London Film Critics Circle Awards 2017

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38th London Film Critics' Circle Awards

28 January 2018


Film of the Year:
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

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British/Irish Film of the Year:
Dunkirk

The 38th London Film Critics' Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2017, were announced by the London Film Critics' Circle on 28 January 2018 at The May Fair Hotel, in Mayfair, London. [1] The nominations were announced on 19 December 2017. [2] Actor-filmmakers Alice Lowe and Steve Oram returned to host the ceremony for the third consecutive year. [3]

Winners and nominees

Film of the Year

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Foreign Language Film of the Year

Elle

British/Irish Film of the Year

Dunkirk

Documentary of the Year

I Am Not Your Negro

Actor of the Year

Timothée Chalamet Call Me by Your Name

Actress of the Year

Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Supporting Actor of the Year

Hugh Grant Paddington 2

Supporting Actress of the Year

Lesley Manville Phantom Thread

British/Irish Actor of the Year

Daniel Kaluuya Get Out

British/Irish Actress of the Year

Sally Hawkins The Shape of Water / Maudie / Paddington 2

Young British/Irish Performer of the Year

Harris Dickinson Beach Rats

Director of the Year

Sean Baker The Florida Project

Screenwriter of the Year

Martin McDonagh Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker

Francis Lee God's Own Country

British/Irish Short Film

We Love MosesDionne Edwards

Technical Achievement

Blade Runner 2049 Dennis Gassner, production design

Dilys Powell Award

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References

  1. Cline, Rich (28 January 2018). "Three Billboards Named Film of the Year by London Critics". London Film Critics' Circle . Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. Cline, Rich (19 December 2017). "Three Billboards leads nominees for Critics' Circle Film Awards". London Film Critics' Circle . Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. Cline, Rich (7 November 2017). "London Film Critics Present 38th Awards on 28th January". London Film Critics' Circle . Retrieved 7 November 2017.