‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist’ Lead London Critics’ Circle Film Award Nominations
Sean Baker’s “Anora” and Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” have topped the 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards nominations with seven nods each.
Edward Berger’s “Conclave” and Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” followed with six nominations each, while Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” secured five nods. Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” and Rich Peppiatt’s “Kneecap” each received four nominations.
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The Film of the Year race features 10 contenders: Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine As Light,” “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera,” “Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Kneecap,” RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys,” Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu,” and “The Substance.”
In the performance categories, Actress of the Year nominations went to Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths”), Nicole Kidman (“Babygirl”), Mikey Madison (“Anora”), Demi Moore (“The Substance”), and Saoirse Ronan (“The Outrun”). The Actor of the Year category features Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), Timothée Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”), Daniel Craig (“Queer”), Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”), and Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”).
The ceremony will stream live on the Critics’ Circle YouTube Channel. At last year’s event, “The Zone of Interest” and “All of Us Strangers” each took home three awards.
The awards are voted on by the 210-member Film Section of the Critics’ Circle, the U.K.’s oldest critics’ organization. Eligibility extends to films released in U.K. cinemas or on premiere streaming services between mid-February 2024 and mid-February 2025.
London’s May Fair Hotel returns as main sponsor, with Reddit and Seesaw Media providing additional support. The annual ceremony is set for Feb. 2 at the May Fair Hotel, with film critic Mark Kermode hosting.
FULL NOMINATIONS LIST
FILM OF THE YEAR
“All We Imagine As Light”
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“La Chimera”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Kneecap”
“Nickel Boys”
“Nosferatu”
“The Substance”
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
“All We Imagine As Light”
“La Chimera”
“Emilia Pérez”
“I’m Still Here”
“Kneecap”
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
“Dahomey”
“Grand Theft Hamlet”
“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger”
“No Other Land”
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
ANIMATED FEATURE OF THE YEAR
“Flow”
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”
BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
“Bird”
“Conclave”
“Hard Truths”
“Kneecap”
“Love Lies Bleeding”
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Sean Baker – “Anora”
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist”
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys”
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two”
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Sean Baker – “Anora”
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold – “The Brutalist”
Jesse Eisenberg – “A Real Pain”
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
Peter Straughan – “Conclave”
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths”
Nicole Kidman – “Babygirl”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
Demi Moore – “The Substance”
Saoirse Ronan – “The Outrun”
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist”
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”
Daniel Craig – “Queer”
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave”
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Michele Austin – “Hard Truths”
Danielle Deadwyler – “The Piano Lesson”
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance”
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
Zoe Salda?a – “Emilia Pérez”
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Yura Borisov – “Anora”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist”
Jeremy Strong – “The Apprentice”
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER
Marisa Abela – “Back to Black”
Nykiya Adams – “Bird”
Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
Maisy Stella – “My Old Ass”
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER
Luna Carmoon – “Hoard”
Naqqash Khalid – “In Camera”
Amy Liptrot – “The Outrun”
Dev Patel – “Monkey Man”
Rich Peppiatt – “Kneecap”
BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Cynthia Erivo – “Drift”/”Wicked: Part I”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “The Book of Clarence”/”Hard Truths”
Nicholas Hoult – “Juror #2″/”Nosferatu”/”The Order”
Josh O’Connor – “La Chimera”/”Challengers”/”Lee”
Saoirse Ronan – “Blitz”/”The Outrun”
YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Nykiya Adams – “Bird”
Elliott Heffernan – “Blitz”
Raffey Cassidy – “The Brutalist”/”Kensuke’s Kingdom”
Dan Hough – “Speak No Evil”
Alisha Weir – “Abigail”/”Buffalo Kids”/”Wicked Little Letters”
BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR
“Iranian Yellow Pages” – directed by Anna Snowball
“Karavidhe” – directed by Eoin Doran
“Push” – directed by Elly Condron
“Wander to Wonder” – directed by Nina Gantz
“We Beg to Differ” – directed by Ruairi Bradley
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“Anora” – stunts, Manny Siverio, Christopher Colombo & Roberto Lopez
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – visual effects, Angus Bickerton
“The Brutalist” – production design, Judy Becker
“A Complete Unknown” – costumes, Arianne Phillips
“Conclave” – film editing, Nick Emerson
“Dune: Part Two” – visual effects, Paul Lambert
“Emilia Pérez” – music, Clément Ducol & Camille
“Nickel Boys” – cinematography, Jomo Fray
“Nosferatu” – cinematography, Jarin Blaschke
“The Substance” – makeup, Stéphanie Guillon & Pierre-Olivier Persin
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