The 32nd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards nominations are as follows:
FILM OF THE YEAR
- The Artist (Entertainment)
- Drive (Icon)
- A Separation (Artificial Eye)
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (StudioCanal)
- The Tree of Life (Fox)
The Attenborough Award:
BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
- The Guard (StudioCanal)
- Kill List (StudioCanal)
- Shame (Momentum)
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (StudioCanal)
- We Need to Talk About Kevin (Artificial Eye)
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
- Mysteries of Lisbon (New Wave)
- Poetry (ICO/Arrow)
- Le Quattro Volte (New Wave)
- A Separation (Artificial Eye)
- The Skin I Live In (Fox/Pathé)
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Picturehouse)
- Dreams of a Life (Dogwoof)
- Pina (Artificial Eye)
- Project Nim (Icon)
- Senna (Universal)
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
- Asghar Farhadi – A Separation (Artificial Eye)
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist (Entertainment)
- Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life (Fox)
- Lynne Ramsay – We Need to Talk About Kevin (Artificial Eye)
- Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive (Icon)
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Asghar Farhadi – A Separation (Artificial Eye)
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist (Entertainment)
- Kenneth Lonergan – Margaret (Fox)
- Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (StudioCanal)
- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash – The Descendants (Fox)
The Virgin Atlantic Award:
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER
- Richard Ayoade – Submarine (StudioCanal)
- Paddy Considine – Tyrannosaur (StudioCanal)
- Joe Cornish – Attack the Block (StudioCanal)
- Andrew Haigh – Weekend (Peccadillo)
- John Michael McDonagh – The Guard (StudioCanal)
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
- George Clooney – The Descendants (Fox)
- Jean Dujardin – The Artist (Entertainment)
- Michael Fassbender – Shame (Momentum)
- Ryan Gosling – Drive (Icon)
- Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (StudioCanal)
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
- Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia (Artificial Eye)
- Anna Paquin – Margaret (Fox)
- Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady (Fox/Pathé)
- Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin (Artificial Eye)
- Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn (Entertainment)
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
- Simon Russell Beale – The Deep Blue Sea (Artificial Eye)
- Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn (Entertainment)
- Albert Brooks – Drive (Icon)
- Christopher Plummer – Beginners (Universal)
- Michael Smiley – Kill List (StudioCanal)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
- Sareh Bayat – A Separation (Artificial Eye)
- Jessica Chastain – The Help (Disney)
- Vanessa Redgrave – Coriolanus (Lionsgate)
- Octavia Spencer – The Help (Disney)
- Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom (StudioCanal)
BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
- Tom Cullen – Weekend (Peccadillo)
- Michael Fassbender – A Dangerous Method (Lionsgate), Shame (Momentum)
- Brendan Gleeson – The Guard (StudioCanal)
- Peter Mullan – Tyrannosaur (StudioCanal), War Horse (Disney)
- Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (StudioCanal)
The Moët & Chandon Award:
BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
- Olivia Colman – The Iron Lady (Fox/Pathé), Tyrannosaur (StudioCanal)
- Carey Mulligan – Drive (Icon), Shame (Momentum)
- Vanessa Redgrave – Anonymous (Sony), Coriolanus (Lionsgate)
- Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin (Artificial Eye)
- Rachel Weisz – The Deep Blue Sea (Artificial Eye)
YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
- John Boyega – Attack the Block (StudioCanal)
- Jeremy Irvine – War Horse (Disney)
- Yasmin Paige – Submarine (StudioCanal)
- Craig Roberts – Submarine (StudioCanal)
- Saoirse Ronan – Hanna (Universal)
The Sky 3D Award:
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
- Manuel Alberto Claro, cinematography – Melancholia (Artificial Eye)
- Paul Davies, sound design – We Need to Talk About Kevin (Artificial Eye)
- Maria Djurkovic, production design – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (StudioCanal)
- Dante Ferretti, production design – Hugo (Entertainment)
- Alberto Iglesias, original score – The Skin I Live In (Fox/Pathé)
- Chris King & Gregers Sall, editing – Senna (Universal)
- Joe Letteri, visual effects – Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Fox)
- Cliff Martinez, original score – Drive (Icon)
- Robert Richardson, cinematography – Hugo (Entertainment)
- Robbie Ryan, cinematography – Wuthering Heights (Artificial Eye)
The Dilys Powell Award:
EXCELLENCE IN FILM
- Nicolas Roeg
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London, Tuesday 20 December: The London Critics’ Circle is delighted to announce the nominations today for its 32nd annual Film Awards in partnership with Virgin Atlantic.
