28th London Film Critics Circle Awards 8 February 2008
Film of the Year: No Country for Old Men
British Film of the Year: Control
The 28th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2007, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 8 February 2008.
Winners and nominees Film of the Year No Country for Old Men The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford The Bourne Ultimatum There Will Be Blood Zodiac
British Film of the Year Control Atonement Eastern Promises Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium This Is England
Foreign Language Film of the Year The Lives of Others • Germany 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days • Romania The Diving Bell and the Butterfly • France Letters from Iwo Jima • United States Tell No One • France
Director of the Year Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men David Fincher – Zodiac Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck – The Lives of Others Cristian Mungiu – 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
British Director of the Year Paul Greengrass – The Bourne Ultimatum Danny Boyle – Sunshine Anton Corbijn – Control Shane Meadows – This Is England Joe Wright – Atonement
Screenwriter of the Year Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck – The Lives of Others Christopher Hampton – Atonement Ronald Harwood – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood
British Breakthrough – Filmmaking Anton Corbijn, director – Control John Carney, writer and director – Once Sarah Gavron, director – Brick Lane Matt Greenhalgh, writer – Control Stevan Riley, writer, director, producer – Blue Blood
Actor of the Year Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood Casey Affleck – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford George Clooney – Michael Clayton Tommy Lee Jones – In the Valley of Elah Ulrich Mühe – The Lives of Others
Actress of the Year Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose Maggie Gyllenhaal – Sherrybaby Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart Laura Linney – The Savages Anamaria Marinca – 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
British Actor of the Year James McAvoy – Atonement Christian Bale – 3:10 to Yuma Jim Broadbent – And When Did You Last See Your Father? Jonny Lee Miller – The Flying Scotsman Sam Riley – Control
British Actress of the Year Julie Christie – Away from Her Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Keira Knightley – Atonement Sienna Miller – Interview Samantha Morton – Control
British Supporting Actor of the Year Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton Albert Finney – Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Toby Jones – The Painted Veil Toby Kebbell – Control Alfred Molina – The Hoax
British Supporting Actress of the Year Kelly Macdonald – No Country for Old Men Vanessa Redgrave – Atonement Saoirse Ronan – Atonement Imelda Staunton – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton
British Breakthrough – Acting Sam Riley – Control Benedict Cumberbatch – Amazing Grace Dakota Blue Richards – The Golden Compass Saoirse Ronan – Atonement Thomas Turgoose – This Is England
Dilys Powell Award Julie Walters
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