(thanks to Karim Aziz)
FILM OF THE YEAR
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Warner)
Frost/Nixon (Universal)
Milk (Momentum)
Wall-E (Disney)
The Wrestler (Optimum)
THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
Happy-Go-Lucky (Momentum)
Hunger (Pathe)
In Bruges (Universal)
Man on Wire (Icon)
Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Gomorrah (Optimum)
I’ve Loved You So Long (Lionsgate)
The Orphanage (Optimum)
Persepolis (Optimum)
Waltz With Bashir (Artificial Eye)
(11 more categories after the cut)
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Darren Aronofsky – The Wrestler (Optimum)
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)
Clint Eastwood – Changeling (Universal)
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Warner)
Gus Van Sant – Milk (Momentum)
BRITISH DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)
Terence Davies – Of Time and the City (BFI)
Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky (Momentum)
Steve McQueen – Hunger (Pathe)
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight (Warner)
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Josh Brolin – W. (Lionsgate)
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon (Universal)
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (Warner)
Sean Penn – Milk (Momentum)
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler (Optimum)
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Optimum)
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married (Sony)
Angelina Jolie – Changeling (Universal)
Meryl Streep – Doubt (Miramax)
Kate Winslet – The Reader (Entertainment) and Revolutionary Road (Paramount)
BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Michael Fassbender – Hunger (Pathe)
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess (Pathe)
Ben Kingsley – Elegy (Entertainment)
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)
Michael Sheen – Frost/Nixon (Universal)
BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Optimum)
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky (Momentum)
Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long (Lionsgate)
Tilda Swinton – Julia (Chelsea)
Kate Winslet – The Reader (Entertainment) and Revolutionary Road (Paramount)
BRITISH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Liam Cunningham – Hunger (Pathe)
Toby Jones – Frost/Nixon (Universal) and W. (Lionsgate)
Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky (Momentum)
Peter O’Toole – Dean Spanley (Icon)
Mark Strong – Body of Lies (Warner)
BRITISH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Hayley Atwell – The Duchess (Pathe)
Kristin Scott Thomas – Easy Virtue (Pathe)
Tilda Swinton – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Warner)
Emma Thompson – Brideshead Revisited (Miramax)
Alexis Zegerman – Happy-Go-Lucky (Momentum)
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)
David Hare – The Reader (Entertainment)
Martin McDonagh – In Bruges (Universal)
Peter Morgan – Frost/Nixon (Universal)
Eric Roth – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Warner)
THE NSPCC AWARD: YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Asa Butterfield – The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Miramax)
Georgia Groome – Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (Paramount)
Bill Milner – Son of Rambow (Optimum)
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)
Will Poulter – Son of Rambow (Optimum)
Thomas Turgoose – Somers Town (Optimum) and Eden Lake (Optimum)
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER
Joanna Hogg – writer-director: Unrelated (New Wave)
Martin McDonagh – writer-director: In Bruges (Universal)
Steve McQueen – writer-director: Hunger (Pathe)
James Watkins – writer-director: Eden Lake (Optimum)
Rupert Wyatt – director: The Escapist (Vertigo)
DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
Dame Judi Dench
24 Responses for "London Critics’ Circle Film Awards nominees"
Weird.
Wall-E in best film. I think I like.
Danny Boyle gets nominated in both the categories! They truly, madly, deeply love him.
What a wonderful line-up for British Film of the Year.
loving best pic for ben button hurray!!!
I wish Happy-Go-Lucky were more acclaimed.
I’m very happy for the indication of Angelina Jolie. Visit my Web site about the actress http://www.angelinajolie.com.br
Obviously the Brits felt Ledger’s role in “The Dark Knight” was a lead. Interesting.
I appreciate how they break down from Actor and British Actor of the year. Spread the love and isn’t biased towards Americans or British, they are separate. Very cool.
No Penelope.
Clint’s first directing nom?
No Leonardo. : (
Huh, they merged Lead/Supporting (overall) Actor & Actress. Interesting. And since overall & British noms have multiple overlaps, I guess this means that Slumdog actually isn’t in their top five. Whoo.
No Penelope? Yes, in Actress of the year
PETER O’TOOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love that man!
The most noteoworthy nod for me is MARK STRONG for BODY OF LIES.
I was hoping he’d do well on this side of the Atlantic too.
Can someone please explain why Rev. Road is dubiously absent from almost every single pre-cursor?
Rev. Rd. hasn’t gotten much attention because you can see the film pracically on daytime TV. All the film is about are two people who are miserable, and bitter. Why is that interesting? Hell, if I wanted to see that, I could’ve convinced my parents not to get a divorce.
I guess they don’t support supporting categories. Then why make a seperate supporting category for British films?
DiCaprio snubbed again.
I like the love for “Changeling” from this group.
Major snow storm up here in Toronto so since I am snowed in today I actually have some time to catch up on all the nomination news of the last few days. London Film Critics, like BAFTA, always make me happy because they seem to recognize deserving performances that otherwise get snubbed by other awards groups. Interesting how some make it on the “British” list as well as the other list like Winslet and Danny Boyle. Happy for “In Bruges” & Michael Sheen who seems to always get left out while his co-stars receive all the glory. Like Sheen, the same can be said for Ralph Fiennes and again London Film Critics do not disappoint since I see him recognized for at least one of his performances this year.
yay for anything in bruges related !
Michael Fassbender was born in Germany to an Irish mother and German father. He then moved back with his parents to the REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Killarney, Co.Kerry to be precise, when he was 2.
Liam Cunningham was born and reared and still lives in DUBLIN, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.
HOW ON EARTH CAN THESE TWO FINE ACTORS BE CLASSED AS ‘BRITISH’?
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