Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film explained

The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in Canadian Film is an annual award given by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle. In 2000 and 2001 the award was only given to Canadian actors, the last few years every actor who plays in a Canadian production can win the award.

Winners

2000s

YearWinnerFilmRole
2000Brendan FletcherRollercoasterStick[1]
Nicholas CampbellNew Waterford GirlFrancis Pottie[2]
Fabrizio FilippowaydowntownTom Bennett
2001Benjamin RatnerLast WeddingNoah[3]
Peter OuterbridgeMarine LifeRobert Kiley
Michael RileyMile ZeroDerek
Tom ScholteLast WeddingPeter
2002Callum Keith RennieFlower & GarnetEd[4]
Michael RileyPunchSam Frizzell[5]
Tygh RunyanVarious PositionsJosh
2003Philip Seymour HoffmanOwning MahownyDan Mahowny[6]
Rémy GirardThe Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares)Rémy
Callum Keith RennieFalling AngelsJim Field
2004Don McKellarChildstarRick Schiller[7]
Noel BurtonA Silent LoveNorman
Jacob TierneyBloodChris Terry
2005French: [[Marc-André Grondin]]|italic=noC.R.A.Z.Y.French: Zachary Beaulieu|italic=no[8]
Paul KayeIt's All Gone Pete TongFrankie Wilde[9]
Kris LemcheA Simple CurveCaleb
2006Don McKellarMonkey WarfareDan[10]
Paulo CostanzoEverything's Gone GreenRyan[11]
Roy DupuisThe RocketMaurice Richard
2007Viggo MortensenEastern PromisesNicolai[12]
Roy DupuisShake Hands with the DevilRoméo Dallaire[13]
Rossif SutherlandPoor Boy's GameDonnie Rose
2008Inuktitut: [[Natar Ungalaaq]]|italic=noThe Necessities of Life (French: Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)Inuktitut: Tiivii|italic=no[14]
Antoine L'ÉcuyerIt's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!)Léon Doré[15]
Jim SturgessFifty Dead Men WalkingMartin McGartland
2009French: [[Xavier Dolan]]|italic=noI Killed My Mother (French: J'ai tué ma mère)French: Hubert Minel|italic=no[16]
Sébastien HuberdeauPolytechniqueJean-François[17]
Stephen McHattiePontypoolGrant Mazzy

2010s

YearWinnerFilmRole
2010Paul GiamattiBarney's VersionBarney Panofsky[18]
Jay BaruchelThe TrotskyLeon Bronstein[19]
Paul SpenceFUBAR 2Dean
2011Peter StormareSmall Town Murder SongsWalter[20]
Mohamed FellagMonsieur LazharBashir Lazhar[21]
Patrick HuardStarbuckDavid Wozniak
2012Michael RogersBeyond the Black RainbowDr Barry Nyle[22]
Robert PattinsonCosmopolisEric Packer[23]
Melvil PoupaudLaurence AnywaysLaurence
2013Matt JohnsonThe DirtiesMatt[24]
Thomas Haden ChurchWhitewashBruce[25]
Tom ScholteThe Dick Knost ShowDick Knost
2014Antoine Olivier PilonMommySteve Desprès[26]
Jake GyllenhaalEnemyAdam Bell / Anthony Claire[27]
Maxwell McCabe-LokosThe HusbandHenry Andreas
2015Jacob TremblayRoomJack Newsome[28]
Michael EklundEadweardEadweard Muybridge[29]
Christopher PlummerRememberZev Guttman/Otto Wallisch
2016Jared AbrahamsonHello DestroyerTyson Burr[30]
Chen GangOld StoneLao Shi[31]
Andrew GillisWerewolfBlaise
2017Ronnie RoweBlack CopBlack Cop[32]
Jared AbrahamsonGregoireFelix[33]
Anthony TherrienFake Tattoos (Les faux tatouages)Theo
2018Tyler YorkEdge of the Knife (Haida: SG̲aawaay Ḵʹuuna)Haida: Adiitsʹii|italic=no / Haida: Gaagiixid|italic=no[34]
Théodore PellerinGenesis (Genèse)Guillaume[35]
Josh WigginsGiant Little OnesFranky Winter
2019Dan BeirneThe Twentieth CenturyMackenzie King[36]
Tim GuineeAshStan[37]
David ThewlisGuest of HonourJim

2020s

YearActorFilmRole
2020Justin RainBrother, I CryJon[38]
Adam BrodyThe Kid DetectiveAbraham "Abe" Applebaum [39]
Alex CrowtherFlowers of the FieldAaron Warner
Marlon KazadiChainedTaylor
2021Daniel DohenyDrinkwaterMike Drinkwater[40]
Pavle ČemerikićThe White Fortress (Tabija)Faruk[41]
Jorge Antonio GuerreroDrunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres)Willy
2022Isaiah LehtinenI Like MoviesLawrence[42]
Adam BeachExileTed Evans[43]
Lamar JohnsonBrotherMichael
2023Jay BaruchelBlackBerryMike Lazaridis[44]
Cody LightningHey, Viktor!Cody[45]
Théodore PellerinSoloSimon

