Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another leads the nominations for the 46th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards with nine nominations.
The revolutionary thriller is nominated in categories including film of the year, director and screenwriter, as well as in four acting categories: Leonardo DiCaprio for actor, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro for supporting actor, Teyana Taylor for supporting actress, and Chase Infiniti for breakthrough performer.
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Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet is close behind with eight nominations, including film of the year, British/Irish film of the year, and director and screenwriter nominations for Zhao – the latter shared with Maggie O’Farrell. Jessie Buckley is also nominated for actress for her role as Agnes Shakespeare.
Vampire horror Sinners took seven nominations, including film of the year and director and screenwriter nominations for Ryan Coogler, while Josh Safdie’s sports drama Marty Supreme received six, including actor of the year for Timothee Chalamet.
First-time feature director Eva Victor received an impressive four nominations herself for Sorry, Baby, as part of five nods for the film, while three Cannes 2025 titles each received four nominations: Oliver Laxe’s Sirat, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value and Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind.
Other UK-Irish titles on the lists include Harry Lighton’s Pillion with three nods; James Griffiths’s The Ballad Of Wallis Island; Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia; and Kirk Jones’s I Swear.
“At a time when AI and homogeny seems to be the shorthand answer to everything, it’s encouraging to see the films that our members voted for are teeming with human life, creativity and unique perspectives,” said Jane Crowther, London Critics’ Circle film section chair. “Boasting bold, vital stories, real experiences and artistry, these movies and their creative teams are evidence that not everything can be made by an algorithm.”
The winners in all categories will be announced at The May Fair in London on February 1, 2026, during a ceremony hosted by UK critic Mark Kermode.
London Critics’ Circle Film Awards nominations
Film of the year
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
The Mastermind
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sirat
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams
Weapons
Foreign-language film of the year
It Was Just An Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirat
Documentary of the year
Cover-Up
One To One: John & Yoko
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Riefenstahl
Animated feature of the year
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie Or The Character Of Rain
Zootopia 2
British/Irish film of the year
The Ballad Of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Hamnet
I Swear
Pillion
Director of the year
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Oliver Laxe - Sirat
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Chloe Zhao - Hamnet
Screenwriter of the year
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein - Marty Supreme
Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby
Chloe Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell - Hamnet
Actor of the year
Timothee Chalamet - Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
Josh O’Connor - The Mastermind
Actress of the year
Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Jennifer Lawrence - Die My Love
Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby
Supporting actor of the year
Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo - Sinners
Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Alexander Skarsgard - Pillion
Supporting actress of the year
Odessa A’zion - Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan - Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
Breakthrough performer of the year
Robert Aramayo - I Swear / Palestine 36
Miles Caton - Sinners
Frank Dillane - Urchin / Harvest
Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another
Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby
Breakthrough British/Irish filmmaker of the year
Tom Basden & Tim Key - The Ballad Of Wallis Island
Laura Carreira - On Falling
Akinola Davies Jr. - My Father’s Shadow
Harris Dickinson - Urchin
Harry Lighton - Pillion
British/Irish performer of the year
Naomi Ackie - Sorry, Baby / Mickey 17 / The Thursday Murder Club
Robert Aramayo - I Swear / Palestine 36
Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
David Jonsson - Wasteman / The Long Walk
Josh O’Connor - The Mastermind / The History Of Sound / Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Young British/Irish performer of the year
Scott Ellis Watson - I Swear
Ebada Hassan - Brides
Jacobi Jupe - Hamnet
Noah Jupe - Hamnet / The Carpenter’s Son
Alfie Williams - 28 Years Later
Technical achievement award
Die My Love - editing, Toni Froschhamer
The Ice Tower - production design, Julia Irribarria
Marty Supreme - casting, Jennifer Venditti
The Mastermind - music, Rob Mazurek
One Battle After Another - editing, Andy Jurgensen
Sinners - music, Ludwig Göransson
Sirat - sound design, Laia Casanovas
Sound Of Falling - costume design, Sabrina Krämer
Train Dreams - cinematography, Adolpho Veloso
Weapons - makeup and hairstyling, Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat and Jason Collins
British/Irish short film of the year
Two Black Boys In Paradise - directed by Baz Sells
Leaving Ikordoru In 1999 - directed by Rashida Seriki
I Saw The Face Of God In The Jet Wash - directed by Mark Jenkin
Neil Armstrong And The Langholmites - directed by Duncan Cowles
Milk - directed by Naomi Waring
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