Vancouver film critics named director Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave the best film at their annual awards on Tuesday.
The critics spread their love around - McQueen's harrowing account of a free man sold into slavery walked away with the top prize, but Joel and Ethan Coen's Inside Llewyn Davis was the only film in the international section to score multiple awards.
The melancholic comedy set in the 1960s New York City folk scene earned a best actor win for Oscar Isaac and a best screenplay nod for the Coen brothers.
Alfonso Cuaron won best director for his work on the sci-fi survival thriller Gravity.
The remainder of the acting awards went to Blue Jasmine's Cate Blanchett for best actress, Dallas Buyers Club's Jared Leto for best supporting actor and American Hustle's Jennifer Lawrence for best supporting actress.
The Dirties, a story of two film geeks plotting a high school shooting, led all winners in the Canadian section.
Director-star Matt Johnson's debut feature earned accolades for best Canadian film and best first film (a new VFCC award this year). Johnson also picked up best actor in a Canadian film for his efforts in front of the camera.
Best director of a Canadian film was awarded to Jeff Barnaby for Rhymes for Young Ghouls, a druggie revenge drama set in Canada's residential-school era.
Best actress went to Sophie Desmarais of Sarah Prefers to Run, while Gabrielle's Alexandre Landry won best supporting actor in a Canadian film and Tom at the Farm's Lise Roy scored best supporting actress.
Best Canadian documentary went to Chelsea McMullan's My Prairie Home, an evocative portrait of transgender musician Rae Spoon. Best B.C. film went to Ben Ratner's Down River, a drama inspired by the beloved late Vancouver actress Babz Chula. Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt was named best foreign film, while Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing won best documentary.
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