Dames Helen Mirren and Judi Dench battle for best actress award The five nominations make Skyfall, which recently made history at the UK box office, the most feted Bond film at the Critics' Circle Awards. Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Life of Pi and The Master are contending for film of the year. Michael Haneke's Amour and Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master lead the nominations with seven apiece. The London Film Critics' Circle comprises UK film critics, broadcasters and writers, who voted for the shortlist. Helena Bonham Carter will receive the Dilys Powell Award For Excellence In Film. Keira Knightley film Anna Karenina is up for just one award - technical achievement for costumes. Chairman Jason Solomons said: "Once again, the selections of the British critics illustrate the great variation of extraordinary work in film over the last year." The 33rd annual edition London Critics' Circle Film Awards will take place on January 20 at the May Fair Hotel. Irish films, film-makers and performers are eligible in British categories. The main nominations for the 33rd London Critics' Circle Film Award The Sky Movies Award: Film Of The Year Beasts of the Southern Wild The Master British Film Of The Year Berberian Sound Studio Sightseers Skyfall Actor Of The Year Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables Mads Mikkelsen - The Hunt Joaquin Phoenix - The Master Jean-Louis Trintignant - Amour Actress Of The Year Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty Marion Cotillard - Rust and Bone Helen Hunt - The Sessions Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook Emmanuelle Riva - Amour British Actor Of The Year Daniel Craig - Skyfall Charlie Creed-Miles - Wild Bill Toby Jones - Berberian Sound Studio Steve Oram - Sightseers British Actress Of The Year Emily Blunt - Looper/Your Sister's Sister Dame Judi Dench - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel/Skyfall Alice Lowe - Sightseers Dame Helen Mirren - Hitchcock Andrea Riseborough - Shadow Dancer Director Of The Year Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Michael Haneke - Amour Ang Lee - Life of Pi