Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary explained

The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary Film is an annual award, presented by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle to the film judged by its members as the best international documentary film of the year. It is separate from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Canadian Documentary, presented to Canadian documentary films.

Winners and nominees

2000s

YearFilmsDirectorsRef
2009Anvil! The Story of AnvilSacha Gervasi[1]
The CoveLouie Psihoyos[2]
Food, Inc.Robert Kenner

2010s

YearFilmsDirectorsRef
2010Exit Through the Gift ShopBanksy[3]
Inside JobCharles Ferguson[4]
Waiting for "Superman"Davis Guggenheim
2011Cave of Forgotten DreamsWerner Herzog[5]
The InterruptersSteve James[6]
Nostalgia for the LightPatricio Guzmán
Project NimJames Marsh
Surviving ProgressMathieu Roy, Harold Crooks
2012Searching for Sugar ManMalik Bendjelloul[7]
Alison Klayman[8]
How to Survive a PlagueDavid France
2013The Act of KillingJoshua Oppenheimer[9]
BlackfishGabriela Cowperthwaite[10]
West of MemphisAmy J. Berg
2014The OvernightersJesse Moss[11]
CitizenfourLaura Poitras[12]
VirungaOrlando von Einsiedel
2015AmyAsif Kapadia[13]
Cartel LandMatthew Heineman[14]
Going ClearAlex Gibney
2016CamerapersonKirsten Johnson[15]
13thAva DuVernay[16]
Ezra Edelman
2017Frederick Wiseman[17]
Faces Places (Visages Villages)Agnès Varda, JR[18]
JaneBrett Morgen
2018Minding the GapBing Liu[19]
Free SoloElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin[20]
Won't You Be My Neighbor?Morgan Neville
2019HoneylandTamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov[21]
Apollo 11Todd Douglas Miller[22]
For SamaWaad Al-Khateab, Edward Watts

2020s

YearFilmsDirectorsRef
2020CollectiveAlexander Nanau[23]
Athlete ABonni Cohen, Jon Shenk[24]
Totally Under ControlAlex Gibney
2021FleeJonas Poher Rasmussen [25]
The Sparks BrothersEdgar Wright[26]
Summer of SoulQuestlove
2022All the Beauty and the BloodshedLaura Poitras[27]
Fire of LoveSara Dosa[28]
Moonage DaydreamBrett Morgen
2023To Kill a TigerNisha Pahuja[29]
American SymphonyMatthew Heineman[30]
Davis Guggenheim

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/vancouver-critics-pick-i-killed-my-mother-1.883233 "Vancouver critics pick I Killed My Mother"
  2. Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle: Up in the Air, J'ai tué ma mí¨re lead nominations". The Georgia Straight, January 4, 2010.
  3. http://playbackonline.ca/2011/01/11/incendies-barneys-lead-vancouver-critics-awards/ "Incendies, Barney’s lead Vancouver Critics Awards"
  4. Glen Schaefer, "Incendies gets five nods from Vancouver film critics". The Province, January 4, 2011.
  5. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/vancouver-critics-name-the-artist-top-film-of-2011/article4085811/ "Vancouver critics name The Artist top film of 2011"
  6. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2012/01/02/vfcc-announces-its-12th-annual-award-nominees/ "VFCC Announces 12th Annual Award Nominees"
  7. 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"
  8. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2012/12/27/2013-vfcc-nominees-announced/ "2013 VFCC Nominees Announced!"
  9. "The Dirties cleans up in Vancouver; Film critics give top prizes to Matt Johnson, 12 Years a Slave". Edmonton Journal, January 9, 2014.
  10. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2013/12/22/and-the-2014-vfcc-nominees-are/ "And the 2014 VFCC nominees are..."
  11. 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"
  12. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2014/12/22/2015-nominees-announced/ "2015 Nominees Announced"
  13. http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/vancouver-film-critics-honour-haida-gwaii "Vancouver Film Critics Honour ‘Haida Gwaii’"
  14. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2015/12/14/2016-nominees-announced/ "2016 Nominees Announced"
  15. http://playbackonline.ca/2017/01/11/hello-destroyer-wins-big-with-vfcc/ "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC"
  16. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2016/12/16/2017-nominees-announced/ "2017 Nominees Announced"
  17. 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"
  18. https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2017/12/15/2018-nominees-announced/ "2018 Nominees Announced"
  19. 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"
  20. Josh Cabrita, "2019 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2018.
  21. 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'"
  22. Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019.
  23. Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2021.
  24. Etan Vlessing, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle: 'Mank' Leads With Five Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 19, 2021.
  25. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022.
  26. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022.
  27. Web site: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Named Best Feature by Vancouver Film Critics . Vlessing . Etan . . February 13, 2023 . February 13, 2023.
  28. Web site: Vancouver Film Critics Announce Nominees . Northern Stars . January 23, 2023 . January 23, 2023.
  29. 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.
  30. Web site: 'Oppenheimer' Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations With Six Nods . Vlessing . Etan . . January 22, 2024 . January 23, 2024.

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