London Film Critics Circle Awards 2023

44th London Film Critics' Circle Awards

4 February 2024

Film of the Year:
The Zone of Interest

British/Irish Film of the Year:
All of Us Strangers

The 44th London Film Critics' Circle Awards honoured the best in film of 2023, as chosen by the London Film Critics' Circle.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] All films are automatically eligible if they are released in UK cinemas or premiere via streaming service between mid-February 2023 and mid-February 2024.^[3] The ceremony was held on 4 February 2024 at The May Fair Hotel in London.^[3] The nominations were announced on 20 December 2023 by actors Jing Lusi and Ényì Okoronkwo.^[5] All of Us Strangers received the most nominations with nine, followed by Oppenheimer with seven.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Actor Jeffrey Wright was presented with the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, named after the British film critic and travel writer Dilys Powell.^[3] Additionally, Colman Domingo received the inaugural Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation; the award is named in memory of the late British critic and film historian Derek Malcolm, who died on 15 July 2023 at age 91.^[9]

English film critic Mark Kermode, also a member of the Critics' Circle, hosted the ceremony.^[8]^[10]^[11]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Film of the Year	Director of the Year
The Zone of Interest All of Us Strangers Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon May December Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things	Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest Greta Gerwig – Barbie Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Actor of the Year	Actress of the Year
*Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers* as Adam** Bradley Cooper – Maestro as Leonard Bernstein Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers as Paul Hunham Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison	*Emma Stone – Poor Things* as Bella Baxter** Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall as Sandra Voyter Greta Lee – Past Lives as Nora Moon Carey Mulligan – Maestro as Felicia Montealegre
Supporting Actor of the Year	Supporting Actress of the Year
*Charles Melton – May December* as Joe Yoo** Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss Ryan Gosling – Barbie as Ken Paul Mescal – All of Us Strangers as Harry Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things as Duncan Wedderburn	*Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers* as Mary Lamb** Claire Foy – All of Us Strangers as Mum Sandra Hüller – The Zone of Interest as Hedwig Höss Julianne Moore – May December as Gracie Rosamund Pike – Saltburn as Lady Elspeth Catton
Screenwriter of the Year	Foreign Language Film of the Year
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall Andrew Haigh – All of Us Strangers Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – Barbie Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Celine Song – Past Lives	Past Lives Anatomy of a Fall The Boy and the Heron Fallen Leaves The Zone of Interest
Documentary of the Year	The Attenborough Award: British/Irish Film of the Year
20 Days in Mariupol Beyond Utopia The Eternal Memory Scala!!! Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie	All of Us Strangers How to Have Sex Poor Things Rye Lane The Zone of Interest
Breakthrough Performer of the Year	British/Irish Performer of the Year (for body of work)
*Mia McKenna-Bruce – How to Have Sex* as Tara** Greta Lee – Past Lives as Nora Moon Vivian Oparah – Rye Lane as Yas Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers as Angus Tully Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla as Priscilla Presley	Paul Mescal – All of Us Strangers, God's Creatures, Foe, and Carmen Carey Mulligan – Maestro and Saltburn Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers Tilda Swinton – The Eternal Daughter, The Killer, and Asteroid City
Young British/Irish Performer of the Year	The Philip French Award: Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year
*Lola Campbell – Scrapper* as Georgie** Jaeden Boadilla – Raging Grace as Grace Le'Shantey Bonsu – Girl as Ama Samuel Bottomley – How to Have Sex as Paddy Temilola Olatunbosun – Pretty Red Dress as Kenisha	Molly Manning Walker – How to Have Sex Raine Allen-Miller – Rye Lane Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping – Femme Nida Manzoor – Polite Society Charlotte Regan – Scrapper
Animated Film of the Year	British/Irish Short Film of the Year
The Boy and the Heron Robot Dreams Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Suzume Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	The Veiled City – Natalie Cubides-Brady For People in Trouble – Alex Lawther Muna – Warda Mohamed Outlets – Duncan Cowles Predators – Jack King
Technical Achievement Award
*Mica Levi and Johnnie Burn – The Zone of Interest* (music & sound)** Kharmel Cochrane – Saltburn (casting) Kahleen Crawford – All of Us Strangers (casting) Sarah Greenwood – Barbie (production design) Andrew Jackson – Oppenheimer (visual effects) Kôji Kasamatsu – The First Slam Dunk (sound design) Shabier Kirchner – Past Lives (cinematography) Thelma Schoonmaker – Killers of the Flower Moon (film editing) Eugene Souleiman – Medusa Deluxe (makeup & hair) Mathilde Van de Moortel – Full Time (film editing) Holly Waddington – Poor Things (costumes)

