It's a distinctly different story between the two top winners in the Vancouver Film Critics Circle's 2021 awards. On the Canadian front, there's All My Puny Sorrows, which wins four prizes including Best Picture. Then, on the international front, there's The Power of the Dog, which wins Best Picture and nothing else at all. So, yes, there's now little doubt that the crowd has decided Kodi Smit-McPhee won't be winning an Oscar this year and that, instead, it'll go to CODA's Troy Kotsur, while Andrew Garfield is quietly becoming an ever stronger contender himself for tick, tick...BOOM! Remind yourself of the 2021 VFCC award nominations here if you like.
Best Picture
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Best Director
Denis Villeneuve (DUNE)
Best Actress
Olivia Colman (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Best Actor
Andrew Garfield (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Best Supporting Actress
Ann Dowd (MASS)
Best Supporting Actor
Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Best Screenplay
Adam McKay and David Sirota (DON'T LOOK UP)
Best Documentary
FLEE
Best Foreign Language Film
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Best Canadian Picture
ALL MY PUNY SORROWS
Best Canadian Director
Danis Goulet (NIGHT RAIDERS)
Best Actress
Alison Pill (ALL MY PUNY SORROWS)
Best Actor
Daniel Doheny (DRINKWATER)
Best Supporting Actress
Sarah Gadon (ALL MY PUNY SORROWS)
Best Supporting Actor
Joshua Odjick (WILDHOOD)
Best Screenplay
Michael McGowan (ALL MY PUNY SORROWS)
Best Canadian Documentary
KIMMAPIIYIPITSSINI: THE MEANING OF EMPATHY
Best British Columbia Film
PORTRAITS FROM A FIRE
One to Watch Award
Trevor Mack (PORTRAITS FROM A FIRE)