Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Canadian Film explained

The winners of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Canadian Film are listed below:

Winners

2000s

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2000MaelströmDenis Villeneuve[1]
New Waterford GirlAllan Moyle[2]
waydowntownGary Burns
2001Last WeddingBruce Sweeney[3]
Ginger SnapsJohn Fawcett
Mile ZeroAndrew Currie
Lost and DeliriousLéa Pool
2002Flower & GarnetKeith Behrman[4]
AraratAtom Egoyan[5]
Bollywood/HollywoodDeepa Mehta
2003The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares)Denys Arcand[6]
Falling AngelsScott Smith
Owning MahownyRichard Kwietniowski
2004ChildstarDon McKellar[7]
Festival ExpressBob Smeaton
Scared SacredVelcrow Ripper
A Silent LoveFederico Hidalgo
2005C.R.A.Z.Y.Jean-Marc Vallée[8]
It's All Gone Pete TongMichael Dowse[9]
WaterDeepa Mehta
2006The Rocket (Maurice Richard)Charles Binamé[10]
Away from HerSarah Polley[11]
Manufactured LandscapesJennifer Baichwal
Monkey WarfareReginald Harkema
2007Eastern PromisesDavid Cronenberg[12]
My WinnipegGuy Maddin[13]
Up the YangtzeYung Chang
2008It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure)Philippe Falardeau[14]
Heaven on EarthDeepa Mehta[15]
The Necessities of LifeBenoît Pilon
2009I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère)Xavier Dolan[16]
PolytechniqueDenis Villeneuve[17]
The Young VictoriaJean-Marc Vallée

2010s

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2010IncendiesDenis Villeneuve[18]
Last Train HomeLixin Fan[19]
TriggerBruce McDonald
2011Café de FloreJean-Marc Vallée[20]
Small Town Murder Songs[21]
Starbuck
2012War Witch (Rebelle)Kim Nguyen[22]
Cosmopolis David Cronenberg[23]
Stories We Tell
2013The DirtiesMatt Johnson[24]
Gabrielle [25]
Watermark
2014You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole)Stéphane Lafleur[26]
Enemy [27]
Mommy
2015RoomLenny Abrahamson[28]
The Forbidden Room [29]
Sleeping Giant Andrew Cividino
2016Hello DestroyerKevan Funk[30]
Werewolf Ashley McKenzie[31]
Window Horses
2017Never Steady, Never StillKathleen Hepburn[32]
Black Cop Cory Bowles[33]
Fail to Appear
2018Edge of the KnifeGwaai Edenshaw, Helen Haig-Brown[34]
FaustoAndrea Bussmann[35]
Roads in February (Les routes en février)Katherine Jerkovic
2019The Body Remembers When the World Broke OpenKathleen Hepburn and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers[36]
Anne at 13,000 Ft.Kazik Radwanski[37]
The Twentieth CenturyMatthew Rankin

2020s

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2020ViolationMadeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli[38]
The NestSean Durkin[39]
PossessorBrandon Cronenberg
2021All My Puny SorrowsMichael McGowan[40]
Night RaidersDanis Goulet[41]
ScarboroughShasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson
2022I Like MoviesChandler Levack[42]
Eternal SpringJason Loftus[43]
Riceboy SleepsAnthony Shim
2023BlackBerryMatt Johnson[44]
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)Ariane Louis-Seize[45]
To Kill a TigerNisha Pahuja

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 Julianne Moore as best actress in 2002". Canadian Press, January 29, 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. https://www.straight.com/article/get-ready-for-our-golden-globes "Get ready for our Golden Globes"
  10. "The Rocket, Children of Men honoured by Vancouver film critics". Vancouver Sun, January 16, 2007.
  11. Craig Takeuchi, "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, January 10, 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. Brendan Christie, "Vancouver Film Critics nod to Incendies, Trigger". Playback, January 5, 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. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2012/01/02/vfcc-announces-its-12th-annual-award-nominees/ "VFCC Announces 12th Annual Award Nominees"
  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. http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/vancouver-film-critics-honour-haida-gwaii "Vancouver Film Critics Honour ‘Haida Gwaii’"
  29. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2015/12/14/2016-nominees-announced/ "2016 Nominees Announced"
  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. https://www.straight.com/movies/1016041/never-steady-never-still-takes-big-prizes-vancouver-film-critics-circle-awards "Never Steady, Never Still takes the big prizes at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards"
  33. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2017/12/15/2018-nominees-announced/ "2018 Nominees Announced"
  34. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2019/01/08/haida-language-mystery-thriller-edge-of-the-knife-named-top-canadian-feature-film.html "Vancouver Film Critics Circle names Edge of the Knife top Canadian feature film"
  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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