It might not have quite the glitz and glam of The Oscars or The Golden Globes but for credibility notice has to be taken of The London Critics’ Circle Awards. This year’s awards, which are voted for by over 120 UK film critics, broadcasters and writers are led by Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Drive who each nabbed six award nominations.
Lynne Ramsay’s We Need To Talk About Kevin and Golden Bear winner A Separation were close behind with five nominations.
It was also great to see Shame being praised with four nominations including Actor Of The Year For Michael Fassbender, Olivia Colman picking up a justly deserved Actress Of The Year nomination for Tyrannosaur and The Artist getting some love with four nominations.
The Awards will presented at a ceremony on Thursday 19 January at BFI Southbank.
FILM OF THE YEAR
- The Artist
- Drive
- A Separation
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- The Tree of Life
The Attenborough Award:
BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
- Mysteries of Lisbon
- Poetry
- Le Quattro Volte
- A Separation
- The Skin I Live In
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
- Asghar Farhadi – A Separation
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
- Lynne Ramsay – We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Asghar Farhadi – A Separation
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Kenneth Lonergan – Margaret
- Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash – The Descendants
The Virgin Atlantic Award:
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER
- Richard Ayoade – Submarine
- Paddy Considine – Tyrannosaur
- Joe Cornish – Attack the Block
- Andrew Haigh – Weekend
- John Michael McDonagh – The Guard
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
- George Clooney – The Descendants
- Jean Dujardin – The Artist
- Michael Fassbender – Shame
- Ryan Gosling – Drive
- Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
- Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia
- Anna Paquin – Margaret
- Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
- Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
- Simon Russell Beale – The Deep Blue Sea
- Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
- Albert Brooks – Drive
- Christopher Plummer – Beginners
- Michael Smiley – Kill List
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
- Sareh Bayat – A Separation
- Jessica Chastain – The Help
- Vanessa Redgrave – Coriolanus
- Octavia Spencer – The Help
- Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom
BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
- Tom Cullen – Weekend
- Michael Fassbender – A Dangerous Method, Shame
- Brendan Gleeson – The Guard
- Peter Mullan – Tyrannosaur, War Horse
- Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Moët & Chandon Award:
BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
- Olivia Colman – The Iron Lady, Tyrannosaur
- Carey Mulligan – Drive, Shame
- Vanessa Redgrave – Anonymous, Coriolanus
- Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Rachel Weisz – The Deep Blue Sea
YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
- John Boyega – Attack the Block
- Jeremy Irvine – War Horse
- Yasmin Paige – Submarine
- Craig Roberts – Submarine
- Saoirse Ronan – Hanna
The Sky 3D Award:
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
- Manuel Alberto Claro, cinematography – Melancholia
- Paul Davies, sound design – We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Maria Djurkovic, production design – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Dante Ferretti, production design – Hugo
- Alberto Iglesias, original score – The Skin I Live In
- Chris King & Gregers Sall, editing – Senna
- Joe Letteri, visual effects – Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- Cliff Martinez, original score – Drive
- Robert Richardson, cinematography – Hugo
- Robbie Ryan, cinematography – Wuthering Heights
The Dilys Powell Award:
EXCELLENCE IN FILM
- Nicolas Roeg
