Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards: 2025 Canadian/BC Winners

MY OLD ASS WINS BIG AT THE VFCC’S CANADIAN AWARDS; 

CAN I GET A WITNESS?  DOMINATES BRITISH COLUMBIA CATEGORIES

The lead of Can I Get a Witness?  Keira Jang received the TELEFILM-Canada One to Watch award.

My Old Ass, a new take on the coming-of-age in cottage country movie, collected three wins at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards. The film won Best Picture, Screenplay (Megan Park), and Female Actor (Maisy Stella).

The post-apocalyptic drama Can I Get a Witness? won two of the Canadian categories (Best Director for Ann Marie Fleming, Supporting Female Actor for Sandra Oh), but was dominant in the Best of British Columbia section, taking two additional awards (Best BC Director, BC Film). In addition, the lead of Can I Get a Witness?, Keira Jang, was rewarded with the TELEFILM-Canada One to Watch award, with a prize of $1,000. 

The winner of Best BC Director, Ann Marie Fleming, received $500, award funded by the Directors Guild of Canada, BC District. As the winner of Best BC Film, the producers of Can I Get a Witness? received $500, courtesy of the Canadian Media Producers Association, BC Producers Branch.

Other victors this evening at the VFCC Awards were Matt Johnson (Best Male Actor, Matt and Mara), Patrick J. Adams (Best Supporting Male Actor, Young Werther), and the Oscar nominated film Sugarcane (Best Director).

These are the winners per category:

BEST PICTURE: My Old Ass

BEST DIRECTOR: Ann Marie Fleming, Can I Get a Witness?

BEST SCREENPLAY: Megan Park, My Old Ass

BEST MALE ACTOR: Matt Johnson, Matt and Mara

BEST FEMALE ACTOR: Maisy Stella, My Old Ass

BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR: Patrick J. Adams, Young Werther

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR: Sandra Oh, Can I Get a Witness?

BEST DOCUMENTARY: Sugarcane

TELEFILM-CANADA ONE TO WATCH AWARD: Keira Jang, Can I Get a Witness?

CMPA-BC BEST BC FILM AWARD: Can I Get a Witness?

DGC-BC BEST BC DIRECTOR AWARD: Ann Marie Fleming, Can I Get a Witness?

By number of awards:

Can I Get a Witness?: 5

My Old Ass: 3

Matt and Mara: 1

Young Werther: 1

Sugarcane: 1

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