Cate Blanchett film set to sweep London awards

Kyle Chandler and Cate Blanchett in a scene from the film, Carol.

Cate Blanchett's new drama, Carol, looks set to be a big winner at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards in January after scooping seven nominations.

The movie has earned nods for Film of the Year, Actress of the Year for Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, Director of the Year for Todd Haynes, Screenwriter of the Year for Phyllis Nagy and two technical achievement nominations for cinematography and music.

Other contenders for Film of the Year include Spotlight, The Revenant, Room, The Martian, Mad Max: Fury Road, 45 Years, animated adventure Inside Out and documentaries Amy and The Look of Silence.

Blanchett and Mara will go up against Brie Larson (Room), Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn) and Charlotte Rampling (45 Years) for best actress.

Ronan and Rampling also achieved nods in the British Actress of the Year category, which includes Irish talent, along with Emily Blunt (Sicario), Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs) and Carey Mulligan (Suffragette).

Tom Hardy scooped the most individual nominations with three, for lead actor and British Actor of the Year for Legend and supporting actor for The Revenant.

For Actor of the Year, Hardy will compete against his The Revenant co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Dano (Love & Mercy), Tom Courtenay (45 Years) and Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs).

Fassbender is also named in the British Actor of the Year category alongside Colin Farrell (The Lobster), Michael Caine (Youth) and Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation).

Nominees for British Film of the Year include Amy, Brooklyn, 45 Years, The Lobster and London Road.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on January 17.

- WENN