Todd Haynes’ 1950s romantic drama Carol has added to its growing haul of nominations as awards season continues to ramp up.
The film received seven mentions from the London Critics’ Circle film section, announced Tuesday, including one for film of the year and two actress of the year noms for Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
Elsewhere, Andrew Haigh’s acclaimed 45 Years, which won awards for its stars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay at the Berlin International Film Festival, earned six nominations, with Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant and Steve Jobs following close behind with five each.
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Tom Hardy was a multiple nominee, shortlisted in the lead actor category for Legend, in the supporting actor race for The Revenant and for best British actor for his entire body of work in 2015 (which includes no less than five film releases).
The awards ceremony is set to take place in London’s May Fair Hotel on Jan. 17. The 2015 awards saw Richard Linklater’s Boyhood taek home best film and best director honors.
Here are the nominees in the top categories:
Film of the year
45 Years
Amy
Carol
Inside Out
The Look of Silence
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Actor of the year
Tom Courtenay — 45 Years
Paul Dano — Love & Mercy
Leonardo DiCaprio — The Revenant
Michael Fassbender — Steve Jobs
Tom Hardy — Legend
Actress of the year
Cate Blanchett — Carol
Brie Larson — Room
Rooney Mara — Carol
Charlotte Rampling — 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan — Brooklyn
Director of the year
Andrew Haigh — 45 Years
Todd Haynes — Carol
Alejandro G Inarritu — The Revenant
George Miller — Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott — The Martian
Supporting actor of the year
Benicio Del Toro — Sicario
Tom Hardy — The Revenant
Oscar Isaac — Ex Machina
Michael Keaton — Spotlight
Mark Rylance — Bridge of Spies
Supporting actress of the year
Olivia Colman — The Lobster
Kristen Stewart — Clouds of Sils Maria
Tilda Swinton — Trainwreck
Alicia Vikander — Ex Machina
Kate Winslet — Steve Jobs
British film of the year
45 Years
Amy
Brooklyn
The Lobster
London Road
Foreign-language film of the year
Eden
Hard to Be a God
The Look of Silence
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
The Tribe
Documentary of the year
Amy
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
The Look of Silence
Palio
A Syrian Love Story
