The 34th annual Critics Circle Film wards took place in London earlier this evening and going into the evening Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave looked to be the favourite with nine nominations.
Another film with a strong presence tonight was Philomena, with Judi Dench up for Best Actress (as well as Best British Actress…) and Steve Coogan up for both acting and screenwriting awards. Filth, a notable absence from the recent BAFTA nods, was well represented too and serves to remind us that the UK and US academies can be narrow in their collective assessment.
Our collection of interviews, conducted by Stefan Pape and captured by David Sztypuljak is below, if you want to hear John Hurt pull no punches about Harvey Weinstein and Snowpiercer click here…
Here’s the full John Hurt video,
Jon S. Baird
Barkhad Abdi
Andre Singer
Naomie Harris
Clio Barnard and Tracy O’Riodan
George MacKay
Reece Shearsmith
Tim Webber (Framestore VFX)
Steve McQueen (arriving)
Steve McQueen (following his award)
