

BEST FILM OF THE YEAR
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“The Zone Of Interest” (A24)
Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Produced by James Wilson and Ewa Puszczynska
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“All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Anatomy of a Fall” (NEON)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“May December” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)


BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
“Past Lives” (A24)
Directed by Celine Song
Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler
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“Anatomy Of A Fall” (NEON)
“The Boy and the Heron” (GKIDS + Studio Ghibli)
“Fallen Leaves” (MUBI)
“The Zone Of Interest” (A24)


BEST DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
“20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS Distribution)
Directed by Mstyslav Chernov
Produced by Raney Aronson, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Derl McCrudden
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“Beyond Utopia” (Roadside Attractions)
“The Eternal Memory” (MTV Documentary Films)
“Scala!!!” (Channel X)
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple Original Films)


BEST ANIMATED FILM OF THE YEAR
“The Boy and the Heron” (GKIDS + Studio Ghibli)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki | Produced by Toshio Suzuki
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“Robot Dreams” (NEON)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony Pictures Animation + Columbia Pictures)
“Suzume” (Crunchyroll)
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (Paramount Pictures)


Best DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
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Jonathan Glazer
“The Zone Of Interest” (A24)
Produced by James Wilson and Ewa Puszczynska
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Greta Gerwig – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Yorgos Lanthimos – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Martin Scorsese – “Killers Of The Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)


BEST SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
“Anatomy Of A Fall” (NEON)
Written by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Directed by Justine Triet
Produced by Marie-Ange Luciani, Philippe Martin, and David Thion
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“All of Us Strangers” – Andrew Haigh (Searchlight Pictures)
“Oppenheimer” – Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” – Celine Song (A24)
“Barbie” – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros. Pictures)


Best ACTOR OF THE YEAR
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Andrew Scott
“All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Andrew Haigh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Sarah Harvey
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Bradley Cooper – “Maestro” (Netflix)
Paul Giamatti – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction” (Amazon MGM Studios + Orion Pictures)


Best ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Emma Stone
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe
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Lily Gladstone – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Sandra Hüller – “Anatomy Of A Fall” (NEON)
Greta Lee – “Past Lives” (A24)
Carey Mulligan – “Maestro” (Netflix)


Best SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Charles Melton
“May December” (Netflix)
Directed by Todd Haynes
Produced by Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Grant S. Johnson, Pamela Koffler, Tyler W. Konney,
Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, and Christine Vachon
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Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Ryan Gosling – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Paul Mescal – “All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Mark Ruffalo – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)


Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Directed by Alexander Payne
Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block, and David Hemingson
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Claire Foy – “All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Sandra Hüller – “The Zone of Interest” (A24)
Julianne Moore – “May December” (Netflix)
Rosamund Pike – “Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios)


Best BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
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Mia McKenna-Bruce
“How To Have Sex” (MUBI)
Directed by Molly Manning Walker
Produced by Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Emily Leo, and Ivana Mackinnon
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Greta Lee – “Past Lives” (A24)
Vivian Oparah – “Rye Lane” (Hulu)
Dominic Sessa – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Cailee Spaeny – “Priscilla” (A24)


THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
“All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Andrew Haigh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Sarah Harvey
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“How To Have Sex” (MUBI)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Rye Lane” (Hulu)
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)


THE PHILIP FRENCH AWARD: BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER
Molly Manning Walker
“How To Have Sex” (MUBI)
Produced by Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Emily Leo, and Ivana Mackinnon
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Raine Allen-Miller – “Rye Lane” (Hulu)
Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping – “Femme” (Utopia)
Nida Manzoor – “Polite Society” (Focus Features)
Charlotte Regan – “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)


BEST BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR (for body of work)
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Paul Mescal
“All of Us Strangers” | “God’s Creatures” | “Foe” | “Carmen
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Carey Mulligan – “Maestro” | “Saltburn”
Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer”
Andrew Scott – “All of Us Strangers”
Tilda Swinton – “The Eternal Daughter” | “The Killer” | “Asteroid City”


BEST YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Lola Campbell
“Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)
Directed by Charlotte Regan | Produced by Theo Barrowclough
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Jaeden Boadilla – “Raging Grace” (Brainstorm Media + Doppelganger Releasing)
Le’Shantey Bonsu – “Girl” (BBC Film)
Samuel Bottomley – “How to Have Sex” (MUBI)
Temilola Olatunbosun – “Pretty Red Dress” (Gravitas Ventures)


BEST BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR
“The Veiled City” (British Film Institute)
Directed by Natalie Cubides-Brady
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“For People in Trouble”
“Muna”
“Outlets”
“Predators”


TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“The Zone Of Interest” (A24)
Written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Produced by James Wilson and Ewa Puszczynska
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“All of Us Strangers” – Casting: Kahleen Crawford (Searchlight Pictures)
“Barbie” – Production Design: Sarah Greenwood (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The First Slam Dunk” – Sound Design: Kôji Kasamatsu (GKIDS)
“Full Time” – Film Editing: Mathilde Van de Moortel (Music Box Films)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Film Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Medusa Deluxe” – Makeup and Hair: Eugene Souleiman (A24)
“Oppenheimer” – Visual Effects: Andrew Jackson (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” – Cinematography: Shabier Kirchner (A24)
“Poor Things” – Costumes: Holly Waddington (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” – Casting: Kharmel Cochrane (Amazon MGM Studios)


THE DILYS POWELL AWARD: EXCELLENCE IN FILM
Jeffrey Wright


THE DEREK MALCOLM AWARD FOR INNOVATION
Colman Domingo

London Film Critics Circle
BEST FILM:
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM:
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
BEST DIRECTOR:
BEST SCREENWRITER:
BEST ACTRESS:
BEST ACTOR:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER:
BEST BRITISH/IRISH FILM:
BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER:
BEST BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER:
BEST IRISH PERFORMER:
BEST BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM:
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
“The Zone of Interest”
“Past Lives”
“20 Days in Mariupol”
“The Boy and the Heron”
Jonathan Glazer – “The Zone of Interest”
“Anatomy of a Fall” — Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Emma Stone – “Poor Things”
Andrew Scott – “All of Us Strangers”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – “The Holdovers”
Charles Melton – “May December”
Mia McKenna-Bruce – “How to Have Sex”
“All of Us Strangers”
Molly Manning Walker – “How to Have Sex”
Paul Mescal
Lola Campbell – “Scrapper”
“The Veiled City” – Natalie Cubides-Brady
“The Zone of Interest” – Mica Levi (music) and Johnnie Burn (sound)

ABOUT THE London Film Critics Circle
The Critics’ Circle has existed since 1913 to protect cultural criticism from the censor and the despot. It was at first an offshoot of the Institute of Journalists on Fleet Street and has aways had the critics of the daily national papers as the core of its membership. The Circle views criticism as an arm of free speech and an essential ingredient of a healthy society. From small beginnings, the Circle today has 490 members shared between Theatre (117), Music (78), Film (151), Dance (57), Visual Arts (47) and Books (40). As an association, it provides numerical strength to its members, most of whom labour as unrepresented freelancers. After much philosophical debate in the 1980s, the Circle decided to become an award-giving organisation and since 1988 has presented each year the Service to Art Rosebowl to an artist of conspicuous achievement whom the President toasts by raising the Charles Dickens Goblet to him or her at the annual luncheon usually held in London. In 2015 the members voted for Dame Maggie Smith. The sections also make their own awards, some of them in ceremonies which have become siginificant social occasions. The sections hold periodic meetings to discuss their awards, propose new members, debate current issues and sometimes meet artists.



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