The drama by Andrew Haigh We are all strangers received nine nominations for the London Critics’ Circle Awards, ahead of Christopher Nolan Oppenheimerwho scored seven points.
Celine song Past livesYorgos Lanthimos’s Poor stuff and Jonathan Glazers The zone of interest each collected six nominations, while that of Greta Gerwig Barbie five notches. Scroll down to see the full list of nominations.
In addition to the French courtroom drama, all films stand a chance to win the film of the year title from critics Anatomy of a fallAlexander Paynes The survivorsTodd Haynes’s May December and Martin Scorsese Flower Moon Killer.
Andrew Scott, Paul Giamatti and Cillian Murphy as well as leading actresses Lily Gladstone, Sandra Hülser, Greta Lee and Emma Stone are represented in the acting categories.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on February 4, with actress, writer and comedian Anna Leong Brophy returning as host. Jeffrey Wright receives the London critics’ highest honour: the Dilys Powell Award for excellence in film. Wright was also nominated for lead actor this year American fiction.
The Critics’ Circle is the oldest critics’ society in the UK and the film awards are voted for by 210 members.
“As our members see almost every film released in the UK each year, our nominations look unlike any other awards show,” said Rich Cline, chairman of the Critics’ Circle film division. “The Critics’ Circle Film Awards are an integral part of the annual film awards conversation and have consistently highlighted cinematic achievements overlooked by other groups.”
Check out the full list of nominations below.
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
We are all strangers
Anatomy of a fall
Barbie
The survivors
Flower Moon Killer
May December
Oppenheimer
Past lives
Poor stuff
The zone of interest
FOREIGN FILM OF THE YEAR
Anatomy of a fall
The boy and the heron
Leaves that have fallen
Past lives
The zone of interest
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
20 days in Mariupol
Beyond utopia
The eternal memory
Court!!!
Nevertheless: A film by Michael J Fox
ANIMATED FILM OF THE YEAR
The boy and the heron
Robot dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Suzume
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Chaos
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Greta Gerwig-Barbie
Jonathan Glazer – The Interest Zone
Yorgos Lanthimos – Weak things
Christopher Nolan-Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Screenwriter of the Year
Andrew Haigh – We are all strangers
Christopher Nolan-Oppenheimer
Justine Triet & Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall
Celine Song – Past Lives
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – Barbie
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hülser – Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Emma Stone – Poor things
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Bradley Cooper – Master
Paul Giamatti – The Remains
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Andrew Scott – We are all strangers
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Claire Foy – We are all strangers
Sandra Hülser – The interest zone
Julianne Moore – May December
Rosamund Pike – Salt Burn
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Remnant
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling-Barbie
Charles Melton – May December
Paul Mescal – We are all strangers
Mark Ruffalo – Bad stuff
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Mia McKenna-Bruce – How to have sex
Vivian Oparah – Rye Lane
Dominic Sessa – The Remains
Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla
THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH-IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
We are all strangers
How to have sex
Poor stuff
Rye Lane
The zone of interest
THE PHILIP FRENCH PRIZE: BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH-IRISH FILMMAKER
Raine Allen Miller – Rye Lane
Sam H Freeman & Ng Choon Ping – female
Molly Manning Walker – How to Have Sex
Nida Manzoor – Polite Company
Charlotte Regan – Deleted
BRITISH-IRISH ARTIST OF THE YEAR (for the whole job)
Paul Mescal – We are all strangers/God’s creatures/enemy/Carmen
Carey Mulligan – Maestro/Saltburn
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Andrew Scott – We are all strangers
Tilda Swinton – The Eternal Daughter/The Killer/Asteroid Cit
YOUNG BRITISH-IRISH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jaeden Boadilla – Raging Grace
Le’Shanty Bonsu – Girl
Samuel Bottomley – How to have sex
Lola Campbell – Scrapper
Temilola Olatunbosun – Beautiful red dress
BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR
For people in trouble – Alex Lawther, director
Muna – Warda Mohammed, director
Outlets – Duncan Cowles, Director
Predators – Jack King, director
The Veiled City – Nathalie Cubides-Brady, director
AWARD FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
We’re All Strangers – Casting, Kahleen Crawford
Barbie – Production Design, Sarah Greenwood
The First Slam Dunk – Sound Design, Kôji Kasamatsu
Full time – film editing, Mathilde Van De Moortel
Killers of the Flower Moon – Film Editing, Thelma Schoonmaker
Medusa Deluxe – makeup and hair, Eugene Souleiman Oppenheimer – visual effects, Andrew Jackson
Past Lives – Cinematography, Shabier Kirchner
Poor Things – Costumes, Holly Waddington
Saltburn – Casting, Kharmel Cochrane
The Zone of Interest – Music and Sound, Mica Levi & Johnnie Burn
THE DILYS POWELL AWARD: OUTSTANDING FILM
Jeffery Wright
Source: Deadline
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