The London Film Critics' Circle awards last night bucked the pre-Oscars trend by handing Facebook-themed movie The Social Network four gongs at its annual ceremony in the capital.
David Fincher's drama about the supposedly Machiavellian manoeuvres of founder Mark Zuckerberg in the early days of the site was the initial front-runner for next month's Academy awards, but looks to have slipped behind Britain's The King's Speech and the Coen brothers' western remake True Grit in recent months. Last night it carried off four awards, including best film, director of the year and screenwriter of the year (for Aaron Sorkin, who accepted all four awards).
The King's Speech, Tom Hooper's recreation of the travails of stuttering King George VI, had to be content with three awards: actor of the year for Colin Firth, British film of the year and British director of the year. Firth, who also won the actor of the year award in 2010 for A Single Man, and is a clear frontrunner for the Oscars, lost out to The Fighter's Christian Bale for British actor of the year.
The actress of the year award went to Annette Bening for her portrayal of a lesbian mum whose life is upset by the arrival of her children's genetic father in The Kids Are All Right. Gareth Edwards won the breakthrough British film-maker award for his science fiction tale Monsters, which was shot for under $500,000 but has achieved impressive critical notices.
Jason Solomons, chairman of the London Film Critics' Circle and host for the evening, said: "Congratulations to the winners in an extremely close-fought year, where so many worthy titles caught the eyes of the critics. The purpose of these awards is to bring attention to the wide variety of films on offer to viewers and I think we've done that with our nominees and winners.
"I'm particularly thrilled to see Colin Firth again, continuing on his fine form of last year when he won for A Single Man. And Kristin Scott Thomas was an impeccable recipient of our Dilys Powell award, demonstrating her wit, elegance and graciousness and allowing us all to recall the highlights of a highly impressive career in cinema."
The foreign language film of the year was awarded to the critically acclaimed Cannes-winning French film Of Gods and Men, directed by Xavier Beauvois, while Lesley Manville accepted the British actress of the year award for her turn in Mike Leigh's Another Year.
FILM OF THE YEAR
Black Swan (Fox)
The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
The King's Speech (Momentum)
* The Social Network (Sony)
Toy Story 3 (Disney)
THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
127 Hours (Warner/Pathe)
The Arbor (Verve)
Another Year (Momentum)
* The King's Speech (Momentum)
Monsters (Vertigo)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Dogtooth (Verve)
I Am Love (Metrodome)
* Of Gods and Men (Artificial Eye)
The Secret in Their Eyes (Metrodome)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (New Wave)
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan (Fox)
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – True Grit (Paramount)
* David Fincher – The Social Network (Sony)
Christopher Nolan – Inception (Warner)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul – Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (New Wave)
BRITISH DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Clio Barnard – The Arbor (Verve)
Danny Boyle – 127 Hours (Warner/Pathe)
* Tom Hooper – The King's Speech (Momentum)
Mike Leigh – Another Year (Momentum)
Christopher Nolan – Inception (Warner)
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Jeff Bridges – True Grit (Paramount)
Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network (Sony)
* Colin Firth – The King's Speech (Momentum)
Ryan Gosling – Blue Valentine (Optimum)
Edgar Ramirez – Carlos (Optimum)
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
* Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone (Artificial Eye)
Natalie Portman - Black Swan (Fox)
Noomi Rapace – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Momentum)
Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit (Paramount)
BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Riz Ahmed – Four Lions (Optimum)
* Christian Bale – The Fighter (Paramount/Momentum)
Jim Broadbent – Another Year (Momentum)
Colin Firth – The King's Speech (Momentum)
Andrew Garfield – Never Let Me Go (Fox)
BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech (Momentum)
* Lesley Manville – Another Year (Momentum)
Rosamund Pike – Barney's Version (Universal)
Ruth Sheen - Another Year (Momentum)
Tilda Swinton – I Am Love (Metrodome)
BRITISH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
David Bradley – Another Year (Momentum)
Pierce Brosnan – The Ghost Writer (Optimum)
* Andrew Garfield – The Social Network (Sony)
Tom Hardy - Inception (Warner)
Peter Wight – Another Year (Momentum)
BRITISH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Helena Bonham Carter – Alice in Wonderland (Disney)
Christine Bottomley – The Arbor (Verve)
Minnie Driver – Barney's Version (Universal)
Rosamund Pike – Made in Dagenham (Paramount)
* Olivia Williams – The Ghost Writer (Optimum)
YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Jessica Barden – Tamara Drewe (Momentum)
* Conor McCarron – NEDs (Entertainment One)
Will Poulter – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox)
Saoirse Ronan – The Way Back (Entertainment One)
Thomas Turgoose – The Scouting Book for Boys (Pathe)
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg – The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – True Grit (Paramount)
Chris Morris, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell & Jesse Armstrong - Four Lions (Optimum)
David Seidler – The King's Speech (Momentum)
* Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network (Sony)
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILMMAKER
Banksy – Exit Through the Gift Shop (Revolver)
Clio Barnard – The Arbor (Verve)
J Blakeson - The Disappearance of Alice Creed (CinemaNX)
* Gareth Edwards - Monsters (Vertigo)
Chris Morris – Four Lions (Optimum)
David Fincher's drama about the supposedly Machiavellian manoeuvres of founder Mark Zuckerberg in the early days of the site was the initial front-runner for next month's Academy awards, but looks to have slipped behind Britain's The King's Speech and the Coen brothers' western remake True Grit in recent months. Last night it carried off four awards, including best film, director of the year and screenwriter of the year (for Aaron Sorkin, who accepted all four awards).
