London Critics Circle nominations announced

'Pride & Prejudice' and 'The Constant Gardener' lead the way with eight and seven nominations respectively.

Dec 22 2005

Nominations for the London Critics Circle Awards have been announced, and 'Pride & Prejudice' leads the way with eight nominations.

Keira Knightley, Rosamund Pike, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn and Tom Hollander all received acting nods for the Jane Austen adaptation, while director Joe Wright was nominated for best British director and newcomer.

Fernando Meirelles' brilliant thriller 'The Constant Gardener' wasn't far behind with seven nominations, while 'Mrs Henderson Presents' and 'Separate Lies' both picked up four.

The awards will be handed out at the Dorchester on February 9.

Full list of nominees:

Best Film
'Crash'
'A History of Violence'
'Brokeback Mountain'
'King Kong'
'The Constant Gardener'

Best Director
Fernando Meirelles 'The Constant Gardener'
Ang Lee 'Brokeback Mountain'
Paul Haggis 'Crash'
Peter Jackson 'King Kong'
David Cronenberg 'A History of Violence'

Best Actor
Bruno Ganz 'Downfall'
Heath Ledger 'Brokeback Mountain'
Don Cheadle 'Hotel Rwanda'
Viggo Mortensen 'A History of Violence'
Johnny Depp 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'

Best Actress
Juliette Binoche 'Hidden'
Naomi Watts 'King Kong'
Catalina Sandino Moreno 'Maria Full of Grace'
Laura Linney 'Kinsey'
Maria Bello 'A History of Violence'

Best Screenwriter
Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana 'Brokeback Mountain'
Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco 'Crash'
Jeffrey Caine 'The Constant Gardener'
Shane Black 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'
Bernd Eichinger 'Downfall'

Best Foreign Film
'Downfall'
'Hidden'
'The Sea Inside'
'The Beat My Heart Skipped'
'The Chorus'

Attenborough Award for British Film
'Pride & Prejudice'
'Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'
'The Constant Gardener'
'The Descent'
'Mrs. Henderson Presents'

Best British Producer
Peter Lord 'Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'
Simon Channing Williams 'The Constant Gardener'
Andrew Eaton and Michael Winterbottom 'A Cock and Bull Story'
Christian Colson 'The Descent' and 'Separate Lies'
Mark Boothe and Ruth Caleb 'Bullet Boy'

Best British Director
Joe Wright 'Pride & Prejudice'
Terry George 'Hotel Rwanda'
Neil Marshall 'The Descent'
Christopher Nolan 'Batman Begins'
Stephen Frears 'Mrs. Henderson Presents'

Best British Actor
Ralph Fiennes 'The Constant Gardener'
Christian Bale 'The Machinist'
Liam Neeson 'Kinsey'
Chiwetel Ejiofor 'Kinky Boots'
Tom Wilkinson 'Separate Lies'

Best British Actress
Rachel Weisz 'The Constant Gardener'
Judi Dench 'Mrs. Henderson Presents'
Keira Knightley 'Pride & Prejudice'
Emily Watson 'Separate Lies'
Kristin Scott Thomas 'Keeping Mum'

Best British Actress in Supporting Role
Thandie Newton 'Crash'
Sophie Okonedo 'Hotel Rwanda'
Tilda Swinton 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'
Rosamund Pike 'Pride & Prejudice'
Brenda Blethyn 'Pride & Prejudice'

Best British Actor in Supporting Role
Brendan Gleeson 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'
James McAvoy 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'
Paddy Considine 'Cinderella Man'
Tom Hollander 'Pride & Prejudice'
Cillian Murphy 'Batman Begins'

British Newcomer
Joe Wright 'Pride & Prejudice'
Kelly Reilly 'Mrs. Henderson Presents'
Annie Griffin 'Festival'
Julian Fellows 'Separate Lies'
Matthew Macfadyen 'Pride & Prejudice'

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