The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film is an annual award given by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.
Winners 2000s YearActorFilmRoleReference 2002 Benjamin Ratner Looking for Leonard Ted "Vancouver Film Critics Circle pick best of 2002". Nelson Daily News, January 31, 2003. Bruce Greenwood Ararat Martin Harcourt David Spaner, "More Moore, please: Local critics name the Far From Heaven star 'best actress of 2002'". The Province, January 30, 2003. Elias Koteas Ararat Ali 2003 JR Bourne On the Corner Cliffie David Spaner, "Lost in Translation wins big". The Province, February 5, 2004. Mark McKinney Falling Angels Reg/Ron Stéphane Rousseau The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) Sébastien 2004 Dave Foley Childstar Philip Templeman "'Elvis Costello of movies' wins top local prize". The Province, January 20, 2005. Bruce Greenwood Being Julia Lord Charles Mark Rendall Childstar Taylor Brandon Burns 2005 Michel Côté C.R.A.Z.Y. Gervais Beaulieu "Kudos all round". The Georgia Straight, February 9, 2006. 2006 JR Bourne Everything's Gone Green Bryce "The Rocket, Children of Men honoured by Vancouver film critics". Vancouver Sun, January 16, 2007. Henry Czerny Fido Jonathan Bottoms Peter T. Chattaway, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle — the winners!". FilmChat, January 15, 2007. Tim Blake Nelson Fido Mr. Theopolis Benjamin Ratner Mount Pleasant Doug Cameron 2007 Greg Bryk Poor Boy's Game Keith Rose "News from Hollywood North". The Georgia Straight, February 13, 2008. Danny Glover Poor Boy's Game George Carvery "Promises nets five; Vancouver Film Critics' Circle Nominations". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 1, 2008. Rade Šerbedžija Fugitive Pieces Athos Roussos 2008 Randy Quaid Real Time Reuben "Vancouver critics praise ‘Milk’". Variety, January 13, 2009. Gael García Bernal Blindness Bartender Peter T. Chattaway, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle — the winners!". FilmChat, January 12, 2009. Mark Ruffalo Blindness Doctor 2009 François Arnaud I Killed My Mother (J’ai tué ma mère) Antonin Rimbaud "Vancouver critics pick I Killed My Mother". CBC News, January 13, 2010. Daniel J. Gordon Nurse.Fighter.Boy Ciel Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle: Up in the Air, J'ai tué ma mí¨re lead nominations". The Georgia Straight, January 4, 2010. John Paul Tremblay Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day Julian
2010s YearActorFilmRoleReference 2010 Dustin Hoffman Barney's Version Izzy Panofsky "Incendies, Barney’s lead Vancouver Critics Awards". Playback, January 11, 2011. Jay Brazeau Fathers & Sons Anton Glen Schaefer, "Incendies gets five nods from Vancouver film critics". The Province, January 4, 2011. Maxim Gaudette Incendies Simon Marwan 2011 Viggo Mortensen A Dangerous Method Sigmund Freud "Vancouver critics name The Artist top film of 2011". The Globe and Mail, January 10, 2012. Vincent Cassel A Dangerous Method Otto Gross Adrian Mack, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominees: The Artist, The Tree of Life, and—yes—Bridesmaids". The Georgia Straight, January 3, 2012. Seth Rogen Take This Waltz Lou Rubin 2012 Serge Kanyinda War Witch (Rebelle) Magicien "Beyond the Black Rainbow, War Witch win at Vancouver critics awards". Playback, January 8, 2013. Jay Baruchel Goon Pat "2013 VFCC Nominees Announced!". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 27, 2012. Liev Schreiber Goon Ross "the Boss" Rhea 2013 Alexandre Landry Gabrielle Martin "The Dirties cleans up in Vancouver; Film critics give top prizes to Matt Johnson, 12 Years a Slave". Edmonton Journal, January 9, 2014. Marc Labrèche Whitewash Paul "And the 2014 VFCC nominees are...". