Organising an event like the 43rd London Critics' Circle Film Awards, which took place on Sunday at The May Fair Hotel, takes me about seven months. Although since this was the first in-person ceremony in three years, the process felt a bit steeper this year. The main challenge was sourcing new sponsors as, aside from our wonderful venue sponsor, we had to start from scratch. But our organising committee came together and brought in a group of terrific partners who we hope to work with in years to come. And with our event in the middle of both Bafta and Oscar voting periods, the stars turned out to celebrate. It was a fantastic night. For more photos, see the Insta posts below. And there's also a full list of winners...
Of course working on this has meant skipping quite a few films, so I've only seen a few over the last two weeks.
Magic Mike's Last Dance with Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek is enjoyable for what it is but frustrating for what it could have been.
The Locksmith with Ryan Phillippe and Kate Bosworth is such an overfamiliar crime thriller that watching it is almost enjoyably relaxing. From Italy,
Amanda is a bracingly original portrait of a prickly but endearing slacker. And the indie drama
The Way Out has a fascinating edge that kind of vanishes into a genre thriller. I also revisited Baz Luhrmann's
Elvis because it was a chance to see it again on a big screen, with an added one-hour Q&A with Austin Butler that was strikingly intimate.
This coming week I'll be watching Paul Rudd in
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Alexander Skarsgard in
Infinity Pool, Paul Mescal in
God's Creatures, Alison Brie in
Somebody I Used to Know and the Italian drama
Nostalgia.
43rd LONDON CRITICS’ CIRCLE FILM AWARDS
Full list of winners • 5th February 2023, The May Fair Hotel
FILM OF THE YEAR
Tár
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR (tie)
Decision to Leave
The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin)
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
The Attenborough Award:
BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
The Banshees of Inisherin
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR sponsored by The House of KokoTodd Field - Tár
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR sponsored by Nyman Libson Paul
Cate Blanchett - Tár
ACTOR OF THE YEAR sponsored by The House of Koko
Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Barry Keoghan - The Banshees of Inisherin
BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR for body of work
Florence Pugh - Don't Worry Darling, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Wonder
BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR for body of work
Bill Nighy - Living
The Philip French Award:
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER sponsored by MetFilm
Charlotte Wells - Aftersun
YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER
Frankie Corio - Aftersun
BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR
A Fox in the Night - dir Keeran Anwar Blessie
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio - Guillermo del Toro and Brian Leif Hansen, animation
DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM
Michelle Yeoh
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