London Film Critics Circle Winners

Film of the Year:

• 12 Years A Slave

British Film of the Year:

• The Selfish Giant

Foreign Language Film of the Year:

• Blue Is the Warmest Color

Documentary of the Year:

• The Act of Killing

Director of the Year:

• Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Blue Is the Warmest Color lands its First Major Picture Nomination

The London Film Critics (much like the American critics with the Oscars) do no vote for the BAFTAs (the British Academy Awards). However, much like the American Film Critics, what they vote for can be quite telling of what it is they support.

For a film like Blue Is the Warmest Color to land amongst the Best Picture race can either be shrugged off as a "critics' pick", or you can see that there is support for it that will not only carry into the BAFTA's, but the Oscars when it comes time for the "British contingent" to cast their votes. While it will not likely end up amongst the Best Picture nominees, its place in Foreign Film is almost assured, after there were some doubts as to whether or not the film's explicit sexuality would turn off voters.