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Marc-André Grondin and Julianne Côté star in Stéphane Lafleur's Tu Dors Nicole.
Photo: Sara Mishara, Les Films Séville |
Here's a surprise: the Vancouver Film Critics Circle announced their award winners tonight (
via HitFix) and the top honours in their Canadian awards went to Stéphane Lafleur's
Tu Dors Nicole! Even bigger among the upsets is the coup of
Nicole star Julianne Côté in the Best Actress in a Canadian Film category over
Mommy's Anne Dorval. Those are pretty big upsets over Canada's Oscar bid (and
the performance of the year) considering that
Mommy led the VFCC's Canuck
nominations, but I'm also happy to see
Tu Dors Nicole earn some love this season since it's still one of the best films of 2014, Canadian or otherwise. Dolan's film still managed a handful of awards including one for Suzanne Clément while sleeper hit
Violent, which gets its first crack at Toronto audiences during its Canada's Top Ten run this week, scooped BC honours. This award season is certainly the most unpredictable one we've had in a while and the Canadian front is no exception!
The full list of winners:
Best Canadian Film:
★
Tu Dors Nicole
Best Director of a Canadian Film:
★ Denis Villeneuve,
Enemy
Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film:
★ Xavier Dolan,
Mommy
Best Documentary:
The Price We Pay, directed by Harold Crooks
Best Actor in a Canadian Film:
★ Antoine-Olivier Pilon,
Mommy
Best Actress in a Canadian Film:
★ Julianne Côté,
Tu Dors Nicole
Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film:
★
Suzanne Clément,
Mommy
Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film:
★ Marc-André Grondin,
Tu Dors Nicole
Best Canadian First Feature:
★
Violent, directed by Andrew Huculiak
Best British Columbia Film:
★
Violent
