London Critics Circle Awards 2018: The Favourite sweeps the board with 10 nominations while Olivia Colman, Claire Foy and Christian Bale score multiple nods
- The Favourite earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actress and Best Director
- The nearest competing films only scooped five nods
- The London Critics Circle Awards will take place on Sunday, 20th January at The May Fair Hotel
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The Favourite is the clear front runner at the 2018 London Critics Circle Awards, bagging a whopping 10 nominations.
The period comedy-drama has seen nods in categories for Best Film, Director, Screenwriter and Actress among others, whilst its nearest film rivals have received just five nominations a piece.
After The Favourite’s 10 nominations, the next most nominated films are Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War, Rupert Everett’s The Happy Prince, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here, each of which earned five nods.
One to watch: The Favourite is the clear front runner at the 2018 London Critics Circle Awards, bagging a whopping 10 nominations – including a Best Actress nod for Olivia Colman
These five films are in contention for Film of the Year alongside BlacKkKlansman, First Man, First Reformed, Leave No Trace and this year’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters.
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The nominations were announced on Tuesday at The May Fair Hotel by actress Molly Wright – who was herself nominated for Young British/Irish Performer of the Year for her role in Apostas – and actor Lee Shone.
Multiple nominees today include Olivia Colman, Claire Foy, Christian Bale, Rachel Weisz, Richard E Grant and Daniel Kaluuya.
Nominated: The Favourite also stars Rachel Weisz – who is nominated for Best English/Irish Actress and Supporting Actress Of The Year
Rupert Everett is the most-nominated actor, earning three nods for The Happy Prince: as Actor, British/Irish Actor and Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker.
Meanwhile, Olivia has two nods, first competing for Actress Of The Year – where she will go up against Yalitza Aparicio (Roma); Glenn Close (The Wife); Toni Collette (Hereditary) and Joanna Kulig (Cold War).
She will then take on co-star Rachel Weisz for Best English/Irish Actress as well as Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns, A Quiet Place, Sherlock Gnomes) Jessie Buckley (Beast) and Claire Foy (First Man, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Unsane).
Rachel is also up for Best Supporting Actress, competing against Elizabeth Debicki (Widows); Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale); Claire Foy (First Man); Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) and Rachel Weisz (The Favourite).
Hoping to scoop Actor Of The Year will be Christian Bale (Vice); Rupert Everett (The Happy Prince); Ben Foster (Leave No Trace); Ethan Hawke (First Reformed) and Joaquin Phoenix (You Were Never Really Here).
Meanwhile, Christian and Rupert will also get another chance of a gong in the British/Irish Actor Of The Year category, where they will take on Steve Coogan (Holmes & Watson, Ideal Home, Stan & Ollie); Rupert Everett (The Happy Prince); Richard E Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms) and Daniel Kaluuya (Black Panther, Widows).
Supporting Actor Of The Year is set to be a tightly fought category with Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman) taking on Richard E Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?); Michael B Jordan (Black Panther); Daniel Kaluuya (Widows) and Alessandro Nivola (Disobedience).
Transformed: Hoping to scoop Actor Of The Year will be Christian Bale for his role as Former Vice President Dick Cheney in Vice whilst he’s also up for British/Irish Actor Of The Year
Battling for Best Director on the night will be Alfonso Cuaron (Roma); Debra Granik (Leave No Trace) Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) Pawel Pawlikowski (Cold War) and Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here).
Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar has been announced as the recipient of this year’s top honour, The Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film.
The Skin I Live In director said in response: ‘I have had a wonderful history with the London critics, and am thrilled to receive this special honour. I look forward to visiting London in January for the ceremony.’
Meanwhile, despite being shortlisted for five Golden Globes, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born remake failed to make the cut – earning no nominations.
The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on Sunday, 20th January at The May Fair Hotel.
London Critics’ Circle Film Awards – Who are the 2018 Nominees?
FILM OF THE YEAR
BlacKkKlansman
Cold War
The Favourite
First Man
First Reformed
The Happy Prince
Leave No Trace
Roma
Shoplifters
You Were Never Really Here
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
120 Beats per Minute
Cold War
A Fantastic Woman
Roma
Shoplifters
The Favourite is nominated for Film Of The Year Award
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Faces Places
McQueen
They Shall Not Grow Old
Three Identical Strangers
Whitney
BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
The Attenborough Award
Apostasy
Beast
The Favourite
The Happy Prince
You Were Never Really Here
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Debra Granik – Leave No Trace
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Pawel Pawlikowski – Cold War
Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara – The Favourite
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Steve McQueen & Gillian Flynn – Widows
Paul Schrader – First Reformed
Alfonso Cuaron is nominated for Best Director and Best Screenwriter for Roma
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Glenn Close – The Wife
Toni Collette – Hereditary
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Joanna Kulig – Cold War
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Christian Bale – Vice
Rupert Everett – The Happy Prince
Ben Foster – Leave No Trace
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Elizabeth Debicki – Widows
Cynthia Erivo – Bad Times at the El Royale
Claire Foy – First Man
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
Claire Foy is nominated for Supporting Actress Of The Year for First Man
Michael B Jordan (R) is up for Supporting Actor Of The Year for Black Panther
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Richard E Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Michael B Jordan – Black Panther
Daniel Kaluuya – Widows
Alessandro Nivola – Disobedience
BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Emily Blunt – Mary Poppins Returns, A Quiet Place, Sherlock Gnomes
Jessie Buckley – Beast
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Claire Foy – First Man, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Unsane
Rachel Weisz – Disobedience, The Favourite
BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Christian Bale – Mowgli, Vice
Steve Coogan – Holmes & Watson, Ideal Home, Stan & Ollie
Rupert Everett – The Happy Prince
Richard E Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Daniel Kaluuya – Black Panther, Widows
Christian Bale is up for British/Irish Actor Of The Year for his work in Mowgli and Vice
YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Liv Hill – Jellyfish, The Little Stranger
Noah Jupe – Holmes & Watson, A Quiet Place, That Good Night, The Titan
Anya Taylor-Joy – Glass, The Secret of Marrowbone, Thoroughbreds
Fionn Whitehead – The Children ActMolly Wright – Apostasy
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER
The Philip French Award
Deborah Davis – The Favourite
Rupert Everett – The Happy Prince
Deborah Haywood – Pin Cushion
Daniel Kokotajlo – Apostasy
Michael Pearce – Beast
BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM
Little S**t – Richard Gorodecky
Night Out – Amelia Hashemi
Salt & Sauce – Alia Ghafar
Three Centimetres – Lara Zeidan
Under Growth – Evin O’Neill
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
American Animals – film editing, Nick Fenton, Chris Gill & Julian Hart
BlacKkKlansman – costume design, Marci RodgersCold War – cinematography, Lukasz Zal
The Favourite – production design, Fiona CrombieFirst Man – visual effects, Paul Lambert
If Beale Street Could Talk – music, Nicholas Britell
Mission: Impossible Fallout – stunts, Wade Eastwood
A Quiet Place – sound design, Ethan Van der Ryn & Erik AadahlSuspiria – music, Thom Yorke
You Were Never Really Here – film editing, Joe Bini
Emily Blunt is up for Best English/Irish Actress for Mary Poppins Returns
THE DILYS POWELL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN FILM
Pedro Almodovar
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