46TH ANNUAL LONDON FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
Sunday, February 1, 2026
The May Fair Hotel, London, United Kingdom

— 46th Annual London Film Critics Circle Awards —

BEST FILM OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Seesaw Media

HAMNET • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

MARTY SUPREME • A24

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

THE MASTERMIND • MUBI

Kelly Reichardt | Director
Neil Kopp , Vincent Savino , Anish Savjani | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

SIRĀT • NEON

Óliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Óliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt | Producers

SORRY, BABY • A24

Eva Victor | Director
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix

Clint Bentley | Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

WEAPONS • Warner Bros Pictures / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers

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BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON

Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer

NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON

Park Chan-wook | Director
Park Chan-wook, Jisun Back, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras | Producers

THE SECRET AGENT • NEON

Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers | Producers

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

SIRĀT • NEON

Óliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Óliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt | Producers

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BEST DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR

COVER-UP • Netflix

Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus | Directors
Yoni Golijov, Olivia Streisand, Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus | Producers

ONE TO ONE: JOHN AND YOKO • Magnolia Pictures

Kevin Macdonald, Sam Rice-Edwards | Directors
Peter Worsley, Kevin Macdonald, Alice Webb | Producers

ORWELL: 2+2=5 • NEON

Raoul Peck | Director
Alex Gibney, Raoul Peck, George Chignell, Nick Shumaker | Producers

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers

RIEFENSTAHL • Kino Lorber

Andres Veiel | Director
Sandra Maischberger | Producer

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BEST ANIMATED FILM OF THE YEAR

ARCO • NEON

Ugo Bienvenu | Director
Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman | Producers

ELIO • Pixar Animation / Walt Disney Pictures

Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina | Directors
Mary Alice Drumm | Producer

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN • GKIDS

Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han | Directors
Henri Magalon, Edwina Liard, Claire La Combe, Nidia Santiago | Producers

ZOOTOPIA 2 • Walt Disney Pictures

Jared Bush, Byron Howard | Directors
Yvett Merino Flores | Producer

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Best DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

RYAN COOGLER
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

OLIVER LAXE
SIRĀT • NEON

Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol | Producers

JOSH SAFDIE
MARTY SUPREME • A24

Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

CHLOÉ ZHAO
HAMNET • Focus Features

Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

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BEST SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR

HAMNET • Focus Features
Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell | Writers

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

MARTY SUPREME • A24
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie | Writers

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Writer

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Writer

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

SORRY, BABY • A24
Eva Victor | Writer

Eva Victor | Director
Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins | Producers

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Best ACTOR OF THE YEAR

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TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET
MARTY SUPREME • A24

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

LEONARDO DICAPRIO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

ETHAN HAWKE
BLUE MOON • Sony Pictures Classics

Richard Linklater | Director
Mike Blizzard, John Sloss, Richard Linklater | Producers

WAGNER MOURA
THE SECRET AGENT • NEON

Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers | Producers

JOSH O’CONNOR
THE MASTERMIND • MUBI

Kelly Reichardt | Director
Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani | Producers

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Best ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by WS Hair Pro

JESSIE BUCKLEY
HAMNET • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

ROSE BYRNE
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU • A24

Mary Bronstein | Director
Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Conor Hannon, Richie Doyle | Producers

JENNIFER LAWRENCE
DIE, MY LOVE • MUBI

Lynne Ramsay | Director
Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Andrea Calderwood | Producers

RENATE REINSVE
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

EVA VICTOR
SORRY, BABY • A24

Eva Victor | Director
Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins | Producers

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Best SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR

BENICIO DEL TORO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

JACOB ELORDI
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

DELROY LINDO
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

SEAN PENN
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD
PILLION • A24

Harry Lighton | Director
Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton | Producers

— 46th Annual London Film Critics Circle Awards —

Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

ODESSA A’ZION
MARTY SUPREME • A24

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

INGA IBSDOTTER LILLEAAS
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

AMY MADIGAN
WEAPONS • Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers

WUNMI MOSAKU
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

TEYANA TAYLOR
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

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Best BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

Robert Aramayo • I Swear / Palestine 36

MILES CATON • SINNERS

Frank Dillane • Urchin / Harvest

Chase Infiniti • One Battle After Another

EVA VICTOR • SORRY, BABY

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THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD:
BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR

The Ballad Of Wallis Island • Focus Features

James Griffiths | Director
Rupert Majendie | Producer

BUGONIA • Focus Features

Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers

HAMNET • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

I Swear • StudioCanal

Kirk Jones | Director
Piers Tempest, Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff | Producers

Pillion • A24

Harry Lighton | Director
Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton | Producers

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THE PHILIP FRENCH AWARD:
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER

Sponsored by MetFilm

Tom Basden | Tim Key
The Ballad Of Wallis Island • Focus Features

Rupert Majendie | Producer

Laura Carreira
On Falling • BBC Film

Jack Thomas-O’Brien, Mário Patrocínio | Producers

Akinola Davies Jr.
My Father’s Shadow • MUBI

Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo | Producers

Harris Dickinson
Urchin • 1-2 Special

Archie Pearch, Scott O’Donnell | Producers

Harry Lighton
Pillion • A24

Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton | Producers

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BEST BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
(for body of work)

Naomi Ackie • Sorry, Baby / Mickey 17 / The Thursday Murder Club

Robert Aramayo • I Swear / Palestine 36

Jessie Buckley • hamnet

David Jonsson • Wasteman / The Long Walk

Josh O’Connor • The Mastermind / The History of Sound / Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

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BEST YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

Scott Ellis Watson • I Swear

Ebada Hassan • brides

Jacobi Jupe • hamnet

Noah Jupe • hamnet

Alfie Williams • 28 Years Later

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BEST BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR

Leaving Ikordoru in 1999 • Film4

Rashida Seriki | Director
Tobi Kyeremateng | Producer

I Saw The Face Of God In The Jet Wash • Bosena

Mark Jenkin | Director
Denzil Monk | Producer

Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites • Industria Studios

Duncan Cowles | Director
Sophie Butler, Jake Cunningham | Producers

Milk • Great Scott Films

Naomi Waring | Director
Fern Scott | Producer

TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE • One6th

Baz Sells | Director
Ben Jackson, Dean Atta | Producers

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TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

DIE MY LOVE • MUBI
Toni Froschhammer | Editor

Lynne Ramsay | Director
Justine Ciarrocchi, Jennifer Lawrence, Martin Scorsese, Andrea Calderwood, Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, Thad Luckinbill | Producers

THE ICE TOWER • Yellow Veil Pictures
Julia Irribarria | Production Designer

Lucile Hadzihalilovic | Director
Muriel Merlin | Producer

Marty Supreme • A24
Jennifer Venditti | Casting Director

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

THE MASTERMIND • MUBI
Rob Mazurek | Composer

Kelly Reichardt | Director
Neil Kopp , Vincent Savino , Anish Savjani | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Andy Jurgensen | Editor

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ludwig Göransson | Composer

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

SIRĀT • NEON
Laia Casanovas | Sound Designer

Oliver Laxe | Director
Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol | Producers

SOUND OF FALLING • MUBI
Sabrina Krämer | Costume Designer

Mascha Schilinski | Director
Lucas Schmidt, Lasse Scharpen | Producers

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Adolpho Veloso | Cinematographer

Clint Bentley| Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

WEAPONS • Warner Bros Pictures / New Line Cinema
Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins | Makeup and Hairsylists

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers

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.