‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Sinners’ Lead London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations

Key Highlights

• Both films landed nods for film of the year and director of the year, with their leads, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessie Buckley, also nominated for actor of the year and actress of the Year, respectively.
• Related Stories Cannes Winner Jafar Panahi Sentenced in Iran to a Year in Prison in Absentia, Lawyer Says Elsewhere, Ryan Coogler’s deep-South horror “Sinners” was nominated in seven categories, also including film of the year.
• Other films with multiple nods included “Marty Supreme,” with six nominations, “Sorry, Baby” with five (four of which were for first-time writer-director-star Eva Victor), and Oliver Laxe’s “Sirāt,” Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” and Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermind” with four each.
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• 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,” said Jane Crowther, London Critics’ Circle film section chair.