Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016

The nominations for the 17th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2016, were announced on December 16, 2016. Manchester by the Sea led with six nominations, when Moonlight with four and La La Land with three nominations.
The winners were announced on December 20, 2016. Manchester by the Sea won five awards, including Best Film.

Winners and nominees

International

;Best FilmManchester by the SeaLa La LandMoonlight
;Best DirectorKenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
;Best ActorCasey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea

Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Denzel Washington – Fences

;Best ActressIsabelle Huppert – Elle
Amy Adams – Arrival
Natalie Portman – Jackie
;Best Supporting ActorMahershala Ali – Moonlight

Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea

;Best Supporting ActressMichelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Viola Davis – Fences
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
;Best ScreenplayKenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea

Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water

;Best Foreign-Language FilmToni ErdmannElleThe Handmaiden
;Best DocumentaryCameraperson13th

''O.J.: Made in America''

Canadian

;Best Canadian FilmHello DestroyerWerewolfWindow Horses
;Best Director of a Canadian FilmKevan Funk – Hello Destroyer
Ashley McKenzie – Werewolf
Isiah Medina – 88:88
;Best Actor in a Canadian FilmJared Abrahamson – Hello Destroyer

Chen Gang – Old Stone
Andrew Gillis – Werewolf

;Best Actress in a Canadian FilmBhreagh MacNeil – Werewolf
Deragh Campbell – Never Eat Alone
Tatiana Maslany – The Other Half
;Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian FilmKurt Max Runte – Hello Destroyer

Joe Buffalo – Hello Destroyer
Martin Dubreuil – Shambles

;Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian FilmMolly Parker – Weirdos
Hannah Gross – Unless
Julia Sarah Stone – The Unseen
;Best Screenplay of a Canadian FilmAnn Marie Fleming – Window Horses

Kevan Funk – Hello Destroyer
Ashley McKenzie – Werewolf

;Best Canadian DocumentaryThe Prison in Twelve LandscapesAfter the Last RiverWe Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
;Best First Film by a Canadian DirectorWerewolfHello DestroyerNever Eat Alone
;Best British Columbia FilmHello DestroyerAim for the RosesKoneline: Our Land Beautiful

''Window Horses''