An Education, A Prophet the Toast of the London Critics Circle

The London Critics' Circle has released its nominees for their U.K.-centric awards, and An Education led the pack with seven -- including British Film of the Year, and nods for Carey Mulligan in both the actress and British actress categories. A Prophet took five, including actor, screenwriter, foreign language film and directing honors. Its director Jacques Audiard will face down Kathryn Bigelow, James Cameron, Michael Haneke and Jason Reitman in that category. Quentin Tarantino will be awarded the Dilys Powell award for excellence in cinema.

The full list of nominees is after the jump.

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER

Daniel Barber - Harry Brown

Armando Ianucci - In the Loop

Duncan Jones - Moon

Peter Strickland - Katalin Varga

Sam Taylor-Wood - Nowhere Boy

THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR

Bright Star

An Education

Fish Tank

In the Loop and Moon

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR

The Class

Katyn

Let the Right One In

A Prophet

The White Ribbon

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Jacques Audiard - A Prophet

Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker

James Cameron - Avatar

Michael Haneke - The White Ribbon

Jason Reitman - Up in the Air

BRITISH DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Andrea Arnold - Fish Tank

Armando Iannucci - In the Loop

Duncan Jones - Moon

Kevin Macdonald - State of Play

Sam Taylor-Wood - Nowhere Boy

ACTOR OF THE YEAR

Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart

George Clooney - Up in the Air

Tahar Rahim - A Prophet

Michael Stuhlbarg - A Serious Man

Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

Abbie Cornish - Bright Star

Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air

Mo'Nique - Precious

Carey Mulligan - An Education

Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia

BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR

Peter Capaldi - In the Loop

Colin Firth - A Single Man

Tom Hardy - Bronson

Christian MacKay - Me and Orson Welles

Andy Serkis - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

Emily Blunt - The Young Victoria

Helen Mirren - The Last Station

Carey Mulligan - An Education

Katie Jarvis - Fish Tank

Kristin Scott Thomas - Nowhere Boy

BRITISH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Michael Fassbender* - Fish Tank

John Hurt - 44 Inch Chest

Jason Isaacs - Good

Alfred Molina - An Education

Timothy Spall - The Damned United

BRITISH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Emily Blunt - Sunshine Cleaning

Anne-Marie Duff - Nowhere Boy

Rosamund Pike - An Education

Kierston Wareing - Fish Tank

Olivia Williams - An Education

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR

Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche - In the Loop

Thomas Bidegain & Jacques Audiard - A Prophet

Joel & Ethan Coen - A Serious Man

Michael Haneke - The White Ribbon

Nick Hornby - An Education

THE NSPCC AWARD: YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

Katie Jarvis - Fish Tank

Aaron Johnson - Nowhere Boy and Dummy

George MacKay - The Boys Are Back

Bill Milner - Is Anybody There? and Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Saoirse Ronan* - The Lovely Bones

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER

Daniel Barber - Harry Brown

Armando Ianucci - In the Loop

Duncan Jones - Moon

Peter Strickland - Katalin Varga

Sam Taylor-Wood - Nowhere Boy

DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CINEMA

Quentin Tarantino

30TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD: BEST OF OUR WINNERS SINCE 1980

Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1980)