45th London Film Critics' Circle Awards
2 February 2025
Film of the Year:
TBA
British/Irish Film of the Year:
TBA
The 45th London Film Critics' Circle Awards will honour the best in film of 2024, as chosen by the London Film Critics' Circle. [1] All films are automatically eligible if they are released in UK cinemas or premiere via streaming service between mid-February 2024 and mid-February 2025. [1] The ceremony will be held on 2 February 2025 at The May Fair Hotel in London. [1] The nominations were announced on 19 December 2024. [1] Anora and The Brutalist received the most nominations with seven each, followed by Conclave and The Substance with six apiece. [1] [2] [3]
Actor Daniel Craig will be presented with the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, named after the British film critic and travel writer Dilys Powell. [4] Additionally, Zoe Saldaña will be honoured with the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation, becoming the second recipient of the annual award, named in memory of the late English film critic Derek Malcolm. [5]
English film critic Mark Kermode, also a member of the Critics' Circle, will reprise his role as host. [1]
Winners will be listed first and highlighted with boldface.
Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste is an English actress. She is known for her role in Mike Leigh's drama film Secrets & Lies (1996), for which she received acclaim and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award in the same category.
Maisy Stella is a Canadian singer and actress. She is known for her role as country music singer Daphne Conrad on the musical television series Nashville (2012–2018). In 2017, she released her debut solo song, "Riding Free", for the soundtrack of the animated series Spirit Riding Free. Returning to acting, Stella starred as the lead character in Megan Park's coming-of-age comedy My Old Ass (2024). For her performance in the latter, she received nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, Gotham Award and Independent Spirit Award.
Danielle Deadwyler is an American actress. She began her career as a theatre actress in Atlanta, Georgia. She then transitioned to film and television roles and made her screen debut in the 2012 drama film A Cross to Bear. Deadwyler appeared in the primetime soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots (2015–2017), the drama series P-Valley (2020), and the miniseries Station Eleven (2021–2022) and From Scratch (2022).
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. The nominations were announced on 17 December 2019. The event was hosted by actor and writer Sally Phillips.
The 39th London Film Critics' Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2018, were announced by the London Film Critics' Circle on 20 January 2019 at The May Fair Hotel, in Mayfair, London. The nominations were announced on 18 December 2018. The event was hosted by British comedian Judi Love.
Yuri Alexandrovich "Yura" Borisov is a Russian actor. He made his acting film debut in the crime drama Elena (2011). He portrayed Mikhail Kalashnikov in AK-47 (2020). He has also starred in films such as The Bull (2019), The Silver Skates (2020), Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021), and Compartment No. 6 (2021). For his performance in Anora (2024), he received nominations for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, SAG Awards, BAFTAs and Academy Awards.
The 43rd London Film Critics' Circle Awards honoured the best in film of 2022, as chosen by the London Film Critics' Circle. All films released in a UK cinema or to premiere via streaming service between February 2022 and February 2023 were all eligible to be nominated. The ceremony was held on 5 February 2023 at The May Fair Hotel in London. The nominations were announced on 21 December 2022 by actors Ellie Bamber and Fionn O'Shea, while British comedian and actor Anna Leong Brophy hosted the ceremony. The Banshees of Inisherin received the most nominations with nine, followed by Aftersun with eight.
Emilia Pérez is a 2024 musical crime comedy film written and directed by Jacques Audiard. Based on Audiard's opera libretto of the same name, which itself was based on the 2018 novel Écoute by Boris Razon, the film follows a Mexican cartel leader who enlists a lawyer to help her disappear so that she may transition into a woman. Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir and Édgar Ramírez also appear in starring roles. The film is an international co-production between France, Mexico and Belgium.
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 are 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.
The 18th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were announced on January 14, 2025, at the Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH) in Texas. The nominations were announced on January 7, 2025, with The Brutalist leading the nominations with nine, followed by Conclave with eight, and Anora, Dune: Part Two and Wicked all receiving six each.
The 28th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2024, were announced on January 27, 2025.
The 25th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards will be presented on February 19, 2025, to honour the films selected by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle as the best of 2024.