One Battle After Another dominates London film critics awards

Jason Korsner
Sean Penn won one of four awards for One Battle After Another

The London Film Critics Circle have picked one of the Oscar favourites, One Battle After Another, as its Film of the Year – honouring Paul Thomas Anderson as the Director and Screenwriter of the year.

The critics also named Sean Penn as their Supporting Actor of the year, but the film’s star, Leonardo DiCaprio, missed out on the Actor of the Year Prize; that went to Marty Supreme’s Timothée Chalamet. Actress of the Year was Jessie Buckley, for Hamnet and Amy Madigan was named the Supporting Actress of the Year for her role in Weapons.

Alfie Williams (right) was named the Young British or Irish Performer of the Year for 28 Years Later

The London critics also hand out a number of awards to recognise home-grown talent, with Pillion being named the British or Irish Film of the Year and its director Harry Lighton being honoured as the Breakthrough British or Irish Filmmaker of the Year.

Josh O’Connor was named the British or Irish Performer of the Year, for roles including Wake Up Dead Man. The Breakthrough Performer of the Year award went to Robert Aramayo, whose roles last year included I Swear. Alfie Williams was recognised as the Young British or Irish Performer of the Year, for portraying young Spike in 28 Years Later, a role he’s already returned to for the recent sequel.

Here is the full list of winners:

Film of the Year – One Battle After Another

Director of the Year – Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Screenwriter of the Year – Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

British/Irish Film of the Year – Pillion

Animated Film of the Year – KPop Demon Hunters

Documentary of the Year – The Perfect Neighbor

Foreign-Language Film of the Year – Sentimental Value

Actor of the Year – Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme

Actress of the Year – Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

Supporting Actor of the Year – Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

Supporting Actress of the Year – Amy Madigan, Weapons

Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker – Harry Lighton, Pillion

British/Irish Performer of the Year – Josh O’Connor, The Mastermind/The History of Sound/Wake Up Dead Man

Breakthrough Performer of the Year – Robert Aramayo, I Swear/Palestine 36

Young British/Irish Performer of the Year – Alfie Williams, 28 Years Later

Technical Achievement Award – Sinners, Music by Ludwig Göransson

British/Irish Short Film of the Year – Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites, Directed by Duncan Cowles

Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film – Guillermo del Toro

Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation – Cynthia Erivo