Florence Pugh and Cate Blanchett win at Critics' Circle Film Awards

Florence Pugh named British/Irish Actress Of The Year while Cate Blanchett is handed the Actress Of The Year prize for the third time at the star-studded London Critics’ Circle Film Awards

Florence Pugh was handed the British/Irish Actress Of The Year prize while Cate Blanchett was named Actress Of The Year at the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards at The May Fair Hotel in London on Sunday.

Actress Florence, 27, was given her award for her body of work for her films Don’t Worry Darling, The Wonder and Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, which were all released in cinemas last year.

Cate, 53, was awarded Actress Of The Year for her performance as character Lydia Tár in 2022 movie Tár. This is the third time the star has taken home the gong after Elizabeth in 1998 and in Blue Jasmine in 2013.  

Florence effortlessly turned heads as she led the stars attending the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards.

The actress opted for an eye-catching look for the event, donning a red strapless dress with a pleated detail along the waist.

Success stories: Florence Pugh, 27 (left), was handed the British/Irish Actress Of The Year prize while Cate Blanchett, 53 (right), was named Actress Of The Year at the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards at The May Fair Hotel in London on Sunday

In addition, the garment featured a matching strap while Florence added to the look with a red cowboy hat and a matching sheer veil.

The Don’t Worry Darling star complimented her outfit with several gold necklaces and matching bracelets.

Posing up a storm for the cameras, Florence styled her blonde locks into an elegant bob and completed her look with a light palette of makeup.

Cate Blanchett showed off her sense of style in a black blazer which featured quirky blue puffed sleeves and matching trousers.

The TAR actress added height to her frame with a pair of black heels while she wore her blonde tresses in a cropped style.

Michelle Yeoh was also in attendance at the bash, cutting a glamorous figure in a black, long-sleeved gown.

The garment featured sheer sleeves and a matching skirt while the star, 60, cinched her waist with a matching strap.

Michelle, who was nominated for her work in Everything Everywhere All at Once, added height to her frame with a pair of black ankle boots.

Event: Florence Pugh effortlessly turned heads as she led the stars attending the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards at The May Fair Hotel in London on Sunday

Fashion: In addition, the stunning garment featured a matching waist strap

The Memoirs Of A Geisha star styled her locks into an updo and added to her look with a pair of green earrings. 

Fellow nominee Paul Mescal looked dapper in a black blazer and matching trousers and tie which he wore with a crisp white shirt.

The actor, who was nominated for his role in Aftersun, was joined by his co-star Frankie Corio and producer Amy Jackson. 

Stunning: Cate Blanchett showed off her sense of style in a black blazer which featured quirky blue puffed sleeves while Michelle Yeoh opted for a black long-sleeved gown

Suave: Fellow nominee Paul Mescal looked dapper in a black blazer and matching trousers and tie which he wore with a crisp white shirt

Looking good: Cate added height to her frame with a pair of black heels

Attendees: Paul, who was nominated for his role in Aftersun, was joined by his co-star Frankie Corio and producer Amy Jackson

Stars: Some of Florence’s The Wonder co-stars also attended the awards with actress Elaine Cassidy (left) donning a red sleeveless dress

Martin McDonagh, who was nominated for Director of the Year for The Banshees of Inisherin, looked suave in an all-black suit. 

Some of Florence’s The Wonder co-stars also attended the awards with actress Elaine Cassidy donning a red sleeveless dress.

Kila Lord Cassidy, who plays a teenager who can miraculously survive without eating in the film, donned a light pink mini dress with a black sheer collar. 

The event comes after Florence said she’s ‘not complying’ with Hollywood’s body standards as she condemned the ‘shocking’ expectations placed on young women in the industry.

Sensational: Nominee Florence complimented her outfit with several gold necklaces and matching bracelets

Radiant: Posing up a storm for the cameras, Florence styled her blonde locks into an elegant bob

Pals: Michelle looked in good spirits as she posed alongside her Everything Everywhere All at Once co-star Ke Huy Quan

Success: Martin McDonagh (left) was nominated for Director of the Year while Bill Nighy (right) was up for Actor of the Year

The actress recalled a time from the beginning of her career in which people were ‘shocked’ when she refused to diet for roles.

Joining Vogue’s YouTube channel on Thursday, Florence showed viewers how to make her garlicky crostini bread and discussed women’s relationships with food.

As she chopped up the ingredients, she explained: ‘Body image for women is a major thing.

