Critics’ Choice

Not to be outdone by the Golden Globe nominations yesterday, the London Film Critics Circle have now gone and weighed in with their pick of the year's cinematic offerings ready for their 23rd annual awards at the capital's Dorchester Hotel this February. Celebrating the best in both British and international film, the nominations mirror the Golden Globes' choice of Alexander Payne's About Schmidt as one of the stand out films of the year which joins Bowling for Columbine, the Aussie drama Lantana, Mendes' Road to Perdition and our personal favourite Donnie Darko. But there's no place for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Peter Jackson will just have to be happy with a nomination in the Best Director category. Less dominated by a mere handful of films than the Globe list, the Critics Circle's selection is a more inclusive bag all together with nods going towards a wide array of fantastic films. A fair summation of the classiest acts of the year, we reckon. British Film of the Year About a Boy All or Nothing Sweet Sixteen Film of the Year About Schmidt Bowling for Columbine Donnie Darko Lantana The Road to Perdition Foreign Language Film of the Year The Son