Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2000

The 1st Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2000, were given in 2001.[1]

2000 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
Date	2001
Highlights
Best Film	Traffic
Best Canadian film	Maelström

Winners and nominees

International

Category	Winners and nominees	Films	Ref
Best Film	Steven Soderbergh	Traffic	[1]
	Ang Lee	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	[1]
	Kenneth Lonergan	You Can Count on Me	[1]
	Giuseppe Piccioni	Not of this World (Fuori dal mundo)	[1]
Best Actor	Benicio del Toro	Traffic	[1]
	Billy Crudup	Almost Famous and Jesus' Son	[1]
	Mark Ruffalo	You Can Count on Me	[1]
Best Actress	Laura Linney	You Can Count on Me	[1]
	Ellen Burstyn	Requiem for a Dream	[1]
	Michelle Yeoh	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	[1]
Best Director	Steven Soderbergh	Traffic	[1]
	Darren Aronofsky	Requiem for a Dream	[1]
	Ang Lee	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	[1]

Canadian

Category	Winners and nominees	Films	Ref
Best Film	Denis Villeneuve	Maelström	[1]
	Allan Moyle	New Waterford Girl	[1]
	Gary Burns	waydowntown	[1]
Best Actor	Brendan Fletcher	Rollercoaster	[1]
	Nicholas Campbell	New Waterford Girl	[1]
	Fabrizio Filippo	waydowntown	[1]
Best Actress	Marie-Josée Croze	Maelström	[1]
	Liane Balaban	New Waterford Girl	[1]
	Nancy Sivak	Protection and No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed	[1]
Best Director	Denis Villeneuve	Maelström	[1]
	Gary Burns	waydowntown	[1]
	Scott Smith	Rollercoaster	[1]
Best Off-Indie	Bruce Spangler	Protection	[1]
	Blaine Thurier	Low Self-Esteem Girl	[1]
	Ross Weber	No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed	[1]

References

1. "Vancouver film critics pick Quebec film Malestrom as best Canadian film". Canadian Press, February 14, 2001.