Aside from the other nods, the period drama sees its stars, Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz, in contention against one another for the title of British/Irish Actress of the Year.
- Dec 19, 2018
AceShowbiz - "The Favourite looks set for a big night at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards after receiving 10 nominations on Tuesday, December 18.
The period drama, about two cousins vying for the attention of Queen Anne, bagged nominations in categories including Film of the Year, British/Irish Film of the Year, and Director of the Year for Yorgos Lanthimos. Its stars Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz will compete for general acting prizes as well as a British/Irish acting award at the ceremony in January, 2019.
Other top nominees include "You Were Never Really Here", "Roma", "Cold War", and "Leave No Trace", which are all nominated for Film of the Year alongside "First Reformed", "First Man", "The Happy Prince", "BlacKkKlansman", and "Shoplifters".
The other films up for British/Irish Film of the Year are "You Were Never Really Here", "The Happy Prince", "Apostasy" and "Beast".
In the Actress of the Year category, Colman will face Glenn Close ("The Wife"), Yalitza Aparicio ("Roma"), Joanna Kulig ("Cold War"), and Toni Collette ("Hereditary"). For the equivalent male award there will be a battle between Christian Bale ("Vice (2018)"), Rupert Everett ("The Happy Prince"), Ben Foster ("Leave No Trace"), Ethan Hawke ("First Reformed"), and Joaquin Phoenix ("You Were Never Really Here").
"Black Panther" actor Michael B. Jordan receives a mention for his villainous supporting turn in the Marvel movie, and will go up against his co-star Daniel Kaluuya, who is nominated for his work in "Widows". They will face "BlacKkKlansman"'s Adam Driver, Richard E. Grant ("Can You Ever Forgive Me?") and Alessandro Nivola ("Disobedience").
As well as Weisz, the supporting actress nominees are Elizabeth Debicki ("Widows"), Cynthia Erivo ("Bad Times at the El Royale"), Claire Foy ("First Man") and Regina King ("If Beale Street Could Talk").
The Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film will be bestowed upon Spanish director Pedro Almodovar at the event at London's May Fair Hotel on January 20, 2019.
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:
Documentary of the Year:
- "Faces Places"
- "McQueen (2018)"
- "They Shall Not Grow Old"
- "Three Identical Strangers"
- "Whitney (2018)"
British/Irish Film of the Year:
- "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"
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 (2018)"
- 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"
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: Legend of the Jungle", "Vice (2018)"
- 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"
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", "Marrowbone", "Thoroughbreds"
- Fionn Whitehead - "The Children Act"
- Molly Wright - "Apostasy"
Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker:
- 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 Rodgers
- "Cold War" - cinematography, Lukasz Zal
- "The Favourite" - production design, Fiona Crombie
- "First 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 Aadahl
- "Suspiria" - music, Thom Yorke
- "You Were Never Really Here" - film editing, Joe Bini
The Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film: Pedro Almodovar
