{"id":275934,"date":"2026-02-01T21:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/275934\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T21:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:18:09","slug":"the-2025-london-film-critics-circle-lfcc-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/275934\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 London Film Critics Circle (LFCC) Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The London Film Critics Circle (<a href=\"http:\/\/criticscircle.org.uk\/female-filmmakers-lead-nominees-for-the-critics-circle-film-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LFCC<\/a>) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2025. Here are this year\u2019s winners\u2026<\/p>\n<p>FILM OF THE YEAR<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/hamnet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamnet<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/marty-supreme\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marty Supreme<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-mastermind\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Mastermind<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/one-battle-after-another\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Battle After Another<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sentimental-value\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sentimental Value<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sinners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinners<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sirat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sir\u0101t<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sorry-baby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sorry, Baby<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/train-dreams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Train Dreams<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/weapons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/it-was-just-an-accident\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">It Was Just an Accident<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/no-other-choice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No Other Choice<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-secret-agent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Secret Agent<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sentimental-value\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sentimental Value<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sirat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sir\u0101t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/cover-up\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cover-Up<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/one-to-one-john-yoko\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One to One: John &amp; Yoko<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/orwell-225\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orwell: 2+2=5<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-perfect-neighbor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Perfect Neighbor<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/riefenstahl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Riefenstahl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ANIMATED FEATURE OF THE YEAR<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/arco\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arco<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/elio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elio<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/kpop-demon-hunters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KPop Demon Hunters<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/little-amelie-or-the-character-of-rain\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/zootopia-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zootopia 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BRITISH\/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-ballad-of-wallis-island\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Ballad of Wallis Island<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/bugonia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bugonia<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/hamnet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamnet<\/a><br \/>I Swear<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/pillion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pillion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR<br \/>Paul Thomas Anderson \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/one-battle-after-another\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Battle After Another<\/a><br \/>Ryan Coogler \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sinners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinners<\/a><br \/>\u00d3liver Laxe \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sirat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sir\u0101t<\/a><br \/>Josh Safdie \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/marty-supreme\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marty Supreme<\/a><br \/>Chlo\u00e9 Zhao \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/hamnet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamnet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR<br \/>Paul Thomas Anderson \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/one-battle-after-another\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Battle After Another<\/a><br \/>Ryan Coogler \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sinners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinners<\/a><br \/>Josh Safdie &amp; Ronald Bronstein \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/marty-supreme\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marty Supreme<\/a><br \/>Eva Victor \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sorry-baby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sorry, Baby<\/a><br \/>Chlo\u00e9 Zhao &amp; Maggie O\u2019Farrell \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/hamnet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamnet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ACTOR OF THE YEAR<br \/>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/marty-supreme\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marty Supreme<\/a><br \/>Leonardo DiCaprio \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/one-battle-after-another\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Battle After Another<\/a><br \/>Ethan Hawke \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/blue-moon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Moon<\/a><br \/>Wagner Moura \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-secret-agent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Secret Agent<\/a><br \/>Josh O\u2019Connor \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-mastermind\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Mastermind<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ACTRESS OF THE YEAR<br \/>Jessie Buckley \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/hamnet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamnet<\/a><br \/>Rose Byrne \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You<\/a><br \/>Jennifer Lawrence \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/die-my-love\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Die My Love<\/a><br \/>Renate Reinsve \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sentimental-value\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sentimental Value<\/a><br \/>Eva Victor \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sorry-baby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sorry, Baby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR<br \/>Benicio del Toro \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/one-battle-after-another\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Battle After Another<\/a><br \/>Jacob Elordi \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/frankenstein\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frankenstein<\/a><br \/>Delroy Lindo \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sinners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinners<\/a><br \/>Sean Penn \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/one-battle-after-another\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Battle