London Critics Circle Film Awards: 2009

ALFS Award

Date:	4 February
Location:	Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England, UK

Actor of the Year


Winner:
	The Wrestler (2008) - Mickey Rourke
Other Nominees:
	Frost/Nixon (2008) - Frank Langella Milk (2008/I) - Sean Penn (I) The Dark Knight (2008) - Heath Ledger W. (2008/I) - Josh Brolin

British Actor of the Year


Winner:
	Hunger (2008) - Michael Fassbender
Other Nominees:
	Elegy (2008/I) - Ben Kingsley Frost/Nixon (2008) - Michael Sheen Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Dev Patel The Duchess (2008) - Ralph Fiennes

British Actress of the Year


Winner:
	Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008) - Kristin Scott Thomas
Other Nominees:
	Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) - Sally Hawkins (I) Julia (2008) - Tilda Swinton The Reader (2008) - Kate Winslet - Also for Revolutionary Road (2008). Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) - Rebecca Hall (I)

Actress of the Year


Winner:
	Revolutionary Road (2008) - Kate Winslet - Also for The Reader (2008).
Other Nominees:
	Changeling (2008) - Angelina Jolie Doubt (2008/I) - Meryl Streep Rachel Getting Married (2008) - Anne Hathaway (I) Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) - Pen�lope Cruz

British Supporting Actor of the Year


Winner:
	Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) - Eddie Marsan
Other Nominees:
	Body of Lies (2008) - Mark Strong (II) Dean Spanley (2008) - Peter O'Toole (I) Frost/Nixon (2008) - Toby Jones (I) - Also for W. (2008/I). Hunger (2008) - Liam Cunningham (I)

British Supporting Actress of the Year


Winner:
	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Tilda Swinton
Other Nominees:
	Brideshead Revisited (2008) - Emma Thompson (I) Easy Virtue (2008) - Kristin Scott Thomas Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) - Alexis Zegerman The Duchess (2008) - Hayley Atwell

British Director of the Year


Winner:
	Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Danny Boyle
Other Nominees:
	Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) - Mike Leigh Hunger (2008) - Steve McQueen (III) Of Time and the City (2008) - Terence Davies The Dark Knight (2008) - Christopher Nolan (I)

Director of the Year


Winner:
	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - David Fincher
Other Nominees:
	Changeling (2008) - Clint Eastwood Milk (2008/I) - Gus Van Sant Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Danny Boyle The Wrestler (2008) - Darren Aronofsky

Screenwriter of the Year


Winner:
	Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Simon Beaufoy
Other Nominees:
	Frost/Nixon (2008) - Peter Morgan (I) In Bruges (2008) - Martin McDonagh The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Eric Roth (I) The Reader (2008) - David Hare (I)

British Film of the Year


Winner:
	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Other Nominees:
	Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) - Mike Leigh Hunger (2008) In Bruges (2008) Man on Wire (2008)

Film of the Year


Winner:
	The Wrestler (2008)
Other Nominees:
	Frost/Nixon (2008) Milk (2008/I) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) WALL·E (2008)

Breakthrough British Filmmaker


Winner:
	Hunger (2008) - Steve McQueen (III)
Other Nominees:
	Eden Lake (2008) In Bruges (2008) - Martin McDonagh The Escapist (2008) - Rupert Wyatt Unrelated (2007) - Joanna Hogg


Winner:
	Somers Town (2008) - Thomas Turgoose - Also for Eden Lake (2008).