Everyone’s A Critic
You’ve scrolled down to read what came out on top, but now it’s time to dive deeper and truly appreciate the people who got us there. Behold: 60 of the UK’s finest film critics, who all pitched in and shared their top 10 best British films of the 21st century with us in order to put together our definitive list. Need to catch up? You’ll find the results right here.
And now, the voices behind the choices: here’s our list of participating critics, in alphabetical order.
Kaleem Aftab
Freelance Film Critic
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
I, Daniel Blake (2016) Ken Loach
Four Lions (2010) Chris Morris
Man On Wire (2008) James Marsh
Amy (2015) Asif Kapadia
The Stuart Hall Project (2013) John Akomfrah
24 Hour Party People (2002) Michael Winterbottom
28 Weeks Days (2007) Danny Boyle
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
Dirty Pretty Things (2002) Stephen Frears
Corrina Antrobus
Freelance Film Critic
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Rocks (2020) Sarah Gavron
ear for eye (2021) debbie tucker green
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
Ali and Ava (2022) Clio Barnard
Bend it Like Beckham (2002) Gurinder Chadha
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Mike Leigh
Dreams of a Life (2011) Carol Morley
London to Brighton (2006) Paul Andrew Williams
The Souvenir Part II (2022) Joanna Hogg
Nicholas Barber
Film Critic for BBC Culture, The Economist, IndieWire and The Wrap
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Another Year (2010) Mike Leigh
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
Casino Royale (2006) Martin Campbell
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright
Man On Wire (2008) James Marsh
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) Armando Ianucci
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Tom Barnard
Editor, WeLoveCinema
Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron
Cold War (2018) Pawel Pawlikowski
The Act of Killing (2012) Joshua Oppenheimer
Interstellar (2014) Christopher Nolan
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright
Casino Royale (2006) Martin Campbell
Unrelated (2007) Joanna Hogg
In Bruges (2008) Martin McDonagh
Ex Machina (2014) Alex Garland
For Sama (2019) Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts
Alasdair Bayman
Freelance Film Critic
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
Kill List (2011) Ben Wheatley
Hunger (2008) Steve McQueen
Red Road (2006) Andrea Arnold
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Song of the Sea (2014) Tomm Moore
Archipelago (2010) Joanna Hogg
45 Years (2015) Andrew Haigh
Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Shane Meadows
A Field in England (2013) Ben Wheatley
Anahit Behrooz
Film Critic, The Skinny
Atonement (2007) Joe Wright
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
Pride (2014) Matthew Warchus
The Power of the Dog (2021) Jane Campion
Unrelated (2007) Joanna Hogg
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Joe Wright
Monsoon Wedding (2001) Mira Nair
Belle (2013) Amma Asante
Limbo (2021) Ben Sharrock
Beats (2019) Brian Welsh
Anne Billson
Writer and Film Critic
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Tomas Alfredson
Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron
In Fabric (2018) Peter Strickland
Berberian Sound Studio (2012) Peter Strickland
The Descent (2005) Neil Marshall
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright
Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Shane Meadows
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Triangle (2009) Christopher Smith
Kill List (2011) Ben Wheatley
Anton Bitel
Freelance Film Critic
Berberian Sound Studio (2012) Peter Strickland
A Dark Song (2016) Liam Gavin
Remainder (2015) Omer Fast
Red White & Blue (2010) Simon Rumley
You Were Never Really Here (2018) Lynne Ramsay
Triangle (2009) Christopher Smith
Bronson (2008) Nicolas Winding Refn
The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes (2005) Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay
Kill List (2011) Ben Wheatley
Helen (2008) Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy
Anna Bogutskaya
Freelance Film Writer, Critic and Broadcaster
