London Film Critics Circle Awards 2019

Last updated

40th London Film Critics' Circle Awards

30 January 2020


Film of the Year:
Parasite



British/Irish Film of the Year:
The Souvenir

The 40th London Film Critics' Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2019, were announced by the London Film Critics' Circle on 30 January 2020 at The May Fair Hotel, in Mayfair, London. [1] The nominations were announced on 17 December 2019. [2] The event was hosted by actor and writer Sally Phillips.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Film of the Year Director of the Year
Actor of the Year Actress of the Year
Supporting Actor of the Year Supporting Actress of the Year
Screenwriter of the Year Foreign Language Film of the Year
Documentary of the Year British/Irish Film of the Year
British/Irish Actor of the YearBritish/Irish Actress of the Year
Young British/Irish Performer of the YearBreakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year
British/Irish Short Film of the Year Technical Achievement Award
  • The Devil's Harmony
    • Appreciation
    • Beyond the North Winds: A Post-Nuclear Reverie
    • Kingdom, Come
    • Pompeii

Special awards

The Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film

The 40th Anniversary Award

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References

  1. Cline, Rich (30 January 2020). "London Critics name Parasite film of 2019". London Film Critics' Circle . Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. Cline, Rich (17 December 2019). "The Souvenir Lead Nominees for Critics' Circle Film Awards". London Film Critics' Circle . Retrieved 30 December 2021.