34th London Film Critics Circle Awards
2 February 2014
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Film of the Year:
12 Years a Slave
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British Film of the Year:
The Selfish Giant
The 34th London Film Critics' Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for
2013
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, were announced by the
London Film Critics' Circle
The London Film Critics' Circle is the name by which the Film Section of The Critics' Circle is known internationally.
The word London was added because it was thought the term Critics' Circle Film Awards did not convey the full context of the ...
on 2 February 2014.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
Film of the Year
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12 Years a Slave
''Twelve Years a Slave'' is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details himself being tricked to go to Washington, D.C. ...
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Blue Is the Warmest Colour''
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Blue Jasmine
''Blue Jasmine'' is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film tells the story of a rich Manhattan socialite (Cate Blanchett) who falls on hard times and has to move into her working-class sister's (Sally Ha ...
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Frances Ha
''Frances Ha'' is a 2012 American black and white comedy-drama film, directed by Noah Baumbach and written by Baumbach and Greta Gerwig. Gerwig also plays the title role, a struggling 27-year-old dancer. The film premiered at the Telluride Film ...
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Gravity
In physics, gravity () is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things with mass or energy. Gravity is, by far, the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, approximately 1038 times weaker than the stro ...
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The Great Beauty
''The Great Beauty'' ( it, La grande bellezza ) is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in co ...
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*''
Her
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Her, HER or H.E.R. may also refer to:
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* H.E.R. (born 1997), American singer
**H.E.R. (album), ''H.E.R.'' ...
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Inside Llewyn Davis''
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Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...
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The Wolf of Wall Street''
British Film of the Year
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The Selfish Giant''
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A Field in England
''A Field in England'' is a 2013 British historical psychological horror film directed by Ben Wheatley. The film, shot in black-and-white, is set during the mid-17th-century English Civil War. The film was released on 2013 on multiple platforms ...
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*''
Filth
Filth or The Filth may refer to:
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* Police officer, a pejorative in British slang
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* ''Filth'' (film), a 2013 film based on the novel
* ''Filth'', an alternative title for ''S ...
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Philomena
Philomena ( el, Ἁγία Φιλομένα), also known as Saint Philomena or ''Philomena of Rome'' was a young virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on May 24–25, 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore ...
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Rush''
Foreign Language Film of the Year
''Blue Is the Warmest Colour''
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Caesar Must Die
''Caesar Must Die'' ( it, Cesare deve morire) is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The film competed at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. The film is set in Rebibbia Prison ...
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Gloria''
*''The Great Beauty''
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A Hijacking
''A Hijacking'' ( da, Kapringen) is a 2012 Danish thriller film written and directed by Tobias Lindholm about a ship hijacking. Pilou Asbæk and Søren Malling star as a cook taken hostage and the CEO that attempts to negotiate for his release ...
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Documentary of the Year
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The Act of Killing''
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Beware of Mr. Baker
''Beware of Mr. Baker'' is a 2012 American documentary film by Jay Bulger about the jazz and rock drummer Ginger Baker.
Background
For Bulger's article "The Devil and Ginger Baker" in '' Rolling Stone magazine'', Bulger lived with Baker in Sout ...
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*''
Leviathan
Leviathan (; he, לִוְיָתָן, ) is a sea serpent noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, the Book of Amos, and, according to some ...
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Stories We Tell''
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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks''
Director of the Year
Alfonso Cuarón – ''Gravity''
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Paul Greengrass
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His early film ' ...
– ''
Captain Phillips''
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Steve McQueen – ''12 Years a Slave''
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Paolo Sorrentino
Paolo Sorrentino (; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. His 2013 film ''The Great Beauty'' won the Academy Awards, Academy Award, the Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe, and the British Academy of Film and Te ...
– ''The Great Beauty''
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Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of many major accolades, inclu ...
– ''The Wolf of Wall Street''
Screenwriter of the Year
Joel and Ethan Coen
Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957),State of Minnesota. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002''. Minnesota Department of Health. collectively known as the Coen brothers (), are American film ...
– ''
Inside Llewyn Davis''
*Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – ''
Philomena
Philomena ( el, Ἁγία Φιλομένα), also known as Saint Philomena or ''Philomena of Rome'' was a young virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on May 24–25, 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore ...
''
*Spike Jonze – ''
Her
Her is the objective and possessive form of the English-language feminine pronoun She (pronoun), she.
Her, HER or H.E.R. may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Music
* H.E.R. (born 1997), American singer
**H.E.R. (album), ''H.E.R.'' ...
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*John Ridley – ''
12 Years a Slave
''Twelve Years a Slave'' is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details himself being tricked to go to Washington, D.C. ...
