Vancouver Film Critics: ‘The Power of the Dog’ wins Best Picture, Andrew Garfield named Best Actor

The Vancouver Film Critics Circle has announced its winners and that of Jane Campion The power of the dog was named Best Picture. The film led the pack with five nominations, including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jesse Plemons), and Best Supporting Actress (Kirsten Dunst).

Denis Villeneuve was named Best Director for Dunes while Don’t look up won the screenplay award for Adam McKay and David Sirota. Andrew Garfield (tick, tick… BOOM!) and Olivia Colman (The lost girl) were the main interim winners with supporting awards going to Troy Kotsur (CODA) and Ann Dowd (Mass).

Here is the full list of winners.

Best Picture
Belfast
CODA
The Power of the Dog – WINNER

Best Director
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Denis Villeneuve, Dune – WINNER

Best Screenplay
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Girl
Adam McKay and David Sirota, Don’t Look Up – WINNER

Best actor
Andrew Garfield, tick, tick… BOOM! – WINNER
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Bradley Cooper, Nightmare Alley

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, The eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Girl – WINNER
Renate Reinsve, the worst person in the world

Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper, licorice pizza
Troy Kotsur, CODA – WINNER
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Best Supporting Actress
Jessie Buckley, the lost girl
Ann Dowd, Mass – WINNER
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog

Best Documentary
Flee – WINNER
The Sparks Brothers
soul summer

Best Foreign Language Film
To run away
horsemen of justice
Worst Person in the World – WINNER

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