London Film Critics Circle Awards 2025

The 46th London Film Critics' Circle Awards honoured the best in film of 2025, as chosen by the London Film Critics' Circle.^[1] All films are eligible if they were released in UK cinemas or on premiere streaming services between mid-February 2025 and mid-February 2026. The ceremony was held on 1 February 2026 at The May Fair Hotel in London.^[2]^[3]^[4]

46th London Film Critics' Circle Awards

1 February 2026

Film of the Year:
One Battle After Another

British/Irish Film of the Year:
Pillion

The nominations were announced on 15 December 2025.^[1] Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller film One Battle After Another led the nominees with nine, followed by Hamnet with eight and Sinners with seven.^[1]^[5]^[6] Furthermore, Cynthia Erivo received the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation, becoming the third recipient of the annual award, named in memory of English film critic Derek Malcolm.^[7] Mexican-born filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was presented with the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, named after the British film critic and travel writer Dilys Powell.^[8]

English film critic Mark Kermode, also a member of the Critics' Circle, reprised his role as host.^[1]

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Film of the Year	Director of the Year
One Battle After Another Hamnet Marty Supreme The Mastermind Sentimental Value Sinners Sirāt Sorry, Baby Train Dreams Weapons	Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler – Sinners Oliver Laxe – Sirāt Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Actor of the Year	Actress of the Year
*Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme* as Marty Mauser** Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another as Bob Ferguson Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon as Lorenz Hart Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent as Marcelo Alves / Armando Solimões / Fernando Solimões Josh O'Connor – The Mastermind as James Blaine "J.B." Mooney	*Jessie Buckley – Hamnet* as Agnes Shakespeare** Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I'd Kick You as Linda Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love as Grace Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value as Nora Borg Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby as Agnes Ward
Supporting Actor of the Year	Supporting Actress of the Year
*Sean Penn – One Battle After Another* as Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw** Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another as Sergio St. Carlos Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein as The Creature Delroy Lindo – Sinners as Delta Slim Alexander Skarsgård – Pillion as Ray	*Amy Madigan – Weapons* as Gladys** Odessa A'zion – Marty Supreme as Rachel Mizler Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value as Agnes Borg Pettersen Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners as Annie Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly Hills
Screenwriter of the Year	Foreign Language Film of the Year
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler – Sinners Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein – Marty Supreme Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell – Hamnet	Sentimental Value It Was Just an Accident No Other Choice The Secret Agent Sirāt
Documentary of the Year	The Attenborough Award: British/Irish Film of the Year
The Perfect Neighbor Cover-Up One to One: John & Yoko Orwell: 2+2=5 Riefenstahl	Pillion The Ballad of Wallis Island Bugonia Hamnet I Swear
Breakthrough Performer of the Year	British/Irish Performer of the Year (for body of work)
*Robert Aramayo – I Swear* / Palestine 36 as John Davidson / Captain Wingate** Miles Caton – Sinners as Samuel "Sammie" Moore Frank Dillane – Urchin / Harvest as Mike / Master Jordan Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another as Willa Ferguson Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby as Agnes Ward	*Josh O'Connor – The Mastermind* / The History of Sound / Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as James Blaine "J.B." Mooney / David White / Fr. Jud Duplenticy** Naomi Ackie – Sorry, Baby / Mickey 17 / The Thursday Murder Club as Lydie / Nasha Adjaya / Donna De Freitas Robert Aramayo – I Swear / Palestine 36 as John Davidson / Captain Wingate Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes Shakespeare David Jonsson – Wasteman / The Long Walk as Taylor / Peter McVries
Young British/Irish Performer of the Year	The Philip French Award: Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year
*Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later* as Spike** Scott Ellis Watson – I Swear as Young John Davidson Ebada Hassan – Brides as Doe Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet as Hamnet Shakespeare Noah Jupe – Hamnet / The Carpenter's Son as Hamlet / The Boy	Harry Lighton – Pillion Tom Basden and Tim Key – The Ballad of Wallis Island Laura Carreira – On Falling Akinola Davies Jr. – My Father's Shadow Harris Dickinson – Urchin
Animated Film of the Year	British/Irish Short Film of the Year
KPop Demon Hunters Arco Elio Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Zootropolis 2	Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites – Duncan Cowles I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash – Mark Jenkin Leaving Ikorodu in 1999 – Rashida Seriki Milk – Naomi Waring Two Black Boys in Paradise – Baz Sells
Technical Achievement Award
*Ludwig Göransson – Sinners* (music)** Laia Casanovas – Sirāt (sound design) Toni Froschhammer – Die My Love (editing) Julia Irribarria – The Ice Tower (production design) Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (editing) Sabrina Krämer – Sound of Falling (costume design) Rob Mazurek – The Mastermind (music) Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, and Jason Collins – Weapons (makeup and hairstyling) Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (cinematography) Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme (casting)

London Film Critics Circle Awards 2025

Winners and nominees

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