''
*Terence Winter – ''
The Wolf of Wall Street''
Breakthrough British Filmmaker
Jon S. Baird – ''
Filth
Filth or The Filth may refer to:
Common uses
* Dirt, unclean matter
* Police officer, a pejorative in British slang
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Filth'' (film), a 2013 film based on the novel
* ''Filth'', an alternative title for ''S ...
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*Scott Graham – ''Shell (2012 film), Shell''
*Marcus Markou – ''Papadopoulos & Sons''
*Rufus Norris – ''Broken (2012 film), Broken''
*Paul Wright – ''For Those in Peril (2013 film), For Those in Peril''
Actor of the Year
Chiwetel Ejiofor – ''
12 Years a Slave
''Twelve Years a Slave'' is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details himself being tricked to go to Washington, D.C. ...
''
*Bruce Dern – ''
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...
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*Leonardo DiCaprio – ''
The Wolf of Wall Street''
*Michael Douglas – ''Behind the Candelabra''
*Tom Hanks – ''
Captain Phillips''
Actress of the Year
Cate Blanchett – ''
Blue Jasmine
''Blue Jasmine'' is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film tells the story of a rich Manhattan socialite (Cate Blanchett) who falls on hard times and has to move into her working-class sister's (Sally Ha ...
''
*Sandra Bullock – ''
Gravity
In physics, gravity () is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things with mass or energy. Gravity is, by far, the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, approximately 1038 times weaker than the stro ...
''
*Judi Dench – ''
Philomena
Philomena ( el, Ἁγία Φιλομένα), also known as Saint Philomena or ''Philomena of Rome'' was a young virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on May 24–25, 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore ...
''
*Adèle Exarchopoulos – ''
Blue Is the Warmest Colour''
*Greta Gerwig – ''
Frances Ha
''Frances Ha'' is a 2012 American black and white comedy-drama film, directed by Noah Baumbach and written by Baumbach and Greta Gerwig. Gerwig also plays the title role, a struggling 27-year-old dancer. The film premiered at the Telluride Film ...
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Supporting Actor of the Year
Barkhad Abdi – ''Captain Phillips''
*Michael Fassbender – ''12 Years a Slave''
*James Gandolfini – ''Enough Said (film), Enough Said''
*Tom Hanks – ''Saving Mr. Banks''
*Jared Leto – ''Dallas Buyers Club''
Supporting Actress of the Year
Lupita Nyong'o – ''12 Years a Slave''
*Naomie Harris – ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom''
*Sally Hawkins – ''Blue Jasmine''
*Jennifer Lawrence – ''American Hustle''
*June Squibb – ''Nebraska''
British Actor of the Year
James McAvoy – ''Filth'', ''Trance (2013 film), Trance'', and ''Welcome to the Punch''
*Christian Bale – ''American Hustle'' and ''Out of the Furnace''
*Steve Coogan – ''Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa'', ''The Look of Love (film), The Look of Love'', ''Philomena'', and ''What Maisie Knew (film), What Maisie Knew''
*Chiwetel Ejiofor – ''12 Years a Slave''
*Michael Fassbender – ''The Counselor'' and ''12 Years a Slave''
British Actress of the Year
Judi Dench – ''Philomena''
*Lindsay Duncan – ''About Time (2013 film), About Time'', ''Last Passenger'', and ''Le Week-End''
*Naomie Harris – ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom''
*Sally Hawkins – ''Blue Jasmine''
*Emma Thompson – ''Beautiful Creatures (2013 film), Beautiful Creatures'' and ''Saving Mr. Banks''
Young British Performer of the Year
Conner Chapman – ''
The Selfish Giant''
*Saoirse Ronan – ''Byzantium (film), Byzantium'', ''The Host (2013 film), The Host'', and ''How I Live Now (film), How I Live Now''
*Eloise Laurence – ''Broken''
*George MacKay (actor), George MacKay – ''Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson'', ''For Those in Peril'', ''How I Live Now'', and ''Sunshine on Leith (film), Sunshine on Leith''
*Shaun Thomas – ''The Selfish Giant''
Technical Achievement
''Gravity'' – Tim Webber, visual effects
*''12 Years a Slave'' – Sean Bobbitt, cinematography
*''American Hustle'' – Judy Becker, production design
*''Behind the Candelabra'' – Howard Cummings, production design
*''Filth'' – Mark Eckersley, editing
*''Frances Ha'' – Sam Levy, cinematography
*''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' – Trish Summerville, costumes
*''Inside Llewyn Davis'' – T-Bone Burnett, music
*''Stoker (film), Stoker'' – Kurt Swanson and Bart Mueller, costumes
*''Upstream Color'' – Johnny Marshall, sound design
Dilys Powell Award
*Gary Oldman
References
{{ALFS Awards Chron
London Film Critics Circle Awards, 2
2013 film awards
2013 in British cinema
2013 in London