Female
Judith Ivey, Women Talking

Best Documentary
Eternal Spring

Best British Columbia Film
Riceboy Sleeps

Best British Columbia Director
Anthony Shim, Riceboy Sleeps

One to Watch
Anthony Shim, Riceboy Sleeps

02/18/2023

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE COMES AHEAD IN TIGHT RACE FOR THE VFCC AWARDS

The oft-kilter multiverse dramedy Everything Everywhere All at Once defeated The Banshees of Inisherin in the race for Best Picture at the 23rd edition of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards. The event took place live for the first time in three years at the VIFF Theatre on Monday night.

Everything Everywhere All at Once also won in the categories of Best Director (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) and Best Actor - Female (Michelle Yeoh). Banshees won Best Screenplay (Martin McDonagh), Best Actor - Male (Colin Farrell) and Supporting Actor -Male (Brendan Gleeson).

Jessie Buckley won Best Supporting Actor - Female for Women Talking. Laura Poitras’ film All the Beauty and the Bloodshed triumphed in the Best Documentary category, while All Quiet on the Western Front emerged victorious in the Best Foreign Language Film section.

The ceremony featured an acknowledgement by the director of All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Director
The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Screenplay
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Actor – Male
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Actor – Female
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actor – Male
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Supporting Actor – Female
Jessie Buckley, Women Talking

Best Documentary
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Best Foreign Language Film
All Quiet on the Western Front

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