Vancouver Film Critics Like I Like Movies
by Staff Editors
(February 14, 2023 – Vancouver. BC) The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) spent the weekend deciding on which International and Canadian films would receive their blessing. Their choices were release yesterday and the event took place live for the first time in three years at the VIFF Theatre on last night. I Like Movies, which had its World Premiere at TIFF 2022 was named Best Canadian Picture. It was also honoured with awards for Best Screenplay (Chandler Levack), Best Actor – Male (Isaiah Lehtinen), and Best Supporting Actor – Male (Percy Hynes White). As our Film Correspondent Thom Ernst wrote when looking back at the best films of 2022, “This is Levack’s first feature, and it sets expectations for more remarkable works ahead.” Sarah Polly was named Best Director for her new feature Women Talking.
Following is the complete list of Canadian films recognized by the VFCC, followed by the comlete list of International films:
Best Picture
I Like Movies
Best Director
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Best Screenplay
Chandler Levack, I Like Movies
Best Actor – Male
Isaiah Lehtinen, I Like Movies
Best Actor – Female
Choi Seung-yoon, Riceboy Sleeps
Best Supporting Actor – Male
Percy Hynes White, I Like Movies
Best Supporting Actor – Female
Judith Ivey, Women Talking
Best Documentary
Eternal Spring
Best British Columbia Film
Riceboy Sleeps
Best British Columbia Director
Anthony Shim, Riceboy Sleeps
One to Watch
Anthony Shim, Riceboy Sleeps
International Films:
Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Director
The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Screenplay
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Actor – Male
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Actor – Female
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actor – Male
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Supporting Actor – Female
Jessie Buckley, Women Talking
Best Documentary
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Best Foreign Language Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
SOURCE: Vancouver Film Critics Circle
