Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director of a Canadian Film

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The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Canadian Film is an annual award given by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.

Winners[]

2000s[]

Year Director(s) Film(s) Reference
2000 Denis Villeneuve Maelström [1]
Gary Burns waydowntown [2]
Scott Smith Rollercoaster [2]
2001 Bruce Sweeney Last Wedding [3]
Andrew Currie Mile Zero [3]
Léa Pool Lost and Delirious [3]
2002 Keith Behrman Flower & Garnet [4]
Punch [5]
Atom Egoyan Ararat [5]
Deepa Mehta Bollywood/Hollywood [5]
2003 Denys Arcand The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) [6]
On the Corner [6]
Scott Smith Falling Angels [6]
2004 Don McKellar Childstar [7]
Daniel MacIvor Wilby Wonderful
Peter Raymont Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
Velcrow Ripper Scared Sacred
2005 Deepa Mehta Water [8]
Michael Dowse It's All Gone Pete Tong [9]
Jean-Marc Vallée C.R.A.Z.Y. [9]
2006 Reginald Harkema Monkey Warfare [10]
Andrew Currie Fido [11]
Sarah Polley Away from Her [11]
2007 David Cronenberg Eastern Promises [12]
Guy Maddin My Winnipeg [13]
Roger Spottiswoode Shake Hands with the Devil [13]
2008 Philippe Falardeau It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!) [14]
Atom Egoyan Adoration [15]
Deepa Mehta Heaven on Earth [15]
2009 Xavier Dolan I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) [16]
Cherien Dabis Amreeka [17]
Denis Villeneuve Polytechnique [17]

2010s[]

Year Director(s) Film(s) Reference
2010 Denis Villeneuve Incendies [18]
Denis Côté Curling [19]
Bruce McDonald Trigger [19]
2011 David Cronenberg A Dangerous Method [20]
Ed Gass-Donnelly Small Town Murder Songs [21]
Ken Scott Starbuck [21]
Jean-Marc Vallée Café de Flore [21]
2012 Panos Cosmatos Beyond the Black Rainbow [22]
David Cronenberg Cosmopolis [23]
Sarah Polley Stories We Tell [23]
2013 Jeff Barnaby Rhymes for Young Ghouls [24]
Louise Archambault Gabrielle [25]
Matt Johnson The Dirties [25]
2014 Denis Villeneuve Enemy [26]
Xavier Dolan Mommy [27]
Stéphane Lafleur You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole) [27]
2015 Andrew Cividino Sleeping Giant [28]
Lenny Abrahamson Room [29]
Atom Egoyan Remember [29]
2016 Kevan Funk Hello Destroyer [30]
Ashley McKenzie Werewolf [31]
88:88 [31]
2017 Kathleen Hepburn Never Steady, Never Still [32]
Sofia Bohdanowicz Maison du Bonheur [33]
Denis Côté A Skin So Soft (Ta peau si lisse) [33]
2018 Gwaai Edenshaw, Helen Haig-Brown Edge of the Knife [34]
Andrea Bussmann Fausto [35]
Katherine Jerkovic Roads in February (Les routes en février) [35]
Philippe Lesage Genesis (Genèse) [35]
2019 Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open [36]
Kazik Radwanski Anne at 13,000 Ft. [37]
Matthew Rankin The Twentieth Century [37]

2020s[]

Year Director(s) Film(s) Ref.
2020 Brandon Cronenberg Possessor [38]
Sean Durkin The Nest [39]
Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli Violation
2021 Danis Goulet Night Raiders [40]
Michael McGowan All My Puny Sorrows [41]
Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson Scarborough

References[]

  1. ^ "Maelstrom best Canadian film: Vancouver critics". Welland Tribune, February 15, 2001.
  2. ^ a b "Vancouver film critics pick Quebec film Malestrom as best Canadian film". Canadian Press, February 14, 2001.
  3. ^ a b c Katherine Monk, "Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". Vancouver Sun, January 31, 2002.
  4. ^ "Vancouver Film Critics Circle pick best of 2002". Nelson Daily News, January 31, 2003.
  5. ^ a b c David Spaner, "More Moore, please: Local critics name the Far From Heaven star 'best actress of 2002'". The Province, January 30, 2003.
  6. ^ a b c David Spaner, "Lost in Translation wins big". The Province, February 5, 2004.
  7. ^ "'Elvis Costello of movies' wins top local prize". The Province, January 20, 2005.
  8. ^ "Kudos all round". The Georgia Straight, February 9, 2006.
  9. ^ a b David Spaner, "Film Critics Circle makes different choices in nominees: Canadian films get as much emphasis". The Province, January 19, 2006.
  10. ^ "The Rocket, Children of Men honoured by Vancouver film critics". Vancouver Sun, January 16, 2007.
  11. ^ a b Craig Takeuchi, "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, January 10, 2007.
  12. ^ "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, February 13, 2008.
  13. ^ a b "Promises nets five; Vancouver Film Critics' Circle Nominations". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 1, 2008.
  14. ^ "Vancouver critics praise ‘Milk’". Variety, January 13, 2009.
  15. ^ a b Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations announced". The Georgia Straight, January 5, 2009.
  16. ^ "Vancouver critics pick I Killed My Mother". CBC News, January 13, 2010.
  17. ^ a b Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle: Up in the Air, J'ai tué ma mí¨re lead nominations". The Georgia Straight, January 4, 2010.
  18. ^ "Incendies, Barney’s lead Vancouver Critics Awards". Playback, January 11, 2011.
  19. ^ a b Glen Schaefer, "Incendies gets five nods from Vancouver film critics". The Province, January 4, 2011.
  20. ^ "Vancouver critics name The Artist top film of 2011". The Globe and Mail, January 10, 2012.
  21. ^ a b c "VFCC Announces 12th Annual Award Nominees". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, January 2, 2012.
  22. ^ "Beyond the Black Rainbow, War Witch win at Vancouver critics awards". Playback, January 8, 2013.
  23. ^ a b "2013 VFCC Nominees Announced!". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 27, 2012.
  24. ^ "The Dirties cleans up in Vancouver; Film critics give top prizes to Matt Johnson, 12 Years a Slave". Edmonton Journal, January 9, 2014.
  25. ^ a b "And the 2014 VFCC nominees are...". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2013.
  26. ^ "Tu dors Nicole and Mommy top Canadian winners at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards". The Georgia Straight, January 6, 2015.
  27. ^ a b "2015 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2014.
  28. ^ "Vancouver Film Critics Honour ‘Haida Gwaii’". Point of View, January 7, 2016.
  29. ^ a b "2016 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2015.
  30. ^ "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC". Playback, January 11, 2017.
  31. ^ a b "2017 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 16, 2016.
  32. ^ "Never Steady, Never Still takes the big prizes at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards". The Georgia Straight, January 9, 2018.
  33. ^ a b "2018 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 15, 2017.
  34. ^ "Vancouver Film Critics Circle names Edge of the Knife top Canadian feature film". Toronto Star, January 8, 2019.
  35. ^ a b c Josh Cabrita, "2019 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2018.
  36. ^ "Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'". Tri-City News, January 7, 2020.
  37. ^ a b Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019.
  38. ^ "VFCC Vote for Violation". Northern Stars, March 10, 2021.
  39. ^ Jorge Ignacio Castillo, "POSSESSOR AND CHAINED DOMINATE THE VFCC NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN CANADIAN FILM". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, February 3, 2021.
  40. ^ Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022.
  41. ^ Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022.
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