Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016

The nominations for the 17th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2016, were announced on December 16, 2016.^[1] Manchester by the Sea led with six nominations, when Moonlight with four and La La Land with three nominations.^[2]

The winners were announced on December 20, 2016. Manchester by the Sea won five awards, including Best Film.^[3]

Best Film

• Manchester by the Sea
• La La Land
• Moonlight

Best Director

• Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
• Damien Chazelle – La La Land
• Denis Villeneuve – Arrival

Best Actor

• Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
• Ryan Gosling – La La Land
• Denzel Washington – Fences

Best Actress

• Isabelle Huppert – Elle
• Amy Adams – Arrival
• Natalie Portman – Jackie

Best Supporting Actor

• Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
• Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
• Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea

Best Supporting Actress

• Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
• Viola Davis – Fences
• Naomie Harris – Moonlight

Best Screenplay

• Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
• Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
• Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water

Best Foreign-Language Film

• Toni Erdmann
• Elle
• The Handmaiden

Best Documentary

• Cameraperson
• 13th
• O.J.: Made in America

Best Canadian Film

• Hello Destroyer
• Werewolf
• Window Horses

Best Director of a Canadian Film

• Kevan Funk – Hello Destroyer
• Ashley McKenzie – Werewolf
• Isiah Medina – 88:88

Best Actor in a Canadian Film

• Jared Abrahamson – Hello Destroyer
• Chen Gang – Old Stone
• Andrew Gillis – Werewolf

Best Actress in a Canadian Film

• Bhreagh MacNeil – Werewolf
• Deragh Campbell – Never Eat Alone
• Tatiana Maslany – The Other Half

Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film

• Kurt Max Runte – Hello Destroyer
• Joe Buffalo – Hello Destroyer
• Martin Dubreuil – Shambles (Maudite poutine)

Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film

• Molly Parker – Weirdos
• Hannah Gross – Unless
• Julia Sarah Stone – The Unseen

Best Screenplay of a Canadian Film

• Ann Marie Fleming – Window Horses
• Kevan Funk – Hello Destroyer
• Ashley McKenzie – Werewolf

Best Canadian Documentary

• The Prison in Twelve Landscapes
• After the Last River
• We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

Best First Film by a Canadian Director

• Werewolf
• Hello Destroyer
• Never Eat Alone

Best British Columbia Film

• Hello Destroyer
• Aim for the Roses
• Koneline: Our Land Beautiful
• Window Horses

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