The winners of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film are listed below:

Winners and nominees 2000s YearWinners and nomineesDirector(s)Ref2000 Traffic Steven Soderbergh "Vancouver film critics pick Quebec film Malestrom as best Canadian film". Canadian Press, February 14, 2001.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee You Can Count on Me Kenneth Lonergan Not of this World (Fuori dal mundo) Giuseppe Piccioni 2001 Memento Christopher Nolan Katherine Monk, "Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". Vancouver Sun, January 31, 2002.Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) Jean-Pierre Jeunet Ghost World Terry Zwigoff Moulin Rouge! Baz Luhrmann Mulholland Drive David Lynch 2002 The Hours Stephen Daldry David Spaner, "More Moore, please: Local critics name the Far From Heaven star 'best actress of 2002'". The Province, January 30, 2003. Far from Heaven Todd Haynes Gangs Of New York Martin Scorsese 2003 Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola David Spaner, "Lost in Translation wins big". The Province, February 5, 2004.The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Peter Jackson Mystic River Clint Eastwood 2004 Sideways Alexander Payne The Aviator Martin Scorsese Million Dollar Baby Clint Eastwood 2005 Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee "Local producer accepts for Hoffman: Brokeback Mountain, Capote nab awards". The Province, February 8, 2006.Capote Bennett Miller David Spaner, "Film Critics Circle makes different choices in nominees: Canadian films get as much emphasis". The Province, January 19, 2006.Good Night, and Good Luck. George Clooney 2006 Children of Men Alfonso Cuarón The Departed Martin Scorsese Little Children Todd Field 2007 No Country for Old Men Joel and Ethan Coen Glen Schaefer, "Eastern named top Canadian film, American best from B.C.; No Country, Page also nab awards". The Province, February 12, 2008.Juno Jason Reitman "Promises nets five; Vancouver Film Critics' Circle Nominations". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 1, 2008.There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson 2008 Milk Gus Van Sant Peter T. Chattaway, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle — the winners!". FilmChat, January 12, 2009.Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle WALL-E Andrew Stanton 2009 Up in the Air Jason Reitman The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow A Serious Man Joel and Ethan Coen

2010s YearWinner and nomineesDirector(s)Ref2010 The Social Network David Fincher Black Swan Darren Aronofsky True Grit Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 2011 The Artist Michel Hazanavicius The Descendants Alexander Payne The Tree of Life Terrence Malick 2012 Zero Dark Thirty Kathryn Bigelow The Master Paul Thomas Anderson Lincoln Steven Spielberg 2013 12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen Gravity Alfonso Cuarón Inside Llewyn Davis Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 2014 Boyhood Richard Linklater Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Alejandro González Iñárritu Whiplash Damien Chazelle 2015 Spotlight Tom McCarthy Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller The Revenant Alejandro G. Iñárritu 2016 Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan La La Land Damien Chazelle Moonlight Barry Jenkins 2017 Lady Bird Greta Gerwig Dunkirk Christopher Nolan Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson 2018Roma Alfonso Cuaron The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos First Reformed Paul Schrader 2019Parasite Bong Joon-ho Etan Vlessing, "'Parasite' Named Best Picture by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". The Hollywood Reporter, December 16, 2019. Marriage Story Noah Baumbach Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019. The Irishman Martin Scorsese

2020s YearWinner and nomineesDirector(s)Ref2020 Nomadland Chloé Zhao Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2021. Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell Etan Vlessing, "Vancouver Film Critics Circle: 'Mank' Leads With Five Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 19, 2021. Mank David Fincher 2021 The Power of the Dog Jane Campion Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022. Belfast Kenneth Branagh Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022. CODA Sian Heder2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan and Daniel Sceinert The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh Tár Todd Field 2023 Anatomy of a Fall Justine Triet Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer 2024 Anora Sean Baker Dana Gee, "Oscar favourite Anora wins best international honour from Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, February 19, 2025. The Brutalist Brady Corbet Erik Anderson, "2024 Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Nominations". Awards Watch, January 21, 2025. A Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg

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