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32nd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards 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
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 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 We Need to Talk About Kevin
	F O R E I G N F I L M Mysteries of Lisbon Poetry Le Quattro Volte 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 Senna
	D I R E C T O R Asghar Farhadi - A Separation 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 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 Anna Paquin - Margaret 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM: Nicolas Roeg ALL-SECTIONS (DRAMA, DANCE, FILM, MUSIC & ART) CRITICS' CIRCLE AWARD 2012: Stephen Sondheim

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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
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)
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