Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2025

26th VFCC Awards

February 23, 2026


Best International Picture:
One Battle After Another


Best Canadian Picture:
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

The 26th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards were presented on February 23, 2026, to honour the films selected by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle as the best of 2025.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The nominations were announced on January 20, 2026.[1] For the international categories, One Battle After Another led the nominees with seven, followed by Hamnet and Sentimental Value with four each.[1] For the Canadian focused categories, Mile End Kicks led with seven nominations, followed by Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie with five.[3]

Winners and nominees

International

Best Picture Best Director
Best Male Actor Best Female Actor
Best Supporting Male Actor Best Supporting Female Actor
Best Screenplay Best Documentary
Best International Film in Non-English Language

Canadian

Best Picture Best Director
Best Male Actor Best Female Actor
Best Supporting Male Actor Best Supporting Female Actor
Best Screenplay Best Canadian Documentary
Best BC Film Best BC Director
One to Watch

References

  1. ^ a b c Vlessing, Etan (January 20, 2026). "'One Battle After Another' Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations With Seven Nods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  2. ^ Anderson, Erik (January 20, 2026). "Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Nominations: 'One Battle After Another' & 'Hamnet' Lead". AwardsWatch. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Tracy, Andrew (January 21, 2026). "'Mile End Kicks', 'Nirvanna' Lead Noms for Vancouver Critics' Awards". Playback. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  4. ^ Vlessing, Etan (February 23, 2026). "'One Battle After Another' Named Best Film of 2025 by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  5. ^ Anderson, Erik (February 23, 2026). "Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Winners: 'One Battle After Another', 'Sinners' Take Top Awards". AwardsWatch. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  6. ^ Tracy, Andrew (February 24, 2026). "'Nirvanna the Band' Tops Canadian Winners at VFCC Awards". Playback. Retrieved February 24, 2026.