The winners of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Canadian Film are listed below:
Winners 2000s Year Film Director 2000 Maelström Denis Villeneuve "Maelstrom best Canadian film: Vancouver critics". Welland Tribune, February 15, 2001. New Waterford Girl Allan Moyle "Vancouver film critics pick Quebec film Malestrom as best Canadian film". Canadian Press, February 14, 2001. waydowntown Gary Burns 2001 Last Wedding Bruce Sweeney Katherine Monk, "Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". Vancouver Sun, January 31, 2002. Ginger Snaps John Fawcett Mile Zero Andrew Currie Lost and Delirious Léa Pool 2002 Flower & Garnet Keith Behrman "Vancouver Film Critics Circle pick Julianne Moore as best actress in 2002". Canadian Press, January 29, 2003. Ararat Atom Egoyan David Spaner, "More Moore, please: Local critics name the Far From Heaven star 'best actress of 2002'". The Province, January 30, 2003. Bollywood/Hollywood Deepa Mehta 2003 The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) Denys Arcand David Spaner, "Lost in Translation wins big". The Province, February 5, 2004. Falling Angels Scott Smith Owning Mahowny Richard Kwietniowski 2004 Childstar Don McKellar "'Elvis Costello of movies' wins top local prize". The Province, January 20, 2005. Festival Express Bob Smeaton Scared Sacred Velcrow Ripper A Silent Love Federico Hidalgo 2005 C.R.A.Z.Y. Jean-Marc Vallée "Kudos all round". The Georgia Straight, February 9, 2006.It's All Gone Pete TongMichael Dowse"Get ready for our Golden Globes". The Georgia Straight, January 19, 2006.WaterDeepa Mehta 2006 The Rocket (Maurice Richard) Charles Binamé "The Rocket, Children of Men honoured by Vancouver film critics". Vancouver Sun, January 16, 2007. Away from Her Sarah Polley Craig Takeuchi, "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, January 10, 2007. Manufactured Landscapes Jennifer Baichwal Monkey Warfare Reginald Harkema 2007 Eastern Promises David Cronenberg "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, February 13, 2008. My Winnipeg Guy Maddin "Promises nets five; Vancouver Film Critics' Circle Nominations". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 1, 2008. Up the Yangtze Yung Chang 2008 It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!) Philippe Falardeau "Vancouver critics praise ‘Milk’". Variety, January 13, 2009. Heaven on Earth Deepa Mehta Peter T. Chattaway, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle — the winners!". FilmChat, January 12, 2009. The Necessities of Life Benoît Pilon 2009 I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) Xavier Dolan "Vancouver critics pick I Killed My Mother". CBC News, January 13, 2010. Polytechnique Denis Villeneuve Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle: Up in the Air, J'ai tué ma mí¨re lead nominations". The Georgia Straight, January 4, 2010. The Young Victoria Jean-Marc Vallée
2010s Year Film Director 2010 Incendies Denis Villeneuve "Incendies, Barney’s lead Vancouver Critics Awards". Playback, January 11, 2011. Last Train Home Lixin Fan Brendan Christie, "Vancouver Film Critics nod to Incendies, Trigger". Playback, January 5, 2011. Trigger Bruce McDonald 2011 Café de Flore Jean-Marc Vallée "Vancouver critics name The Artist top film of 2011". The Globe and Mail, January 10, 2012. Small Town Murder Songs Ed Gass-Donnelly "VFCC Announces 12th Annual Award Nominees". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, January 2, 2012. Starbuck Ken Scott 2012 War Witch (Rebelle) Kim Nguyen "Beyond the Black Rainbow, War Witch win at Vancouver critics awards". Playback, January 8, 2013. Cosmopolis David Cronenberg "2013 VFCC Nominees Announced!". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 27, 2012. Stories We Tell Sarah Polley 2013 The Dirties Matt Johnson "The Dirties cleans up in Vancouver; Film critics give top prizes to Matt Johnson, 12 Years a Slave". Edmonton Journal, January 9, 2014. Gabrielle Louise Archambault "And the 2014 VFCC nominees are...". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2013. Watermark Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky 2014 You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole) Stéphane Lafleur "Tu dors Nicole and Mommy top Canadian winners at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards". The Georgia Straight, January 6, 2015. Enemy Denis Villeneuve "2015 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2014. Mommy Xavier Dolan 2015 Room Lenny Abrahamson "Vancouver Film Critics Honour ‘Haida Gwaii’" . Point of View, January 7, 2016. The Forbidden Room Guy Maddin "2016 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2015. Sleeping Giant Andrew Cividino 2016 Hello Destroyer Kevan Funk "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC". Playback, January 11, 2017. Werewolf Ashley McKenzie "2017 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 16, 2016. Window Horses Ann Marie Fleming 2017 Never Steady, Never Still Kathleen Hepburn "Never Steady, Never Still takes the big prizes at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards". The Georgia Straight, January 9, 2018. Black Cop Cory Bowles "2018 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 15, 2017. Fail to Appear Antoine Bourges 2018 Edge of the Knife Gwaai Edenshaw, Helen Haig-Brown "Vancouver Film Critics Circle names Edge of the Knife top Canadian feature film". Toronto Star, January 8, 2019. Fausto Andrea Bussmann Josh Cabrita, "2019 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2018. Roads in February (Les routes en février) Katherine Jerkovic 2019 The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers "Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'" . Tri-City News, January 7, 2020. Anne at 13,000 Ft. Kazik Radwanski Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019. The Twentieth Century Matthew Rankin
2020s Year Film Director 2020 Violation Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli "VFCC Vote for Violation" . Northern Stars, March 10, 2021. The Nest Sean Durkin Jorge Ignacio Castillo, "POSSESSOR AND CHAINED DOMINATE THE VFCC NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN CANADIAN FILM". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, February 3, 2021. Possessor Brandon Cronenberg 2021 All My Puny Sorrows Michael McGowan Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022. Night Raiders Danis Goulet Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022. Scarborough Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson 2022 I Like Movies Chandler Levack "Vancouver Film Critics Like I Like Movies" . Northern Stars, February 14, 2023. Eternal Spring Jason Loftus Riceboy Sleeps Anthony Shim 2023 BlackBerry Matt Johnson Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) Ariane Louis-Seize Taimur Sikander Mirza, "BlackBerry, Seagrass lead VFCC’s Canadian nominees". Playback, January 23, 2024. To Kill a Tiger Nisha Pahuja 2024 My Old Ass Megan Park Jamie Casemore, "Can I Get a Witness? leads winners for 2025 VFCC Awards". Playback, February 19, 2025. 40 Acres R. T. Thorne Nicholas Sokic, "Ann Marie Fleming’s Can I Get A Witness? leads VFCC noms". Playback, January 23, 2025. Can I Get a Witness? Ann Marie Fleming Rumours Guy Maddin 2025 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Matt Johnson Andrew Tracy, "‘Nirvanna the Band’ tops Canadian winners at VFCC Awards". Playback, February 24, 2026. Mile End Kicks Chandler Levack Andrew Tracy, "Mile End Kicks, ‘Nirvanna’ lead noms for Vancouver critics’ awards". Playback, January 21, 2026. Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) Zacharias Kunuk
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