‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Sinners’ Lead London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations

Paul Thomas Anderson’s”One Battle After Another” appears to be the film to beat at the 46th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Award.

Echoing its haul from the recent Golden Globes nominations, the political satire-meets-thriller has nine nominations overall from the U.K.’s leading film writers and broadcasters, closely followed by Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean tragedy “Hamnet,” with eight. Both films landed nods for film of the year and director of the year, with their leads, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessie Buckley, also nominated for actor of the year and actress of the Year, respectively.

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Elsewhere, Ryan Coogler’s deep-South horror “Sinners” was nominated in seven categories, also including film of the year. Other films with multiple nods included “Marty Supreme,” with six nominations, “Sorry, Baby” with five (four of which were for first-time writer-director-star Eva Victor), and Oliver Laxe’s “Sirāt,” Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” and Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermind” with four each.

“At a time when A.I. 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 LFCC is delighted to be inviting such a diverse group of artists to our awards in February to celebrate their achievements.”

The London Critics’ Circle Film Awards ceremony will be head 1 Feb. at The May Fair in London, with renowned critic Mark Kermode as host.

See the full list of nominees below:

FILM OF THE YEAR
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“The Mastermind”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
“Sirāt”
“Sorry, Baby”
“Train Dreams”
“Weapons”

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
“It Was Just an Accident”
“No Other Choice”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sirāt”

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 Amélie 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”
Óliver Laxe – “Sirāt”
Josh Safdie – “Marty Supreme”
Chloé 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”
Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell – “Hamnet”

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Timothée 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 Skarsgård – “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
“Sirāt” – 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