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.[1][2]
Winners and nominees
editFilm of the Year
edit- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- The Bourne Ultimatum
- There Will Be Blood
- Zodiac
British Film of the Year
editForeign Language Film of the Year
edit- 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
editPaul 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
editPaul Greengrass – The Bourne Ultimatum
- Danny Boyle – Sunshine
- Anton Corbijn – Control
- Shane Meadows – This Is England
- Joe Wright – Atonement
Screenwriter of the Year
editFlorian 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
editAnton 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
editDaniel 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
editMarion 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
edit- 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
editJulie 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
editTom 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
editKelly 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
edit- Benedict Cumberbatch – Amazing Grace
- Dakota Blue Richards – The Golden Compass
- Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
- Thomas Turgoose – This Is England
Dilys Powell Award
editReferences
edit- ^ "Control, Atonement lead London Critics' Circle nominations". ScreenDaily.com.
- ^ "London critics honour Coen drama". BBC News.