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
24 Hour Party People (2002) Michael Winterbottom
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Paddington (2014) Paul King
Carol (2015) Todd Haynes
Censor (2021) Prano Bailey-Bond
Saint Maud (2020) Rose Glass
Billy Elliot (2000) Stephen Daldry
Catherine Bray
Editor, Film of the Week
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Ex Machina (2014) Alex Garland
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) Sharon Maguire
Lovers Rock (2020) Steve McQueen
The Souvenir Part II (2022) Joanna Hogg
Bitter Lake (2015) Adam Curtis
Sightseers (2012) Ben Wheatley
A Cock and Bull Story (2005) Michael Winterbottom
Leslie Byron Pitt
Freelance Film Critic
Sightseers (2012) Ben Wheatley
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Four Lions (2010) Chris Morris
Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron
Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Shane Meadows
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
In the Loop (2009) Armando Iannucci
Dave Calhoun
Deputy Global Editor-in-Chief, Time Out
Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Shane Meadows
Vera Drake (2004) Mike Leigh
Looking for Eric (2009) Ken Loach
Hunger (2008) Steve McQueen
Of Time and the City (2008) Terence Davies
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
45 Years (2015) Andrew Haigh
24 Hour Party People (2002) Michael Winterbottom
Ray & Liz (2018) Richard Billingham
Lillian Crawford
Freelance Film Critic and Researcher
The Souvenir Part II (2022) Joanna Hogg
Under The Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
The Hours (2002) Stephen Daldry
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
Wuthering Heights (2011) Andrea Arnold
An Education (2009) Lone Scherfig
Benjamin (2018) Simon Amstell
Submarine (2010) Richard Ayoade
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
45 Years (2015) Andrew Haigh
Nick de Semlyen
Editor, Empire
Sexy Beast (2000) Jonathan Glazer
Hot Fuzz (2007) Edgar Wright
The Death Of Stalin (2017) Armando Iannucci
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Attack The Block (2011) Joe Cornish
Notes On A Scandal (2006) Richard Eyre
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Sunshine (2007) Danny Boyle
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
Ex Machina (2014) Alex Garland
Philip de Semlyen
Global Film Editor, Time Out
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
You Were Never Really Here (2018) Lynne Ramsay
Mr Turner (2014) Mike Leigh
Rocks (2020) Sarah Gavron
This is England (2006) Shane Meadows
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
The Death of Stalin (2017) Armando Iannucci
Lovers Rock (2020) Steve McQueen
In Bruges (2008) Martin McDonagh
Casino Royale (2006) Martin Campbell
Jamie Dunn
Film Editor, The Skinny
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Weekend (2011) Andrew Haigh
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Nick Park, Steve Box
Archipelago (2010) Joanna Hogg
The House of Mirth (2000) Terence Davies
Attack the Block (2011) Joe Cornish
Sleep Furiously (2007) Gideon Koppel
Red Road (2006) Andrea Arnold
The Illusionist (2010) Sylvain Chomet
Alex Flood
Commissioning Editor (Film + TV), NME
We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
Rocks (2020) Sarah Gavron
I, Daniel Blake (2016) Ken Loach
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Gurinder Chadha
28 Days Later (2002) Danny Boyle
Ex Machina (2014) Alex Garland
Four Lions (2010) Chris Morris
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
24 Hour Party People (2002) Michael Winterbottom
Under The Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Euan Franklin
TV/Cinema Editor, Culture Whisper
28 Days Later (2002) Danny Boyle
This is England (2006) Shane Meadows
Supernova (2021) Harry Macqueen
Mangrove (2020) Steve McQueen
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright
In Bruges (2008) Martin McDonagh
In the Loop (2009) Armando Iannucci
Four Lions (2010) Chris Morris
Paddington (2014) Paul King
Billy Elliot (2000) Stephen Daldry
Emma Fraser
Freelance Film and TV Critic
Atonement (2007) Joe Wright
Sunshine (2007) Danny Boyle
Ex Machina (2014) Alex Garland
Never Let Me Go (2014) Mark Romanek
