Paul Thomas Anderson’s thrilling political epic One Battle After Another has topped the nominations for the 46th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, securing nine nods in total.
OBAA is closely followed by Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, led by Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, with eight nods. Both movies were nominated for film of the year, with stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Buckley also nominated for actor and actress of the year, respectively.
Ryan Coogler’s deep-South horror Sinners was nominated in seven categories, including film of the year. Also nominated in that category are Josh Safdie’s sports comedy Marty Supreme, with six nominations, while the dark comedy-drama Sorry, Baby landed five, four of them for first-time writer-director-star Eva Victor.
Three Cannes premieres from earlier this year landed four nominations apiece: Oliver Laxe’s Sirāt, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value and Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind. Rounding out the critics’ top ten are Zach Cregger’s summer hit Weapons, with three nominations, and Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams, with two.
Harry Lighton’s queer drama Pillion was nominated for three awards, including British/Irish film of the year, where it will compete alongside Hamnet, Tom Basden and Tim Key’s musical-comedy The Ballad of Wallis Island, Yorgos Lanthimos’ sci-fi satire Bugonia, and Kirk Jones’ BIFA-winning drama I Swear.
Jane Crowther, London Critics’ Circle film section chair, said: “At a time when AI and homogeny seems to be the shorthand answer to everything, it’s encouraging to see the films that our members voted for are teeming with human life, creativity and unique perspectives.
“Boasting bold, vital stories, real experiences and artistry, these movies and their creative teams are evidence that not everything can be made by an algorithm. The LFCC is delighted to be inviting such a diverse group of artists to our awards in February to celebrate their achievements.’
The winners in all categories will be announced at The May Fair in London Feb. 1, 2026, at a ceremony hosted by critic Mark Kermode.
See the full list of nominees for the 46th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards below.
Film of the Year — Sponsored by Hollywood Authentic
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
The Mastermind
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sirāt
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams
Weapons
Foreign Language Film of the Year
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirāt
Documentary of the Year
Cover-Up
One to One: John & Yoko
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Riefenstahl
Animated Feature of the Year
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootropolis 2
British/Irish Film of the Year – Sponsored by BFI Player
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Hamnet
I Swear
Pillion
Director of the Year
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Óliver Laxe – Sirāt
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Screenwriter of the Year – Sponsored by Celtx
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein – Marty Supreme
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
Actor of the year – Sponsored by Cinemadix
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Josh O’Connor – The Mastermind
Actress of the Year – Sponsored by WS Hair Pro – Imperial Collection
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Supporting Actor of the Year – Sponsored by Seesaw Media
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Alexander Skarsgård – Pillion
Supporting Actress of the Year
Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Breakthrough Performer of the Year – Sponsored by Regent Street Cinema
Robert Aramayo – I Swear/Palestine 36
Miles Caton – Sinners
Frank Dillane – Urchin/Harvest
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year
Tom Basden & Tim Key – The Ballad of Wallis Island
Laura Carreira – On Falling
Akinola Davies Jr. – My Father’s Shadow
Harris Dickinson – Urchin
Harry Lighton – Pillion
British/Irish Performer of the Year – Sponsored by BritBox
Naomi Ackie – Sorry, Baby/Mickey 17/The Thursday Murder Club
Robert Aramayo – I Swear/Palestine 36
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
David Jonsson – Wasteman/The Long Walk
Josh O’Connor – The Mastermind/The History of Sound/Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Young British/Irish Performer of the Year
Scott Ellis Watson – I Swear
Ebada Hassan – Brides
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Noah Jupe – Hamnet/The Carpenter’s Son
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later
Techniccal Achievement Award – Sponsored by Abbey Road Studios
Die My Love – Editing, Toni Froschhammer
The Ice Tower – Production Design, Julia Irribarria
Marty Supreme – Casting, Jennifer Venditti
The Mastermind – Music, Rob Mazurek
One Battle After Another – Editing, Andy Jurgensen
Sinners – Music, Ludwig Göransson
Sirāt – Sound design, Laia Casanovas
Sound of Falling – Costume Design, Sabrina Krämer
Train Dreams – Cinematography, Adolpho Veloso
Weapons – Makeup and Hairstyling, Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat and Jason Collins
British/Irish Short Film of the Year
Two Black Boys In Paradise – directed by Baz Sells
Leaving Ikorodu in 1999 – directed by Rashida Seriki
I Saw The Face Of God In The Jet Wash – directed by Mark Jenkin
Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites – directed by Duncan Cowles
Milk – directed by Naomi Waring
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