Voted for by over 120 UK film critics, broadcasters and writers, the nominations are lead by TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY and DRIVE, which both receive 6 nominations each. British film TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY directed by Tomas Alfredson is nominated for Film of the Year, British Film of the Year, Screenwriter of the Year, Actor of the Year, British Actor of the Year and The Sky 3D Award for Technical Achievement, whilst DRIVE – directed by fellow Scandinavian Nicolas Winding Refn – is nominated for Film of the Year, Director of the Year, Actor of the Year, Supporting Actor of the Year, The Moët & Chandon Award for British Actress of the Year and The Sky 3D Award for Technical Achievement.
Asghar Farhadi’s Golden Bear (Berlin) winner A SEPARATION and Lynne Ramsay’s WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN have received 5 nominations each whilst Michel Hazanavicius’ THE ARTIST and Steve McQueen’s SHAME have received 4 apiece.
Chairman of the London Critics’ Circle, Jason Solomons, commented:
“I am proud of the breadth, intelligence and style of the choices the London critics have made, honouring the richness of world cinema and the fresh, cool takes on classic movie genres seen in films such as TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, DRIVE and THE ARTIST. This is the surely classiest set of nominations around this year, with truly superb work reflected in the directing and foreign language categories.”
“I’m also thrilled that a London movie such as TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY and the magnetism of its central performance by London icon Gary Oldman has been rightfully recognised with so many nominations across different categories, a reminder of its all-round qualities as a British and international film. It’s also gratifying that our new categories of documentary and technical awards have been able to increase our critical appreciation for the outstanding work we’ve witnessed in this vintage year for quality cinema.”
The London Critics’ Circle Film Awards in partnership with Virgin Atlantic will reveal its full list of annual award winners at the glittering ceremony on Thursday 19 January at BFI Southbank. The 32nd annual edition of the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards will again be in aid of their charity partner, the BFI, to help with the preservation and restoration of British film, in particular Hitchcock’s nine silent features, as part of the BFI’s landmark ‘Rescue the Hitchcock 9’ campaign.
@ Ben Z. – We Need to Talk About Kevin did play for 7 days in a commercial theatre in Los Angeles the first week of this month: it played at the Cinefamily/Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax.
Really the best set of nominations so far in the Award season. pretty perfect there in every category. glad about the love for Tinker Tailor, Drive and also A Separation.
and of course, Gary for the award!
The problem is the Academy regulations on the link I posted clearly stipulated that the film must have a 7-day run in an LA commercial theater. I’m not saying We Need To Talk About Kevin should be declared inneligible, but the Academy really should think about updating these requirements if they’re no longer being adhered to.
Gosling is Canadian.
Even worse. lol
I would have expected a bit more love for the brilliant Wuthering Heights, but at least it’s the got the right nomination with Cinematography (my favourite work by a DP this year with Tree of Life). And with all the love for Drive, Tinker, A Separation, Shame and Tyrannosaur, I can’t really complain. I think this is just my favourite critics’ list so far.
I think this is perhaps the best set of nominations I’ve seen listed on this website.
Oldman, Redgrave – YES!
It wouldn’t have killed them to recognize HP though in a few categories (like production design, score).
All in all, I’m very pleased with their choices.
GO Gary Oldman and TTSS !!!!!
also happy for Redgrave and Gosling
more love for Anna Paquin. I LOVE IT!!
Gosling is Canadian.
Let me get this straight. They had 15 spots where they could have fit in homegrown Tom Hardy and they just decided against it. Even picked Americans like Clooney, Gosling, Brooks over him. *sigh*
Go ahead. Someone tell me I’m crazy. Tell me Tom Hardy doesn’t deserve some kind of recognition for either Warrior (which I’ll be buying today and so should you) or Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Really. Tell me I need to check myself into a facility. I can take it. I know he doesn’t have buzz. But this is London for Christ’s sake. Another actor from TTSS didn’t even get in there besides Oldman. I mean WTF? I like Albert Brooks okay but come the f*ck on.
I saw We Need to Talk About Kevin during its one-week Oscar-qualifying run at the Angelika, and it will be re-opening later in January. Rampart did the same thing at the Sunshine – this way they can be released later in January and not get lost among all of the holiday releases. Both films are incredible, by the way.
