London critics laud Network, Speech

by Naman Ramachandran

11/02/2011 - David Fincher’s The Social Network pipped Tom Hooper’s The King's Speech to the post at the 31st London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, winning four gongs to the latter’s three.

The Social Network won Film of the Year, Director of the Year for Fincher, British Actor in a Supporting Role for Andrew Garfield and Screenwriter of the Year for Aaron Sorkin.

The King’s Speech claimed Best Actor for Colin Firth, British Director of the Year for Tom Hooper and The Attenborough Award for British Film of the Year.

Kristin Scott Thomas was presented the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Cinema for her outstanding contribution to cinema.

The 31st London Critics' Circle Film Awards winners in full (and their UK distributors):

FILM OF THE YEAR
The Social Network (Sony)
Runner-up: The King's Speech [trailer, film focus] (Momentum)

TOP 10 FILMS of 2010
1. The Social Network (Sony)
2. The King’s Speech (Momentum)
3. Black Swan (Fox)
4. Toy Story 3 (Disney)
5. The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
6. Another Year [trailer, film focus] (Momentum) 7. True Grit (Paramount)
8. Inception (Warner)
9. I Am Love [trailer, film focus] (Metrodome)
10. Winter's Bone (Artificial Eye)

THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
The King’s Speech (Momentum)
Runner-up: Another Year (Momentum)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Of Gods and Men [trailer, film focus] (Artificial Eye)
Runner-up: I Am Love (Metrodome)

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
David Fincher - The Social Network (Sony)
Runner-up: Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan (Fox)

BRITISH DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Tom Hooper - The King’s Speech (Momentum)
Runner-up: Mike Leigh - Another Year (Momentum)

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Colin Firth - The King's Speech (Momentum)
Runner-up: Edgar Ramirez - Carlos [trailer] (Optimum)

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
Runner-up: Natalie Portman - Black Swan (Fox)

BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Christian Bale - The Fighter (Paramount/Momentum)
Runner-up: Jim Broadbent - Another Year (Momentum)

BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Lesley Manville - Another Year (Momentum)
Runner-up: Tilda Swinton - I Am Love (Metrodome)

BRITISH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Andrew Garfield - The Social Network (Sony)
Runner-up: David Bradley - Another Year (Momentum)

BRITISH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Olivia Williams - The Ghost [trailer] (Optimum)
Runner-up: Rosamund Pike - Made in Dagenham [trailer] (Paramount)

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network (Sony)
Runner-up: David Seidler - The King’s Speech (Momentum)

YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Conor McCarron - NEDs [trailer] (Entertainment One)
Runner-up: Jessica Barden - Tamara Drewe [trailer] (Momentum)

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILMMAKER
Gareth Edwards - Monsters [trailer] (Vertigo)
Runner-up: Clio Barnard - The Arbor [trailer] (Verve)