Vancouver Film Critics Circle announces 2021 award nominations
Nominations have been announced for the Vancouver Film Critics Circle's 2021 awards. The VFCC is leaving things particularly late this year (as long as you forget last year), though this is an unusually long awards season, so they're not alone in doing so. On the international front, The Power of the Dog pulls off the entirely expected by leading all nominated titles with five nods. On the Canadian front, however, Night Raiders fares better still, notching up seven mentions, while leading star Ella-Maija Tailfeathers is recognized not only in Best Actress but also for her Documentary Kimmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy. Some much appreciated First Nation representation from the VFCC, and for one of Canada's brightest new voices; much appreciated indeed, given that the international nominees here are an exceptionally white bunch overall. Winners will be announced on the 26th of February (and yes I know I'm late again, but you don't care and nor do I).
Best Picture
BELFAST
CODA
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Best Director
Kenneth Branagh (BELFAST)
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Denis Villeneuve (DUNE)
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain (THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE)
Olivia Colman (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Renate Reinsve (THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD)
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper (NIGHTMARE ALLEY)
Andrew Garfield (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Denzel Washington (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)
Best Supporting Actress
Jessie Buckley (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Ann Dowd (MASS)
Kirsten Dunst (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper (LICORICE PIZZA)
Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Jesse Plemons (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Screenplay
Kenneth Branagh (BELFAST)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Adam McKay and David Sirota (DON'T LOOK UP)
Best Documentary
FLEE
THE SPARKS BROTHERS
SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Best Foreign Language Film
FLEE
RIDERS OF JUSTICE
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Best Canadian Picture
ALL MY PUNY SORROWS
NIGHT RAIDERS
SCARBOROUGH
Best Director - Canadian Film
Danis Goulet (NIGHT RAIDERS)
Michael McGowan (ALL MY PUNY SORROWS)
Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson (SCARBOROUGH)
Best Actress - Canadian Film
Piercey Dalton (BE STILL)
Alison Pill (ALL MY PUNY SORROWS)
Ella-Maija Tailfeathers (NIGHT RAIDERS)
Best Actor - Canadian Film
Pavle Cemerikic (THE WHITE FORTRESS)
Daniel Doheny (DRINKWATER)
Jorge Antonio Guerrero (DRUNKEN BIRDS)
Best Supporting Actress - Canadian Film
Cherish Violet Blood (SCARBOROUGH)
Sarah Gadon (ALL MY PUNY SORROWS)
Brooklyn Letexier-Hart (NIGHT RAIDERS)
Amanda Plummer (NIGHT RAIDERS)
Ellie Posadas (SCARBOROUGH)
Best Supporting Actor - Canadian Film
Eric McCormack (DRINKWATER)
Joshua Odjick (WILDHOOD)
Alex Tarrant (NIGHT RAIDERS)
Best Screenplay - Canadian Film
Igor Drljaca (THE WHITE FORTRESS)
Danis Goulet (NIGHT RAIDERS)
Catherine Hernandez (SCARBOROUGH)
Michael McGowan (ALL MY PUNY SORROWS)
Best Documentary - Canadian Film
KIMMAPIIYIPITSSINI: THE MEANING OF EMPATHY
THE LAST TOURIST
THE SIX
Best British Columbia Film
BE STILL
PORTRAITS FROM A FIRE
SOMEONE LIKE ME
One to Watch Award - Canadian Film
Pavle Cemerikic (THE WHITE FORTRESS)
Elizabeth Lazebnick (BE STILL)
Trevor Mack (PORTRAITS FROM A FIRE)