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
Their Finest (2016) Lone Scherfig
The Descent (2005) Neil Marshall
Pride (2014) Matthew Warchus
Ian Freer
Contributing Editor, Empire Magazine
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
The Deep Blue Sea (2011) Terence Davies
Cold War (2018) Pawel Pawlikowski
Under The Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Weekend (2011) Andrew Haigh
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright
In Bruges (2008) Martin McDonagh
The Queen (2006) Stephen Frears
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Mike Leigh
United 93 (2006) Paul Greengrass
Charles Gant
Lead Film Critic, Heat Magazine
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
Weekend (2011) Andrew Haigh
Unrelated (2007) Joanna Hogg
This Is England (2006) Shane Meadows
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
My Summer Of Love (2004) Pawel Pawlikowski
Rocks (2020) Sarah Gavron
Sexy Beast (2000) Jonathan Glazer
Senna (2010) Asif Kapadia
Gabriella Geisinger
Deputy Movies Editor, Digital Spy
This Is England (2006) Shane Meadows
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) The Coen Brothers
Disobedience (2017) Sebastian Lelio
Ex Machina (2014) Alex Garland
Dunkirk (2017) Christopher Nolan
Passing (2021) Rebecca Hall
The Power of the Dog (2021) Jane Campion
1917 (2019) Sam Mendes
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
Pride (2014) Matthew Warchus
Soma Ghosh
Film Critic & Podcaster, What Goddeses Watch
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
American Honey (2016) Andrea Arnold
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Lady Macbeth (2016) William Oldroyd
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
The Selfish Giant (2013) Clio Barnard
Sexy Beast (2000) Jonathan Glazer
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Unrelated (2007) Joanna Hogg
Weekend (2011) Andrew Haigh
Alex Godfrey
Features Editor, Empire
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
Sexy Beast (2000) Jonathan Glazer
Sightseers (2012) Ben Wheatley
Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Shane Meadows
This Is England (2006) Shane Meadows
Rocks (2020) Sarah Gavron
Amy (2015) Asif Kapadia
Under The Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
The Father (2020) Florian Zeller
Steph Green
Freelance Film Critic
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Joe Wright
Vera Drake (2004) Mike Leigh
Bright Star (2009) Jane Campion
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
The Prestige (2006) Christopher Nolan
Bend It like Beckham (2002) Gurinder Chadha
1917 (2019) Sam Mendes
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
In Fabric (2018) Peter Strickland
Weekend (2011) Andrew Haigh
Wendy Ide
Film Critic, The Observer, Screen International
Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
You Were Never Really Here (2018) Lynne Ramsay
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
Under the skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Sleep Furiously (2007) Gideon Koppel
Rocks (2020) Sarah Gavron
Mr Turner (2014) Mike Leigh
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Chief Film Critic, Metro
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
Under The Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
12 Years A Slave (2013) Steve McQueen
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Skyfall (2012) Sam Mendes
In Bruges (2008) Martin McDonagh
I Am Not A Witch (2017) Rungano Nyoni
I, Daniel Blake (2016) Ken Loach
David Jenkins
Editor, Little White Lies
Sunset Song (2015) Terence Davies
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
The Arbor (2010) Clio Barnard
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
Aaaaaaaah! (2015) Steve Oram
Sleep Furiously (2007) Gideon Koppel
Rough Aunties (2008) Kim Longinotto
Two Years at Sea (2011) Ben Rivers
Dredd (2012) Pete Travis
The Levelling (2016) Hope Dickson Leach
Dan Jolin
Empire Contributing Editor
Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron
The Death of Stalin (2017) Armando Iannucci
Monsters (2010) Gareth Edwards
Dunkirk (2017) Christopher Nolan
Borat (2006) Larry Charles
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright
Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Shane Meadows
The Witch (2015) Robert Eggers
Saint Maud (2020) Rose Glass
The Descent (2005) Neil Marshall
Ella Kemp
Film Critic and Editor, Empire, the i, NME, Letterboxd
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Interstellar (2014) Christopher Nolan
Lovers Rock (2020) Steve McQueen
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
Promising Young Woman (2020) Emerald Fennell
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Joe Wright
Paddington (2014) Paul King
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
One More Time With Feeling (2016) Andrew Dominik
Jack King
Freelance Film Journalist, Vulture & British GQ
You Were Never Really Here (2018) Lynne Ramsay
Weekend (2011) Andrew Haigh
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
Lovers Rock (2020) Steve McQueen
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
45 Years (2015) Andrew Haigh
Berberian Sound Studio (2012) Peter Strickland
Sexy Beast (2000) Jonathan Glazer
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
Aimee Knight
Film Editor, The Big Issue Australia
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Paddington (2014) Paul King
Phantom Thread (2018) Paul Thomas Anderson
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
Titus (2000) Julie Taymor
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
Animals (2019) Sophie Hyde
Blinded By the Light (2019) Gurinder Chadha
The Trip (2010) Michael Winterbottom
Bronson (2008) Nicolas Winding Refn
Leila Latif
Film Critic
Mangrove (2020) Steve McQueen
Paddington (2014) Paul King
This Is England (2006) Shane Meadows
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
Under The Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Lovers Rock (2020) Steve McQueen
In This World (2002) Michael Winterbottom
The Party (2017) Sally Potter
ear for eye (2021) debbie tucker green
Michael Leader
Critic and Broadcaster
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
You Were Never Really Here (2018) Lynne Ramsay
45 Years (2015) Andrew Haigh
Dreams of a Life (2011) Carol Morley
Sightseers (2012) Ben Wheatley
The Descent (2005) Neil Marshall
Archipelago (2010) Joanna Hogg
Bait (2019) Mark Jenkin
Ray & Liz (2018) Richard Billingham
I Am Not A Witch (2017) Rungano Nyoni
Guy Lodge
Film Critic, Variety and The Observer
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
Ray & Liz (2018) Richard Billingham
Hunger (2008) Steve McQueen
The Lobster (2015) Yorgos Lanthimos
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
This is England (2006) Shane Meadows
American Honey (2016) Andrea Arnold
The Selfish Giant (2013) Clio Barnard
Clarisse Loughrey
Chief Film Critic at The Independent
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Lovers Rock (2020) Steve McQueen
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
The Double (2013) Richard Ayoade
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
Bright Star (2009) Jane Campion
Belle (2013) Amma Asante
Under the Shadow (2016) Babak Anvari
Emily Maskell
Freelance Film Writer
Skyfall (2012) Sam Mendes
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
Ex Machina (2014) Alex Garland
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Danny Boyle
The Selfish Giant (2013) Clio Barnard
Billy Elliot (2000) Stephen Daldry
Submarine (2010) Richard Ayoade
Limbo (2021) Ben Sharrock
Rocks (2020) Sarah Gavron
Mike McCahill
Film critic, The Guardian
Topsy-Turvy (2000) Mike Leigh
London: The Modern Babylon (2012) Julien Temple
24 Hour Party People (2002) Michael Winterbottom
The Magdalene Sisters (2002) Peter Mullan
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Sexy Beast (2000) Jonathan Glazer
The Death of Stalin (2017) Armando Iannucci
This is England (2006) Shane Meadows
I Am Not A Witch (2017) Rungano Nyoni
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Wendy Mitchell
Film Journalist And Festival Consultant
Lady Macbeth (2016) William Oldroyd
American Honey (2016) Andrea Arnold
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Bright Star (2009) Jane Campion
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
45 Years (2015) Andrew Haigh
24 Hour Party People (2002) Michael Winterbottom
Young Adam (2003) David Mackenzie
Sophie Monks Kaufman
Freelance Writer
