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BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS

      • AWARDS CENTRAL
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    British Independent Film Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Adeel Akhtar
      Winner
      • Adeel Akhtar
      • Ali & Ava
    • Riz Ahmed
      • Riz Ahmed
      • Invasion
    • Stephen Graham
      • Stephen Graham
      • The Chef
    • Jude Law
      • Jude Law
      • The Nest
    • James Norton at an event for 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards (2025)
      • James Norton
      • Un endroit comme un autre

    Best Actress

    • Joanna Scanlan
      Winner
      • Joanna Scanlan
      • After Love
    • Caitríona Balfe at an event for The Cut (2024)
      • Caitríona Balfe
      • Belfast
    • Carrie Coon
      • Carrie Coon
      • The Nest
    • Claire Rushbrook
      • Claire Rushbrook
      • Ali & Ava
    • Ruth Wilson
      • