Classical music drama Tár and Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin has won the main prizes at the the London Critics’ Circle film awards.
The former, starring Cate Blanchett as conductor Lydia Tár, took three awards, including film of the year, while Banshees, written and directed by McDonagh, led the awards count with five, including British/Irish film of the year.
The Critics Circle’s Dilys Powell award for excellence in film went to Michelle Yeoh, star of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and recent indie hit Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Aftersun, the widely-admired father-daughter drama starring Paul Mescal and 11-year-old Frankie Corio, won two awards: breakthrough British/Irish film-maker for its writer/director Charlotte Wells and Young British/Irish performer for Corio.