British actress of the year was awarded to Andrea Riseborough for her performance in IRA thriller Shadow Dancer. The actress has also had a strong year, having been nominated for a Bafta rising star award. She starred as Wallis Simpson in Madonna's 2011 film W.E.
Michael Haneke's film Amour took home three awards including the award for film of the year. The film's 85-year-old actress Emmanuelle Riva, who has also been nominated for an Oscar, won best actress and Haneke took home the award for screenwriter of the year.
Amour, which follows the story of an ageing couple, has been nominated for five Oscars in total, including best director, film and best foreign film.
Chair of the London Critics' Circle Film Awards, Rich Cline, commented: "A critic's job is to champion the best rather than just go with the awards-season flow, and I think we have done that this year in both our nominations and the films."
Paul Thomas Anderson's controversial film The Master took home two awards, actor of the year for Philip Seymour Hoffman and supporting actor for Joaquin Phoenix.
The Attenborough Award for best British film of the year was given to Berberian Sound Studio, while lead actor Toby Jones was presented with best British actor of the year.
Helena Bonham Carter was given the Dilys Powell award for excellence in film, which has been won in the past by people such as Dirk Bogarde, Richard Attenborough, Julie Walters and Judi Dench.
Foreign language film of the year was given to Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone, about a killer whale trainer who loses her legs in an accident.
The London Film Critics' Circle comprises over 120 members of UK film critics, broadcasters and writers, who this year voted for more than 200 titles on their nominations ballots.
Awards in full
The Sky Movies Award: FILM OF THE YEAR
Amour (Artificial Eye)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Rust and Bone (StudioCanal)
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
The Imposter (Picturehouse/Revolver)
The Attenborough Award: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR – presented by The May Fair Hotel
Berberian Sound Studio (Artificial Eye)
ACTOR OF THE YEAR – Sponsored by Spotlight
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master (Entertainment)
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR – Sponsored by Spotlight
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour (Artificial Eye)
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master (Entertainment)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables (Universal)
BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR – In association with Cameo Productions
Toby Jones – Berberian Sound Studio (Artificial Eye)
BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Andrea Riseborough – Shadow Dancer (Paramount)
YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Tom Holland – The Impossible (eOne)
The American Airlines Award: DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Ang Lee – Life of Pi (Fox)
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR – Sponsored by Distrupol
Michael Haneke – Amour (Artificial Eye)
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER
Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, writers – Sightseers (StudioCanal)
The Sky 3D Award: TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Life of Pi – Bill Westenhofer, visual effects (Fox)
DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM – sponsored by Premier
Helena Bonham Carter
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