London Film Critics Circle Awards 2025

46th London Film Critics' Circle Awards

1 February 2026

Film of the Year:
TBA

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British/Irish Film of the Year:
TBA

The 46th London Film Critics' Circle Awards will honour the best in film of 2025, as chosen by the London Film Critics' Circle. ^[1] Films are eligible if they are released in UK cinemas or on premiere streaming services between mid-February 2024 and mid-February 2025. The ceremony will be held on 1 February 2026 at The May Fair Hotel in London. ^[1]

The nominations were announced on 15 December 2025. ^[1] Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller film One Battle After Another led the nominations with nine, followed by Hamnet with eight and Sinners with seven. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

English film critic Mark Kermode, also a member of the Critics' Circle, is set to reprise his role as host. ^[1]

Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Film of the Year	Director of the Year
Hamnet Marty Supreme The Mastermind One Battle After Another Sentimental Value Sinners Sirāt Sorry, Baby Train Dreams Weapons	Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler – Sinners Oliver Laxe – Sirāt Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Actor of the Year	Actress of the Year
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme as Marty Mauser Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another as Bob Ferguson Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon as Lorenz Hart Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent as Armando / Marcelo Alves / Fernando Josh O'Connor – The Mastermind as James Blaine "J.B." Mooney	Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes Shakespeare Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I'd Kick You as Linda Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love as Grace Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value as Nora Borg Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby as Agnes
Supporting Actor of the Year	Supporting Actress of the Year
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another as Sergio St. Carlos Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein as The Creature Delroy Lindo – Sinners as Delta Slim Sean Penn – One Battle After Another as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw Alexander Skarsgård – Pillion as Ray	Odessa A'zion – Marty Supreme as Rachel Mizler Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value as Agnes Borg Pettersen Amy Madigan – Weapons as Gladys Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners as Annie Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly Hills
Screenwriter of the Year	Foreign Language Film of the Year
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler – Sinners Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein – Marty Supreme Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell – Hamnet	It Was Just an Accident • Iran No Other Choice • South Korea The Secret Agent • Brazil Sentimental Value • Norway Sirāt • Spain
Documentary of the Year	The Attenborough Award: British/Irish Film of the Year
Cover-Up One to One: John & Yoko Orwell: 2+2=5 The Perfect Neighbor Riefenstahl	The Ballad of Wallis Island Bugonia Hamnet I Swear Pillion
Breakthrough Performer of the Year	British/Irish Performer of the Year (for body of work)
Robert Aramayo – I Swear / Palestine 36 as John Davidson / Captain Wingate Miles Caton – Sinners as Samuel "Sammie" Moore Frank Dillane – Urchin / Harvest as Mike / Master Jordan Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another as Willa Ferguson Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby as Agnes	Naomi Ackie – Sorry, Baby / Mickey 17 / The Thursday Murder Club as Lydie / Nasha Adjaya / Donna De Freitas Robert Aramayo – I Swear / Palestine 36 as John Davidson / Captain Wingate Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes Shakespeare David Jonsson – Wasteman / The Long Walk as Taylor / Peter McVries Josh O'Connor – The Mastermind / The History of Sound / Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as James Blaine "J.B." Mooney / David White / Rev. Jud Duplenticy
Young British/Irish Performer of the Year	The Philip French Award: Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year
Scott Ellis Watson – I Swear as young John Davidson Ebada Hassan – Brides as Doe Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet as Hamnet Shakespeare Noah Jupe – Hamnet / The Carpenter's Son as Hamlet / The Boy Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later as Spike	Tom Basden and Tim Key – The Ballad of Wallis Island Laura Carreira – On Falling Akinola Davies Jr. – My Father's Shadow Harris Dickinson – Urchin Harry Lighton – Pillion
Animated Film of the Year	British/Irish Short Film of the Year
Arco Elio KPop Demon Hunters Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Zootropolis 2	I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash – Mark Jenkin Leaving Ikorodu in 1999 – Rashida Seriki Milk – Naomi Waring Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites – Duncan Cowles Two Black Boys in Paradise – Baz Sells
Technical Achievement Award
Laia Casanovas – Sirāt (sound design) Toni Froschhammer – Die My Love (editing) Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (music) Julia Irribarria – The Ice Tower (production design) Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (editing) Sabrina Krämer – Sound of Falling (costume design) Rob Mazurek – The Mastermind (music) Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, and Jason Collins – Weapons (makeup and hairstyling) Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (cinematography) Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme (casting)

References

1. Marric, Linda (15 December 2025). "'One Battle After Another', 'Hamnet', and 'Sinners' Lead Nominations for 46th Annual London Critics' Circle Film Awards". London Film Critics' Circle . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
2. Ntim, Zac (15 December 2025). "'One Battle After Another' Leads London Critics' Circle Film Awards Nominations – Full List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
3. Ritman, Alex (15 December 2025). "'One Battle After Another', 'Hamnet', and 'Sinners' Lead London Critics' Circle Film Awards Nominations". Variety . Retrieved 15 December 2025.

External links

• Official site