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| Attila (Alessandro Nivola) with László Tóth (Adrien Brody) in The Brutalist |
The Brutalist took the top prize from UK-based critics in the London Critics’ Circle Awards, held at London’s May Fair Hotel.
Brady Corbet’s immigrant epic, starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce was named Film of The Year.
Edward Berger’s Vatican-set thriller Conclave was named British/Irish Film of The Year, while its star Ralph Fiennes was named Actor of The Year. Actress of The Year went to Marianne Jean-Baptiste for Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths.
The directing prize went to RaMell Ross for Nickel Boys, while its DoP Jomo Fray picked up a cinematography prize for its distinctive first-person point of view. A Real Pain also took two prizes - for screenwriting (Jesse Eisenberg) and supporting actor for Kieran Culkin. Zoe Saldaña won the supporting actress equivalent for her role in Emilia Pérez.
The full list of winners is below Film Of The Year
- The Brutalist - Directed By Brady Corbet
Foreign Language Film Of The Year
- All We Imagine As Light - Directed By Payal Kapadia
Documentary Of The Year
- No Other Land - Directed By Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
Animated Feature Of The Year
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Directed By Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham
British/Irish Film Of The Year
- Conclave - Directed By Edward Berger
Director Of The Year
- Ramell Ross - Nickel Boys
Screenwriter Of The Year
- Jesse Eisenberg - A Real Pain
Actress Of The Year
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Hard Truths
Actor Of The Year
- Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Supporting Actress Of The Year
- Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Supporting Actor Of The Year
- Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Breakthrough Performer
- Mikey Madison - Anora
Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker
- Rich Peppiatt - Kneecap
British/Irish Performer Of The Year (For Body Of Work)
- Saoirse Ronan - Blitz And The Outrun
Young British/Irish Performer Of The Year
- Nykiya Adams - Bird
British/Irish Short Film Of The Year
- Wander To Wonder - Directed By Nina Gantz
Technical Achievement Award
- Nickel Boys - Cinematography By Jomo Fray
Dilys Powell Award For Excellence In Film
- Daniel Craig
Derek Malcolm Award For Innovation
- Zoe Saldaña
