On Sunday night, The May Fair Hotel London, hosted the 36th Annual London Critics' Film Awards. The winners are chosen by The UK's leading film critics.
The pinnacle of the star-studded black-tie ceremony, hosted by comedian Robin Ince, was George Miller's high-octane action extravaganza Mad Max: Fury Road that raced ahead of the competition, taking the awards for Film of the Year and Director of the Year.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Miller's film also shared in a third trophy, as leading man Tom Hardy was named British/Irish Actor of the Year for his body of work in 2015. This also included his performances in Legend, London Road and The Revenant also won Best Motion Picture Drama at the Golden Globes and at long last Leonardo DiCaprio tipped for an Oscar for the same film.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy in The Revenant.
Equalling Mad Max's tally of three wins was Andrew Haigh's tender marital drama 45 Years, which the critics named British/Irish Film of the Year. It also won the night's top acting prizes, as veteran stars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay were named Actress and Actor of the Year.
Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years
It was a strong night for British talent, as Kate Winslet was named Supporting Actress of the Year for her work in Steve Jobs.
Kate Winslet and Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs
Renowned British stage actor Mark Rylance took the Supporting Actor honour for Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies.
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Adding to its growing list of honours in the US, Asif Kapadia's homegrown Amy Winehouse portrait Amy took the award for Documentary of the Year.
Among the films it beat was The Look of Silence: Joshua Oppenheimer's follow-up to The Act of Killing was instead named Foreign Language Film of the Year.
Other winners included Brooklyn star Saoirse Ronan, who was named British/Irish Actress of the Year, while 18-year-old Maisie Williams accepted the Young British/Irish Performer award for her challenging lead role in Carol Morley's adolescent study The Falling.
Scottish musician-turned-filmmaker John Maclean won the Philip French Award for Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker for his striking revisionist western Slow West.
The critics rounded out their British-specific awards with a new category: Oscar nominee Benjamin Cleary claimed the inaugural British/Irish Short Film of the Year award for his unconventional love story Stutterer.
Judi Dench presents Kenneth Branagh with the Dilys Powell Award, as British and Irish talent sweeps the acting prizes.
Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judy Dench
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