London Film Critics Circle Awards 2020

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41st London Film Critics' Circle Awards

7 February 2021


Film of the Year:
Nomadland



British/Irish Film of the Year:
Saint Maud

The 41st London Film Critics' Circle Awards honoured the best in film of 2020, as chosen by the London Film Critics' Circle. The event was held virtually on the Critics' Circle's YouTube channel for the first time on 7 February 2021, with awards presented by member critics who serve on the event's organising committee and acceptance videos from almost all of the winners. An in-person celebration with nominees and winners occurred later in the year along with long-time sponsors The May Fair Hotel and Audi. [1] The nominations were announced on 12 January 2021. [2]

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Winners and nominees

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Steve McQueen, Director of the Year winner
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Chadwick Boseman, Actor of the Year winner
Frances McDormand, Actress of the Year winner Frances McDormand 2015 (cropped).jpg
Frances McDormand, Actress of the Year winner
Shaun Parkes, Supporting Actor of the Year winner Shaun-Parkes-20081003 09378.jpg
Shaun Parkes, Supporting Actor of the Year winner
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Maria Bakalova, Supporting Actress of the Year winner
Chloe Zhao, Screenwriter of the Year winner Chloe Zhao by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Chloé Zhao, Screenwriter of the Year winner

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 The Attenborough Award for British/Irish Film of the Year
British/Irish Actor of the Year British/Irish Actress of the Year
Young British/Irish Performer of the YearThe Philip French Award for Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year
British/Irish Short Film of the Year Technical Achievement Award

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References

  1. Cline, Rich (7 February 2021). "London Critics Name Nomadland Their Best Film of 2020". London Film Critics' Circle . Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. Cline, Rich (12 January 2021). "Female Filmmakers Lead Nominees for the Critics' Circle Film Awards". London Film Critics' Circle . Retrieved 13 January 2021.