Eye For Film >> News >> One Battle After Another tops London Critics' Circle Film Awards nominations

One Battle After Another tops London Critics' Circle Film Awards nominations

Hamnet not far behind

by Amber Wilkinson

One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has topped the nominations for the 46th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, securing nine nods overall, closely followed by Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, with eight. Both films were nominated for Film of the Year, with their leads, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessie Buckley, also nominated for Actor and Actress of the Year.

Ryan Coogler’s deep-South horror Sinners was nominated in seven categories, including Film of the Year. Also nominated in that category are Josh Safdie’s sports comedy Marty Supreme, with six nominations, while the dark comedy-drama Sorry, Baby landed five, four of them for first-time writer-director-star Eva Victor. Three Cannes premieres from earlier this year landed four nominations apiece: Oliver Laxe’s Sirāt, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value and Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind. Rounding out the critics’ top ten are Zach Cregger’s summer hit Weapons, with three nominations, and Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams, with two.

Harry Lighton’s queer drama Pillion was nominated for three awards, including British/Irish Film of the Year, where it will compete alongside Hamnet, Tom Basden and Tim Key’s musically-driven comedy The Ballad Of Wallis Island, Yorgos Lanthimos’ sci-fi satire Bugonia, and Kirk Jones’ crowdpleaser I Swear.

Jane Crowther, London Critics’ Circle film section chair, said: "At a time when artificial intelligence and homogeny seems to be the shorthand answer to everything, it’s encouraging to see the films that our members voted for are teeming with human life, creativity and unique perspectives. Boasting bold, vital stories, real experiences and artistry, these movies and their creative teams are evidence that not everything can be made by an algorithm. The LFCC is delighted to be inviting such a diverse group of artists to our awards in February to celebrate their achievements.’

The winners in all categories will be announced at The May Fair in London on February 1 next year during a ceremony hosted by Mark Kermode.

Full list of nominations:

Film of The Year - Sponsored by Hollywood Authentic

Foreign Language Film Of The Year

Documentary Of The Year

  • Cover-Up
  • One to One: John & Yoko
  • Orwell: 2+2=5
  • The Perfect Neighbor
  • Riefenstahl

Animated Feature Of The Year

British/Irish Film of The Year - Sponsored by BFI Player

Director Of The Year

Screenwriter Of The Year - Sponsored by Celtx

Actor Of The Year - Sponsored by Cinemadix

Actress Of The Year - Sponsored by WS Hair Pro – Imperial Collection

Supporting Actor Of The Year - Sponsored by Seesaw Media

Supporting Actress Of The Year

Breakthrough Performer Of The Year - Sponsored by Regent Street Cinema

Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker Of The Year

British/Irish Performer Of The Year - Sponsored by BritBox

Young British/Irish Performer Of The Year

Technical Achievement Award - Sponsored by Abbey Road Studios

British/Irish Short Film Of The Year

  • Two Black Boys In Paradise - Directed by Baz Sells
  • Leaving Ikorodu in 1999 - Directed by Rashida Seriki
  • I Saw The Face Of God In The Jet Wash - Directed by Mark Jenkin
  • Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites - Directed by Duncan Cowles
  • Milk - Directed by Naomi Waring

Share this with others on...

Movies out this week include:

Animalia Baby Christmas, Again Folktales The Grinch It Was Just an Accident Lurker The Shining Silent Night, Deadly Night Son Of The Soil The Tale Of Silyan
News

Love without power Liz Rao on the dangers of growing up in small town America, and The Truck

Naughty or nice? Mike P Nelson on remaking Silent Night, Deadly Night

World of difference Sarah Goher on exploring the life of a child maid through a little girl's eyes in Happy Birthday

'The higher we got.. the more intense and emotional it got' Alexander Murphy on love and migration in Goodbye Sisters

One Battle After Another tops London Critics' Circle Film Awards nominations Hamnet not far behind

Stand By Me director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle found dead at home Police investigating incident as homicide

More news and features

News
Festival Image

We're bringing you all the latest from the French Film Festival UK.



We've recently brought you coverage of Thessaloniki Film Festival, DOC NYC, Leeds International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights, Abertoir, Halloween Frightfest, the Cheltenham Film Festival the London Film Festival, Newfest, the New York Film Festival, Beyond Fest, the San Sebastian Film Festival and Fantastic Fest.



Read our full for more.


Visit our festivals section.

Interact
Competition Picture

More competitions coming soon.