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Nominations 14 Dec 07
Awards 8 Feb 07 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 AWARDSNOTES & 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 . . . HAPPY TO BE NOMINATED...
3 / 8 CONTROL
2 / 8 ATONEMENT
2 / 4 NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN      
2 / 4 THE LIVES OF OTHERS
2 / 4 THERE WILL BE BLOOD
1 / 3 MICHAEL CLAYTON
1 / 2 THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
1 / 1 AWAY FROM HER
1 / 1 LA VIE EN ROSE
AMAZING GRACE. AND WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER.
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOUR NAME.
BRICK LANE. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY. EASTERN PROMISES.
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN. 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS.
THE GOLDEN COMPASS. HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.
THE HOAX. IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH. INTERVIEW. LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA.
A MIGHTY HEART. ONCE. THE PAINTED VEIL. THE SAVAGES.
SHERRYBABY. SUNSHINE. SWEENEY TODD. TELL NO ONE.
THIS IS ENGLAND. 3:10 TO YUMA. ZODIAC.
T H E   N O M I N E E S   &   W I N N E R S
F I L M B R I T I S H   F I L M
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Bourne Ultimatum
winner! No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Zodiac
Atonement
winner! Control
Eastern Promises
Once
This Is England
D I R E C T O R B R I T I S H   D I R E C T O R
winner! Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood)
Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country For Old Men)
David Fincher (Zodiac)
Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days)
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others)
Danny Boyle (Sunshine)
Anton Corbijn (Control)
winner! Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum)
Shane Meadows (This Is England)
Joe Wright (Atonement)
F O R E I G N   F I L M S C R E E N P L A Y
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
Letters from Iwo Jima
winner! The Lives of Others
Tell No One
Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood)
Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Christopher Hampton (Atonement)
Ronald Harwood (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)
winner! Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others)
A C T R E S S B R I T I S H   A C T R E S S
winner! Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Sherrybaby)
Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart)
Laura Linney (The Savages)
Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days)
Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd)
winner! Julie Christie (Away From Her)
Keira Knightley (Atonement)
Sienna Miller (Interview)
Samantha Morton (Control)
A C T O R B R I T I S H   A C T O R
Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James)
George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
Tommy Lee Jones (In the Valley of Elah)
winner! Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
Ulrich Muhe (The Lives of Others)
Christian Bale (3:10 to Yuma)
Jim Broadbent (And When Did You Last See Your Father)
winner! James McAvoy (Atonement)
Jonny Lee Miller (The Flying Scotsman)
Sam Riley (Control)
S U P P O R T I N G   A C T R E S S S U P P O R T I N G   A C T O R
winner! Kelly Macdonald (No Country for Old Men)
winner! Vanessa Redgrave (Atonement)
Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)
Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)
Albert Finney (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
Toby Jones (The Painted Veil)
Toby Kebbell (Control)
Alfred Molina (The Hoax)
winner! Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)
A C T I N G   B R E A K T H R O U G H F I L M M A K I N G   B R E A K T H R O U G H
Benedict Cumberbatch (Amazing Grace)
Dakota Blue Richards (The Golden Compass)
winner! Sam Riley (Control)
Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)
Thomas Turgoose (This Is England)
John Carney, writer and director (Once)
winner! Anton Corbijn, director (Control)
Sarah Gavron, director (Brick Lane)
Matt Greenhalgh, writer (Control)
Stevan Riley, writer, director and producer (Blue Blood)
WINNER DILYS POWELL AWARD - EXCELLENCE IN FILM: Julie Walters
WINNER CRITICS' CIRCLE AWARD 2008: Tom Stoppard back to the top
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2006 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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