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

Hamnet not far behind

by Amber Wilkinson

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

Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Óliver Laxe - Sirāt
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao - Hamnet

Screenwriter Of The Year - Sponsored by Celtx

Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein - Marty Supreme
Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby
Chloé Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell - Hamnet

Actor Of The Year - Sponsored by Cinemadix

Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
Josh O’Connor - The Mastermind

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

Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Jennifer Lawrence - Die My Love
Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby

Supporting Actor Of The Year - Sponsored by Seesaw Media

Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo - Sinners
Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Alexander Skarsgård - Pillion

Supporting Actress Of The Year

Odessa A'zion - Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan - Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another

Breakthrough Performer Of The Year - Sponsored by Regent Street Cinema

Robert Aramayo - I Swear/Palestine 36
Miles Caton - Sinners
Frank Dillane - Urchin/Harvest
Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another
Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby

Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker Of The Year

Tom Basden & Tim Key - The Ballad of Wallis Island
Laura Carreira - On Falling
Akinola Davies Jr. - My Father’s Shadow
Harris Dickinson - Urchin
Harry Lighton - Pillion

British/Irish Performer Of The Year - Sponsored by BritBox

Naomi Ackie - Sorry, Baby/Mickey 17/The Thursday Murder Club
Robert 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: A Knives Out Mystery

Young British/Irish Performer Of The Year