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Actresses Naomie Harris and Kate Beckinsale were among the winners at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards.

Kate Beckinsale and Naomie Harris attended the ceremony at London's May Fair Hotel. Photo: AFP

Bond star Harris collected the best supporting actress prize for her role in Moonlight, while Beckinsale won British/Irish actress of the year.

French actress Isabelle Huppert picked up two awards - actress of the year for her role in Things to Come and another for excellence in cinema.

La La Land was named film of the year.

Isabelle Huppert was honoured for her excellence in cinema. Photo: AFP

Other acting awards went to Casey Affleck, who won actor of the year for Manchester by the Sea, and Andrew Garfield, star of Silence and Hacksaw Ridge, who was named British/Irish actor of the year.

Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake - about a man struggling to make ends meet through the UK benefits system - collected the prize for British/Irish film of the year, while Laszlo Nemes won director of the year for Son of Saul.

The awards ceremony came ahead of the Oscar nominations on Tuesday, where Harris, Huppert and Affleck are all expected to pick up acting nods.

Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake is nominated for five Baftas / AFP

Full list of winners:

Film of the year- La La Land

Foreign language film of the year- Toni Erdmann

Documentary of the year- Fire at Sea

British/Irish film of the year- I, Daniel Blake

Actor of the year- Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Actress of the year- Isabelle Huppert, Things to Come

Supporting actor of the year (tie)Mahershala Ali - Moonlight, Tom Bennett - Love & Friendship

Supporting actress of the year- Naomie Harris - Moonlight

Director of the year- Laszlo Nemes, Son of Saul