On January 7, the Vancouver critics gave out their awards for the best in Canadian filmmaking. Separate from their annual awards for general film excellence, these are only for films made by Canadians. That means it’s not very surprising that major Oscar contender Room managed to win the most awards with four, including Best Canadian film and awards for stars Jacob Tremblay and Brie Larson. The film was denied two awards, Best Supporting Actress for Joan Allen and Best Director for Lenny Abrahamson. Sleeping Giant performed well as did the British Columbian film Haida Gwaii. The only other film to win an award was No Men Beyond This Point in Best Supporting Actress.
Award Tallies
(4) Room
(3) Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World, Sleeping Giant
The Awards
Best Canadian Film
Room
Best Actor in a Canadian Film
Jacob Tremblay – Room
Best Actress in a Canadian Film
Brie Larson – Room
Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
Nick Serino – Sleeping Giant
Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
Tara Pratt – No Men Beyond This Point
Best Director of a Canadian Film
Andrew Cividino – Sleeping Giant
Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film
Room
Best Canadian Documentary
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
Best First Film By a Canadian Director
Andrew Cividino – Sleeping Giant
Best British Columbia Film
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
Best Director of a British Columbia Film
Charles Wilkinson – Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Data
First Awards: 2000 (16)
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