The 46th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards has unveiled its nominations, with Nigerian talents Akinola Davies Jr., Rashida Seriki, and Wunmi Mosaku among those recognized for the prestigious award.
Davies Jr. is nominated for Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year for his film My Father’s Shadow, adding to the growing list of accolades while Seriki’s Leaving Ikorodu in 1999 is shortlisted for British/Irish Short Film of the Year. Mosaku, earned a Supporting Actress of the Year nomination for her role in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners.
The awards, set for February 1 at The May Fair in London with critic Mark Kermode hosting, highlight a competitive field led by Paul Thomas Anderson’s political satire-thriller One Battle After Another with nine nominations, following its Golden Globes success.
Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet follows closely with eight nominations, including Film of the Year and Director of the Year, with Jessie Buckley nominated for Actress of the Year. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners secured seven nominations, while Marty Supreme earned six.
Other notable contenders include Sorry, Baby with five nominations, four of which went to first-time writer-director-star Eva Victor, and Sirāt, Sentimental Value, and The Mastermind, each with four.
Additional categories spotlight emerging talent, with Robert Aramayo, Miles Caton, Frank Dillane, Chase Infiniti, and Eva Victor competing for Breakthrough Performer of the Year. In the British/Irish Performer of the Year category, nominees include Naomi Ackie, Robert Aramayo, Jessie Buckley, David Jonsson, and Josh O’Connor.
Short films such as Two Black Boys in Paradise, I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash, Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites, and Milk join Seriki’s Leaving Ikorodu in 1999 in contention for British/Irish Short Film of the Year.
The nominations reflect a diverse slate of films and performers, with Nigerian creatives at the forefront as part of a global mix of voices shaping contemporary cinema.