London Critics’ Circle Awards: ‘All of Us Strangers’, ‘Oppenheimer’ Lead Nominations
British drama "All of Us Strangers" etches its status as a strong awards-season contender, earning nine nominations at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards, including the prestigious Film of the Year.
Written and directed by Andrew Haigh, the film features standout performances, with Andrew Scott nominated as Actor of the Year, and Claire Foy and Paul Mescal recognized in supporting categories.
The storyline revolves around the romantic connection between Scott and Mescal's characters, complemented by Foy and Jamie Bell portraying Scott's parents trapped in a timeless narrative.
Although not yet released in the UK, the film got acclaim at the Telluride Film Festival in September.
Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan's biopic on the atom bomb, won seven nominations, positioning it second. The nominations include film of the year, director and screenwriter of the year for Nolan, and actor of the year for Cillian Murphy.
Other notable contenders, with six nominations each, are Celine Song's immigrant romance «Past Lives,» Yorgos Lanthimos' literary adaptation «Poor Things,» and Jonathan Glazer's Holocaust drama «The Zone of Interest.»
These films are running for Film of the Year, competing against Justine Triet's «Anatomy of a Fall,» Alexander Payne's «The Holdovers,» Todd Haynes' «May December,» and Martin Scorsese's «Killers of the Flower Moon.»
Acting awards are up for grabs, with nominees including Andrew Scott, Paul Giamatti, Cillian Murphy, Lily Gladstone, Sandra Hüller, Greta Lee, and Emma Stone.
Jeffrey Wright, nominated as the lead actor in «American Fiction» this year, will be honored with the prestigious Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in
