The London Critics Circle is I believe, our last group of film critics to announce, but they didn't really award anyone interesting, instead choosing to rubber stamp the Oscar frontrunners, all of whom happen to be American. I find it interesting that while most other countries give out their film awards to honor the films that get overlooked from their own countries (including English- speaking ones like Canada and Australia), the UK consistently chooses to remain squarely in the Oscar wheelhouse. Aside from the "Best British" categories of course, whose winners should be happy they exist, otherwise they'd get nothing. I just find it suspicious that such a distinctly American movie like Boyhood would appeal to the British experience, but watch this same exact top winners group be duplicated at BAFTA in February.
Best Film: BOYHOOD
Best British Film: UNDER THE SKIN
Best Director: Richard Linklater, BOYHOOD
Best Actress: Julianne Moore, STILL ALICE
Best Actor: Michael Keaton, BIRDMAN
Best Breakthrough British Filmmaker: Yann Demange, '71
Best British Actress: Rosamund Pike, GONE GIRL and WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY
Best British Actor: Timothy Spall, MR. TURNER
Best Screenplay: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Best Foreign Language Film: LEVIATHAN
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, BOYHOOD
Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons, WHIPLASH
Best Technical Achievement: UNDER THE SKIN
Best Documentary: CITIZENFOUR
Young British Performer of the Year: Alex Lawther, THE IMITATION GAME
