Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016
# 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. Manchester by the Sea led with six nominations, when Moonlight with four and La La Land with three nominations.

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

## Winners and nominees

### International

**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

### Canadian

**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
