44th London Film Critics' Circle Awards 4 February 2024

Film of the Year: The Zone of Interest

British/Irish Film of the Year: All of Us Strangers

The 44th London Film Critics' Circle Awards honoured the best in film of 2023, as chosen by the London Film Critics' Circle. All films are automatically eligible if they were released in UK cinemas or premiere via streaming service between mid-February 2023 and mid-February 2024. The ceremony was held on 4 February 2024 at The May Fair Hotel in London. The nominations were announced on 20 December 2023 by actors Jing Lusi and Ényì Okoronkwo. All of Us Strangers received the most nominations with nine, followed by Oppenheimer with seven.

Actor Jeffrey Wright was presented with the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, named after the British film critic and travel writer Dilys Powell. Additionally, Colman Domingo received the inaugural Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation; the award is named in memory of British critic and film historian Derek Malcolm, who died on 15 July 2023 at age 91.

English film critic Mark Kermode, also a member of the Critics' Circle, hosted the ceremony.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Film of the Year Director of the Year The Zone of Interest All of Us Strangers Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon May December Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest Greta Gerwig – Barbie Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon Actor of the Year Actress of the Year Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers as Adam Bradley Cooper – Maestro as Leonard Bernstein Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers as Paul Hunham Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison Emma Stone – Poor Things as Bella Baxter Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall as Sandra Voyter Greta Lee – Past Lives as Nora Moon Carey Mulligan – Maestro as Felicia Montealegre Supporting Actor of the Year Supporting Actress of the Year Charles Melton – May December as Joe Yoo Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss Ryan Gosling – Barbie as Ken Paul Mescal – All of Us Strangers as Harry Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things as Duncan Wedderburn Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb Claire Foy – All of Us Strangers as Mum Sandra Hüller – The Zone of Interest as Hedwig Höss Julianne Moore – May December as Gracie Rosamund Pike – Saltburn as Lady Elspeth Catton Screenwriter of the Year Foreign Language Film of the Year Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall Andrew Haigh – All of Us Strangers Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – Barbie Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Celine Song – Past Lives Past Lives Anatomy of a Fall The Boy and the Heron Fallen Leaves The Zone of Interest Documentary of the Year The Attenborough Award: British/Irish Film of the Year 20 Days in Mariupol Beyond Utopia The Eternal Memory Scala!!! Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie All of Us Strangers How to Have Sex Poor Things Rye Lane The Zone of Interest Breakthrough Performer of the Year British/Irish Performer of the Year (for body of work) Mia McKenna-Bruce – How to Have Sex as Tara Greta Lee – Past Lives as Nora Moon Vivian Oparah – Rye Lane as Yas Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers as Angus Tully Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla as Priscilla Presley Paul Mescal – All of Us Strangers, God's Creatures, Foe, and Carmen Carey Mulligan – Maestro and Saltburn Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers Tilda Swinton – The Eternal Daughter, The Killer, and Asteroid City Young British/Irish Performer of the Year The Philip French Award: Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year Lola Campbell – Scrapper as Georgie Jaeden Boadilla – Raging Grace as Grace Le'Shantey Bonsu – Girl as Ama Samuel Bottomley – How to Have Sex as Paddy Temilola Olatunbosun – Pretty Red Dress as Kenisha Molly Manning Walker – How to Have Sex Raine Allen-Miller – Rye Lane Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping – Femme Nida Manzoor – Polite Society Charlotte Regan – Scrapper Animated Film of the Year British/Irish Short Film of the Year The Boy and the Heron Robot Dreams Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Suzume Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem The Veiled City – Natalie Cubides-Brady For People in Trouble – Alex Lawther Muna – Warda Mohamed Outlets – Duncan Cowles Predators – Jack King Technical Achievement Award Mica Levi and Johnnie Burn – The Zone of Interest (music & sound) Kharmel Cochrane – Saltburn (casting) Kahleen Crawford – All of Us Strangers (casting) Sarah Greenwood – Barbie (production design) Andrew Jackson – Oppenheimer (visual effects) Kôji Kasamatsu – The First Slam Dunk (sound design) Shabier Kirchner – Past Lives (cinematography) Thelma Schoonmaker – Killers of the Flower Moon (film editing) Eugene Souleiman – Medusa Deluxe (makeup & hair) Mathilde Van de Moortel – Full Time (film editing) Holly Waddington – Poor Things (costumes)

References

External links Official site