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Nominations 20 Dec 11
Awards 19 Jan 12 at BFI Southbank, London

“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.”
— Billy Bob Thornton, Actor of the Year 2001

“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’ Circle Film Awards


the critics' circle Notes from Rich: The Critics' Circle is the world's oldest body of critics (established 1913), and as secretary of the film section and member of the awards committee I'm pretty heavily involved in putting on our film awards ceremony. Unlike the Oscars or Globes, we have more than 120 members who watch all of the movies and vote on what we like rather than trying to follow the buzz or being lured by over-hyped films. So we tend to mix foreign actors and directors in our top categories (all hail A Separation!), remember forgotten performances (Anna Paquin, Jacki Weaver, Michael Smiley, Simon Russell Beale) and champion smaller independent films (Submarine, Weekend, Attack the Block). Of course, we also still vote for Streep, Clooney, Gosling and Redgrave. And our awards night, held in the UK's national cinema, is a relaxed and hugely enjoyable star-packed evening.

See also: • A report and photos from the 2011 AWARDS NIGHT
(2012 report and pics coming soon)
UK REGIONAL CRITICS AWARDS


The Critics' Circle Film Awards are held in aid of the BFI National Archive, sponsored by Sky and Moet.
Rich Cline has been a Critics' Circle member since 2003.


W I N N E R S . . .

3/5 A SEPARATION
3/4 THE ARTIST
2/2 THE IRON LADY
1/6 TINKER TAILOR...
1/5 WE NEED TO TALK...
1/4 SHAME
1/3 SUBMARINE
   TYRANNOSAUR
1/2 MARGARET
   MY WEEK WITH...
   SENNA
   WEEKEND
1/1 A DANGEROUS...

N O M I N E E S . . .

6 DRIVE
3 THE GUARD
2 ATTACK THE BLOCK
   CORIOLANUS
   THE DEEP BLUE SEA
   THE DESCENDANTS
   THE HELP
   HUGO
   KILL LIST
   MELANCHOLIA
   THE SKIN I LIVE IN
   THE TREE OF LIFE
   WAR HORSE
1 ANIMAL KINGDOM
   ANONYMOUS
   BEGINNERS
   CAVE OF FORGOTTEN...
   DREAMS OF A LIFE
   HANNA
   MYSTERIES OF LISBON
   PINA
   LE QUATTRO VOLTE
   POETRY
   PROJECT NIM
   RISE OF THE PLANET...
   WUTHERING HEIGHTS


A L L   T H E   N O M I N E E S   &   W I N N E R S

F I L M

winner! The Artist
Drive
A Separation
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Tree of Life

B R I T I S H   F I L M

The Guard
Kill List
Shame
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
winner! We Need to Talk About Kevin

F O R E I G N   F I L M

Mysteries of Lisbon
Poetry
Le Quattro Volte
winner! A Separation
The Skin I Live In

D O C U M E N T A R Y

Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Dreams of a Life
Pina
Project Nim
winner! Senna

D I R E C T O R

Asghar Farhadi - A Separation
winner! Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
Lynne Ramsay - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive

S C R E E N W R I T E R

winner! Asghar Farhadi - A Separation
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Kenneth Lonergan - Margaret
Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash - The Descendants

A C T R E S S

Kirsten Dunst - Melancholia
winner! Anna Paquin - Margaret
winner! Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn

A C T O R

George Clooney - The Descendants
winner! Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Ryan Gosling - Drive
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

S U P P O R T I N G   A C T R E S S

winner! Sareh Bayat - A Separation
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Vanessa Redgrave - Coriolanus
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom

S U P P O R T I N G   A C T O R

Simon Russell Beale - The Deep Blue Sea
winner! Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks - Drive
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Michael Smiley - Kill List

B R I T I S H   A C T R E S S

winner! Olivia Colman - The Iron Lady, Tyrannosaur
Carey Mulligan - Drive, Shame
Vanessa Redgrave - Anonymous, Coriolanus
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Rachel Weisz - The Deep Blue Sea

B R I T I S H   A C T O R

Tom Cullen - Weekend
winner! Michael Fassbender - A Dangerous Method, Shame
Brendan Gleeson - The Guard
Peter Mullan - Tyrannosaur, War Horse
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Y O U N G   P E R F O R M E R

John Boyega - Attack the Block
Jeremy Irvine - War Horse
Yasmin Paige - Submarine
winner! Craig Roberts - Submarine
Saoirse Ronan - Hanna

B R E A K T H R O U G H   F I L M M A K E R

Richard Ayoade - Submarine
Paddy Considine - Tyrannosaur
Joe Cornish - Attack the Block
winner! Andrew Haigh - Weekend
John Michael McDonagh - The Guard

T E C H N I C A L   A C H I E V E M E N T

Manuel Alberto Claro, cinematography - Melancholia
Paul Davies, sound design - We Need to Talk About Kevin
winner! Maria Djurkovic, production design - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Dante Ferretti, production design - Hugo
Alberto Iglesias, original score - The Skin I Live In

Chris King & Gregers Sall, editing - Senna
Joe Letteri, visual effects - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Cliff Martinez, original score - Drive
Robert Richardson, cinematography - Hugo
Robbie Ryan, cinematography - Wuthering Heights

S P E C I A L   A W A R D S

WINNER DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM: Nicolas Roeg

WINNER ALL-SECTIONS (DRAMA, DANCE, FILM, MUSIC & ART)
CRITICS' CIRCLE AWARD 2012:
Stephen Sondheim

CRITICS' CIRCLE FILM AWARDS: 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011
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UK REGIONAL CRITICS' AWARDS
Film:
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Filmmaker: Christopher Nolan (Inception)
Actress: Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Actor: Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network)
Rising Star: Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass, Let Me In, Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
All-time Legend: Michael Caine

UK REGIONAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS
British Film:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Animated Film: Toy Story 3
3D Film: Toy Story 3
Family Film: Toy Story 3
Film Star: Angelina Jolie (Salt, The Tourist)
Breakthrough Star: Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass)
Film Character: Edward Cullen (Eclipse)

© 2011 by Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
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