Precursor: 36th London Critics Nominations (2015)

Although 45 Years has the most overall nominations, a significant factor needs to be taken into account. Two of its nominations come from British/Irish-only categories, unique to London’s critics. Several films have that distinction. To signify those and what their actual nomination counts should be, I’ve put (*) next to each with their actual total in parentheses.

It shouldn’t be surprising that there’s a heavy favoritism towards native efforts (along with the fact that some year-end releases haven’t released and won’t release in the U.K. in time). Yet, even among 2015 U.S. releases, 45 Years has significantly better representation than it might otherwise have. Certain names in the nominations, like Tom Courtenay, Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman and Tilda Swinton wouldn’t likely be here if it weren’t for the slight bias.

Nominations Tallies

(6) 45 Years* (4)
(5) Carol, The Revenant* (4), Steve Jobs* (3)
(4) Brooklyn* (2), Room* (3)
(3) Amy* (2), Ex Machina* (2), The Lobster* (1), The Look of Silence, Mad Max: Fury Road* (2), Spotlight

The Nominations

Best Picture

45 Years
Amy
Carol
Inside Out
The Look of Silence
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Best Director

Andrew Haigh – 45 Years
Todd Haynes – Carol
Alejandro G Iñárritu – The Revenant
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott – The Martian

Best Actor

Tom Courtenay – 45 Years
Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Tom Hardy – Legend

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Rooney Mara – Carol
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio Del Toro – Sicario
Tom Hardy – The Revenant
Oscar Isaac – Ex Machina
Michael Keaton – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies

Best Supporting Actress

Olivia Colman – The Lobster
Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria
Tilda Swinton – Trainwreck
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

Best Screenplay

Brooklyn
Carol
Room
Spotlight
Steve Jobs

Best Foreign-Language Film

Eden
Hard to Be a God
The Look of Silence
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
The Tribe

Best Documentary

Amy
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
The Look of Silence
Palio
A Syrian Love Story

Best British / Irish Film

45 Years
Amy
Brooklyn
The Lobster
London Road

Best British / Irish Actor

Michael Caine – Kingsman: The Secret Service, Youth
Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation, Second Coming
Colin Farrell – The Lobster, Miss Julie
Michael Fassbender – Macbeth Slow West, Steve Jobs,
Tom Hardy – Legend, London Road, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant

Best British / Irish Actress

Emily Blunt – Sicario
Carey Mulligan – Far From the Madding Crowd, Suffragette
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years, The Forbidden Room
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn, Lost River
Kate Winslet – The Dressmaker, A Little Chaos, Steve Jobs

Best Young British / Irish Performer

Asa Butterfield – X + Y
Milo Parker – Mr. Holmes, Robot Overlords
Florence Pugh – The Falling
Liam Walpole – The Goob
Maisie Williams – The Falling

Breakthrough British / Irish Filmmaker

Tom Browne – Radiator
Mark Burton & Richard Starzak – Shaun the Sheep Movie
Emma Donoghue – Room
Alex Garland – Ex Machina
John Maclean – Slow West

British / Irish Short Film

Directed by Tweedie – dir Duncan Cowles
Leidi – dir Simon Mesa Soto
Over – dir Jorn Threlfall
Rate Me – dir Fyzal Boulifa
Stutterer – dir Benjamin Cleary

Technical Achievements

Music: Carol (Carter Burwell)
Editing: Steve Jobs (Elliott Graham)
Cinematography: Carol (Edward Lachman)
Cinematography: Mad Max: Fury Road (John Seale)
Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road (Colin Gibson)
Costumes: Cinderella (Sandy Powell)
Sound Design: Sicario (Tom Ozanich)
Sound Design: Macbeth (Alistair Sirkett, Markus Stemler)
Visual Effects: Ex Machina (Andrew Whitehurst)
Stunts: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Wade Eastwood)