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35th London Film Critics Circle Awards
18 January 2015
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Film of the Year:
Boyhood ----
British Film of the Year:
Under the Skin
The 35th London Film Critics' Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for
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, were announced by the
London Film Critics' Circle The London Film Critics' Circle is the name by which the Film Section of The Critics' Circle is known internationally. The word London was added because it was thought the term Critics' Circle Film Awards did not convey the full context of the ...
on 18 January 2015.


Winners and nominees


Film of the Year

'' Boyhood'' *'' Birdman'' *'' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' *''
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'' *'' Leviathan'' *''
Mr. Turner ''Mr. Turner'' is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh, the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role, with Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Je ...
'' *'' Nightcrawler'' *'' The Theory of Everything'' *'' Under the Skin''


Foreign Language Film of the Year

'' Leviathan'' *''
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'' *'' Norte, the End of History'' *''
Two Days, One Night ''Two Days, One Night'' () is a 2014 Belgian-French-Italian drama film written and directed by the Dardenne brothers, starring Marion Cotillard and Fabrizio Rongione. It competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Can ...
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British Film of the Year

'' Under the Skin'' *'' The Imitation Game'' *''
Mr. Turner ''Mr. Turner'' is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh, the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role, with Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Je ...
'' *'' Pride'' *'' The Theory of Everything''


Documentary of the Year

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Citizenfour ''Citizenfour'' is a 2014 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras, concerning Edward Snowden and the NSA spying scandal. The film had its US premiere on October 10, 2014, at the New York Film Festival and its UK premiere on October 17, 2014, ...
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20,000 Days on Earth ''20,000 Days on Earth'' is a 2014 British musical documentary drama film co-written and directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. Nick Cave also co-wrote the script with Forsyth and Pollard. The film premiered in-competition in the ''World Ci ...
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Manakamana Manakamana Temple ( ne, मनकामना मन्दिर, IAST: ''Manakāmanā Mandira'', ) is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Bhagwati, an incarnation of Parvati and it is situated in the village of Manakamana in Gorkha District, ...
'' *'' Next Goal Wins'' *'' Night Will Fall''


Actor of the Year

Michael Keaton – ''Birdman'' * Benedict Cumberbatch – ''The Imitation Game'' * Jake Gyllenhaal – ''Nightcrawler'' * Eddie Redmayne – ''The Theory of Everything'' * Timothy Spall – ''Mr. Turner''


Actress of the Year

Julianne Moore – ''
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'' * Marion Cotillard – ''
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'' * Essie Davis – '' The Babadook'' * Scarlett Johansson – ''Under the Skin'' * Julianne Moore – ''
Maps to the Stars ''Maps to the Stars'' is a 2014 internationally co-produced satire (film and television), satirical drama film directed by David Cronenberg, and starring Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson, Olivia Williams, Sarah Gadon, ...
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Supporting Actor of the Year

J. K. Simmons – '' Whiplash'' * Riz Ahmed – ''Nightcrawler'' * Ethan Hawke – ''Boyhood'' * Edward Norton – ''Birdman'' * Mark Ruffalo – '' Foxcatcher''


Supporting Actress of the Year

Patricia Arquette – ''Boyhood'' * Marion Bailey – ''Mr. Turner'' *
Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. ''Time'' ...
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A Most Violent Year ''A Most Violent Year'' is a 2014 American crime drama film written and directed by J. C. Chandor. The film stars Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain with Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks, and Catalina Sandino Moreno. Isaac plays Abe ...
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Agata Kulesza Agata Kulesza-Figurska (; born 27 September 1971) is a Polish film, television and stage actress, and a member of the Polish Film Academy.
– ''Ida'' *
Emma Stone Emily Jean Stone (born November 6, 1988), known professionally as Emma Stone, is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2017, she ...
– ''Birdman''


British Actor of the Year

Timothy Spall – ''Mr. Turner'' *Benedict Cumberbatch – ''The Imitation Game'' * Tom Hardy – ''
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'' and '' The Drop'' *
Jack O'Connell Jack O'Connell may refer to: * Jack O'Connell (actor) (born 1990), English actor * Jack O'Connell (Australian politician) (1903–1972), member of the Victorian Legislative Council * Jack O'Connell (diplomat) (1921–2010), American diplomat and C ...
– '' Starred Up'', '' '71'' and '' Unbroken'' *Eddie Redmayne – ''The Theory of Everything''


