Monday, December 20, 2010

London Critics Circle Nominations

While many may think that these nods don't have much sway in America, we forget how powerful of a constituency the British are in the Academy. These are just the critics, but it may show us what the UK thinks of the films this year.

SKY 3D AWARD: FILM OF THE YEAR

Black Swan (Fox)
The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
The King’s Speech (Momentum)
The Social Network (Sony)
Toy Story 3 (Disney)

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan (Fox)
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – True Grit (Paramount)
David Fincher – The Social Network (Sony)
Christopher Nolan – Inception (Warner)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul – Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (New Wave)

THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR

127 Hours (Warner/Pathe)
The Arbor (Verve)
Another Year (Momentum)
The King’s Speech (Momentum)
Monsters (Vertigo)

BRITISH DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Clio Barnard – The Arbor (Verve)
Danny Boyle – 127 Hours (Warner/Pathe)
Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech (Momentum)
Mike Leigh – Another Year (Momentum)
Christopher Nolan – Inception (Warner)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR

Dogtooth (Verve)
I Am Love (Metrodome)
Of Gods and Men (Artificial Eye)
The Secret in Their Eyes (Metrodome)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (New Wave)

ACTOR OF THE YEAR sponsored by Narrabeen Communications

Jeff Bridges – True Grit (Paramount)
Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network (Sony)
Colin Firth – The King’s Speech (Momentum)
Ryan Gosling – Blue Valentine (Optimum)
Edgar Ramirez – Carlos (Optimum)

MOËT ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone (Artificial Eye)
Natalie Portman – Black Swan (Fox)
Noomi Rapace – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Momentum)
Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit (Paramount)

BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR in association with Cameo Productions

Riz Ahmed – Four Lions (Optimum)
Christian Bale – The Fighter (Paramount/Momentum)
Jim Broadbent – Another Year (Momentum)
Colin Firth – The King’s Speech (Momentum)
Andrew Garfield – Never Let Me Go (Fox)

BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech (Momentum)
Lesley Manville – Another Year (Momentum)
Rosamund Pike – Barney’s Version (Universal)
Ruth Sheen – Another Year (Momentum)
Tilda Swinton – I Am Love (Metrodome)

BRITISH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

David Bradley – Another Year (Momentum)
Pierce Brosnan – The Ghost (Optimum)
Andrew Garfield – The Social Network (Sony)
Tom Hardy – Inception (Warner)
Peter Wight – Another Year (Momentum)

BRITISH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Helena Bonham Carter – Alice in Wonderland (Disney)
Christine Bottomley – The Arbor (Verve)
Minnie Driver – Barney’s Version (Universal)
Rosamund Pike – Made in Dagenham (Paramount)
Olivia Williams – The Ghost (Optimum)

YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

Jessica Barden – Tamara Drewe (Momentum)
Conor McCarron – NEDs (Entertainment One)
Will Poulter – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox)
Saoirse Ronan – The Way Back (Entertainment One)
Thomas Turgoose – The Scouting Book for Boys (Pathe)

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR

Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg – The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – True Grit (Paramount)
Chris Morris, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell & Jesse Armstrong – Four Lions (Optimum)
David Seidler – The King’s Speech (Momentum)
Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network (Sony)

Virgin Atlantic BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER

Banksy – Exit Through the Gift Shop (Revolver)
Clio Barnard – The Arbor (Verve)
J Blakeson – The Disappearance of Alice Creed (CinemaNX)
Gareth Edwards – Monsters (Vertigo)
Chris Morris – Four Lions (Optimum)

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