VFCC Likes Puny Sorrows
by Staff Editors
(March 8, 2022 – Vancouver, BC) The Vancouver Film Critics Circle has announced their 2022 awards and Michael McGowan’s All My Puny Sorrows led the pack with four awards, including Best Canadian Film. In all, 19 awards were announced divided between Canadian productions and International films. The Power of the Dog was named Best Picture in the International section, but it is a Canadian co-production, and Canadian-born director Denis Villeneuve was named Best Director for Dune, so in all Canada did very well in Vancouver. Not a single one of the International films received more than two awards. This was the 22nd edition of the VFCC Awards and the event was held virtually for second year in a row.
Following is the complete list of Canadian awards, followed by the complete list of International awards.
Best Picture
All My Puny Sorrows
Best Director
Danis Goulet, Night Raiders
Best Screenplay
Michael McGowan, All My Puny Sorrows
Best Actor
Daniel Doheny, Drinkwater
Best Actress
Alison Pill, All My Puny Sorrows
Best Supporting Actor
Joshua Odjick, Wildhood
Best Supporting Actress
Sarah Gadon, All My Puny Sorrows
Best Documentary
Kimmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
Best British Columbia Film
Portraits from a Fire
One to Watch
Trevor Mack, Portraits from a Fire
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Best International Picture
The Power of the Dog
Best Director
Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Best Screenplay
Adam McKay & David Sirota, Don’t Look Up
Best Actor – Male
Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick… Boom!
Best Actor – Female
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Best Supporting Actor – Male
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Best Supporting Actor – Female
Ann Dowd, Mass
Best Documentary
Flee
Best Foreign Language Film
The Worst Person in the World
Northernstars thanks the Chair of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Jorge Ignacio Castillo, for providing this information. Still making the rounds of Canadian film festivals, All My Puny Sorrows is scheduled to open in general release April 15.
SOURCE: VFCC
