More awards for Emma

First it was the Evening Standard British Film awards. Last night it was the London Film Critics' Circle award. Next stop for Emma Thompson and Bill Nighy is the Baftas.

Both actors added trophies to their mantelpieces for their roles in Love Actually and are now tipped to win Baftas next week.

Thompson, 44, was best British actress in a supporting role and Nighy was best supporting actor. Nighy, 54, who played an ageing rocker in the film, said: "This is hard core coming from critics. I do promise and vow that I will never sing for money again."

Speaking about his Bafta nomination, he said: "I have run out of speeches, I probably won't win it, I am up against Sir Ian McKellen."

Thompson, who won her Standard award last week and was named best British actress at the Empire awards at the weekend, said she was used to thinking of critics as sadistic " but now I will love them forever".

Thompson, wearing another gown by designer Maria Grachvogel and shoes by Jimmy Choo, said she had another stunning dress for the Baftas but refused to say what it looked like.

The biggest upset of the night was when Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World beat Oscar favourite Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King to win best film.

Paul Bettany was best British actor for his role in the maritime epic starring Russell Crowe. John Collee and Peter Weir shared the best screenwriter award.

Anne Reid was best British actress for her role in The Mother.

THE WINNERS

Film of the year - Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World

Attenborough Award, formerly British film of the year - The Magdalene Sisters

Best director - Clint Eastwood, Mystic River

Best British director - Peter Mullan, The Magdalene Sisters

Best actor - Sean Penn, Mystic River

Best actress - Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven

Best British actor

- Paul Bettany, Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World

Best British actress - Anne Reid, The Mother

Best British Actor in a supporting role - Bill Nighy, Love Actually

Best British Actress in a supporting role

- Emma Thompson, Love Actually

Best screenwriter - John Collee and Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World

Best British screenwriter - David Hare, The Hours

Best British sewcomer - David Mackenzie, Young Adam

Best foreign language film - Goodbye Lenin

Dilys Powell award - Tom Courtenay