After Another<\/a><br \/>Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/pillion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pillion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR<br \/>Odessa A\u2019zion \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/marty-supreme\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marty Supreme<\/a><br \/>Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sentimental-value\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sentimental Value<\/a><br \/>Amy Madigan \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/weapons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weapons<\/a><br \/>Wunmi Mosaku \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sinners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinners<\/a><br \/>Teyana Taylor \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/one-battle-after-another\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Battle After Another<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR<br \/>Robert Aramayo \u2013 I Swear \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/palestine-36\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palestine 36<\/a><br \/>Miles Caton \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sinners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinners<\/a><br \/>Frank Dillane \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/urchin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Urchin<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/harvest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harvest<\/a><br \/>Chase Infiniti \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/one-battle-after-another\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Battle After Another<\/a><br \/>Eva Victor \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sorry-baby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sorry, Baby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH\/IRISH FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR<br \/>Tom Basden &amp; Tim Key \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-ballad-of-wallis-island\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Ballad of Wallis Island<\/a><br \/>Laura Carreira \u2013 On Falling<br \/>Akinola Davies Jr. \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/my-fathers-shadow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">My Father\u2019s Shadow<\/a><br \/>Harris Dickinson \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/urchin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Urchin<\/a><br \/>Harry Lighton \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/pillion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pillion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BRITISH\/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR<br \/>Naomi Ackie \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sorry-baby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sorry, Baby<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/mickey-17\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mickey 17<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-thursday-murder-club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Thursday Murder Club<\/a><br \/>Robert Aramayo \u2013 I Swear \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/palestine-36\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palestine 36<\/a><br \/>Jessie Buckley \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/hamnet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamnet<\/a><br \/>David Jonsson \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/wasteman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wasteman<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-long-walk-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Long Walk<\/a><br \/>Josh O\u2019Connor \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-mastermind\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Mastermind<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-history-of-sound\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The History of Sound<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>YOUNG BRITISH\/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR<br \/>Scott Ellis Watson \u2013 I Swear<br \/>Ebada Hassan \u2013 Brides<br \/>Jacobi Jupe \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/hamnet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamnet<\/a><br \/>Noah Jupe \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/hamnet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamnet<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-carpenters-son\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Carpenter\u2019s Son<\/a><br \/>Alfie Williams \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/28-years-later\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">28 Years Later<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/die-my-love\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Die My Love<\/a> \u2013 Editing, Toni Froschhamer<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-ice-tower\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Ice Tower<\/a> \u2013 Production Design, Julia Irribarria<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/marty-supreme\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marty Supreme<\/a> \u2013 Casting, Jennifer Venditti<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/the-mastermind\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Mastermind<\/a> \u2013 Music, Rob Mazurek<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/one-battle-after-another\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Battle After Another<\/a> \u2013 Editing, Andy Jurgensen<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sinners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinners<\/a> \u2013 Music, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sirat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sir\u0101t<\/a> \u2013 Sound Design, Laia Casanovas<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/sound-of-falling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sound of Falling<\/a> \u2013 Costume Design, Sabrina Kr\u00e4mer<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/train-dreams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Train Dreams<\/a> \u2013 Cinematography, Adolpho Veloso<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/weapons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weapons<\/a> \u2013 Makeup and Hairstyling, Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat and Jason Collins<\/p>\n<p>BRITISH\/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR<br \/>Two Black Boys In Paradise \u2013 Directed by Baz Sells<br \/>Leaving Ikordoru in 1999 \u2013 Directed by Rashida Seriki<br \/>I Saw The Face Of God In The Jet Wash \u2013 Directed by Mark Jenkin<br \/>Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites \u2013 Directed by Duncan Cowles<br \/>Milk \u2013 Directed by Naomi Waring<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the winners? Please let us know your thoughts on our <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NextBestPicture\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a> account. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/awards-calendar-2025-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for more upcoming awards season dates, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/2025-precursor-wins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for the most recent tally of awards season winners, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/awards-precursor-tracker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for our precursor tracker, and <a href=\"https:\/\/nextbestpicture.com\/oscar-predictions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for our current Oscar predictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The London Film Critics Circle (LFCC) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2025. Here&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[84991,19304,93,61,60,103341,270,84992],"class_list":{"0":"post-275934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-award-winners","9":"tag-awards-season","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-lfcc","14":"tag-movies","15":"tag-precursor-awards-2025"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}