British Actress of the Year

Rosamund Pike – '' Gone Girl'' and ''
What We Did on Our Holiday ''What We Did on Our Holiday'' is a 2014 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. The film, starring David Tennant, Rosamund Pike, and Billy Connolly, was inspired by, but not related to, the BBC show '' ...
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Emily Blunt Emily Olivia Leah Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards. ...
– '' Into the Woods'' and '' Edge of Tomorrow'' * Felicity Jones – ''The Theory of Everything'' * Keira Knightley – ''The Imitation Game'', '' Begin Again'' and '' Say When'' * Gugu Mbatha-Raw – ''Belle''


Young British Performer of the Year

Alex Lawther Alexander Jonathan Lawther (born 4 May 1995) is an English actor. He made his professional acting debut originating the role of John Blakemore in Sir David Hare's ''South Downs'' in the West End. He made his feature film debut playing a young ...
– ''The Imitation Game'' * Daniel Huttlestone – ''Into the Woods'' *Corey McKinley – '' '71 '' * Will Poulter – '' The Maze Runner'' and '' Plastic'' * Saoirse Ronan – ''The Grand Budapest Hotel''


Director of the Year

Richard Linklater Richard Stuart Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies '' ...
– ''Boyhood'' *Wes Anderson – ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' * Jonathan Glazer – ''Under the Skin'' * Alejandro G. Iñárritu – ''Birdman'' * Mike Leigh – ''Mr. Turner''


Screenwriter of the Year

Wes Anderson – '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' *
Damien Chazelle Damien Sayre Chazelle (; born January 19, 1985) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his films ''Whiplash'' (2014), ''La La Land'' (2016), and '' First Man'' (2018). For ''Whiplash'', he was nominated for the ...
– '' Whiplash'' * Dan Gilroy – '' Nightcrawler'' * Alejandro G. Iñárritu,
Nicolás Giacobone Nicolás Giacobone is an Argentine writer and screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2014 film '' Birdman'' at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015. He wrote a book of short stories ''Algún Cristo'' (2001), and ...
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Alexander Dinelaris Jr. Alexander Dinelaris Jr. is a screenwriter. He is one of four who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2014 film '' Birdman'' at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015. Dinelaris also wrote the book for the Broadway musical '' On You ...
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Armando Bo Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...
– '' Birdman'' *
Richard Linklater Richard Stuart Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies '' ...
– '' Boyhood''


Breakthrough British Filmmaker

Yann Demange – '' '71 '' * Hossein Amini – ''
The Two Faces of January ''The Two Faces of January'' (1964) is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. Its title alludes to the two faces of the Roman god Janus, after whom the month of January was named. Biographer Andrew Wilson, in his 2003 publication ' ...
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Elaine Constantine Elaine Constantine (born 1965 in Bury, Lancashire) is a BAFTA nominated writer/director and photographer, globally recognised for her colourful and upbeat fashion imagery of confident young women. Career Photography Constantine came to prominen ...
– '' Northern Soul'' *
Iain Forsyth Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard are British artists and filmmakers. Life and work Forsyth and Pollard met and began working collaboratively while studying Fine Art and Art Theory at Goldsmiths College, graduating together in 1995. They initially ...
and Jane Pollard – ''20,000 Days on Earth'' *
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Testament of Youth ''Testament of Youth'' is the first instalment, covering 1900–1925, in the memoir of Vera Brittain (1893–1970). It was published in 1933. Brittain's memoir continues with ''Testament of Experience'', published in 1957, and encompassing th ...
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Technical Achievement

''Under the Skin'' – Mica Levi, score *'' '71 '' – Chris Wyatt, editing *''Birdman'' – Emmanuel Lubezki, cinematography *'' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' –
Joe Letteri Joseph Bruce Letteri (born 1957) is a senior American visual effects artist, winner of four Academy Awards, four BAFTA awards and four VES awards. He is the current director of the Academy Award-winning Weta Digital, having joined the company ...
, visual effects *''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' –
Adam Stockhausen Adam Stockhausen is an American production designer known for his collaborations with Wes Anderson, Steven Spielberg, and Steve McQueen. He's received four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Production Design winning for ''The Grand Budap ...
, production design *'' Inherent Vice'' – Mark Bridges, costumes *''Leviathan'' –
Mikhail Krichman Mikhail Krichman (Михаил Владимирович Кричман; born 1967) is a Russian cinematographer who received a Golden Osella award at the 67th Venice Film Festival for ''Silent Souls'' and 3 time award winner at Camerimage. Krichm ...
, cinematography *''A Most Violent Year'' – Kasia Walicka-Maimone, costumes *''Mr. Turner'' – Dick Pope, cinematography *''Whiplash'' – Tom Cross, editing


Dilys Powell Award

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Miranda Richardson Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an English actress. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in '' Dance with a Stranger'' (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for ''Damage'' (1992) and ''Tom & Viv'' (1994). ...


References

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