Film
Chair: Rich Cline
Vice Chair: Jane Crowther
Secretary: Karen Krizanovich
The 42nd Critics’ Circle Film Awards were presented on 6th February, and can be watched at the Film Section’s YouTube channel.
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News & Reviews
Dame Janet Baker wins Critics’ Circle award for Distinguished Service to the Arts
One of the greatest living stars of British classical music, the mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker CH DBE, was voted the winner of the 2019 Critics' Circle Rosebowl by the 500 members of the Circle. Regrettably both the announcement and the award have been delayed by the...
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London Critics name Nomadland their best film of 2020
Chloé Zhao also wins for screenwriting and Frances McDormand takes the leading actress prize, while Rose Glass' Saint Maud claims three awards at this year's virtual ceremony. The improvised American road movie Nomadland won three top honours including Film of the...
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Female filmmakers lead nominees for the Critics’ Circle Film Awards
Films by writer-directors Rose Glass, Sarah Gavron, Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell earned the most nominations for the 41st London Critics' Circle Film Awards, which will be presented virtually in early February. The UK's leading film critics today announced the...
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Darci Shaw and Henry Lloyd-Hughes set to announce London Critics’ nominations
With the events of 2020, new eligibility rules are in place for the 41st Critics' Circle Film Awards. This month's nominations announcement, and next month's winners announcement, will take place virtually. British actors Darci Shaw and Henry Lloyd-Hughes will...
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Anna Smith stands down as chair of the Critics’ Circle Film Section
After six years, Anna Smith is standing down from her role as Chair of the Film Section. Only the second woman ever to have held the position (after the late great Dilys Powell some 40 years prior), she also served two years as President of the entire Critics’ Circle,...
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Film Section welcomes seven new members
The UK Critics’ Circle Film Section is proud to announce seven new members for 2020. Film Section Chair Anna Smith says, "We are thrilled to welcome these new members, I'm sure they will be a great asset to the Circle." They are: Hanna Flint has been working as a...
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London Critics name Parasite film of 2019
Parasite, The Souvenir and Marriage Story earn two wins apiece, while Joaquin Phoenix and Renée Zellweger take top acting prizes Bong Joon Ho's dark class-war comedy Parasite came out on top at the 40th London Critics' Circle Film Awards, winning Film of the Year at a...
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Horror-Night in Seville
The Grotesque Popcorn Marathon continues to be a popular fixture on the penultimate night of the Seville European Film Festival "Ex-hu-mac-ion! Ex-hu-mac-ion! Ex-hu-mac-ion!" The Spanish audience in Seville's Teatro de la Alameda picks up the four-syllable word and it...
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