The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Canadian Documentary Film is an annual award, presented by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle to the film judged by its members as the best Canadian documentary film of the year. It is separate from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary, presented to international documentary films.
Winners and nominees
2010s Year Film Director 2012 The World Before Her Nisha Pahuja "Beyond the Black Rainbow, War Witch win at Vancouver critics awards". Playback, January 8, 2013. The End of Time Peter Mettler "2013 VFCC Nominees Announced!". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 27, 2012. Stories We Tell Sarah Polley 2013 My Prairie Home Chelsea McMullan "The Dirties cleans up in Vancouver; Film critics give top prizes to Matt Johnson, 12 Years a Slave". Edmonton Journal, January 9, 2014. Oil Sands Karaoke Charles Wilkinson "And the 2014 VFCC nominees are...". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2013. Watermark Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky 2014 The Price We Pay Harold Crooks "Tu dors Nicole and Mommy top Canadian winners at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards". The Georgia Straight, January 6, 2015. Everything Will Be Julia Kwan "2015 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2014. Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story Grant Baldwin 2015 Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World Charles Wilkinson "Vancouver Film Critics Honour ‘Haida Gwaii’" . Point of View, January 7, 2016. Fractured Land Fiona Rayher, Damien Gillis "2016 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2015. How to Change the World Jerry Rothwell Hurt Alan Zweig 2016 The Prison in Twelve Landscapes Brett Story "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC". Playback, January 11, 2017. After the Last River Victoria Lean "2017 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 16, 2016. We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Alanis Obomsawin 2017 Maison du Bonheur Sofia Bohdanowicz "Never Steady, Never Still takes the big prizes at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards". The Georgia Straight, January 9, 2018. In the Waves Jacquelyn Mills "2018 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 15, 2017. A Skin So Soft (Ta peau si lisse) Denis Côté Unarmed Verses Charles Officer 2018 Anthropocene: The Human Epoch Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Edward Burtynsky "Vancouver Film Critics Circle names Edge of the Knife top Canadian feature film". Toronto Star, January 8, 2019. The Museum of Forgotten Triumphs Bojan Bodružić Josh Cabrita, "2019 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2018. What Is Democracy? Astra Taylor 2019 nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up Tasha Hubbard "Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'" . Tri-City News, January 7, 2020. Because We Are Girls Baljit Sangra Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019. Danny Lewis Bennett, Aaron Zeghers
2020s
Year Film Director 2020 The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel Jennifer Abbott, Joel Bakan "VFCC Vote for Violation" . Northern Stars, March 10, 2021. The Forbidden Reel Ariel Nasr Jorge Ignacio Castillo, "POSSESSOR AND CHAINED DOMINATE THE VFCC NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN CANADIAN FILM". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, February 3, 2021. The Magnitude of All Things Jennifer Abbott 2021 Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022. The Last Tourist Tyson Sadler Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022. The Six Arthur Jones 2022 Eternal Spring Jason Loftus "Vancouver Film Critics Like I Like Movies" . Northern Stars, February 14, 2023. Black Ice Hubert Davis Dear Audrey Jeremiah Hayes 2023 Satan Wants You Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe Robert McCallum Taimur Sikander Mirza, "BlackBerry, Seagrass lead VFCC’s Canadian nominees". Playback, January 23, 2024. To Kill a Tiger Nisha Pahuja 2024 Sugarcane Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie Jamie Casemore, "Can I Get a Witness? leads winners for 2025 VFCC Awards". Playback, February 19, 2025. Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story Michael Mabbott, Lucah Rosenberg-Lee Nicholas Sokic, "Ann Marie Fleming’s Can I Get A Witness? leads VFCC noms". Playback, January 23, 2025. Ari's Theme Nathan Drillot, Jeff Lee Petry Blue Rodeo: Lost Together Dale Heslip The Movie Man Matt Finlin 2025 Modern Whore Nicole Bazuin Andrew Tracy, "‘Nirvanna the Band’ tops Canadian winners at VFCC Awards". Playback, February 24, 2026. Forward Nic Collar Andrew Tracy, "Mile End Kicks, ‘Nirvanna’ lead noms for Vancouver critics’ awards". Playback, January 21, 2026. Lunatic: The Luna Vachon Story Kate Kroll
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