“The Banshees of Inisherin” tops London Critics’ Circle nominations

Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin led the nominations 43rd Annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards with nine nominations, closely followed by Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun with eight.

Both films were nominated for Film of the Year, Director of the Year and Writer of the Year, as was Todd Field’s Tár. and Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, both of which received six nominations. Sebastian Lelio’s “The Wonder” also achieved six nominations.

In the foreign language category, “The Quiet Girl”, “Decision to Leave”, “Saint Omer”, “EO” and “RRR” compete.

The awards are presented by the 200-strong film section of the Critics’ Circle, the UK’s longest-established critics’ organisation. The winners will be announced on February 5, 2023 at The May Fair Hotel in London.

“As always, our nominees stand out because our members actually see all the films that are released each year,” said Rich Cline, Critics’ Circle Film Section Chair. “So these nominations represent a cross-section of the very best films we’ve seen in 2022. And it’s great that each year we’re able to highlight films, filmmakers and performances that deserve attention.”

The full list of nominations:

FILM OF THE YEAR
“After Sun”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“decision to go”
“Everything everywhere at once”
“The Fable Men”
“Life”
“Holy Omer”
“Tar”
“Top Gun: Maverick”

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
“decision to go”
“EO”
“The Quiet Girl”
“RRR”
“Holy Omer”

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
“Everything That Breathes”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Fire of Love”
“Kurt Vonnegut: Out of Time”
“Moontime Daydream”

The Attenborough Awards: BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
“After Sun”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Life”
“The Quiet Girl”
“The wonder”

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR sponsored by The House of Koko
Todd Field – “Tar”
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – “Everything everywhere at once”
Martin McDonagh – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Park Chan-wook – “Decision to Leave”
Charlotte Wells – “After Sun”

SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
Todd Field – “Tar”
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – “Everything everywhere at once”
Martin McDonagh – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner – “The Fabelmans”
Charlotte Wells – “After Sun”

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR sponsored by Nyman Libson Paul LLP
Cate Blanchett – “Tar”
Ana de Armas – “Blonde”
Vicky Krieps – “Corsage”
Florence Pugh – “The Miracle”
Michelle Yeoh – “Everything Everywhere at Once”

ACTOR OF THE YEAR sponsored by The House of Koko
Austin Butler – “Elvis”
Colin Farrell – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brendan Fraser – “The Whale”
Paul Mescal – “After Sun”
Bill Nighy – “Life”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Hong Chau – “The Whale”
Kerry Condon – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Dolly De Leon – “Triangle of Sadness”
Nina Hoss – “Tar”
Guslagie Malanda – “Holy Omer”

Supporting Actor of the Year
Tom Burke – “The Miracle”
Brendan Gleeson – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brian Tyree Henry – “Causeway”
Barry Keoghan – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ke Huy Quan – “Everything everywhere at once”

BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR for Complete Work
Jessie Buckley – “Men”, “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol”, “Women Talking”
Olivia Colman – “Empire of Light”, “Joyride”, “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”, “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol”
Florence Pugh – “Don’t Worry Darling”, “The Miracle”
Emma Thompson – “Good Luck Leo Grande”, “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical”
Letitia Wright – “Aisha”, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, “The Silent Twins”

BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR for his complete works
Harris Dickinson – “See How They Run”, “Triangle of Sadness”, “Where the Crawdads Sing”
Colin Farrell – “After Yang”, “The Banshees of Inisherin”, “The Batman”, “Thirteen Lives”
Ralph Fiennes – “The Forgotten One”, “The Menu”
Paul Mescal – “After Sun”
Bill Nighy – “Life”

The Philip French Award: BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMAKER
Katy Brand – “Good Luck to You Leo Grande”
Colm Bairéad – “The Quiet Girl”
Frances O’Connor – “Emily”
Georgia Oakley Blue Jeans
Charlotte Wells – “After Sun”

YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER
Kila Lord Cassidy – “The Miracle”
Catherine Clinch – “The Quiet Girl”
Frankie Corio – “After Sun”
Bella Ramsey – “Catherine named Birdy”
Alisha Weir – “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical”

BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR
“A Fox in the Night” – Keeran Anwar Blessie
“Groom” – Leyla Coll-O’Reilly
“Honesty” – Roxy Rezvany
“A Letter to Blacks” – Kiosa Sukami
“Scale” – Joseph Pierce

AWARD FOR TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE
“Athena” – Matias Boucard, cinematographer
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” – Ruth E. Carter, costumes
“Blonde” – Leslie Shatz, sound design
“Decision to Leave” – ​​Kim Ji-yong, camera
“Elvis” – Catherine Martin, costumes
“Everything everywhere at once” – Paul Rogers, film editor
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” – Brian Leif Hansen, animation
“RRR” – Nick Powell, stunts
“Tár” – Stephen Griffiths, sound design
“The Miracle” – Nina Gold, Casting