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The 45th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards were held this afternoon at London’s May Fair Hotel where 15 different titles were honoured. Brady Corbet’s epic American immigrant saga The Brutalist won the big prize for Film of the Year.

Films are automatically eligible if they are released in UK cinemas or on premiere streaming services between mid-February 2024 and mid-February 2025. The awards are given by the 210-member Film Section of the Critics' Circle, the UK's longest-standing and most prestigious critics' organisation. The vast majority of Film Review’s roster of critics are members of the London Film Critics’ Circle, including Executive Editor James Cameron-Wilson, Mansel Stimpson, Michael Darvell, George Savvides and Wendy Lloyd.

The Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation was presented to Zoe Saldaña at the ceremony by America Ferrera and last year’s winner Colman Domingo. Daniel Craig became the 34th recipient...

The UK’s leading film critics announced their nominations for the 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards. Sean Baker’s Anora and Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist lead with seven nominations each. This year’s winners in all categories will be announced at London’s May Fair Hotel on 2nd February 2025, hosted by venerable critic Mark Kermode. Last year’s ceremony saw Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest and Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers lead the 44th annual London Critics’ Circle Awards with three wins apiece. The inaugural Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation was presented to Colman Domingo, while Jeffrey Wright received the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film.

Zoe Saldaña will be honoured with the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation at this year’s ceremony. The Emilia Pérez actress will become the second recipient of the annual award, named in memory of the legendary critic Derek Malcolm,...

The 44th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards were held this afternoon at London’s May Fair Hotel.

The awards are given by the 210-member Film Section of the Critics' Circle, the UK's longest-standing and most prestigious critics' organisation. The vast majority of Film Review’s roster of critics are members of the London Film Critics’ Circle, including Executive Editor James Cameron-Wilson, Mansel Stimpson, Michael Darvell, George Savvides and Wendy Lloyd.

This year All of Us Strangers led with 9 nominations, followed by Oppenheimer with 7 nominations. Jonathan Glazer's German-language drama The Zone of Interest and Andrew Haigh's All of Us Strangers brought home the most wins at three each. In this year's awards, critics voted in two new categories: Animated Film and Breakthrough Performance. The inaugural Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation was presented to cinematic trailblazer Colman Domingo and Jeffrey Wright became the 33rd recipient of the London Critics' top honour,...