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Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay star in Room.
Elevation Pictures. |
Canuck co-pro
Room
tops the list of Canadian film winners at this year’s
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
prizes. The Vancouverites are the only critics’ group that hands out a full
slate of awards to Canadian films in addition to gongs for international works.
(
Spotlight topped the
previously announced VFCC international winners.)
Room
nabs four honours including Best Film and acting awards for Brie Larson and
Canuck nine-year-old scene-stealer Jacob Tremblay. (The latter beat out octogenarian Christopher Plummer for the prize--and deservedly so!) Larson is a frontrunner for
Best Actress leading up to next week’s Oscar nominations, while Tremblay’s a
dark horse for Best Supporting Actor. (US distrib A24 is campaigning him as a
supporting player even though he has more screen time than Larson.) Canuck
critical darling
Sleeping Giant also
stands tall with VFCC with three wins while Charles Wilkinson’s documentary
Haida Gwaii grabs two awards.
The full list of Canuck winners:
BEST ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM
Jacob Tremblay, Room
BEST ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM
Brie Larson, Room
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM
Nick Serino, Sleeping Giant
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN
FILM
Tara Pratt, No Men Beyond This Point
BEST SCREENPLAY FOR A CANADIAN FILM
Emma Donoghue, Room
BEST DIRECTOR OF A CANADIAN FILM
Andrew Cividino, Sleeping Giant
BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
BEST FIRST FILM BY A CANADIAN DIRECTOR
Sleeping Giant, Andrew Cividino
BEST BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
