46th London Film Critics' Circle Awards 1 February 2026
Film of the Year: One Battle After Another
British/Irish Film of the Year: Pillion
The 46th London Film Critics' Circle Awards honoured the best in film of 2025, as chosen by the London Film Critics' Circle. All films are eligible if they were released in UK cinemas or on premiere streaming services between mid-February 2025 and mid-February 2026. The ceremony was held on 1 February 2026 at The May Fair Hotel in London.
The nominations were announced on 15 December 2025. Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller film One Battle After Another led the nominees with nine, followed by Hamnet with eight and Sinners with seven. Additionally, Cynthia Erivo received the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation, becoming the third recipient of the annual award, named in memory of English film critic Derek Malcolm. Mexican-born filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was honoured with the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, named after the British film critic and travel writer Dilys Powell.
English film critic Mark Kermode, also a member of the Critics' Circle, reprised his role as host.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
Film of the Year Director of the Year One Battle After Another Hamnet Marty Supreme The Mastermind Sentimental Value Sinners Sirāt Sorry, Baby Train Dreams Weapons Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler – Sinners Oliver Laxe – Sirāt Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Chloé Zhao – Hamnet Actor of the Year Actress of the Year Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme as Marty Mauser Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another as Bob Ferguson Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon as Lorenz Hart Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent as Marcelo Alves / Armando Solimões / Fernando Solimões Josh O'Connor – The Mastermind as James Blaine "J.B." Mooney Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes Shakespeare Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I'd Kick You as Linda Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love as Grace Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value as Nora Borg Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby as Agnes Ward Supporting Actor of the Year Supporting Actress of the Year Sean Penn – One Battle After Another as Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another as Sergio St. Carlos Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein as The Creature Delroy Lindo – Sinners as Delta Slim Alexander Skarsgård – Pillion as Ray Amy Madigan – Weapons as Gladys Odessa A'zion – Marty Supreme as Rachel Mizler Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value as Agnes Borg Pettersen Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners as Annie Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly Hills Screenwriter of the Year Foreign Language Film of the Year Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler – Sinners Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein – Marty Supreme Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell – Hamnet Sentimental Value It Was Just an Accident No Other Choice The Secret Agent Sirāt Documentary of the Year The Attenborough Award: British/Irish Film of the Year The Perfect Neighbor Cover-Up One to One: John & Yoko Orwell: 2+2=5 Riefenstahl Pillion The Ballad of Wallis Island Bugonia Hamnet I Swear Breakthrough Performer of the Year British/Irish Performer of the Year (for body of work) Robert Aramayo – I Swear / Palestine 36 as John Davidson / Captain Wingate Miles Caton – Sinners as Samuel "Sammie" Moore Frank Dillane – Urchin / Harvest as Mike / Master Jordan Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another as Willa Ferguson Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby as Agnes Ward Josh O'Connor – The Mastermind / The History of Sound / Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as James Blaine "J.B." Mooney / David White / Fr. Jud Duplenticy Naomi Ackie – Sorry, Baby / Mickey 17 / The Thursday Murder Club as Lydie / Nasha Adjaya / Donna De Freitas Robert Aramayo – I Swear / Palestine 36 as John Davidson / Captain Wingate Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes Shakespeare David Jonsson – Wasteman / The Long Walk as Taylor / Peter McVries Young British/Irish Performer of the Year The Philip French Award: Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later as Spike Scott Ellis Watson – I Swear as Young John Davidson Ebada Hassan – Brides as Doe Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet as Hamnet Shakespeare Noah Jupe – Hamnet / The Carpenter's Son as Hamlet / The Boy Harry Lighton – Pillion Tom Basden and Tim Key – The Ballad of Wallis Island Laura Carreira – On Falling Akinola Davies Jr. – My Father's Shadow Harris Dickinson – Urchin Animated Film of the Year British/Irish Short Film of the Year KPop Demon Hunters Arco Elio Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Zootropolis 2 Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites – Duncan Cowles I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash – Mark Jenkin Leaving Ikorodu in 1999 – Rashida Seriki Milk – Naomi Waring Two Black Boys in Paradise – Baz Sells Technical Achievement Award Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (music) Laia Casanovas – Sirāt (sound design) Toni Froschhammer – Die My Love (editing) Julia Irribarria – The Ice Tower (production design) Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (editing) Sabrina Krämer – Sound of Falling (costume design) Rob Mazurek – The Mastermind (music) Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, and Jason Collins – Weapons (makeup and hairstyling) Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (cinematography) Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme (casting)
References
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