Amour also stars French film actor Jean-Louis Trintignant
Bafta and Oscar-nominated
film Amour has bagged a hat-trick of London Critics' Circle Film
Awards, including film and screenplay of the year for writer and
director Michael Haneke.
French screen veteran Emmanuelle Riva was named actress of
the year for her turn as an elderly music teacher who is struck down by a
stroke.Berberian Sound Studio was named British film of the year.
A single award for Les Miserables went to Anne Hathaway as supporting actress.
Amour won the Palme D'Or in Cannes in May last year, and picked up a Golden Globe award last week. It has been nominated for five Oscars and four Baftas.
Joaquin Phoenix and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who both star in The Master, won best actor and best supporting actor respectively.
British actress of the year went to Bafta Rising star nominee Andrea Riseborough for her turn as an IRA informant in Shadow Dancer. Toby Jones was named best British actor for Berberian Sound Studio.
Jones told the BBC: "I'm genuinely surprised, it's an extraordinary category - and to be compared with such brilliant actors and for the film to be compared to such massive budget films."