The nominations for the 14th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2014, were announced on December 22, 2014. The winners were announced on January 5, 2015.
Best Film
Boyhood
Birdman
Whiplash
Best Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Best Actor
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton – Birdman
Best Actress
Tilda Swinton – Only Lovers Left Alive
Marion Cotillard – The Immigrant
Reese Witherspoon – Wild
Best Supporting Actor
J. K. Simmons – Whiplash
Edward Norton – Birdman
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
Laura Dern – Wild
Best Screenplay
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson
Birdman – Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo
Boyhood – Richard Linklater
Best Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure
Ida
We Are the Best!
Best Documentary
The Overnighters
Citizenfour
Virunga
Best Canadian Film
Tu dors Nicole
Enemy
Mommy
Best Director of a Canadian Film
Denis Villeneuve – Enemy
Xavier Dolan – Mommy
Stéphane Lafleur – Tu dors Nicole
Best Actor in a Canadian Film
Antoine-Olivier Pilon – Mommy
Jake Gyllenhaal – Enemy
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos – The Husband
Best Actress in a Canadian Film
Julianne Côté – Tu dors Nicole
Anne Dorval – Mommy
Dagny Backer Johnsen – Violent
Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
Marc-André Grondin – Tu dors Nicole
Bruce Greenwood – Elephant Song
Callum Keith Rennie – Sitting on the Edge of Marlene
Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
Suzanne Clément – Mommy
Sarah Allen – The Husband
Sarah Gadon – Enemy
Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film
Mommy – Xavier Dolan
The F Word – Elan Mastai
Violent – Andrew Huculiak, Josh Huculiak, Cayne McKenzie, Joseph Schweers
Best Canadian Documentary
The Price We Pay
Everything Will Be
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story
Best First Film by a Canadian Director
Violent
Sitting on the Edge of Marlene
The Valley Below
Best British Columbia Film
Violent
Everything Will Be
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