Clearly the LFCC, a group of 160 critics, adores smart horror flick “Saint Maud,” which won Breakthrough British or Irish Filmmaker for Rose Glass, and Best British or Irish Actress for Morfydd Clark (who beat Carey Mulligan in “Promising Young Woman”). But the London critics gave three top awards to American road movie “Nomadland,” which won Best Film and Screenplay for Chloé Zhao, and Actress for Frances McDormand.
Best British or Irish Actor Riz Ahmed won for two independent films, “Sound of Metal” and “Mogul Mowgli.” “They are both stories about someone going through a health crisis who lands in purgatory and is forced to reassess what really matters,” he said, “which is what we are all going through right now.” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” star Colman Domingo accepted Best Actor for his costar, the late Chadwick Boseman, saying: “Working with him, I saw him put every ounce of love and joy, interrogation, spirit, and fight into Levee. He cherished every single moment and you see it in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.’ He gave you his heart and soul; he gave it everything he got.” Romanian director Alexander Nanau’s “Collective,” nominated in three categories, won Best Documentary. “We’re living in a world,” he said, “where we have to be become more aware of the need for an independent press.” Best Foreign Language film went to Denmark’s “Another Round.” “It’s supposed to be a life-affirming film,” said director Thomas Vinterberg. “It came from a very difficult time in my life and it comes straight from the heart.” Film of the Year “Nomadland” Director of the Year Steve McQueen, “Small Axe” Supporting Actress Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” Supporting Actor Shaun Parks, “Mangrove” Screenwriter Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” Actress of the Year Frances McDormand, “Nomadland” Actor of the Year Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Best Documentary Alexander Nanau, “Collective” Best Foreign Language Film Thomas Vinterberg, “Another Round” Best British or Irish Actress Morfydd Clark, “Saint Maud” Best British or Irish Actor
Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal” and “Mogul Mowgli” Best British or Irish Film Rose Glass, “Saint Maud” Best British or Irish Short Film Aneil Karia, “The Long Goodbye” Best Young British or Irish Performer Bukky Bakray “Rocks” Best Technical Achievement Lucy Pardee for casting “Rocks” Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
