Michael Haneke's Oscar contender Amour was the big winner at the London Critics' Circle film awards last night, taking three of the top prizes, including film of the year.
The Palme D'Or winner, which is nominated for five Academy awards, also won screenplay of the year for Haneke's French-language script about an elderly couple dealing with the aftermath of a debilitating stroke. Emmanuelle Riva was named actress of the year for her lead portrayal.
Another big winner at the Mayfair Hotel in London was Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, which has had a relatively disappointing awards season so far. The period drama took best actor for Joaquin Phoenix and best supporting actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman, both of whom are also nominated for Oscars. Anne Hathaway won best supporting actress for her Golden Globe-winning turn as Fantine in Tom Hooper's Les Miserables, which is up for eight Academy awards. Meanwhile, Helena Bonham Carter, who also appears in the musical, was honoured with the Dilys Powell award for excellence in film.
Elsewhere, Ang Lee took the prize for director of the year for his film Life of Pi, based on Yann Martel's Booker prize-winning novel. The fantasy adventure, which is nominated for 11 Oscars, also won a technical award for its use of 3D special effects. Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone won the prize for best foreign-language film.
Winners in the British film categories included Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, who were named breakthrough British film-makers for their screenwriting work on Ben Wheatley's comedy horror Sightseers, while Toby Jones was named British actor of the year for psychological thriller Berberian Sound Studio. Andrea Riseborough took British actress of the year for her portrayal of an IRA informant in Shadow Dancer, and Tom Holland was named young British performer of the year for his turn in tsunami drama The Impossible.
Meanwhile, Michael Haneke's film carried off the main prizes at the Lumiere awards, the French equivalent of the Golden Globes, voted for by non-French critics. Amour won best film, while actors Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant won best actress and best actor. However, Haneke was beaten to best director by Jacques Audiard for Rust and Bone, which also took best screenplay.
Full list of London Critics' Circle film awards
Film of the year: Amour
Foreign-language film of the year: Rust and Bone
Documentary of the year: The Imposter
British film of the year: Berberian Sound Studio
Actor of the year: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Actress of the year: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Supporting actor of the year: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Supporting actress of the year: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
British actor of the year: Toby Jones, Berberian Sound Studio
British actress of the year: Andrea Riseborough, Shadow Dancer
Young British performer of the year: Tom Holland, The Impossible
Director of the year: Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Screenwriter of the year: Michael Haneke, Amour
Breakthrough British film-maker: Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, writers, Sightseers
Technical achievement of the year: Life of Pi, Bill Westenhofer (visual effects)
Dilys Powell award for excellence in film: Helena Bonham Carter
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