London Critics go for ‘Parasite,’ Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh are British Actor and Actress of the Year

Parasite picked up another critics win today, this time with the London Film Critics Circle. Director Bong Joon Ho also won Best Director, while Foreign Language Film of the Year was given to Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady Fire.

The acting prizes went largely with the Oscar frontrunners (Phoenix, Zellweger, Dern) with the exception of Supporting Actor, which Joe Pesci (The Irishman) won over Brad Pitt.

Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh won British Actor and Actress of the Year, while The Souvenir, from Joanna Hogg and with the most nominations, was selected as British/Irish Film of the Year and its star, Honor Swinton Byrne, Young British/Irish Performer of the Year.

Here is the full list of winners.

FILM OF THE YEAR
Parasite

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
For Sama

BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR: The Attenborough Award
The Souvenir

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Renée Zellweger – Judy

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Laura Dern – Marriage Story

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Joe Pesci – The Irishman

BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Florence Pugh

BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Robert Pattinson

YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Honor Swinton Byrne

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER: The Philip French Award
Mark Jenkin – Bait

BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR
The Devil’s Harmony

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood – production design, Barbara Ling

THE DILYS POWELL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN FILM
Sally Potter

THE DILYS POWELL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN FILM
Sandy Powell

40TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD
Aardman

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