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46th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
Nominations 15.Dec.25 •
Awards ceremony 1.Feb.26 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. I chaired the film awards for 15 years, stepping down in 2025, so this is my first year just voting and watching from the sidelines in quite a while. Unlike the Oscars or Globes, we have just over 200 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. Rich's comments: London critics tend to vote just a little against the grain, and because nominations are a free vote, all kinds of intriguing things end up scattered throughout the categories. This year's nominations feel a little more buzz-oriented, although there are some lovely surprises scattered throughout the lists. Let's hope the winners are more left-field.
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 . . .
9 NB. This list includes films from the British/Irish acting nominees' body of work.
A L L T H E N O M I N E E S
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| F I L M HamnetMarty Supreme The Mastermind One Battle After Another Sentimental Value Sinners Sirat Sorry, Baby Train Dreams Weapons
| D O C U M E N T A R Y Cover-UpOne to One: John & Yoko Orwell: 2+2=5 The Perfect Neighbor Riefenstahl
| B R I T I S H / I R I S H F I L M The Ballad of Wallis IslandBugonia Hamnet I Swear Pillion
| F O R E I G N - L A N G U A G E F I L M It Was Just an AccidentNo Other Choice The Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sirat
| A N I M A T E D F I L M ArcoElio KPop Demon Hunters Little Amelie or the Character of Rain Zootropolis 2
| A C T R E S S Jessie Buckley - HamnetRose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Jennifer Lawrence - Die My Love Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby
| A C T O R Timothee Chalamet - Marty SupremeLeonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent Josh O'Connor - The Mastermind
| S U P P O R T I N G A C T R E S S Odessa A'zion - Marty SupremeInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value Amy Madigan - Weapons Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
| S U P P O R T I N G A C T O R Benicio del Toro - One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi - Frankenstein Delroy Lindo - Sinners Sean Penn - One Battle After Another Alexander Skarsgard - Pillion
| D I R E C T O R Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After AnotherRyan Coogler - Sinners Oliver Laxe - Sirat Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme Chloe Zhao - Hamnet
| S C R E E N W R I T E R Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After AnotherRyan Coogler - Sinners Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein - Marty Supreme Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby Chloe Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell - Hamnet
| B R I T I S H / I R I S H P E R F O R M E R Naomi Ackie - Sorry, Baby/Mickey 17/The Thursday Murder ClubRobert Aramayo - I Swear/Palestine 36 Jessie Buckley - Hamnet David Jonsson - Wasteman/The Long Walk Josh O’Connor - The Mastermind/The History of Sound/ Wake Up Dead Man
| Y O U N G P E R F O R M E R Scott Ellis Watson - I SwearEbada Hassan - Brides Jacobi Jupe - Hamnet Noah Jupe - Hamnet/The Carpenter's Son Alfie Williams - 28 Years Later
| B R E A K T H R U P E R F O R M E R Robert Aramayo - I Swear/Palestine 36Miles Caton - Sinners Frank Dillane - Urchin/Harvest Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby B R E A K T H R U F I L M M A K E R Tom Basden & Tim Key - The Ballad of Wallis IslandLaura Carreira - On Falling Akinola Davies Jr. - My Father's Shadow Harris Dickinson - Urchin Harry Lighton - Pillion B R I T I S H / I R I S H S H O R T Two Black Boys in ParadiseLeaving Ikorodu in 1999 I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites Milk
| T E C H N I C A L A C H I E V E M E N T Die My Love - Editing, Toni FroschhammerThe Ice Tower - Production Design, Julia Irribarria Marty Supreme - Casting, Jennifer Venditti The Mastermind - Music, Rob Mazurek One Battle After Another - Editing, Andy Jurgensen Sinners - Music, Ludwig Goransson Sirat - Sound design, Laia Casanovas Sound of Falling - Costume Design, Sabrina Kramer Train Dreams - Cinematography, Adolpho Veloso Weapons - Makeup and Hairstyling, Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat and Jason Collins S P E C I A L A W A R D S DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM: 2025 Daniel CraigDEREK MALCOLM AWARD FOR INNOVATION: 2025 Zoe SaldañaCRITICS' CIRCLE AWARD FOR SERVICES TO ART: 2025 Tilda Swinton
| “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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