The London Critics Circlehas announced nominees for its annual film awards, with Pride & Prejudice leading the way with eight nominations. The Constant Gardener was close behindwith seven nominations. UIP was the UK distributor with the most nominations at 20 ahead ofPathe's 14.

The winners will beannounced on Feb 9 at London'sDorchester Hotel. This marks the 26th awards ceremony for the London Critics,who hold the event to benefit children's charity NSPCC.

Nominees (and their UK distributors) are:

Film of the Year

Crash (Pathe)

A History Of Violence (Entertainment)

Brokeback Mountain (Entertainment)

King Kong(UIP)

The Constant Gardener (UIP)

The Attenborough Award forBritish Film of the Year

Pride & Prejudice (UIP)

Wallace & Gromit: TheCurse Of The Were-Rabbit (UIP)

The Constant Gardener (UIP)

The Descent(Pathe)

Mrs Henderson Presents (Pathe)

Director

Fernando Meirelles(The Constant Gardener, UIP)

Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Entertainment)

Paul Haggis (Crash, Pathe)

Peter Jackson (King Kong, UIP)

David Cronenberg(A History Of Violence, Entertainment)

British Director of the Year

Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice, UIP)

Terry George (Hotel Rwanda, Entertainment)

Neil Marshall (The Descent, Pathe)

Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, Warner Bros)

Stephen Frears(Mrs Henderson Presents, Pathe)

Actor of the Year

Bruno Ganz(Downfall, Momentum Pictures)

Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain, Entertainment)

Don Cheadle(Hotel Rwanda, Entertainment and Crash, Pathe)

Viggo Mortensen (AHistory of Violence, Entertainment)

Johnny Depp(Charlie and theChocolate Factory, Warner Bros)

British Actor of the Year

Ralph Fiennes (The Constant Gardener, UIP)

Christian Bale (The Machinist, Tartan Films)

Liam Neeson(Kinsey, 20th Century Fox)

Chiwetel Ejiofor (Kinky Boots, Buena Vista)

Tom Wilkinson (Separate Lies, 20th Century Fox)

Actress of the year

Juliette Binoche (Hidden, Artificial Eye)

Naomi Watts (King Kong, UIP)

Catalina SandinoMoreno (Maria Full OfGrace, Icon)

Laura Linney(Kinsey, 20th Century Fox)

Maria Bello(A History Of Violence, Entertainment)

British Actress of the Year

Rachel Weisz(The Constant Gardener, UIP)

Judi Dench(Mrs Henderson Presents, Pathe)

Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice, UIP)

Emily Watson (Separate Lies, 20th Century Fox)

Kristin Scott Thomas (Keeping Mum, Entertainment)

British Actor in SupportingRole

Brendan Gleeson (Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, WarnerBros)

James McAvoy(The Chronicles Of Narnia:The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Buena Vista)

Paddy Considine(Cinderella Man, Buena Vista)

Tom Hollander (Pride & Prejudice, UIP)

Cillian Murphy (BatmanBegins, Warner Bros)

British Actress inSupporting Role

Thandie Newton (Crash,Pathe)

Sophie Okonedo(Hotel Rwanda, Entertainment)

Tilda Swinton (The Chronicles Of Narnia:The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Buena Vista)

Rosamund Pike (Pride &Prejudice, UIP)

Brenda Blethyn(Pride & Prejudice, UIP)

British Producer

Peter Lord (Wallace & Gromit:The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, UIP)

Simon Channing-Williams(The Constant Gardener, UIP)

Andrew Eaton and Michael Winterbottom (A CockAnd Bull Story, Redbus)

Christian Colson (The Descent, Patheand Separate Lies, 20th Century Fox)

Mark Bootheand Ruth Caleb (Bullet Boy, VervePictures)

Screenwriter

Larry McMurtyand Diana Ossana (Brokeback Mountain, Entertainment)

Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (Crash, Pathe)

Jeffrey Caine(The Constant Gardener, UIP)

Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Warner Bros)

Bernd Eichinger(Downfall, Momentum Pictures)

British Newcomer

Joe Wright (director, Pride & Prejudice, UIP)

Kelly Reilly (actress, Mrs Henderson Presents, Pathe)

Annie Griffin(writer-director, Festival, Pathe)

Julian Fellows (director, Separate Lies, 20th Century Fox)

Matthew MacFadyen(Pride & Prejudice, UIP)

Foreign Film

Downfall(Momentum Pictures)

Hidden(Artificial Eye)

The Sea Inside (Entertainment)

The Beat My Heart Skipped (Artificial Eye)

The Chorus(Pathe)