Nominees: 2017 London Critics Circle Awards

The UK’s leading film critics today announced the nominations for the 37th annual Critics’ Circle Film Awards, with Barry Jenkins’ drama Moonlight and Whit Stillman’s comedy Love & Friendship garnering seven nominations each. Both are up for Film of the Year, as well as multiple acting honours. The gala ceremony will be held on Sunday 22nd January at The May Fair Hotel.

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Following close behind is Maren Ade’s German comedy Toni Erdmann with six nominations, while La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and American Honey have five citations each. The winners will be voted on by 140 members of The Critics’ Circle Film Section.

2017 London Critics Circle: The Nominees

FILM OF THE YEAR
American Honey
Fire at Sea
I, Daniel Blake
La La Land
Love & Friendship
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
Son of Saul
Toni Erdmann

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Fire at Sea
Son of Saul
Things to Come
Toni Erdmann
Victoria

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years
Cameraperson
The Eagle Huntress
Fire at Sea
Life, Animated

BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
American Honey
High-Rise
I, Daniel Blake
Love & Friendship
Sing Street

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Adam Driver, Paterson
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nocturnal Animals
Peter Simonischek, Toni Erdmann

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Amy Adams, Arrival
Kate Beckinsale, Love & Friendship
Sandra Hüller, Toni Erdmann
Isabelle Huppert, Things to Come
Emma Stone, La La Land

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Tom Bennett, Love & Friendship
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Shia LaBeouf, American Honey
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Viola Davis, Fences
Greta Gerwig, 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Riley Keough, American Honey
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Maren Ade, Toni Erdmann
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
László Nemes, Son of Saul

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Maren Ade, Toni Erdmann
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Whit Stillman, Love & Friendship

BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR
Tom Bennett, Love & Friendship, Life on the Road
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge, Silence
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Dave Johns, I, Daniel Blake
David Oyelowo, A United Kingdom, Queen of Katwe

BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS
Kate Beckinsale, Love & Friendship
Rebecca Hall, Christine
Naomie Harris, Moonlight, Our Kind of Traitor, Collateral Beauty
Ruth Negga, Loving, Iona
Hayley Squires, I, Daniel Blake

YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER
Ruby Barnhill, The BFG
Lewis MacDougall, A Monster Calls
Sennia Nanua, The Girl With All the Gifts
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Witch, Morgan
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Sing Street

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER
Babak Anvari, Under the Shadow
Mike Carey, The Girl With All the Gifts
Guy Hibbert, Eye in the Sky, A United Kingdom
Peter Middleton & James Spinney, Notes on Blindness
Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills

BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM
Isabella
Jacked
Sweet Maddie Stone
Tamara
Terminal

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
American Honey – Robbie Ryan, cinematography
Arrival – Sylvain Bellemare, sound design
High-Rise – Mark Tildesley, production design
Jackie – Mica Levi, music
Jason Bourne – Gary Powell, stunts
La La Land – Justin Hurwitz, music
Moonlight – Nat Sanders & Joi McMillon, editing
Sing Street – Gary Clark & John Carney, music
Rogue One – John Knoll, visual effects
Victoria – Sturla Brandth Grovlen, cinematography