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29th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations 18 Dec 08 Awards 4 Feb 09 at the Grosvenor House, London "It's a bit like how the Golden Globes used to be when they were a party and not a pre-Oscar industry occasion." Michael Caton Jones on the London Critics Film Awards Notes from Rich: As a member of the Critics' Circle, the oldest body of critics in the world, I get to vote for the Critics' Circle Film Awards, and as a member of the awards committee I'm involved in putting on the event itself. Our list of nominations, released a day after the Golden Globe nominees, is more critic-oriented, rather than just trying to predict the Oscars. This makes our lists look a bit eccentric - but also a bit more honest, perhaps. And the big night itself was great fun... See also: UK REGIONAL CRITICS AWARDS • NOTES & PICS FROM 2008 AWARDS > > The Critics' Circle Film Awards are held in aid of the NSPCC • Rich Cline has been a Critics' Circle member since February 2003
W I N N E R S . . . 3/6 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE 2/5 HUNGER 2/3 THE WRESTLER 1/5 HAPPY-GO-LUCKY 1/4 THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON 1/3 THE READER 1/2 I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG 1/2 REVOLUTIONARY ROAD 1/2 EDEN LAKE 1/1 WALTZ WITH BASHIR 1/1 SOMERS TOWN N O M I N E E S . . . 5 FROST/NIXON 3 IN BRUGES MILK 2 THE DARK KNIGHT THE DUCHESS SON OF RAMBOW VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA W. 1 ANGUS, THONGS AND PERFECT SNOGGING BODY OF LIES THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS BRIDESHEAD REVISITED DEAN SPANLEY DOUBT EASY VIRTUE THE ESCAPIST GOMORRAH ELEGY JULIA MAN ON WIRE OF TIME AND THE CITY THE ORPHANAGE PERSEPOLIS RACHEL GETTING MARRIED WALL-E	A L L T H E N O M I N E E S
	F I L M The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk Wall-E The Wrestler	B R I T I S H F I L M Happy-Go-Lucky Hunger In Bruges Man on Wire Slumdog Millionaire
	D I R E C T O R Darren Aronofsky - The Wrestler Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire Clint Eastwood - Changeling David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Gus Van Sant - Milk	B R I T I S H D I R E C T O R Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire Terence Davies - Of Time and the City Mike Leigh - Happy-Go-Lucky Steve McQueen - Hunger Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
	F O R E I G N F I L M Gomorrah I've Loved You So Long The Orphanage Persepolis Waltz With Bashir	S C R E E N P L A Y Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire David Hare - The Reader Martin McDonagh - In Bruges Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
	A C T R E S S Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married Angelina Jolie - Changeling Meryl Streep - Doubt Kate Winslet - The Reader and Revolutionary Road	B R I T I S H A C T R E S S Rebecca Hall - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long Tilda Swinton - Julia Kate Winslet - The Reader and Revolutionary Road
	A C T O R Josh Brolin - W. Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Sean Penn - Milk Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler	B R I T I S H A C T O R Michael Fassbender - Hunger Ralph Fiennes - The Duchess Ben Kingsley - Elegy Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire Michael Sheen - Frost/Nixon
	S U P P O R T I N G A C T R E S S Hayley Atwell - The Duchess Kristin Scott Thomas - Easy Virtue Tilda Swinton - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Emma Thompson - Brideshead Revisited Alexis Zegerman - Happy-Go-Lucky	S U P P O R T I N G A C T O R Liam Cunningham - Hunger Toby Jones - Frost/Nixon and W. Eddie Marsan - Happy-Go-Lucky Peter O'Toole - Dean Spanley Mark Strong - Body of Lies
	Y O U N G P E R F O R M E R Asa Butterfield - The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Georgia Groome - Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Bill Milner - Son of Rambow Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire Will Poulter - Son of Rambow Thomas Turgoose - Somers Town and Eden Lake	F I L M M A K I N G B R E A K T H R O U G H Joanna Hogg - Unrelated Martin McDonagh - In Bruges Steve McQueen - Hunger James Watkins - Eden Lake Rupert Wyatt - The Escapist
	DILYS POWELL AWARD - EXCELLENCE IN FILM: Judi Dench CRITICS' CIRCLE AWARD 2009: tbc

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U K R E G I O N A L C R I T I C S F I L M A W A R D S
		2007 Film of the year: Atonement Filmmaker of the year: Joe Wright (Atonement) Actress of the year: Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, I'm Not There) Actor of the year: James McAvoy (Atonement) Screenwriter of the year: Christopher Hampton (Atonement) Rising Star of the year: Sam Riley (Control)
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