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2013. Owen Williams The Dirties Owen 2014 Marc-André Grondin You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole) Rémi Gagnon "Tu dors Nicole and Mommy top Canadian winners at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards". The Georgia Straight, January 6, 2015. Bruce Greenwood Elephant Song Dr. Greene "2015 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2014. Callum Keith Rennie Sitting on the Edge of Marlene Fast Freddy 2015 Nick Serino Sleeping Giant Nate "'Room,' 'Sleeping Giant' win big at Vancouver critics awards". Canadian Press, January 7, 2016. Patrick Huard My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) Steve Guibord Jordan Pinto, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle announces nominations". Playback, December 15, 2015. Reece Moffett Sleeping Giant Riley 2016 Kurt Max Runte Hello Destroyer Dale Milbury "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC". Playback, January 11, 2017. Joe Buffalo Hello Destroyer Eric "2017 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 16, 2016. Martin Dubreuil Shambles (Maudite poutine) Michel 2017 Ben Cotton Gregoire Steve "Never Steady, Never Still takes the big prizes at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards". The Georgia Straight, January 9, 2018. Joe Buffalo Luk'Luk'I Mark "2018 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 15, 2017. Nathan Roder Fail to Appear Eric 2018 Aaron Read When the Storm Fades Trevor "Vancouver Film Critics Circle names Edge of the Knife top Canadian feature film". Toronto Star, January 8, 2019. Pierre-Luc Brillant The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles) Steve Josh Cabrita, "2019 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2018. Willy Russ Edge of the Knife Kwa 2019 Matt Johnson Anne at 13,000 Ft. Matt "Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'" . Tri-City News, January 7, 2020. David Cronenberg Disappearance at Clifton Hill Walter Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019. Louis Negin The Twentieth Century Mother
2020s YearActorFilmRole 2020 Christopher Abbott Possessor Colin Tate "VFCC Vote for Violation" . Northern Stars, March 10, 2021. Adam Beach Monkey Beach Uncle Mick Jorge Ignacio Castillo, "POSSESSOR AND CHAINED DOMINATE THE VFCC NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN CANADIAN FILM". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, February 3, 2021. Adrian Holmes Chained Pete Aleks Paunovic Chained Jim 2021 Joshua Odjick Wildhood Pasmay Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022. Eric McCormack Drinkwater Hank Drinkwater Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022. Alex Tarrant Night Raiders Leo 2022 Percy Hynes White I Like Movies Matt Macarchuck "Vancouver Film Critics Like I Like Movies" . Northern Stars, February 14, 2023. Dohyun Noel Hwang Riceboy Sleeps Young Dong-Hyun Aaron Pierre Brother Francis 2023 Glenn Howerton BlackBerry Jim Balsillie Jonas Chernick The Burning Season J.B. Taimur Sikander Mirza, "BlackBerry, Seagrass lead VFCC’s Canadian nominees". Playback, January 23, 2024. Matt Johnson BlackBerry Douglas Fregin Chris Pang Seagrass Pat 2024 Patrick J. Adams Young Werther Albert Jamie Casemore, "Can I Get a Witness? leads winners for 2025 VFCC Awards". Playback, February 19, 2025. Kataem O'Connor 40 Acres Emanuel Freeman Nicholas Sokic, "Ann Marie Fleming’s Can I Get A Witness? leads VFCC noms". Playback, January 23, 2025. Percy Hynes White My Old Ass Chad 2025 Devon Bostick Mile End Kicks Archi Andrew Tracy, "‘Nirvanna the Band’ tops Canadian winners at VFCC Awards". Playback, February 24, 2026. Jay McCarrol Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Jay Andrew Tracy, "Mile End Kicks, ‘Nirvanna’ lead noms for Vancouver critics’ awards". Playback, January 21, 2026. Stanley Simons Mile End Kicks Chevy
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