The Power of the Dog leads London Critics’ Circle film nominations
Jane Campion’s western The Power of the Dog emerged at the head of the pack in the nominations for the London Critics’ Circle film awards, followed by The Lost Daughter, the Maggie Gyllenhaal-directed adaptation of an Elena Ferrante novel, and Joanna Hogg’s autobiographical The Souvenir Part II.
In total, The Power of the Dog received nine nominations, including film of the year, director and screenwriter of the year for Campion, and five acting nods (including two for its lead, Benedict Cumberbatch). That was three ahead of The Lost Daughter, which received six, including film of the year and two each for actors Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley.
The Souvenir Part II, the second of Joanna Hogg’s two-part account of an aspiring film-maker, was next in line with five (including film of the year and director of the year for Hogg) – just ahead of two other films that have prospered better elsewhere, Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Aleem Khan’s After Love, which both received four nominations. Belfast, a chronicle of Branagh’s childhood in 70s Northern Ireland, is currently vying for supremacy with The Power of the Dog for the Golden Globes and looks a sure bet for multiple Oscar nominations, while After Love, about a woman who discovers her husband’s secret life after his death, dominated the British film independent awards, where it won six.
The winners, voted on by the 180 members of the film section of the Critics’ Circle, will be announced on 6 February.
Full list of nominations
Film of the yearBelfastDrive My CarDuneLicorice PizzaThe Lost DaughterMemoriaThe Power of the DogThe Souvenir Part IITitaneWest Side StoryForeign language film of the yearDrive My CarThe Hand of GodPetite MamanTitaneThe Worst Person in the WorldDocumentary of the yearFleeGundaThe Most Beautiful Boy in the WorldSummer of SoulThe Velvet UndergroundBritish/Irish film of the yearAfter LoveBelfastThe Green
KnightLimboThe Souvenir Part IIDirector of the yearJane Campion, The Power of the DogRyûsuke Hamaguchi, Drive My CarJoanna Hogg, The Souvenir Part IICéline Sciamma, Petite MamanDenis Villeneuve, DuneScreenwriter of the yearPaul Thomas Anderson, Licorice PizzaWes Anderson, The French DispatchJane Campion, The Power of the DogMaggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost DaughterRyûsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe, Drive My CarActress of the yearOlivia Colman, The Lost DaughterPenélope Cruz, Parallel MothersRenate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the WorldJoanna Scanlan, After LoveKristen Stewart, SpencerActor of the yearBenedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the DogAdam
Driver, AnnetteAndrew Garfield, tick, tick... Boom!Oscar Isaac, The Card CounterDaniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black MessiahSupporting actress of the yearJessie Buckley, The Lost DaughterAriana DeBose, West Side StoryKirsten Dunst, The Power of the DogRita Moreno, West Side StoryRuth Negga, PassingSupporting actor of the yearRichard Ayoade, The Souvenir Part IICiarán Hinds, BelfastJesse Plemons, The Power of the DogKodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the DogJeffrey Wright, The French DispatchBritish/Irish actress of the year (for body of work)Jessie Buckley, The Lost DaughterOlivia Colman, The Lost Daughter/Mothering Sunday/ Ron’s Gone Wrong/The Mitchells vs The Machines/The Electrical Life of Louis WainRuth Negga, Passing/Poly Styrene: I Am a ClichéJoanna Scanlan, After LoveTilda Swinton, Memoria/The Souvenir Part II/The French DispatchBritish/Irish actor of the year (for body of work)Riz Ahmed, EncounterAdeel Akhtar, Ali & Ava/The Nest/ The Electrical Life of Louis Wain/Everybody’s Talking About JamieBenedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog/ The Electrical Life of Louis Wain/ The CourierAndrew Garfield, tick, tick... Boom!/The Eyes of Tammy Faye/ MainstreamStephen Graham, Boiling Point/Venom: Let There Be CarnageBreakthrough British/Irish film-makerPrano Bailey-Bond, CensorRebecca Hall, PassingAleem Khan, After LoveMarley
Morrison, SweetheartBen Sharrock, LimboYoung British/Irish performerMax Harwood, Everybody’s Talking About JamieJude Hill, BelfastEmilia Jones, CodaDaniel Lamont, Nowhere SpecialWoody Norman, C’mon C’monBritish/Irish short filmDiseased and DisorderlyExpensive ShitKnow the GrassPlay It SafePrecious Hair & BeautyTechnical achievement awardJenny Beavan, costumes (Cruella) Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer, visual effects (Dune)Kenneth Ladekjaer, animation (Flee)Adam Stockhausen, production design (The French Dispatch)Andrew Droz Palermo, cinematography (The Green Knight)Hélène Louvart, cinematography (The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmão)Fabrizio Federico and Aline Hervé, film editing (Martin Eden)Olivier Schneider, stunts (No Time to Die) Jonny Greenwood, music (The Power of the Dog)Justin Peck, choreography (West Side Story)