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
Calvary (2014) John Michael McDonagh
Sexy Beast (2000) Jonathan Glazer
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
Under The Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
24 Hour Party People (2002) Michael Winterbottom
The Levelling (2016) Hope Dickson Leach
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Lilting (2014) Hong Khaou
Iana Murray
Freelance Culture Writer
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
American Honey (2016) Andrea Arnold
The Souvenir Part II (2022) Joanna Hogg
Hunger (2008) Steve McQueen
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
Paddington (2014) Paul King
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
Slow West (2015) John Maclean
Weekend (2011) Andrew Haigh
The Deep Blue Sea (2011) Terence Davies
Kim Newman
Novelist and critic
Under the Shadow (2016) Babak Anvari
Saint Maud (2020) Rose Glass
Censor (2021) Prano Bailey-Bond
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Mike Leigh
Sightseers (2012) Ben Wheatley
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Last Night in Soho (2021) Edgar Wright
Berberian Sound Studio (2012) Peter Strickland
The Prestige (2006) Christopher Nolan
Pin Cushion (2017) Deborah Haywood
Yasmin Omar
Freelance Film Critic
An Education (2009) Lone Scherfig
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
The Lobster (2015) Yorgos Lanthimos
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
Ex Machina (2014) Alex Garland
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) Sharon Maguire
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
The Father (2020) Florian Zeller
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
Amy (2015) Asif Kapadia
Ed Potton
Deputy Film Critic, The Times
Dunkirk (2017) Christopher Nolan
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron
The Father (2020) Florian Zeller
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
Hunger (2008) Steve McQueen
Four Lions (2010) Chris Morris
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
Disobedience (2017) Sebastian Lelio
Caitlin Quinlan
Freelance Film Critic
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
Rocks (2020) Sarah Gavron
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Gurinder Chadha
Gosford Park (2001) Robert Altman
Chicken Run (2000) Nick Park, Peter Lord
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Hunger (2008) Steve McQueen
You Were Never Really Here (2018) Lynne Ramsay
Limbo (2021) Ben Sharrock
Rafa Sales Ross
Freelance Film Critic
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
Ex Machina (2014) Alex Garland
Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron
Limbo (2021) Ben Sharrock
Only You (2018) Harry Wootliff
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
You Were Never Really Here (2018) Lynne Ramsay
Shame (2011) Steve McQueen
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Ian Sandwell
Movies Editor, Digital Spy
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Danny Boyle
This is England (2006) Shane Meadows
28 Days Later (2002) Danny Boyle
Ex Machina (2014) Alex Garland
In Bruges (2008) Martin McDonagh
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
Paddington (2014) Paul King
The King's Speech (2010) Tom Hooper
Saint Maud (2020) Rose Glass
Fatima Sheriff
Freelance Film Critic
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Bright Star (2009) Jane Campion
You Were Never Really Here (2018) Lynne Ramsay
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Joe Wright
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Gurinder Chadha
Emma. (2020) Autumn de Wilde
Sing Street (2016) John Carney
Stardust (2007) Matthew Vaughan
Rocks (2020) Sarah Gavron
Pride (2014) Matthew Warchus
Leigh Singer
Freelance Film Journalist / Programmer
I For India (2005) Sandhya Suri
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright
Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
The Lobster (2015) Yorgos Lanthimos
This is England (2006) Shane Meadows
Four Lions (2010) Chris Morris
We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
Josh Slater-Williams
Freelance Film Critic
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Bright Star (2009) Jane Campion
