‘Mank’ leads Vancouver Film Critics nominations

David Fincher’s Mank leads the Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) nominations for Best in International Film, which were announced February 20.

The biographical drama about Herman J. Mankiewicz and the development of the script for Citizen Kane received five nominations, including Best Picture, Director (David Fincher), Screenplay (Jack Fincher), Actor (Gary Oldman) and Supporting Actress (Amanda Seyfried).

With three nominations apiece, Nomadland (Picture, Director, Actress) and Promising Young Woman (Picture, Screenplay, Actress) will also vie for the same awards.

In the Best Foreign Language Film category, Another Round, Dear Comrades! and Minari are in consideration for the award. Another Round’s helmer Thomas Vinterberg will also compete in the Best Director section, while Minari’s Yuh-jung Youn will do the same in the Best Supporting Actress category.

The winners of the VFCC International awards and Canadian awards (nominations listed below) will be announced on Monday, February 22. A virtual ceremony will take place on Monday, March 8.

INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS

Best Picture

• Mank
• Nomadland
• Promising Young Woman

Best Director

• Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
• David Fincher, Mank
• Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Best Screenplay

• Jack Fincher, Mank
• Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
• Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Actor

• Anthony Hopkins, The Father
• Gary Oldman, Mank
• Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal

Best Actress

• Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Frances McDormand, Nomadland
• Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Best Supporting Actor

• Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
• Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
• Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Supporting Actress

• Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
• Amanda Seyfried, Mank
• Yuh-jung Youn, Minari

Best Documentary

• Athlete A
• Collective
• Totally Under Control

Best Foreign Language Film

• Another Round
• Dear Comrades
• Minari

CANADIAN FILM AWARDS

BEST PICTURE

• The Nest
• Possessor
• Violation

BEST DIRECTOR

• Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor
• Sean Durkin, The Nest
• Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli, Violation

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Sean Durkin, The Nest
• Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor
• Titus Heckel, Chained

BEST ACTOR – MALE

• Adam Brody, The Kid Detective
• Alex Crowther, Flowers of the Field
• Marlon Kazadi, Chained
• Justin Rain, Brother, I Cry

BEST ACTOR – FEMALE

• Carrie Coon, The Nest
• Andrea Riseborough, Possessor
• Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Violation

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – MALE

• Christopher Abbott, Possessor
• Adam Beach, Monkey Beach
• Adrian Holmes, Chained
• Alexis Paunovic, Chained

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – FEMALE

• Rainbow Dickerson, Beans
• Tina Lameman, Monkey Beach
• Jennifer Jason Leigh, Possessor

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• The Forbidden Reel
• Magnitude of All Things
• The New Corporation

BEST BC FILM

• Brother, I Cry
• Chained
• The New Corporation

ONE TO WATCH

• Jessie Anthony, Brother, I Cry
• Titus Heckel, Chained
• Kiawentiio, Beans

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