The Vancouver Film Critics Circle announced the winners in their 26th Annual Awards this week. VFCC offers a full slate of awards for both Canadian and International films, and this year’s nominees and winners represent excellent cinema.
A few highlights from both slates, Matt Johnson takes home three for Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie and Sophy Romvari takes home the ‘One to Watch’ award for her wonderful feature Blue Heron. On the international side, Ryan Coogler takes home both Best Director and Screenplay, while Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley collect one more each in their journey to the Oscars.
Here now is the full list of nominees and winners! The winners are denoted in bold.
Canadian Awards
Best Picture
- Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
- Mile End Kicks
- Uiksaringitara / Wrong Husband
Best Director
- Matt Johnson, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
- Zacharias Kunuk, Uiksaringitara / Wrong Husband
- Chandler Levack, Mile End Kicks
Best Screenplay
- Daniel Roher & Robert Ramsey, Tuner
- Matt Johnson & Jay McCarroll, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
- Chandler Levack, Mile End Kicks
Best Male Actor
- Matt Johnson, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
- Michael Greyeyes, Meadowlarks
- Leo Woodall, Tuner
Best Female Actor
- Tatiana Maslany, Keeper
- Barbie Ferreira, Mile End Kicks
- Iringó Réti, Blue Heron
Best Supporting Male Actor
- Devon Bostick, Mile End Kicks
- Jay McCarroll, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
- Stanley Simons, Mile End Kicks
Best Supporting Female Actor
- Alex Rice, Meadowlarks
- Juliette Gariépy, Mile End Kicks
- Michelle Thrush, Meadowlarks
Best Canadian Documentary
- Modern Whore
- Forward
- Lunatic: The Luna Vachon Story
One to Watch
- Sophy Romvari, Blue Heron
- Nicole Bazuin, Modern Whore
- Alex Lee Williams, Mallory Drumm & Jay Drakulic, Dream Eater
Best BC Film ($500 prize donated by CMPA-BC)
- Foreigner
- Blue Heron
- Forward
Best BC Director
- Nic Collar, Forward
- Sophy Romvari, Blue Heron
- Ava Marie Safai, Foreigner
- Tasha Hubbard, Meadowlarks
International Awards
Best Picture
- One Battle after Another
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
Best Director
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
- Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle after Another
- Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Best Screenplay
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
- Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle after Another
- Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet
Best Male Actor
- Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle after Another
- Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Best Female Actor
- Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
- Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Male Actor
- Sean Penn, One Battle after Another
- Benicio Del Toro, One Battle after Another
- Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Female Actor
- Amy Madigan, Weapons
- Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
- Teyana Taylor, One Battle after Another
Best Documentary
- The Perfect Neighbor
- Come See Me in the Good Light
- Cover-Up
Best International Film in Non-English Language
- It Was Just an Accident (Iran)
- The Secret Agent (Brazil)
- Sentimental Value (Norway)
Once again, congratulations to all the winners! You can follow VFCC on their Instagram to keep up with all their members’ work.