Critics’ Circle Awards Nominations 2016
The UK’s leading film critics today announced the nominations for their 36th annual awards ceremony, with Todd Haynes’ romantic drama Carol leading the way with seven nominations including Film of the Year and both Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara contending for Actress of the Year. The gala ceremony will be held on Sunday 17th January at The May Fair Hotel.
Close behind in the race for the awards, which are voted on by 140 members of The Critics’ Circle Film Section, is Andrew Haigh’s marital study 45 Years, with six nominations. Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant and Steve Jobs follow with five citations each.
The nominations were announced at The May Fair today by rising star Florence Pugh, who was surprised that she was nominated herself as Young British Performer for her work in Carol Morley’s drama The Falling. The 17th January ceremony will again be hosted by actor-filmmakers Steve Oram and Alice Lowe. Kenneth Branagh will receive the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film.
“Our critics nominated more than 200 titles for Film of the Year alone, representing the range of wide opinions and the sheer number of movies critics watch each year,” says Rich Cline, chair of the Critics’ Circle Film Awards. “There was love for everything from Tangerine and Tangerines to Love, Joy and The Hateful Eight. Getting to that final list of nominees certainly wasn’t easy this year.”
Unusually, two films received three nominations each: Asif Kapadia’s Amy is nominated for Film, Documentary and British Film, while Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look of Silence is up for Film, Documentary and Foreign-Language Film. And Tom Hardy received three nods: as lead actor in Legend, supporting actor in The Revenant and as British actor for his body of work in 2015. Other actors with multiple nominations are Michael Fassbender, Charlotte Rampling, Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan.
Joining Carol, 45 Years, Amy and The Look of Silence among the 10 movies shortlisted for Film of the Year are the Disney/Pixar animation Inside Out, George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road, Alejandro G Iñárritu’s The Revenant, Ridley Scott’s The Martian, Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight and Lenny Abrahamson’s Room.
Last year’s ceremony saw Richard Linklater winning both Film and Director for Boyhood, with three awards going to Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin. The red carpet event is sponsored by The May Fair Hotel, Suqqu, Audi, Voss, Viru and Cameo Productions.
The full list of nominees for the 36th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards:
FILM OF THE YEAR
45 Years
Amy
Carol
Inside Out
The Look of Silence
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
45 Years
Amy
Brooklyn
The Lobster
London Road
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Eden
Hard to Be a God
The Look of Silence
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
The Tribe
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Amy
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
The Look of Silence
Palio
A Syrian Love Story
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Tom Courtenay – 45 Years
Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Tom Hardy – Legend
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Rooney Mara – Carol
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Benicio Del Toro – Sicario
Tom Hardy – The Revenant
Oscar Isaac – Ex Machina
Michael Keaton – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Olivia Colman – The Lobster
Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria
Tilda Swinton – Trainwreck
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Andrew Haigh – 45 Years
Todd Haynes – Carol
Alejandro G Iñárritu – The Revenant
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott – The Martian
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Emma Donoghue – Room
Nick Hornby – Brooklyn
Phyllis Nagy – Carol
Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Aaron Sorkin – Steve Jobs
BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Michael Caine – Kingsman: The Secret Service, Youth
Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation, Second Coming
Colin Farrell – The Lobster, Miss Julie
Michael Fassbender – Macbeth Slow West, Steve Jobs,
Tom Hardy – Legend, London Roa, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenantd
BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Emily Blunt – Sicario
Carey Mulligan – Far From the Madding Crowd, Suffragette
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years, The Forbidden Room
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn, Lost River
Kate Winslet – The Dressmaker, A Little Chaos, Steve Jobs
YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER
Asa Butterfield – X + Y
Milo Parker – Mr Holmes, Robot Overlords
Florence Pugh – The Falling
Liam Walpole – The Goob
Maisie Williams – The Falling
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER
Tom Browne – Radiator
Mark Burton & Richard Starzak – Shaun the Sheep Movie
Emma Donoghue – Room
Alex Garland – Ex Machina
John Maclean – Slow West
BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM
Directed by Tweedie – dir Duncan Cowles
Leidi – dir Simon Mesa Soto
Over – dir Jorn Threlfall
Rate Me – dir Fyzal Boulifa
Stutterer – dir Benjamin Cleary
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Carter Burwell, music – Carol
Wade Eastwood, stunts – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Colin Gibson, production design – Mad Max: Fury Road
Elliott Graham, editing – Steve Jobs
Edward Lachman, cinematography – Carol
Tom Ozanich, sound design – Sicario
Sandy Powell, costumes – Cinderella
John Seale, cinematography – Mad Max: Fury Road
Alistair Sirkett and Markus Stemler, sound design – Macbeth
Andrew Whitehurst, visual effects – Ex Machina
Joy World Premiere Pictures
Check out a gallery of pictures form the New York World Premiere of Joy, the new David O Russell drama starring Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and JenniferLawrence.
