All of Us Strangers leads London film critics awards nominations

Andrew Haigh’s romance, starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, secures nine London critics’ circle film award nods, closely followed by Oppenheimer with seven

British drama All of Us Strangers has consolidated its position as a serious awards-season contender with nine nominations at the London critics’ circle film awards, including film of the year.

Written and directed by Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers secured nods for three of its principal cast: Andrew Scott as actor of the year, and Claire Foy and Paul Mescal in supporting categories. The film tells the story of a romance between Scott and Mescal’s characters, with Foy and Jamie Bell as Scott’s parents who appear to have been suspended in time. The film has not yet been released in the UK but premiered at the prestigious Telluride film festival in September, where the Guardian’s chief film critic Peter Bradshaw described it as a “mysterious, beautiful and sentimental film” in a five-star review.