Vancouver film critics have a small slate of awards that recognize the best films of the year released in Canada while featuring a larger batch of nominations for Canadian-only films. With the smaller number of Canadian contenders, the top nominees are largely canadian films with The Twentieth Century topping all others with seven. Two more Canadian titles share the tie for second place with five nominations each: Anne at 13,000 ft. and The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open. None of those three titles have much of a shot, nor does the only other Canadian film with three or more nominations: White Lie. However, the third film with five nominations is certainly a major Oscar player: Marriage Story. Parasite and The Irishman also did well in the 3-nomination categories that makeup their wider release selections.

Award Tallies

(7) The Twentieth Century
(5) Anne at 13,000 ft., The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open, Marriage Story
(4) Parasite
(3) The Irishman, White Lie

The Awards

Best Picture

The Irishman
Marriage Story
Parasite

Best Director

Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Sam Mendes – 1917
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman

Best Actor

Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

Best Actress

Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women

Best Supporting Actor

Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Florence Pugh – Little Women

Best Screenplay

Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Foreign Language Film

The Farewell
Pain and Glory
Parasite

Best Documentary

Apollo 11
For Sama
Honeyland

Best Canadian Film

Anne at 13,000 ft.
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
The Twentieth Century

Best Director of a Canadian Film

Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Jaija Tailfeathers – The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
Kazi Radwanski – Anne at 13,000 ft.
Matthew Rankin – The Twentieth Century

Best Actor in a Canadian Film

Dan Beirne – The Twentieth Century
Tim Guinee – Ash
David Thewlis – Guest of Honor

Best Actress in a Canadian Film

Deragh Campbell – Anne at 13,000 ft.
Violet Nelson – The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
Kacey Rohl – White Lie

Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film

David Cronenberg – Clifton Hill
Matt Johnson – Anne at 13,000 ft.
Louis Negin – The Twentieth Century

Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film

Amber Anderson – White Lie
Chelah Horsdal – Ash
Catherine St-Laurent – The Twentieth Century

Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film

Anne at 13,000 ft.
The Twentieth Century
White Lie

Best Canadian Documentary

Because We Are Girls
Danny
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Best British Columbia Film

Because We Are Girls
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
Raf

One to Watch

Matthew Rankin – The Twentieth Century
Elle-Maija Tailefeathers – The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
Heather Young – Murmur

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Data

First Awards: 2000 (20)