JOY is the wild story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love, pave the road in this intense emotional and human comedy about becoming a true boss of family and enterprise facing a world of unforgiving commerce. Allies become adversaries and adversaries become allies, both inside and outside the family, as Joy’s inner life and fierce imagination carry her through the storm she faces. Jennifer Lawrence stars, with Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, and Virginia Madsen. Like David O. Russell’s previous films, Joy defies genre to tell a story of family, loyalty, and love.
Independence Day: Resurgence Official Trailer
The first official Trailer for Independence Day Resurgence arrives giving fans a first looks at Roland Emmerich’s long promised follow up to the blockbuster 1996 alien invasion apocalypse. Not only are the evil aliens back with predictably bigger ships, the original cast are also with inevitably older faces, albeit with the one notable exception of Will Smith. But don’t worry we’re sure Jeff Goldblum can save us on his own this time…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Trailer
Here is the first official trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of The Shadows, the inevitable sequel to the much criticised but obscenely lucrative Michael Bay produced 2014 reboot for the enduring popular 80s franchise.
The trailer makes it pretty obvious that Michael Bay’s CGI obsessed hands are still firmly in control. Sadly it seems generic alien spaceships are yet again invading New York, while countless cars and buildings casually explode. Megan Fox at least seems relieved to still have a career as a ‘sexy movable prop’.
The sequel does at least reintroduce some other popular elements from the franchise. Arrow star Stephen Amell is the hockey masked hero Casey Jones, villainous duo Bebop & Rocksteady join the CGI party and the Turtle Van still shoots manhole covers…
Golden Globe Awards 2016 Full Nomintions List
Period romance Carol leads the way that the 2016 Golden Globe nominations with five nods. The Revenant, The Big Short, Steve Jobs and Room all also received numerous nominations across a competitive field. Check out the full list of nominations below for all categories.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Matt Damon, The Martian
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Director – Motion Picture
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Max Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
Room
Spotlight
Steve Jobs
Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best Foreign Language Film
The Brand New Testament
The Club
The Fencer
Mustang
Son of Saul
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Carol
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Steve Jobs
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Love Me Like You Do, Ellie Goulding – Fifty Shades of Grey
One Kind of Love, Brian Wilson – Love & Mercy
See You Again, Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth – Fast & Furious 7
Simple Song #3, Sumi Jo – Youth
Writing’s On the Wall, Sam Smith – Spectre
Television categories
Best Television Series – Drama
Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr Robot
Narcos
Outlander
Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle
Orange is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
American Crime
American Horror Story: Hotel
Fargo
Flesh and Bone
Wolf Hall
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Rami Malek, Mr Robot
Wagner Maura, Narcos
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
Taraji P Henson, Empire
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Idris Elba, Luther
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson, Fargo
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Sarah Hay, Flesh and Bone
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Christian Slater, Mr Robot
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Regina King, American Crime
Judith Light, Transparent
Maura Tierney, The Affair
The Golden Globe awards will take place on 10 January 2016.