One of the few groups that reward fewer than five nominees in each category, Vancouver’s film critics have picked a ton of major Oscar competitors for recognition, along with a few not-so-contending selections. On the Canadian film side, Roads in February and Edge of the Knife were the dominant films.

Nominations Tallies

(6) The Favourite, Roads in February
(5) Edge of the Knife
(4) First Reformed
(3) Roma, When the Storm Fades

The Nominations

Best Picture

The Favourite
First Reformed
Roma

Best Director

The Favourite – Yorgos Lanthimos
First Reformed – Paul Schrader
Roma – Alfonso Cuaron

Best Actor

Christian Bale – Vice
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
Viggo Mortensen – Green Book

Best Actress

Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Regina Hall – Support the Girls
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Best Supporting Actor

Peter Bogdanovich – The Other Side of the Wind
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Steven Yuen – Burning

Best Supporting Actress

Claire Foy – First Man
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite

Best Screenplay

Eighth Grade
The Favourite
First Reformed

Best Foreign Language Film

Burning
Roma
Shoplifters

Best Documentary

Free Solo
Minding the Gap
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Best Canadian Film

Edge of the Knife
Fausto
Roads in February

Best Director of a Canadian Film

Edge of the Knife – Gwaai Edenshaw, Helen Haig-Brown
Fausto – Andrea Bussmann
Genesis – Philippe Lesage
Roads in February – Katherine Jerkovic

Best Actor in a Canadian Film

Théodore Pellerin – Genesis
Josh Wiggins – Giant Little Ones
Tyler York – Edge of the Knife

Best Actress in a Canadian Film

Troian Bellisario – Clara
Jennifer Hardy – Spice It Up
Michaela Kurimsky – Firecrackers
Arlen Aguayo Stewart – Roads in February

Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film

Pierre-Luc Brillant – The Fireflies Are Gone
Aaron Read – When the Storm Fades
William Russ – Edge of the Knife

Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film

Gloria Demassi – Roads in February
Kayla Lorette – When the Storm Fades
Gabrielle Rose – Kingsway

Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film

Giant Little Ones
N.O.N.
Roads in February

Best Canadian Documentary

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
The Museum of Forgotten Triumphs
What Is Democracy?

Best British Columbia Film

Edge of the Knife
N.O.N.
This Mountain Life
When the Storm Fades

One to Watch

Katherine Jerkovic – Roads in February
Drew Lint – M/M
Jasmin Mozaffari – Firecrackers
Akash Sherman – Clara

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Data

First Awards: 2000 (19)