With the focus this weekend on Park City with the Sundance Film Festival now in full swing, it might be easy to forget we're still in the midst of the awards season. And even though we're nearing the finishing line, with the Golden Globes already handed out, and a few more major guild awards and the Indie Spirits to come before the Oscars are awarded, critics circles are still getting their two cents in. And the latest to hand down their verdict on the year in film of 2012 are from the U.K., with the London Critics' Circle Awards honoring their winners today. And a big favorite of the season made a considerable impression.
"Amour" walked away with Film Of Year, Best Actress for Emmanuelle Riva and Best Screenwriter for Michael Haneke, though Ang Lee scooped Best Director for "Life Of Pi." Jacques Audiard's "Rust And Bone" took Foreign Language Film, while fans of Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" will be heartened to see both Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix taking acting awards, with the film landing in the final top ten of 2012 as well.
The organization also hands out awards in separate categories for British films as well, to help give them a little more shine and all told, it's hard to argue with any of these selections. Check it out below, and let us know your thoughts. [THR]
The Sky Movies Award: FILM OF THE YEAR
Amour (Artificial Eye)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Rust and Bone (StudioCanal)
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
The Imposter (Picturehouse/Revolver)
The Attenborough Award: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR – presented by The May Fair Hotel
Berberian Sound Studio (Artificial Eye)
The Spotlight Award: ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master (Entertainment)
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour (Artificial Eye)
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master (Entertainment)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables (Universal)
BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR – in association with Cameo Productions
Toby Jones– Berberian Sound Studio (Artificial Eye)
BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Andrea Riseborough – Shadow Dancer (Paramount)
YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Tom Holland – The Impossible (eOne)
The American Airlines Award: DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Ang Lee – Life of Pi (Fox)
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Michael Haneke – Amour (Artificial Eye)
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILMMAKER
Alice Lowe & Steve Oram, writers – Sightseers (StudioCanal)
The Sky 3D Award: TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Life of Pi – Bill Westenhofer, visual effects (Fox)
DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM – sponsored by Premier
Helena Bonham Carter
Top 10 Films
Amour (Artificial Eye)
The Master (Entertainment)
Life of Pi (Fox)
Argo (Warners)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (StudioCanal)
Zero Dark Thirty (Universal)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (New Wave)
Django Unchained (Sony)
Tabu (New Wave)
Rust and Bone (StudioCanal)