Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2015 Explained

The nominations for the 16th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2015, were announced on December 14, 2015.^{[1] [2]} Several winners were announced on December 21, 2015, while the rest were revealed on January 6, 2016.^{[3] [4]}

Winners and nominees

International

Best Film

• Spotlight
• The Revenant

Best Director

• George Miller –
• Todd Haynes – Carol
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant

Best Actor

• Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
• Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
• Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

Best Actress

• Brie Larson – Room
• Cate Blanchett – Carol
• Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn

Best Supporting Actor

• Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
• Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
• Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Best Supporting Actress

• Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
• Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
• Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl

Best Screenplay

• Charlie Kaufman – Anomalisa
• Emma Donoghue – Room
• Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer – Spotlight

Best Foreign-Language Film

• The Assassin
• Goodnight Mommy
• Son of Saul

Best Documentary

• Amy
• Cartel Land
• Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Canadian

Best Canadian Film

• Room
• The Forbidden Room
• Sleeping Giant

Best Director of a Canadian Film

• Andrew Cividino – Sleeping Giant
• Lenny Abrahamson – Room
• Atom Egoyan – Remember

Best Actor in Canadian Film

• Jacob Tremblay – Room
• Michael Eklund – Eadweard
• Christopher Plummer – Remember

Best Actress in Canadian Film

• Brie Larson – Room
• Marie Brassard – The Heart of Madame Sabali
• Julia Sarah Stone – Wet Bum

Best Supporting Actor in Canadian Film

• Nick Serino – Sleeping Giant
• Patrick Huard – My Internship in Canada
• Reece Moffett – Sleeping Giant

Best Supporting Actress in Canadian Film

• Tara Pratt – No Men Beyond This Point
• Joan Allen – Room
• Suzanne Clement – My Internship in Canada

Best Screenplay of a Canadian Film

• Emma Donoghue – Room
• Benjamin August – Remember
• Andrew Cividino, Blain Watters, and Aaron Yeger – Sleeping Giant

Best Canadian Documentary

• Fractured Land
• How to Change the World
• Hurt

Best First Film by a Canadian Director

• Sleeping Giant
• Hit 2 Pass
• Wet Bum

Best British Columbia Film

• Eadweard
• No Men Beyond This Point

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Nominees Announced. Vancouverfilmcritics.com. 2015-12-14. 2016-04-22.
2. Web site: 'The Revenant' Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations. Hollywoodreporter.com. Vlessing. Etan. 2015-12-14. 2016-04-22.
3. Web site: THE VANCOUVER FILM CRITICS CIRCLE NAMES SPOTLIGHT BEST FILM OF 2015; GEORGE MILLER AWARDED BEST DIRECTOR. Vancouverfilmcritics.com. 2015-12-21. 2016-04-22.
4. Web site: THE VANCOUVER FILM CRITICS CIRCLE NAMES ROOM BEST CANADIAN FILM; ROOM, SLEEPING GIANT AND HAIDA GWAII: ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD ALL WIN MULTIPLE AWARDS. Vancouverfilmcritics.com. 2016-01-07. 2016-04-22.