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.

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Winners

2000s

YearDirector(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]
Guy Bennett Punch [5]
Atom Egoyan Ararat [5]
Deepa Mehta Bollywood/Hollywood [5]
2003 Denys Arcand The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) [6]
Nathaniel Geary 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

YearDirector(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]
Isiah Medina 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

YearDirector(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
2022 Sarah Polley Women Talking [42]
Jason Loftus Eternal Spring [43]
Anthony Shim Riceboy Sleeps
Clement Virgo Brother
2023 Matt Johnson BlackBerry [44]
Atom Egoyan Seven Veils [45]
Nisha Pahuja To Kill a Tiger

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  2. 1 2 "Vancouver film critics pick Quebec film Malestrom as best Canadian film". Canadian Press, February 14, 2001.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 David Spaner, "More Moore, please: Local critics name the Far From Heaven star 'best actress of 2002'". The Province , January 30, 2003.
  6. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Craig Takeuchi, "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight , January 10, 2007.
  12. ↑ "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight , February 13, 2008.
  13. 1 2 "Promises nets five; Vancouver Film Critics' Circle Nominations". Victoria Times-Colonist , February 1, 2008.
  14. ↑ "Vancouver critics praise ‘Milk’". Variety , January 13, 2009.
  15. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "2015 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Vancouver Film Critics Honour ‘Haida Gwaii’". Point of View , January 7, 2016.
  29. 1 2 "2016 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC". Playback , January 11, 2017.
  31. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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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