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The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film is an annual award given by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle. In 2000 and 2001 the award was only given to Canadian actresses, the last few years every actress in a Canadian production can win the award.

Winners

2000s

Year Winner Film Role Reference
2000 Marie-Josée Croze Maelström Bibiane Champagne
Liane Balaban New Waterford Girl Moonie Pottie
Nancy Sivak Protection and No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed Jane/Claire
2001 Frida Betrani Last Wedding Zipporah
Katharine Isabelle Ginger Snaps and Turning Paige Ginger Fitzgerald / Paige Fleming
Mia Kirshner Century Hotel Dominique
2002 Sonja Bennett Punch Ariel
Jane McGregor Flower & Garnet Flower
Lisa Ray Bollywood/Hollywood Sunita Singh
2003 Sarah Polley My Life Without Me Ann
Marie-Josée Croze The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) Nathalie
Nadia Litz Love That Boy Phoebe
2004 Joely Collins The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess Gillian Guess
Liane Balaban Seven Times Lucky Fiona
Jennifer Jason Leigh Childstar Suzanne Burnbaum
2005 Lisa Ray Water Kalyani
Arsinée Khanjian Sabah Sabah
Lauren Lee Smith Lie with Me Leila
2006 Carrie-Anne Moss Fido Helen Robinson
Julie Christie Away from Her Fiona
Tracy Wright Monkey Warfare Linda
2007 Elliot Page The Tracey Fragments Tracey Berkowitz
Ellen Burstyn The Stone Angel Hagar Shipley
Naomi Watts Eastern Promises Anna Ivanovna Khitrova
2008 Marianne Fortier Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur) Élise Gauvin
Julianne Moore Blindness The Doctor's Wife
Preity Zinta Heaven on Earth Chand
2009 Emily Blunt The Young Victoria Queen Victoria
Anne Dorval I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) Chantale Lemming
Nisreen Faour Amreeka Muna Farah

2010s

Year Winner Film Role Reference
2010 Lubna Azabal Incendies Nawal Marwan
Molly Parker Trigger Kat
Tracy Wright Trigger Vic
2011 Michelle Williams Take This Waltz Margot
Keira Knightley A Dangerous Method Sabina Spielrein
Vanessa Paradis Café de Flore Jacqueline
Ingrid Veninger I Am a Good Person/I Am a Bad Person Ruby
Rachel Weisz The Whistleblower Kathryn Bolkovac
2012 Rachel Mwanza War Witch (Rebelle) Komona
Suzanne Clément Laurence Anyways Frédérique "Fred" Bellair
Stéphanie Lapointe Liverpool Émilie
2013 Sophie Desmarais Sarah Prefers to Run (Sarah préfère la course) Sarah
Michelle Giroux Blood Pressure Nicole Trestman
Tatiana Maslany Picture Day Claire
2014 Julianne Côté You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole) Nicole
Anne Dorval Mommy Diane Després
Dagny Backer Johnsen Violent Dagny
2015 Brie Larson Room Joy Newsome
Marie Brassard The Heart of Madame Sabali (Le Coeur de Madame Sabali) Jeannette
Julia Sarah Stone Wet Bum Sam
2016 Bhreagh MacNeil Werewolf Vanessa
Deragh Campbell Never Eat Alone Audrey Benac
Tatiana Maslany The Other Half Emily
2017 Shirley Henderson Never Steady, Never Still Judy
Deragh Campbell Fail to Appear Isolde
Rose-Marie Perreault Fake Tattoos (Les faux tatouages) Mag
2018 Arlen Aguayo-Stewart Roads in February (Les routes en février) Sara
Troian Bellisario Clara Clara
Jennifer Hardy CK Spice It Up Rene
Michaela Kurimsky Firecrackers Lou
2019 Deragh Campbell Anne at 13,000 Ft. Anne
Violet Nelson The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open Rosie
Kacey Rohl White Lie Katie Arneson

2020s

Year Actress Film Role Ref.
2020 Madeleine Sims-Fewer Violation Miriam
Carrie Coon The Nest Alison O'Hara
Andrea Riseborough Possessor Tasya Vos
2021 Alison Pill All My Puny Sorrows Yoli Von Riessen
Piercey Dalton Be Still Hannah Maynard
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Night Raiders Niska
2022 Choi Seung-yoon Riceboy Sleeps So-Young
Grace Glowicki Until Branches Bend Robin
Hayley Law Door Mouse Mouse
2023 Sara Montpetit Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) Sasha
Rachel Sennott I Used to Be Funny Sam
Amanda Seyfried Seven Veils Jeanine

References

  1. "Maelstrom best Canadian film: Vancouver critics". Welland Tribune, February 15, 2001.
  2. ^ "Vancouver film critics pick Quebec film Malestrom as best Canadian film". Canadian Press, February 14, 2001.
  3. ^ 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. ^ David Spaner, "More Moore, please: Local critics name the Far From Heaven star 'best actress of 2002'". The Province, January 30, 2003.
  6. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ "Fresh Sheet". Vancouver Sun, January 9, 2007.
  12. "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, February 13, 2008.
  13. ^ "Promises nets five; Vancouver Film Critics' Circle Nominations". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 1, 2008.
  14. "Vancouver critics praise ‘Milk’". Variety, January 13, 2009.
  15. ^ Peter T. Chattaway, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle — the winners!". FilmChat, January 12, 2009.
  16. "Vancouver critics pick I Killed My Mother". CBC News, January 13, 2010.
  17. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "2015 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2014.
  28. "'Room,' 'Sleeping Giant' win big at Vancouver critics awards". Canadian Press, January 7, 2016.
  29. ^ "2016 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2015.
  30. "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC". Playback, January 11, 2017.
  31. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ 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. ^ 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.
  42. "Vancouver Film Critics Like I Like Movies". Northern Stars, February 14, 2023.
  43. "Vancouver Film Critics Announce Nominees". Northern Stars. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  44. "VFCC Loves 'BlackBerry'". Northern Stars. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  45. Taimur Sikander Mirza, "BlackBerry, Seagrass lead VFCC’s Canadian nominees". Playback, January 23, 2024.
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