London Critics' Circle awards 2012 - in pictures

Here's The Artist's Michel Hazanavicius clutching two of the three awards (director of the year, film of the year and actor of the year) his silent movie won. At this point in the pre-Oscar publicity blitz shiny prizes are the only thing keeping the director going. Cut off the awards supply and he evaporates into a champagne-scented mist Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty

The Artist's star, Jean Dujardin, finds a novel way of dealing with a spot that's been bothering him Photograph: Jon Furniss/Wireimage

We Need to Talk About Kevin director Lynne Ramsay is tickled pink with the Attenborough award for British film of the year Photograph: Ian West/Press Association

Kenneth Branagh (best supporting actor, My Week With Marilyn) does an impression of the award he'd really like to win Photograph: Ian West/Press Association

Producer Negar Eskandarfar's film A Separation won three awards, including foreign language film of the year, screenwriter of the year (for writer/director Asghar Farhadi) and best supporting actress (Sareh Bayat). 'I only came to London to visit my son,' she told the audience. 'Honest.' Photograph: Jon Furniss/Wireimage

Team Senna, including director Asif Kapadia and writer Manish Pandey (centre and right), line up at the starting grid with their award for documentary of the year Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty

Weekend writer/director Andrew Haigh with his award for breakthrough British film-maker of the year Photograph: Jon Furniss/Wireimage

Margaret's Anna Paquin shared the best actress award with The Iron Lady's Meryl Streep. True Blood-style magic was used to implant Paquin's acceptance speech into the audiences' heads from the show's set. It might have been a video actually … Photograph: PR

Shame and A Dangerous Method star Michael Fassbender holds his award for British actor of the year gingerly aloft … Photograph: Ian West/Press Association

… while Submarine star Craig Roberts give his young British performer of the year gong the one-handed too cool for school treatment Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty

Oliver Colman picked up British actress of the year for her roles in The Iron Lady and Tyrannosaur. She also wins guardian.co.uk/film's *#@#*#**#@! award for prolific, but charming use of expletives during an acceptance speech Photograph: Ian West/Press Association

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy production designer Maria Djurkovic bested a film set-full of editors, composers, sound designers and cinematographers to win the technical achievement award Photograph: Ian West/Press Association

Donald Sutherland popped in to present Nicolas Roeg with the Dilys Powell award for excellence in film. 'It's a rare thing to thank a critic,' said Roeg. 'Just for this moment I love them.' Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty