30th London Film Critics Circle Awards
18 February 2010
Film of the Year:
A Prophet
British Film of the Year:
Fish Tank
The 30th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2009, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 18 February 2010.[1][2][3]
Winners and nominees
editFilm of the Year
editBritish Film of the Year
editForeign Language Film of the Year
editDirector of the Year
editKathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
- Jacques Audiard - A Prophet
- James Cameron - Avatar
- Michael Haneke - The White Ribbon
- Jason Reitman - Up in the Air
British Director of the Year
edit- Armando Iannucci - In the Loop
- Duncan Jones - Moon
- Kevin Macdonald - State of Play
- Sam Taylor Wood - Nowhere Boy
Screenwriter of the Year
editJesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche - In the Loop
- Nick Hornby - An Education
- Jacques Audiard - A Prophet
- Joel Coen & Ethan Coen - A Serious Man
- Michael Haneke - The White Ribbon
Breakthrough British Filmmaker
edit- Daniel Barber - Harry Brown
- Armando Iannucci - In the Loop
- Peter Strickland - Katalin Varga
- Sam Taylor Wood - Nowhere Boy
Actor of the Year
editChristoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
- Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
- George Clooney - Up in the Air
- Tahar Rahim - A Prophet
- Michael Stuhlbarg - A Serious Man
Actress of the Year
edit- Abbie Cornish - Bright Star
- Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
- Carey Mulligan - An Education
- Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
British Actor of the Year
edit- Peter Capaldi - In the Loop
- Tom Hardy - Bronson
- Christian McKay - Me and Orson Welles
- Andy Serkis - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
British Actress of the Year
edit- Emily Blunt - The Young Victoria
- Katie Jarvis - Fish Tank
- Helen Mirren - The Last Station
- Kristin Scott Thomas - Nowhere Boy
British Supporting Actor of the Year
editMichael Fassbender - Fish Tank
- John Hurt - 44 Inch Chest
- Jason Isaacs - Good
- Alfred Molina - An Education
- Timothy Spall - The Damned United
British Supporting Actress of the Year
edit- Emily Blunt - Sunshine Cleaning
- Rosamund Pike - An Education
- Kierston Wareing - Fish Tank
- Olivia Williams - An Education
Young British Performer of the Year
edit- Aaron Johnson - Nowhere Boy and Dummy
- Bill Milner - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll and Is Anybody There?
- George MacKay - The Boys Are Back
- Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones
30th Year Anniversary Award (Best of the winners since 1980)
edit- Apocalypse Now
- Schindler's List
- The Lives of Others
- Unforgiven
- Brokeback Mountain
- Cinema Paradiso
- L.A. Confidential
- Fargo
- Distant Voices, Still Lives
- The King of Comedy
Dilys Powell Award
editReferences
edit- ^ "Quentin Tarantino honoured by London Film Critics' Circle". The Telegraph. London. 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Fish Tank takes four at London critics' awards". ScreenDaily.com.
- ^ Brown, Mark (18 February 2010). "London critics pick A Prophet and Fish Tank". The Guardian.