Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor explained

The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is an annual award given by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.

Winners

2000s

YearWinner and nomineesFilmRoleRef
2000Benicio del ToroTrafficJavier Rodriguez
Mark RuffaloYou Can Count on MeTerry Prescott
Billy CrudupJesus' SonFH
Almost FamousRussell Hammond
2001 Steve BuscemiGhost World Seymour
A Beautiful MindJohn Nash
In the BedroomMatt Fowler
2002Daniel Day-LewisGangs of New York William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
The Pianist
Adaptation.Charlie and Donald Kaufman
2003Sean PennMystic RiverJimmy Markum
House of Sand and FogBehrani
Lost in TranslationBob Harris
2004 Jamie FoxxRay
SidewaysMiles Raymond
KinseyAlfred Kinsey
2005 Philip Seymour HoffmanCapote Truman Capote
Hustle & FlowDjay
Brokeback MountainEnnis Del Mar
2006Forest WhitakerThe Last King of ScotlandIdi Amin
The DepartedWilliam "Billy" Costigan, Jr.
Half NelsonDan Dunne
2007 Daniel Day-LewisThere Will Be BloodDaniel Plainview
Into the WildChristopher McCandless
Eastern PromisesNikolai Luzhin
2008 Sean PennMilkHarvey Milk
Frost/NixonRichard Nixon
The WrestlerRandy Robinson
2009 Colin FirthA Single ManGeorge Falconer
Up in the AirRyan Bingham
The Hurt LockerSFC. William James

2010s

YearWinner and nomineesFilmRoleRef
2010 Colin FirthThe King's Speech
The Social NetworkMark Zuckerberg
127 HoursAron Ralston
2011 Michael FassbenderShameBrandon Sullivan
The ArtistGeorge Valentin
Take ShelterCurtis LaForche
2012 Joaquin PhoenixThe MasterFreddie Quell
The Sessions Mark O'Brian
Daniel Day-LewisLincoln Abraham Lincoln
2013 Oscar IsaacInside Llewyn DavisLlewyn Davis
12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup
Matthew McConaugheyDallas Buyers Club Ron Woodroof
2014Jake Gyllenhaal Nightcrawler Lou Bloom
Benedict CumberbatchThe Imitation GameAlan Turing
Michael KeatonBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Riggan Thomson
2015Michael Fassbender Steve Jobs Steve Jobs
Leonardo DiCaprioThe RevenantHugh Glass
Eddie RedmayneThe Danish Girl Lili Elbe
2016Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea Lee Chandler
Ryan GoslingLa La LandSebastian Wilder
Denzel WashingtonFences Troy Maxson
2017Daniel Day-Lewis Phantom Thread Reynolds Woodcock
Timothée ChalametCall Me by Your NameElio Perlman
Gary OldmanDarkest Hour Winston Churchill
2018Ethan Hawke First Reformed Ernst Toller
Vice Dick Cheney
Green Book Tony Lip
2019Adam Driver Marriage Story Charlie Barber
Pain and Glory Salvador Mallo
Joker The Joker

2020s

YearWinner and nomineesFilmRoleRef
2020Chadwick Boseman Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Levee Green [1]
Riz AhmedSound of MetalRuben Stone[2]
Anthony HopkinsThe FatherAnthony
Gary OldmanMankHerman J. Mankiewicz
2021Andrew Garfield Tick, Tick... Boom! Jonathan Larson [3]
Nightmare Alley Stan Carlisle [4]
The Tragedy of Macbeth Lord Macbeth
2022Colin Farrell The Banshees of Inisherin Pádraic Súilleabháin [5]
Elvis [6]
Aftersun Calum
2023 Paul Giamatti The Holdovers Paul Hunham [7]
Maestro [8]
Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer

Notes and References

  1. Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2021.
  2. Web site: Etan. Vlessing. Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle. The Hollywood Reporter. February 22, 2021. February 23, 2021.
  3. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022.
  4. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022.
  5. Web site: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Named Best Feature by Vancouver Film Critics . Vlessing . Etan . . February 13, 2023 . February 13, 2023.
  6. Web site: Vancouver Film Critics Announce Nominees . Northern Stars . January 23, 2023 . January 23, 2023.
  7. Web site: 'Anatomy of a Fall' beats out Hollywood to take top honours at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards . Gee . Dana . . February 13, 2024 . February 13, 2024.
  8. Web site: 'Oppenheimer' Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations With Six Nods . Vlessing . Etan . . January 22, 2024 . January 23, 2024.