Before Vancouver announces their international selections, they’ve given us their best Canadian opinions on films made and released in Canada. Surprisingly, Chained picks up the most nominations while failing to earn a Best Canadian Film nomination. Second-place Possessor does, however, which might suggest that the film is setting itself up to rack up several wins, especially considering it’s one of the better known Canadian releases this year.

Nominations Tallies

(6) Chained
(5) Possessor
(4) The Nest
(3) Brother, I Cry, Violation

The Nominations

Best Canadian Film

The Nest
Possessor
Violation

Best Director of a Canadian Film

Brandon Cronenberg – Possessor
Sean Durkin – The Nest
Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli – Violation

Best Actor in a Canadian Film

Adam Brody – The Kid Detective
Alex Crowther – Flowers of the Field
Marlon Kazadi – Chained
Justin Rain – Brother, I Cry

Best Actress in a Canadian Film

Carrie Coon – The Nest
Andrea Riseborough – Possessor
Madeleine Sims-Fewer – Violation

Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film

Adam Beach – Monkey Beach
Adrian Holmes – Chained
Alexis Paunovic – Chained

Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film

Rainbow Dickerson – Beans
Tina Lameman – Monkey Beach
Jennifer Jason Leigh – Possessor

Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film

Chained
The Nest
Possessor

Best Canadian Documentary

The Forbidden Reel
Magnitude of All Things
The New Corporations

Best British Columbia Film

Brother, I Cry
Chained
The New Corporation

One to Watch

Jessie Anthony – Brother, I Cry
Titus Heckel – Chained
Kiawentiio – Beans

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Data

First Awards: 2000 (21)