London Film Critics Circle Awards 2020

41st London Film Critics' Circle Awards

7 February 2021

Film of the Year:
Nomadland

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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][2][3] The nominations were announced on 12 January 2021; due to the then-rising COVID-19 pandemic, more films released directly to streaming services were made eligible, and the qualifying release dates were extended into March 2021, as long as films had been screened in 2020 to critics or at festivals.[4][5][6]

Winners and nominees

Steve McQueen, Director of the Year winner

Chadwick Boseman, Actor of the Year winner

Frances McDormand, Actress of the Year winner

Shaun Parkes, Supporting Actor of the Year winner

Maria Bakalova, Supporting Actress of the Year winner

Chloé Zhao, Screenwriter of the Year winner

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Film of the Year	Director of the Year
Nomadland About Endlessness Collective I'm Thinking of Ending Things Lovers Rock The Mauritanian Minari Promising Young Woman Rocks Saint Maud	Steve McQueen – Small Axe David Fincher – Mank Rose Glass – Saint Maud Kevin Macdonald – The Mauritanian Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Actor of the Year	Actress of the Year
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal Anthony Hopkins – The Father Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods Tahar Rahim – The Mauritanian	Frances McDormand – Nomadland Morfydd Clark – Saint Maud Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Supporting Actor of the Year	Supporting Actress of the Year
Shaun Parkes – Mangrove Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7 Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods Aldis Hodge – Clemency Ben Mendelsohn – Babyteeth	Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman Essie Davis – Babyteeth Jennifer Ehle – Saint Maud Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Screenwriter of the Year	Foreign Language Film of the Year
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland Jack Fincher – Mank Rose Glass – Saint Maud Charlie Kaufman – I'm Thinking of Ending Things Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7	Another Round About Endlessness Collective Les Misérables Minari
Documentary of the Year	The Attenborough Award for British/Irish Film of the Year
Collective Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Dick Johnson Is Dead Time The Truffle Hunters	Saint Maud The Father Lovers Rock Mangrove Rocks
British/Irish Actor of the Year	British/Irish Actress of the Year
Riz Ahmed – Mogul Mowgli and Sound of Metal Sacha Baron Cohen – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and The Trial of the Chicago 7 John Boyega – Red, White and Blue Anthony Hopkins – The Father Cosmo Jarvis – Calm with Horses and Nocturnal	Morfydd Clark – Eternal Beauty and Saint Maud Bukky Bakray – Rocks Jessie Buckley – I'm Thinking of Ending Things and Misbehaviour Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman and The World to Come Carey Mulligan – The Dig and Promising Young Woman
Young British/Irish Performer of the Year	The Philip French Award for Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year
Bukky Bakray – Rocks Kosar Ali – Rocks Millie Bobby Brown – Enola Holmes Conrad Khan – County Lines Molly Windsor – Make Up	Rose Glass – Saint Maud Henry Blake – County Lines Fyzal Boulifa – Lynn + Lucy Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman Remi Weekes – His House
British/Irish Short Film of the Year	Technical Achievement Award
The Long Goodbye Filipiñana Hungry Joe Lizard The Shift	Lucy Pardee – Rocks, casting Nicolas Becker – Sound of Metal, sound design Donald Graham Burt – Mank, production design Deborah La Mia Denaver and Adruitha Lee – Birds of Prey, makeup & hair Pete Docter – Soul, animation Stéphane Fontaine – Ammonite, cinematography Jennifer Lame – Tenet, film editing Mica Levi – Lovers Rock, music Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart – Wolfwalkers, animation Joshua James Richards – Nomadland, cinematography

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. Bakare, Lanre (7 February 2021). "'Nomadland' wins three London Critics' Circle Awards as Female Filmmakers Triumph". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
3. Ramachandran, Naman (7 February 2021). "'Nomadland', 'Saint Maud' Take Top Honors at London Critics' Circle Awards, Chadwick Boseman Wins Best Actor". Variety. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
4. Cline, Rich (12 January 2021). "Female Filmmakers Lead Nominees for the Critics' Circle Film Awards". London Film Critics' Circle. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
5. Shoard, Catherine (12 January 2021). "Success for Female Nominees at London Critics' Circle Film Awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
6. Ramachandran, Naman (12 January 2021). "'Saint Maud', 'Rocks', 'Nomadland' Top Women-Led London Critics' Circle Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

External links

• Official site