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Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s One Battle After Another and Chlo\u00e9 Zhao\u2019s Hamnet lead the 46th annual London Critics\u2019 Circle Film Award nominations with nine and eight apiece, respectively.<\/p>\n
Both films are nominanted for Film of the Year, Director of the Year and for their lead actor and actress performances. One Battle also picked up a trio of supporting actor and actress wins while Hamnet\u2019s Paul Mescal missed in the supporting actor category. Brother Jacobi and Noah Jupe both made the cut for best young British performer.<\/p>\n
Next up was Ryan Coogler\u2019s Sinners was nominated in seven categories, also including film of the year. Other films with multiple nods included Marty Supreme, with six nominations, Sorry, Baby with five (four of which were for first-time writer-director-star Eva Victor), and Oliver Laxe\u2019s Sir\u0101t, Joachim Trier\u2019s Sentimental Value and Kelly Reichardt\u2019s The Mastermind, starring actor of the year nominee Josh O\u2019Connor, with four each.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt a time when A.I. and homogeny seems to be the shorthand answer to everything, it\u2019s encouraging to see the films that our members voted for are teeming with human life, creativity and unique perspectives,\u201d said Jane Crowther, London Critics\u2019 Circle film section chair. \u201cBoasting bold, vital stories, real experiences and artistry, these movies and their creative teams are evidence that not everything can be made by an algorithm. The LFCC is delighted to be inviting such a diverse group of artists to our awards in February to celebrate their achievements.\u201d<\/p>\n
The London Critics\u2019 Circle Film Awards ceremony will be held at The May Fair in London on February 1, 2026, with celebrated critic Mark Kermode as host.<\/p>\n
Here is the full list of nominations.<\/p>\n
FILM OF THE YEAR
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
The Mastermind
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sir\u0101t
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams
Weapons<\/p>\n
BRITISH\/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Hamnet
I Swear
Pillion<\/p>\n
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Paul Thomas Anderson \u2013 One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler \u2013 Sinners
\u00d3liver Laxe \u2013 Sir\u0101t
Josh Safdie \u2013 Marty Supreme
Chlo\u00e9 Zhao \u2013 Hamnet<\/p>\n
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet \u2013 Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio \u2013 One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke \u2013 Blue Moon
Wagner Moura \u2013 The Secret Agent
Josh O\u2019Connor \u2013 The Mastermind<\/p>\n
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Jessie Buckley \u2013 Hamnet
Rose Byrne \u2013 If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You
Jennifer Lawrence \u2013 Die My Love
Renate Reinsve \u2013 Sentimental Value
Eva Victor \u2013 Sorry, Baby<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Benicio Del Toro \u2013 One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi \u2013 Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo \u2013 Sinners
Sean Penn \u2013 One Battle After Another
Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd \u2013 Pillion<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Odessa A\u2019zion \u2013 Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas \u2013 Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan \u2013 Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku \u2013 Sinners
Teyana Taylor \u2013 One Battle After Another<\/p>\n
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Robert Aramayo \u2013 I Swear\/Palestine 36
Miles Caton \u2013 Sinners
Frank Dillane \u2013 Urchin\/Harvest
Chase Infiniti \u2013 One Battle After Another
Eva Victor \u2013 Sorry, Baby<\/p>\n
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH\/IRISH FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR
Tom Basden & Tim Key \u2013 The Ballad of Wallis Island
Laura Carreira \u2013 On Falling
Akinola Davies Jr. \u2013 My Father\u2019s Shadow
Harris Dickinson \u2013 Urchin
Harry Lighton \u2013 Pillion<\/p>\n
BRITISH\/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Naomi Ackie \u2013 Sorry, Baby\/Mickey 17\/The Thursday Murder Club
Robert Aramayo \u2013 \u201cSwear\/Palestine 36
Jessie Buckley \u2013 Hamnet
David Jonsson \u2013 Wasteman\u201d\/\u201dThe Long Walk
Josh O\u2019Connor \u2013 The Mastermind\/The History of Sound\/Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery<\/p>\n
YOUNG BRITISH\/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Scott Ellis Watson \u2013 I Swear
Ebada Hassan \u2013 Brides
Jacobi Jupe \u2013 Hamnet
Noah Jupe \u2013 Hamnet\/The Carpenter\u2019s Son
Alfie Williams \u2013 28 Years Later<\/p>\n
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Paul Thomas Anderson \u2013 One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler \u2013 Sinners
Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein \u2013 Marty Supreme
Eva Victor \u2013 Sorry, Baby
Chlo\u00e9 Zhao & Maggie O\u2019Farrell \u2013 Hamnet<\/p>\n
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sir\u0101t<\/p>\n
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Cover-Up
One to One: John & Yoko
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Riefenstahl<\/p>\n
ANIMATED FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2<\/p>\n
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Die My Love \u2013 Editing, Toni Froschhamer
The Ice Tower \u2013 Production Design, Julia Irribarria
Marty Supreme \u2013 Casting, Jennifer Venditti
The Mastermind \u2013 Music, Rob Mazurek
One Battle After Another \u2013 Editing, Andy Jurgensen
Sinners \u2013 Music, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson
Sir\u0101t \u2013 Sound design, Laia Casanovas
Sound of Falling \u2013 Costume Design, Sabrina Kr\u00e4mer
Train Dreams \u2013 Cinematography, Adolpho Veloso
Weapons \u2013 Makeup and Hairstyling, Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat and Jason Collins<\/p>\n
BRITISH\/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR
Two Black Boys In Paradise \u2013 Directed by Baz Sells
Leaving Ikordoru in 1999 \u2013 Directed by Rashida Seriki
I Saw The Face Of God In The Jet Wash \u2013 Directed by Mark Jenkin
Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites \u2013 Directed by Duncan Cowles
Milk \u2013 Directed by Naomi Waring<\/p>\n
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