Notes and References

  1. "Maelstrom best Canadian film: Vancouver critics". Welland Tribune, February 15, 2001.
  2. "Vancouver film critics pick Quebec film Malestrom as best Canadian film". Canadian Press, February 14, 2001.
  3. Katherine Monk, "Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". Vancouver Sun, January 31, 2002.
  4. "Vancouver Film Critics Circle pick best of 2002". Nelson Daily News, January 31, 2003.
  5. David Spaner, "More Moore, please: Local critics name the Far From Heaven star 'best actress of 2002'". The Province, January 30, 2003.
  6. David Spaner, "Lost in Translation wins big". The Province, February 5, 2004.
  7. "'Elvis Costello of movies' wins top local prize". The Province, January 20, 2005.
  8. https://www.straight.com/article/kudos-all-round "Kudos all round"
  9. David Spaner, "Film Critics Circle makes different choices in nominees: Canadian films get as much emphasis". The Province, January 19, 2006.
  10. "The Rocket, Children of Men honoured by Vancouver film critics". Vancouver Sun, January 16, 2007.
  11. "Fresh Sheet". Vancouver Sun, January 9, 2007.
  12. https://www.straight.com/article-132042/news-from-hollywood-north "News from Hollywood North"
  13. "Promises nets five; Vancouver Film Critics' Circle Nominations". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 1, 2008.
  14. https://variety.com/2009/film/awards/vancouver-critics-praise-milk-1117998449/ "Vancouver critics praise ‘Milk’"
  15. Peter T. Chattaway, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle — the winners!". FilmChat, January 12, 2009.
  16. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/vancouver-critics-pick-i-killed-my-mother-1.883233 "Vancouver critics pick I Killed My Mother"
  17. Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle: Up in the Air, J'ai tué ma mí¨re lead nominations". The Georgia Straight, January 4, 2010.
  18. http://playbackonline.ca/2011/01/11/incendies-barneys-lead-vancouver-critics-awards/ "Incendies, Barney’s lead Vancouver Critics Awards"
  19. Glen Schaefer, "Incendies gets five nods from Vancouver film critics". The Province, January 4, 2011.
  20. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/vancouver-critics-name-the-artist-top-film-of-2011/article4085811/ "Vancouver critics name The Artist top film of 2011"
  21. Adrian Mack, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominees: The Artist, The Tree of Life, and—yes—Bridesmaids". The Georgia Straight, January 3, 2012.
  22. http://playbackonline.ca/2013/01/08/beyond-the-black-rainbow-war-witch-win-at-vancouver-critics-awards/ "Beyond the Black Rainbow, War Witch win at Vancouver critics awards"
  23. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2012/12/27/2013-vfcc-nominees-announced/ "2013 VFCC Nominees Announced!"
  24. "The Dirties cleans up in Vancouver; Film critics give top prizes to Matt Johnson, 12 Years a Slave". Edmonton Journal, January 9, 2014.
  25. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2013/12/22/and-the-2014-vfcc-nominees-are/ "And the 2014 VFCC nominees are..."
  26. https://www.straight.com/movies/800226/tu-dors-nicole-and-mommy-top-canadian-winners-vancouver-film-critics-circle-awards "Tu dors Nicole and Mommy top Canadian winners at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards"
  27. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2014/12/22/2015-nominees-announced/ "2015 Nominees Announced"
  28. "'Room,' 'Sleeping Giant' win big at Vancouver critics awards". Canadian Press, January 7, 2016.
  29. Jordan Pinto, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle announces nominations". Playback, December 15, 2015.
  30. http://playbackonline.ca/2017/01/11/hello-destroyer-wins-big-with-vfcc/ "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC"
  31. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2016/12/16/2017-nominees-announced/ "2017 Nominees Announced"
  32. News: Never Steady, Never Still takes the big prizes at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards . . January 9, 2018 .
  33. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2017/12/15/2018-nominees-announced/ "2018 Nominees Announced"
  34. News: Vancouver Film Critics Circle names Edge of the Knife top Canadian feature film . . January 8, 2019 .
  35. Josh Cabrita, "2019 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2018.
  36. https://www.tricitynews.com/vancouver-film-critics-award-the-body-remembers-when-the-world-broke-open-1.24047775 "Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'"
  37. Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019.
  38. https://www.northernstars.ca/vfcc-vote-for-violation/ "VFCC Vote for Violation"
  39. Jorge Ignacio Castillo, "POSSESSOR AND CHAINED DOMINATE THE VFCC NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN CANADIAN FILM". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, February 3, 2021.
  40. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022.
  41. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022.
  42. https://www.northernstars.ca/vancouver-film-critics-like-i-like-movies/ "Vancouver Film Critics Like I Like Movies"
  43. Web site: Vancouver Film Critics Announce Nominees . Northern Stars . January 23, 2023 . January 23, 2023.
  44. Web site: VFCC Loves 'BlackBerry' . Northern Stars . February 13, 2024 . February 13, 2024.
  45. Taimur Sikander Mirza, "BlackBerry, Seagrass lead VFCC’s Canadian nominees". Playback, January 23, 2024.

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