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

2010s

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

2020s

Year Director(s) Film(s) Ref.
2020 Brandon Cronenberg Possessor
Sean Durkin The Nest
Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli Violation
2021 Danis Goulet Night Raiders
Michael McGowan All My Puny Sorrows
Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson Scarborough
2022 Sarah Polley Women Talking
Jason Loftus Eternal Spring
Anthony Shim Riceboy Sleeps
Clement Virgo Brother
2023 Matt Johnson BlackBerry
Atom Egoyan Seven Veils
Nisha Pahuja To Kill a Tiger

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. ^ Craig Takeuchi, "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, January 10, 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. ^ 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. ^ 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. "Vancouver Film Critics Honour ‘Haida Gwaii’". Point of View, 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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