Another slightly surprising success for David Fincher's Mank here, after making a soft start to awards season following a somewhat chilly reception upon release. It leads the international portion of the 2020/21 Vancouver Film Critics Circle award nominations with five mentions total - placing pretty much everywhere it could have been expected to. Nominations for Thomas Vinterberg in Best Director and Sacha Baron Cohen in Best Supporting Actor leave me a little cold toward the VFCC's slate, but tbf they're largely a solid selection. International award winners will be announced on the 22nd of February; Canadian winners on the 8th of March.
Best Picture
Mank
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Best Director
David Fincher - Mank
Thomas Vinterberg - Another Round
Chloe Zhao - Nomadland
Best Actress
Viola Davis - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Frances McDormand - Nomadland
Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman
Best Actor
Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins - The Father
Gary Oldman - Mank
Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Amanda Seyfried - Mank
Youn Yuh Jung - Minari
Best Supporting Actor
Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Daniel Kaluuya - Judas and the Black Messiah
Leslie Odom Jr. - One Night in Miami
Best Screenplay
Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman
Jack Fincher - Mank
Aaron Sorkin - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Documentary
Athlete A
Collective
Totally Under Control
Best Foreign Language Film
Another Round
Dear Comrades
Minari
Best Canadian Picture
The Nest
Possessor
Violation
Best Director - Canadian Film
Brandon Cronenberg (Possessor)
Sean Durkin (The Nest)
Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer (Violation)
Best Actress - Canadian Film
Carrie Coon (The Nest)
Andrea Riseborough (Possessor)
Madeleine Sims-Fewer (Violation)
Best Actor - Canadian Film
Adam Brody (The Kid Detective)
Alex Crowther (Flowers of the Field)
Marlon Kazadi (Chained)
Justin Rain (Brother, I Cry)
Best Supporting Actress - Canadian Film
Rainbow Dickerson (Beans)
Tina Lameman (Monkey Beach)
Jennifer Jason Leigh (Possessor)
Best Supporting Actor - Canadian Film
Christopher Abbott (Possessor)
Adam Beach (Monkey Beach)
Adrian Holmes (Chained)
Alexis Paunovic (Chained)
Best Screenplay - Canadian Film
Brandon Cronenberg (Possessor)
Sean Durkin (The Nest)
Titus Heckel (Chained)
Best Canadian Documentary
The Forbidden Reel
Magnitude of All Things
The New Corporation
Best British Columbia Film
Brother, I Cry
Chained
The New Corporation
One to Watch Award
Jessie Anthony (Brother, I Cry)
Titus Heckel (Chained)
Kiawentiio (Beans)