London Critics' Circle Awards 2019: Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz top winners

Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz led the winners of the London Film Critics' Award 2019 Sunday night.

Announced at the gala ceremony at the Mayfair Hotel, Olivia, 44, was named actress of the year for her role as Queen Anne in the drama, while Rachel, 48, was named actress in a supporting role of Lady Sarah

The Favorite, which won 10 nominations, swept the charts with four gongs, starring the British / Irish film of the year and the award of the year 's screenwriter Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara.

Impressive: Olivia Colman (left) and Rachel Weisz (right) led the winners at the London Film Critics' Film Awards 2019 Sunday night (not on the photo at the ceremony)

Yorgos Lanthimos' dark, historic comedy, which won the most awards, lost the title of best film of the year to the critically acclaimed drama Roma.

Alfonso Cuaron's Mexican film also earned him the prestigious director of the year.

Presented by Tamsin Greig that night, Pedro Almodóvar won the Dilys Powell Award for the excellence of his film.

Big win: Olivia, 44, a movie star, was named actress of the year for her role as Queen Anne in the drama, while Rachel, 48, was voted actress in a supporting role for her role of Lady Sarah

Win: While winning the most prizes, Yorgos Lanthimos' dark historical comedy lost the prize of the film of the year in favor of the critically acclaimed Roma drama.

Other winners include Richard E. Grant, who received his Best Actor of the Year Award for Can You Ever Forgive Me ?.

Ethan Hawke, absent from the ceremony, sent a video message from New York to accept the actor award of the year for his leading role in First Reformed.

In the same way, the documentary of the year, Agnes Varda, did not win her prize for Faces Places, while Rupert Everett sent her co-star, Emily Watson, to collect her gong actor British / Irish for The Happy Prince.

Dramatic film: Ethan Hawke was absent from the ceremony. He sent a video message from New York to accept the actor award of the year for his leading role in First Reformed.

The psychological thriller Beast was rewarded when Jessie Buckley was nominated British / Irish actress for the role of Moll, while director Michael Pearce won the Irish Irish / Irish filmmaker award of the year.

For her role as Alex in Apostasy, rising star Molly Wright was awarded the Young Irish / Irish Performer Award, while Lara Zeidan's Three Centimeters won the British / Irish Short Film of the Year.

Pawel Pawlikowski received the Foreign Language Film Award for the dramatic film "Cold War", while his director of photography, Lukasz Zal, won the gong "Technical Achievement of l & # 39; year. "

Intimate: Pawel Pawlikowski received the Foreign Language Film Award for the dramatic film of the Cold War era, while his director of photography, Lukasz Zal, won the gong. technical of the year ".

Stellar performance: The Beast psychological thriller has been awarded by Jessie Buckley, named British / Irish actress of the year for her role in Moll

Lady Heather Rabbatts of Time's Up UK said the organization was "delighted to see Critics's Circle nominating two female directors of the year's leadership at this year's ceremony, which was being animated for the first time by a black woman ".

The 63-year-old businesswoman added, "The current Chair of the Film Section, Anna Smith, is the first woman to lead the section for more than 40 years and is part of a team that works for parity and diversity in criticism.

"As Time's Up UK enters its second year, we are focused on improving the profile of critical women, as well as the number of women directors and the number of women in leadership positions across the arts sector and in Canada. -of the.

"So it's great to see the Circle of Critics champion the women, especially as we turn to the Baftas in a few weeks."

London Critics' Circle Film Awards – The Winners

Success: The Dark historical comedy The Favorite loses the film award of the year in favor of the critically acclaimed drama Roma

Film of the year – Roma

Foreign language film of the year – Cold War

Documentary of the year – Places of faces

Irish / British movie of the year – The favourite

Director of the year – Alfonso Cuarón, Rome

Scriptwriter of the year – Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, the favorite

Dapper: Richard E. Grant Received Best Actor of the Year Award for Can You Ever For Pon Me Me?

Actress of the year – Olivia Colman, the favorite

Actor of the year – Ethan Hawke, first reformed

Dancer actress of the year – Rachel Weisz, the favorite

Supporting Actor of the Year – Richard E. Grant, can you ever forgive me?

British / Irish actress of the year – Jessie Buckley, the beast

British / Irish actor of the year – Rupert Everett, the happy prince

Great victory: the favorite won four gongs during the event

Young British / Irish interpreter of the year – Molly Wright, Apostasy

Best British / Irish director of the year – Michael Pearce, the beast

Technical realization of the year – Lukasz Zal (cinematography), cold war

British / Irish short film of the year – Lara Zeidan, Three centimeters

Dilys Powell Award – Pedro Almodóvar