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43rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
Nominations 21.Dec.22 •
Awards ceremony 5.Feb.23 at the May Fair Hotel
The Critics' Circle is the world's oldest body of critics, established in 1913 and made up of six sections: art, books, film, dance, music and theatre. As chair of the film section, I'm on the overall council. And as chair of the film awards, I'm heavily involved in running our ceremony. Unlike the Oscars or Globes, we have some 2000 members who watch almost all of the movies and vote on what we admire rather than trying to follow the buzz or being lured by over-hyped films. London critics tend to vote just a little against the grain, embracing top-quality films, filmmakers and performances that more mainstream awards often ignore. Also, because Film of the Year is a free vote, the nominations include docs and foreign-language titles alongside British indies and Hollywood studio films. It's not surprising to see so much love for The Banshees of Inisherin, Aftersun and The Quiet Girl, films from the British/Irish industry that have crossed into international acclaim. I was sad that Everything Everywhere All at Once won nothing - but thrilled to give our top honour to Michelle Yeoh.
Rich Cline joined the Critics' Circle in January 2003, became chair of the awards in 2012 and chair of the Film Section in 2020.
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W I N N E R S . . .
5/9: THE BANSHEES OF
NB. This list includes films from the British/Irish acting nominees' body of work in 2022.
A L L T H E N O M I N E E S
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| F I L M AftersunAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed The Banshees of Inisherin Decision to Leave Everything Everywhere All at Once The Fabelmans Living Saint Omer  TárTop Gun: Maverick
| F O R E I G N - L A N G U A G E F I L M Decision to LeaveEO The Quiet GirlRRR Saint Omer
| B R I T I S H / I R I S H F I L M Aftersun The Banshees of InisherinLiving The Quiet Girl The Wonder
| D I R E C T O R Todd Field - TárDaniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin Park Chan-wook - Decision to Leave Charlotte Wells - Aftersun
| D O C U M E N T A R Y All That Breathes All the Beauty and the BloodshedFire of Love Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time Moonage Daydream
| A C T R E S S Cate Blanchett - TárAna de Armas - Blonde Vicky Krieps - Corsage Florence Pugh - The Wonder Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once
| A C T O R Austin Butler - Elvis Colin Farrell - The Banshees of InisherinBrendan Fraser - The Whale Paul Mescal - Aftersun Bill Nighy - Living
| S U P P O R T I N G A C T R E S S Hong Chau - The Whale Kerry Condon - The Banshees of InisherinDolly De Leon - Triangle of Sadness Nina Hoss - Tár Guslagie Malanda - Saint Omer
| S U P P O R T I N G A C T O R Tom Burke - The WonderBrendan Gleeson - The Banshees of Inisherin Brian Tyree Henry - Causeway Barry Keoghan - The Banshees of InisherinKe Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once
| B R I T I S H / I R I S H A C T R E S S Jessie BuckleyOlivia Colman Florence PughEmma Thompson Letitia Wright
| B R I T I S H / I R I S H A C T O R Harris DickinsonColin Farrell Ralph Fiennes Paul Mescal Bill Nighy
| S C R E E N W R I T E R Todd Field - TarDaniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of InisherinSteven Spielberg, Tony Kushner - The Fabelmans Charlotte Wells - Aftersun
| Y O U N G P E R F O R M E R Kila Lord Cassidy - The WonderCatherine Clinch - The Quiet Girl Frankie Corio - AftersunBella Ramsey - Catherine Called Birdy Alisha Weir - Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
| B R E A K T H R U F I L M M A K E R Katy Brand - Good Luck to You, Leo GrandeColm Bairead - The Quiet Girl Frances O'Connor - Emily Georgia Oakley - Blue Jean Charlotte Wells - Aftersun
B R I T I S H / I R I S H S H O R T A Fox in the Night Groom Honesty A Letter to Black Men Scale
| T E C H N I C A L A C H I E V E M E N T Athena - Matias Boucard, cinematographyBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever - Ruth E Carter, costumes Blonde - Leslie Shatz, sound design Decision to Leave - Kim Ji-yong, cinematography Elvis - Catherine Martin, costumes Everything Everywhere All at Once - Paul Rogers, film editing Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio - Brian Leif Hansen, animationRRR - Nick Powell, stunts Tár - Stephen Griffiths, sound design The Wonder - Nina Gold, casting S P E C I A L A W A R D S DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM 2023: Michelle YeohCRITICS' CIRCLE AWARD FOR SERVICES TO THE ARTS 2023: Daniel Barenboim
| “With the Critics’ Circle awards, it’s just a bunch of guys hanging out and we have a drink. My bag. I love that award. I appreciate that award so much. That was a good year.”
“The Critics’ Circle Film Awards are a bit like how the Golden Globes used to be when they were a party and not a pre-Oscar industry occasion.”
REPORTS/PICS FROM CRITICS' CIRCLE FILM AWARDS: 2004 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20
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