FINALLY!!! SOME RECOGNITION FOR SAREH BAYAT!!! YAY!!!
4 NOMINATIONS FOR A SEPARATION!!! TRULY THE BEST FILM OF THE YEAR!!
WELL DONE
Eh.
Dunst will be nominated in Lead over Theron and Davis.
The lineup will be Streep, Williams, Colman, Dunst and Swinton.
Anyway, interesting set of nominees!
Of course War Horse and Harry Potter were not nominated, these films are more BAFTA/Oscar-oriented. The London Critics’ Circle Film Awards mostly nominate smaller-scale and arthouse films. Weird to see that Hugo wasn’t nominated for anything major, except those two tech nods. And I expected some love for Moneyball. But anyway, it’s good that they reward small films, both British and foreign. I’m also shocked that Colman failed to get a Best Actress nomination. Anyway, kind of weird nominees, but still interesting and inspired.
Yay for Gary Oldman and TTSS!
Very happy to see Tree of Life, Gary Oldman and Vanessa Redgrave get nominated. My fingers are still crossed for them. All Redgrave & Oldman need now is the BAFTA and they’ve still got a chance for an oscar nom.
Do not expect Viola Davis to land a leading actress BAFTA nomination. If anything, supporting, BUT she failed to get a BAFTA nod for DOUBT when Streep, Adams and Hoffman did. BAFTA will likely nominate Streep, Williams, Swinton, Coleman and Theron for lead.
I love Viola Davis and hopes she is nominated in the end, but these lead acting nominations are pretty damn perfect.
Love the love for WEEKEND, SUBMARINE, and ATTACK THE BLOCK.
Finally acknowledgement for Ramsay!!! She SHOULD be on every list including Oscar! Love no Viola which is still category fraud for Actress – geet the women in supporting and she may have a chance!!!!
I may be wrong but isn’t a film supposed to play at least for one week in NY AND LA? Also I’m highly upset I missed my chance to see the film this month here in NY at the Angelika. (I’m referring to We Need to Talk About Kevin)
It’s possible the one week run for We Need to Talk About Kevin was done to make it eligible for the Oscars. It will probably be back in January.
Jacki Weaver for the win!!!!!!!
The Tree of Life, Weekend, Attack the Block, Submarine… I love this list
Many things to cheer about this list — glad to see Andrew Haigh acknowledged for Weekend.
@ Marie
Yes, no Viola – the most overhyped acting of the year.
However, Spencer and Chastain absolutely deserving of the nomination.
Finally Vanessa Redgrave and Gary Oldman are nominated!
But, where are the fabulous Glenn Close and Janet McTeer?
@Paddy M., Yeah I was surprised Harry Potter wasn’t nomimated, even though in UK, there’s a whole of potter fans there. Well at least Tinker Tailor Sholdier Spy has the star who play Serius Black
@Teko what makes you say that?
Also, would this or would this not deem the film ineligible under academy guidelines…?
http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/rule02.html
Speaking of “We Need to Talk About Kevin”, has anyone noticed that it is no longer playing in US theaters? It played for 1 week at the Angelika in NY, but was replaced the following week. Is the subject matter proving to be too controversial or is this just a case of a bad release strategy on the studio’s part? What’s going on?
No Viola?
@ Noah
Yes, Jacki Weaver is eligible for the BAFTA this year, although I don’t expect that she’ll be nominated. Nor, Tero, do I expect that BAFTA will follow LCC’s lead and snub Harry Potter. It’s way more up BAFTA’s street, and not the sort of thing which the LCC is likely to nominate.
Seeing Jacki Weaver’s name on any awards list still makes me happy. Is she eligible for BAFTA this year?
Anyway, great list! Nice to see Lynne Ramsey getting attention for Best Director from someone.
Jackie Weaver is back?!
Look!! Jackie Weaver!!
Perhaps the best set of nominations I’ve seen!
go Jacki Weaver! hahahahaha!
What great nominations. Great to see the love for A Separation and also some recognition for Tyrranosaur.
Interesting that Warhorse doesn’t get much attention especially considering that the play was such a huge success in London.
I’m not so sure that HP8 would rule at the BAFTAs.
This list makes me SOOO Happy. Glad to see The Guard, Tinker Tailor and Drive getting some love though I wish Brendan Gleeson was among acting noms. LOVE his work in Guard.
Interesting that Ramsay replaces Alfredson for best director, even though Tinker Tailor made both top film categories.
Lovin’ all the love for A Separation.