London Critics go for ‘Parasite,’ Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh are British Actor and Actress of the Year
THE LIGHTHOUSE (A24) 
LITTLE WOMEN (Sony) 
PARASITE (Neon)
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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