
A directornomination for Sam Mendes in Road To Perdition is just one of fournominations the comic-based feature garnered from the London Film Critics Circleaccording to today's Variety. The movie Allor Nothing was the only film garnering more nominations with a total offive.
The movieitself topped the "Film of the Year" listing. Other nominees are Lantana,About Schmidt, Donnie Darko and Bowling forColumbine.
David Self alsogot a nod in the "Screenwriter" category. His gangster script is upagainst Nia Vardalos' screenplay for My Big Fat Greek Wedding andAndrew Bovell's work on Lantana.
In the"British Actor in a Supporting Role" category, Jude Law gets anomination character for his portrayal of a rival assassin in Road.His competition is Kenneth Branagh for Harry Potter and the Chamber ofSecrets and Paul Bettany for A Beautiful Mind.
Mendes wasnominated got the nod for "British Director" for his work helming Road.He faces Christopher Nolan for Insomnia and Mike Leigh for Allor Nothing.