References

^ Cline, Rich (13 December 2023). "Rising stars announce nominations for Film Awards". London Film Critics' Circle. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ Ntim, Zac (4 February 2024). "London Critics' Circle Awards: 'The Zone of Interest' & 'All of Us Strangers' Sweep Top Prizes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cline, Rich (4 February 2024). "London Critics name 'The Zone of Interest' as Film of the Year". London Film Critics' Circle. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (4 February 2024). "'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Shut Out as 'The Zone of Interest', 'All of Us Strangers' Lead London Critics' Circle Awards". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b Cline, Rich (20 December 2023). "'All of Us Strangers' and 'Oppenheimer' Lead CC Film Awards Nominations". London Film Critics' Circle. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ Pulver, Andrew (20 December 2023). "'All of Us Strangers' leads London Film Critics' Awards nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ Clarke, Naomi (20 December 2023). "'All of Us Strangers' leads London Critics' Circle Film Awards nominations". Evening Standard. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Ramachandran, Naman (20 December 2023). "'All of Us Strangers', 'Oppenheimer' Lead London Critics' Circle Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ Cline, Rich (21 December 2023). "Colman Domingo Will Receive Inaugural Innovation Award at CC Film Awards". London Film Critics' Circle. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ @londoncritics (18 January 2024). "So happy to confirm that the one and only Mark Kermode will be our host for this year's film awards. Incidentally, Mark is also a member of the Critics' Circle" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 January 2024 – via Twitter.
^ Lyus, Jon (4 February 2024). "44th Critics' Circle Film Awards Red Carpet Interviews – Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Molly Manning Walker, and more". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

External links

Official site

[1] Cline, Rich (13 December 2023). "Rising stars announce nominations for Film Awards". London Film Critics' Circle. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[2] Ntim, Zac (4 February 2024). "London Critics' Circle Awards: 'The Zone of Interest' & 'All of Us Strangers' Sweep Top Prizes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[Winners-3] Cline, Rich (4 February 2024). "London Critics name 'The Zone of Interest' as Film of the Year". London Film Critics' Circle. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[4] Ramachandran, Naman (4 February 2024). "'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Shut Out as 'The Zone of Interest', 'All of Us Strangers' Lead London Critics' Circle Awards". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[Nominations-5] Cline, Rich (20 December 2023). "'All of Us Strangers' and 'Oppenheimer' Lead CC Film Awards Nominations". London Film Critics' Circle. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[6] Pulver, Andrew (20 December 2023). "'All of Us Strangers' leads London Film Critics' Awards nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[7] Clarke, Naomi (20 December 2023). "'All of Us Strangers' leads London Critics' Circle Film Awards nominations". Evening Standard. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[Variety-8] Ramachandran, Naman (20 December 2023). "'All of Us Strangers', 'Oppenheimer' Lead London Critics' Circle Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[9] Cline, Rich (21 December 2023). "Colman Domingo Will Receive Inaugural Innovation Award at CC Film Awards". London Film Critics' Circle. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[10] @londoncritics (18 January 2024). "So happy to confirm that the one and only Mark Kermode will be our host for this year's film awards. Incidentally, Mark is also a member of the Critics' Circle" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 January 2024 – via Twitter.

[11] Lyus, Jon (4 February 2024). "44th Critics' Circle Film Awards Red Carpet Interviews – Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Molly Manning Walker, and more". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

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