The King's Speech, Tom Hooper's recreation of the travails of stuttering King George VI, had to be content with three awards: actor of the year for Colin Firth, British film of the year and British director of the year. Firth, who also won the actor of the year award in 2010 for A Single Man, and is a clear frontrunner for the Oscars, lost out to The Fighter's Christian Bale for British actor of the year.
The actress of the year award went to Annette Bening for her portrayal of a lesbian mum whose life is upset by the arrival of her children's genetic father in The Kids Are All Right. Gareth Edwards won the breakthrough British film-maker award for his science fiction tale Monsters, which was shot for under $500,000 but has achieved impressive critical notices.
Jason Solomons, chairman of the London Film Critics' Circle and host for the evening, said: "Congratulations to the winners in an extremely close-fought year, where so many worthy titles caught the eyes of the critics. The purpose of these awards is to bring attention to the wide variety of films on offer to viewers and I think we've done that with our nominees and winners.
"I'm particularly thrilled to see Colin Firth again, continuing on his fine form of last year when he won for A Single Man. And Kristin Scott Thomas was an impeccable recipient of our Dilys Powell award, demonstrating her wit, elegance and graciousness and allowing us all to recall the highlights of a highly impressive career in cinema."
The foreign language film of the year was awarded to the critically acclaimed Cannes-winning French film Of Gods and Men, directed by Xavier Beauvois, while Lesley Manville accepted the British actress of the year award for her turn in Mike Leigh's Another Year.
FILM OF THE YEAR
Black Swan (Fox)
The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
The King's Speech (Momentum)
* The Social Network (Sony)
Toy Story 3 (Disney)
THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
127 Hours (Warner/Pathe)
The Arbor (Verve)
Another Year (Momentum)
* The King's Speech (Momentum)
Monsters (Vertigo)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Dogtooth (Verve)
I Am Love (Metrodome)
* Of Gods and Men (Artificial Eye)
The Secret in Their Eyes (Metrodome)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (New Wave)
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan (Fox)
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – True Grit (Paramount)
* David Fincher – The Social Network (Sony)
Christopher Nolan – Inception (Warner)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul – Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (New Wave)
BRITISH DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Clio Barnard – The Arbor (Verve)
Danny Boyle – 127 Hours (Warner/Pathe)
* Tom Hooper – The King's Speech (Momentum)
Mike Leigh – Another Year (Momentum)
Christopher Nolan – Inception (Warner)
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Jeff Bridges – True Grit (Paramount)
Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network (Sony)
* Colin Firth – The King's Speech (Momentum)
Ryan Gosling – Blue Valentine (Optimum)
Edgar Ramirez – Carlos (Optimum)
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
* Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone (Artificial Eye)
Natalie Portman - Black Swan (Fox)
Noomi Rapace – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Momentum)
Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit (Paramount)
BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Riz Ahmed – Four Lions (Optimum)
* Christian Bale – The Fighter (Paramount/Momentum)
Jim Broadbent – Another Year (Momentum)
Colin Firth – The King's Speech (Momentum)
Andrew Garfield – Never Let Me Go (Fox)
BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech (Momentum)
* Lesley Manville – Another Year (Momentum)
Rosamund Pike – Barney's Version (Universal)
Ruth Sheen - Another Year (Momentum)
Tilda Swinton – I Am Love (Metrodome)
BRITISH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
David Bradley – Another Year (Momentum)
Pierce Brosnan – The Ghost Writer (Optimum)
* Andrew Garfield – The Social Network (Sony)
Tom Hardy - Inception (Warner)
Peter Wight – Another Year (Momentum)
BRITISH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Helena Bonham Carter – Alice in Wonderland (Disney)
Christine Bottomley – The Arbor (Verve)
Minnie Driver – Barney's Version (Universal)
Rosamund Pike – Made in Dagenham (Paramount)
* Olivia Williams – The Ghost Writer (Optimum)
YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Jessica Barden – Tamara Drewe (Momentum)
* Conor McCarron – NEDs (Entertainment One)
Will Poulter – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox)
Saoirse Ronan – The Way Back (Entertainment One)
Thomas Turgoose – The Scouting Book for Boys (Pathe)
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg – The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – True Grit (Paramount)
Chris Morris, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell & Jesse Armstrong - Four Lions (Optimum)
David Seidler – The King's Speech (Momentum)
* Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network (Sony)
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILMMAKER
Banksy – Exit Through the Gift Shop (Revolver)
Clio Barnard – The Arbor (Verve)
J Blakeson - The Disappearance of Alice Creed (CinemaNX)
* Gareth Edwards - Monsters (Vertigo)
Chris Morris – Four Lions (Optimum)
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