Beats (2019) Brian Welsh
Sexy Beast (2000) Jonathan Glazer
Attack the Block (2011) Joe Cornish
Red Road (2006) Andrea Arnold
Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Shane Meadows
Our Ladies (2019) Michael Caton-Jones
Dredd (2012) Pete Travis
Jacob Stolworthy
Chief Culture Reporter, The Independent
This Is England (2006) Shane Meadows
Tyrannosaur (2011) Paddy Considine
The Father (2020) Florian Zeller
28 Days Later (2002) Danny Boyle
Under The Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
The Selfish Giant (2013) Clio Barnard
Ex Machina (2014) Alex Garland
Senna (2010) Asif Kapadia
Kill List (2011) Ben Wheatley
45 Years (2015) Andrew Haigh
Hannah Strong
Digital Editor, Little White Lies
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Gurinder Chadha
Hunger (2008) Steve McQueen
Control (2007) Anton Corbijn
Sexy Beast (2000) Jonathan Glazer
Four Lions (2010) Chris Morris
Red Road (2006) Andrea Arnold
The Father (2020) Florian Zeller
Xuanlin Tham
Film Journalist
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Joe Wright
God's Own Country (2017) Francis Lee
In The Cut (2003) Jane Campion
Carol (2015) Todd Haynes
Annihilation (2018) Alex Garland
Pride (2014) Matthew Warchus
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
High Life (2019) Claire Denis
Paddington (2014) Paul King
Disobedience (2017) Sebastian Lelio
Lou Thomas
BFI Digital Production Editor / Critic
Berberian Sound Studio (2012) Peter Strickland
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
Four Lions (2010) Chris Morris
Kill List (2011) Ben Wheatley
The Death of Stalin (2017) Armando Iannucci
Lovers Rock (2020) Steve McQueen
Attack the Block (2011) Joe Cornish
Sexy Beast (2000) Jonathan Glazer
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright
Matt Turner
Freelance Writer
Of Time and the City (2008) Terence Davies
Lovers Rock (2020) Steve McQueen
Two Years at Sea (2011) Ben Rivers
Second Coming (2014) debbie tucker green
Robinson in Ruins (2010) Patrick Keiller
Wuthering Heights (2011) Andrea Arnold
Birth (2006) Jonathan Glazer
Unrelated (2007) Joanna Hogg
Kill List (2011) Ben Wheatley
The Arbor (2010) Clio Barnard
Laura Venning
Women in Film and TV UK, Freelance Film Critic
Under the Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
The Souvenir Part II (2022) Joanna Hogg
You Were Never Really Here (2018) Lynne Ramsay
Phantom Thread (2018) Paul Thomas Anderson
Chicken Run (2000) Nick Park, Peter Lord
Bright Star (2009) Jane Campion
Bend it Like Beckham (2002) Gurinder Chadha
American Honey (2016) Andrea Arnold
Weekend (2011) Andrew Haigh
Ray & Liz (2018) Richard Billingham
Amon Warmann
Contributing Editor and Columnist, Empire Magazine
Casino Royale (2006) Martin Campbell
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
Attack the Block (2011) Joe Cornish
Rocks (2020) Sarah Gavron
Hot Fuzz (2007) Edgar Wright
I, Daniel Blake (2016) Ken Loach
The Favourite (2018) Yorgos Lanthimos
Mangrove (2020) Steve McQueen
Host (2020) Rob Savage
Bend it Like Beckham (2002) Gurinder Chadha
Greg Wetherall
Arts and Culture Journalist
I, Daniel Blake (2016) Ken Loach
This Is England (2006) Shane Meadows
Fish Tank (2009) Andrea Arnold
Touching the Void (2003) Kevin Macdonald
For Sama (2019) Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts
Sorry We Missed You (2019) Ken Loach
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron
The Magdalene Sisters (2002) Peter Mullan
Lion (2016) Garth Davis
Damon Wise
Film Awards Editor, Deadline
You Were Never Really Here (2018) Lynne Ramsay
Moon (2009) Duncan Jones
Lady Macbeth (2016) William Oldroyd
Under The Skin (2013) Jonathan Glazer
24 Hour Party People (2002) Michael Winterbottom
American Honey (2016) Andrea Arnold
Tyrannosaur (2011) Paddy Considine
Promising Young Woman (2020) Emerald Fennell
Wild Bill (2009) Dexter Fletcher
Kill List (2011) Ben Wheatley
Adam Woodward
Editor-At-Large, Little White Lies
The Souvenir (2019) Joanna Hogg
The Souvenir Part II (2022) Joanna Hogg
Morvern Callar (2002) Lynne Ramsay
The House of Mirth (2000) Terence Davies
Red Road (2006) Andrea Arnold
Birth (2004) Jonathan Glazer
Last Resort (2001) Pawel Pawlikowski
Gosford Park (2001) Robert Altman
Hunger (2008) Steve McQueen
Paddington 2 (2017) Paul King