‘From the moment you start growing thighs and bums and boobs and all of it, everything starts changing. And your relationship with food starts changing. 

‘I had a weird chapter at the beginning of my career, but that was because I wasn’t complying. I think that was confusing to people, especially in Hollywood.’ 

Florenece continued: ‘Women in Hollywood, especially young women in Hollywood, are obviously putting themselves in all these ways in order to get whatever opportunity that they need to get because that’s just the way that it’s been.

‘When I went and I did that project it was expected that you would be on whatever diet you needed to be on and for me that was shocking because I’d never done that before.

‘It’s not to say other people can’t do that but I think I definitely put my foot down in that aspect. I love food.’ 

Candid: Florence recently said she’s ‘not complying’ with Hollywood’s body standards as she condemned the ‘shocking’ expectations placed on young women in the industry

43rd annual London Critics’ Circle Awards – The Winners In Full

 Film Of The Year

Aftersun

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

The Banshees of Inisherin

Decision to Leave

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

Living

Saint Omer

Tár – WINNER

Top Gun: Maverick

 

Foreign-Language Film Of The Year

Decision to Leave – WINNER (tie)

EO

The Quiet Girl – WINNER (tie)

RRR

Saint Omer

 

Documentary Of The Year 

All That Breathes

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed – WINNER

Fire of Love

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

Moonage Daydream

 

The Attenborough Award: British/Irish Film Of The Year

Aftersun

The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER

Living

The Quiet Girl

The Wonder

 

Director Of The Year

Todd Field – Tár – WINNER

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin

Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave

Charlotte Wells – Aftersun

 

Screenwriter Of The Year

Todd Field – Tár

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER

Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner – The Fabelmans

Charlotte Wells – Aftersun

 

Actress Of The Year

Cate Blanchett – Tár – WINNER

Ana de Armas – Blonde

Vicky Krieps – Corsage

Florence Pugh – The Wonder

Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once

 

Actor Of The Year

Austin Butler – Elvis

Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER

Brendan Fraser – The Whale

Paul Mescal – Aftersun

Bill Nighy – Living

 

Supporting Actress Of The Year

Hong Chau – The Whale

Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER

Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness

Nina Hoss – Tár 

Guslagie Malanda – Saint Omer

Supporting Actor Of The Year

Tom Burke – The Wonder

Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin

Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway

Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER

Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once

 

British/Irish Actress Of The Year (for body of work)

Jessie Buckley – Men, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol, Women Talking

Olivia Colman – Empire of Light, Joyride, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

Florence Pugh – Don’t Worry Darling, The Wonder, Puss In Boots, The Last Wish – WINNER

Emma Thompson – Good Luck to You Leo Grande, Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical

Letitia Wright – Aisha, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Silent Twins

 

British/Irish Actor Of The Year (for body of work)

Harris Dickinson – See How They Run, Triangle of Sadness, Where the Crawdads Sing 

Colin Farrell – After Yang, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Batman, Thirteen Lives

Ralph Fiennes – The Forgiven, The Menu

Paul Mescal – Aftersun

Bill Nighy – Living – WINNER

 

The Philip French Award: Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker

Katy Brand – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

Colm Bairéad – The Quiet Girl

Frances O’Connor – Emily

Georgia Oakley – Blue Jean

Charlotte Wells – Aftersun – WINNER

 

Young British/Irish Performer

Kila Lord Cassidy – The Wonder

Catherine Clinch – The Quiet Girl

Frankie Corio – Aftersun – WINNER

Bella Ramsey – Catherine Called Birdy

Alisha Weir – Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical

 

British/Irish Short Film Of The Year

A Fox in the Night – dir Keeran Anwar Blessie – WINNER

Groom – dir Leyla Coll-O’Reilly

Honesty – dir Roxy Rezvany

A Letter to Black Men – dir Kiosa Sukami

Scale – dir Joseph Pierce

 

Technical Achievement Award 

Athena – Matias Boucard, cinematography

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ruth E Carter, costumes

Blonde – Leslie Shatz, sound design

Decision to Leave – Kim Ji-yong, cinematography

Elvis – Catherine Martin, costumes

Everything Everywhere All at Once – Paul Rogers, film editing

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Brian Leif Hansen, animation – WINNER

RRR – Nick Powell, stunts

Tár – Stephen Griffiths, sound design

The Wonder – Nina Gold, casting

 

Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film

Michelle Yeoh

 

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