London Film Critics' Circle Award for Film of the Year

London Film Critics' Circle Award for Film of the Year
Presented byLondon Film Critics' Circle
Established1980
First awardApocalypse Now
Currently held byOne Battle After Another (2026)

The Award for Film of the Year is the highest honour given by the London Film Critics' Circle.[1]

Winners and nominees

1980s

Past winners are:[2]

Year Film Director(s) Producer(s)
1980
(1st)
Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola
1981
(2nd)
Chariots of Fire Hugh Hudson David Puttnam
1982
(3rd)
Missing Costa-Gavras Edward Lewis, Mildred Lewis
1983
(4th)
The King of Comedy Martin Scorsese Arnon Milchan
1984
(5th)
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders Anatole Dauman and Don Guest
1985
(6th)
The Purple Rose of Cairo Woody Allen Robert Greenhut and Woody Allen
1986
(7th)
A Room with a View James Ivory Ismail Merchant and James Ivory
1987
(8th)
Hope and Glory John Boorman John Boorman
1988
(9th)
House of Games David Mamet Michael Hausman
1989
(10th)
Distant Voices, Still Lives Terence Davies Jennifer Howarth

1990s

Year Film Director(s) Producer(s)
1990
(11th)
Crimes and Misdemeanors Woody Allen Robert Greenhut
1991
(12th)
Thelma & Louise Ridley Scott Mimi Polk Gitlin
1992
(13th)
Unforgiven Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood
1993
(14th)
The Piano Jane Campion Jan Chapman
1994
(15th)
Schindler's List Steven Spielberg Branko Lustig, Gerald R. Molen, Steven Spielberg
1995
(16th)
Babe Chris Noonan Bill Miller, George Miller and Doug Mitchell
1996
(17th)
Fargo Joel Coen Ethan Coen
1997
(18th)
L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson Curtis Hanson, Arnon Milchan and Michael Nathanson
1998
(19th)
Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn and Steven Spielberg
Boogie Nights Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson, Lloyd Levin, John Lyons and JoAnne Sellar
Titanic James Cameron James Cameron and Jon Landau
The Ice Storm Ang Lee Ang Lee, Ted Hope and James Schamus
The Truman Show Peter Weir Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman and Adam Schroeder
1999
(20th)
American Beauty Sam Mendes Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks

2000s

Year Film Director(s)
2000 (21st) Being John Malkovich Spike Jonze
2001 (22nd) Moulin Rouge! Baz Luhrmann
2002 (23rd) About Schmidt Alexander Payne
2003 (24th) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Peter Weir
2004 (25th) Sideways Alexander Payne (2)
2005 (26th) Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee
2006 (27th) United 93 Paul Greengrass
2007 (28th) No Country for Old Men Joel and Ethan Coen (2)
2008 (29th) The Wrestler Darren Aronofsky
2009 (30th) A Prophet Jacques Audiard
2010 (31st) The Social Network David Fincher
2011 (32nd) The Artist Michel Hazanavicius
2012 (33rd) Amour Michael Haneke
2013 (34th) 12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen
2014 (35th) Boyhood Richard Linklater
2015 (36th) Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
2016 (37th) La La Land Damien Chazelle
2017 (38th) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh
2018 (39th) Roma Alfonso Cuarón
2019 (40th) Parasite Bong Joon-ho
2020 (41st) Nomadland Chloé Zhao
2021 (42nd) The Power of the Dog Jane Campion (2)
2022 (43rd) Tár Todd Field
2023 (44th) The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
2024 (45th) The Brutalist Brady Corbet
2025 (46th) One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

Multiple winning directors

The following directors have directed multiple award-winning films:

References

  1. ^ Alex Ritman; Georg Szalai (22 January 2017). "London Critics' Circle Film Awards Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. ^ "AWARD: FILM OF THE YEAR". London Film Critics' Circle. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2017.