{"id":4314,"date":"2015-01-19T10:33:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T10:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=4314"},"modified":"2015-01-23T15:45:28","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T15:45:28","slug":"boyhood-under-the-skin-top-london-critics-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=4314","title":{"rendered":"‘Boyhood’, ‘Under the Skin’ top London critics’ awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ray Bennett<\/p>\n

The London Critics\u2019 Circle Film Awards on Sunday shared the plaudits among several films including \u201cBoyhood\u201d, which won three prizes, and \u201cUnder the Skin\u201d, which won two.<\/p>\n

Richard Linklater was on hand to accept the awards for best film and best director for \u201cBoyhood\u201d (Universal) while Patricia Arquette (below) sent recorded thanks for her win as best supporting actress.<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Glazer was there to pick up the award for best British film for \u201cUnder the Skin\u201d (StudioCanal) starring Scarlett Johansson (pictured below) along with composer Mica Levi who beat a mix of cinematographers, production designers and costume designers to win the Circle\u2019s annual technical achievement award.<\/p>\n

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A slimmed down Timothy Spall was on hand to accept his award as best British actor of the year for \u201cMr. Turner\u201d (eOne); Michael Keaton sent an amusing video in response to his win as best actor for \u201cBirdman\u201d (20th Century Fox) as did Rosamund Pike, who won as best British actress for \u201cGone Girl\u201d (Fox) and \u201cWhat We Did on our Holiday\u201d (Lionsgate).<\/p>\n

Julianne Moore was named best actress for \u201cStill Alice\u201d (Curzon Artificial Eye) while J.K. Simmons won as best supporting actor for \u201cWhiplash\u201d (Sony).<\/p>\n

Wes Anderson sent a video to accept the screenwriter of the year award for \u201cThe Grand Budapest Hotel\u201d (Fox) while Alex Lawther was on hand for his prize as young British performer of the year for \u201cThe Imitation Game\u201d (StudioCanal).<\/p>\n

Other awards went to \u201cLeviathan\u201d (Curzon) as foreign-language film of the year; \u201cCitizenfour\u201d (Curzon) as best documentary with Oscar-nominated producers Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky there to accept, and Yann Demange as the breakthrough British filmmaker for \u201c\u201971\u201d.<\/p>\n

Highlight of the night was Stanley Tucci\u2019s presentation of the Dylys Powell Award for Excellence in Film to actress Miranda Richardson.<\/p>\n

The relaxed evening continued in the May Fair Hotel bar and many of the big names stuck around to chat with critics and guests. I\u2019d sat next to Miranda Richardson and Stanley Tucci during the ceremony and they clearly had a good time, speaking to those around them and chuckling through each other\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n

In the bar afterwards, when my guest, Notting Hill neighbour Karen Turner, a BBC production manager, told Tucci, who also lives nearby, that she\u2019d seen him in our local Waitrose, he urged her to say hello next time.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Glazer, whose film \u201cUnder the Skin\u201d divided critics but was my second favourite of the year after “Grand Budapest Hotel”, was happy to chat about the picture and its reception. He agreed with my view that his production is less a film of the Michael Faber book than it is a companion piece on the same topic. Glazer said he\u2019d read the book just once and admitted, \u201cMaybe I should read it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

London Critics\u2019 Circle Top 10 films of 2014 were, in order:<\/p>\n

1. Boyhood<\/p>\n

2. Birdman<\/p>\n

3. Under the Skin<\/p>\n

4. Whiplash<\/p>\n

5. Mr. Turner<\/p>\n

6. Leviathan<\/p>\n

7. The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/p>\n

8. Ida<\/p>\n

9. Nightcrawler<\/p>\n

10. The Theory of Everything<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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