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British Independent Film Awards

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    British Independent Film Award

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    Best Achievement in Production

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Berberian Sound Studio

      6.2 (18K)
    • [object Object]

      Ill Manors

      7.1 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      Sightseers

      6.5 (31K)
    • [object Object]

      The Imposter

      7.4 (52K)
    • [object Object]

      The Sweeney

      6.1 (21K)

    Best Actor

    • Toby Jones at an event for The Painted Veil (2006)
      Winner
      • Toby Jones
      • Berberian Sound Studio
    • Riz Ahmed
      • Riz Ahmed
      • Ill Manors
    • Steve Oram
      • Steve Oram
      • Sightseers
    • Terence Stamp at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
      • Terence Stamp
      • Unfinished Song
    • Tim Roth
      • Tim Roth
      • Broken

    Best Actress

    • Andrea Riseborough
      Winner
      • Andrea Riseborough
      • Shadow Dancer
    • Alice Lowe
      • Alice Lowe
      • Sightseers
    • Elle Fanning
      • Elle Fanning
      • Ginger & Rosa
    • Judi Dench at an event for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
      • Judi Dench
      • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
    • Meryl Streep
      • Meryl Streep
      • The Iron Lady

    Best British Independent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Broken

      7.2 (15K)
    • [object Object]

      Berberian Sound Studio

      6.2 (18K)
    • [object Object]

      Sightseers

      6.5 (31K)
    • [object Object]

      The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

      7.2 (102K)
    • [object Object]

      The Imposter

      7.4 (52K)

    Best Director

    • Peter Strickland in Katalin Varga (2009)
      Winner
      • Peter Strickland
      • Berberian Sound Studio
    • Bart Layton
      • Bart Layton
      • The Imposter
    • Ben Wheatley in Down Terrace (2009)
      • Ben Wheatley
      • Sightseers
    • John Madden at an event for Proof (2005)
      • John Madden
      • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
    • Rufus Norris in Broken (2012)
      • Rufus Norris
      • Broken

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Imposter

      7.4 (52K)
    • [object Object]

      Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

      7.1 (1.3K)
    • [object Object]

      Marley

      7.9 (15K)
    • [object Object]

      Dreams of a Life

      6.8 (3.5K)
    • [object Object]

      London: The Modern Babylon

      7.2 (671)

    Best International Independent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hunt

      8.3 (388K)
    • [object Object]

      Amour

      7.9 (108K)
    • [object Object]

      Rust and Bone

      7.4 (72K)
    • [object Object]

      Beasts of the Southern Wild

      7.2 (86K)
    • [object Object]

      Searching for Sugar Man

      8.2 (75K)

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sightseers

      6.5 (31K)
      Alice Lowe
      Steve Oram
      Amy Jump
    • [object Object]

      The Iron Lady

      6.4 (115K)
      Abi Morgan
    • [object Object]

      Broken

      7.2 (15K)
      Mark O'Rowe
    • [object Object]

      Unfinished Song

      6.9 (8.1K)
      Paul Andrew Williams
    • [object Object]

      Berberian Sound Studio

      6.2 (18K)
      Peter Strickland

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Volume

      6.4 (111)
    • [object Object]

      Junk

      6.2 (85)
    • [object Object]

      Swimmer

      7.1 (960)
    • [object Object]

      Friday

      7.7 (42)
    • [object Object]

      Skyborn

      7.4 (155)

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Rory Kinnear
      Winner
      • Rory Kinnear
      • Broken
    • Billy Connolly
      • Billy Connolly
      • Quartet
    • Cillian Murphy
      • Cillian Murphy
      • Broken
    • Domhnall Gleeson
      • Domhnall Gleeson
      • Shadow Dancer
    • Tom Wilkinson at an event for The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
      • Tom Wilkinson
      • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Olivia Colman at an event for The Oscars (2019)
      Winner
      • Olivia Colman
      • Hyde Park on Hudson
    • Alice Englert at an event for Ginger & Rosa (2012)
      • Alice Englert
      • Ginger & Rosa
    • Eileen Davies
      • Eileen Davies
      • Sightseers
    • Maggie Smith
      • Maggie Smith
      • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
    • Vanessa Redgrave at an event for Milk (2008)
      • Vanessa Redgrave
      • Unfinished Song

    Best Technical Achievement

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Berberian Sound Studio

      6.2 (18K)
      Joakim Sundström
      Stevie Haywood
      For sound design
    • [object Object]

      Berberian Sound Studio

      6.2 (18K)
      Nicholas D. Knowland
      For cinematography
    • [object Object]

      Broken

      7.2 (15K)
      For music
    • [object Object]

      Ginger & Rosa

      6.2 (12K)
      Robbie Ryan
      For cinematography
    • [object Object]

      The Imposter

      7.4 (52K)
      Andrew Hulme
      For editing

    Most Promising Newcomer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Brother the Devil

      6.5 (3.4K)
      James Krishna Floyd
    • [object Object]

      Spike Island

      6.3 (4.4K)
      Elliott Tittensor
    • [object Object]

      Broken

      7.2 (15K)
      Eloise Laurence
    • [object Object]

      The Angels' Share

      7.0 (28K)
      Paul Brannigan
    • [object Object]

      Dreams of a Life

      6.8 (3.5K)
      Zawe Ashton

    Douglas Hickox Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Imposter

      7.4 (52K)
      Bart Layton
    • [object Object]

      Wasteland

      6.5 (4.3K)
      Rowan Athale
    • [object Object]

      Broken

      7.2 (15K)
      Rufus Norris
    • [object Object]

      Ill Manors

      7.1 (11K)
      Plan B
    • [object Object]

      My Brother the Devil

      6.5 (3.4K)
      Sally El Hosaini

    Special Jury Prize

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    • Winner
      • Sandra Hebron

    Raindance Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Strings

      5.9 (95)
    • [object Object]

      City Slacker

      5.0 (209)
    • [object Object]

      Frank

      6.8 (57)
    • [object Object]

      Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

      8.0 (1.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Love Tomorrow

      6.7 (82)

    Richard Harris Award

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    • Michael Gambon at an event for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
      Winner
      • Michael Gambon

    Variety Award

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    • Jude Law
      Winner
      • Jude Law

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    • BIFA

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    Event location

    England, UK

    Event links

    • http://www.bifa.org.uk/

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