The Canadian list always seems to come down to the same titles over and over again. They don’t have the output of the US, so that’s not surprising, but almost none of these films made any crossover appeal.

Nominations Tallies

(7) Night Raiders
(5) All My Puny Sorrows, Scarborough
(3) Be Still, The White Fortress
(2) Drinkwater, Portraits from a Fire

The Nominations

One to Watch

Pavle Cemerikic – The White Fortress
Elizabeth Lazebnick – Be Still
Trevor Mack – Portraits from a Fire

Best Canadian Film

All My Puny Sorrows
Night Raiders
Scarborough

Best Director of a Canadian Film

Danis Goulet – Night Riders
Michael McGowan – All My Puny Sorrows
Shasha Nakhai & Rich Williamson – Scarborough

Best Actor in a Canadian Film

Pavle Cemerikic – The White Fortress
Daniel Doheny – Drinkwater
Jorge Antonio Guerrero – Drunken Birds

Best Actress in a Canadian Film

Piercey Dalton – Be Still
Alison Pill – All My Puny Sorrows
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers – Night Raiders

Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film

Eric McCormack – Drinkwater
Joshua Odjick – Wildhood
Alex Tarrant – Night Raiders

Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film

Cherish Violet Blood – Scarborough
Sarah Gadon – All My Puny Sorrows
Brooklyn Hart – Night Raiders
Amanda Plummer – Night Raiders
Ellie Posadas – Scarborough

Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film

All My Puny Sorrows
Night Raiders
Scarborough
The White Fortress

Best Canadian Documentary

Kimmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
The Last Tourist
The Six

Best British Columbia Film

Be Still
Portraits from a Fire
Someone Like Me

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Data

First Awards: 2000 (21)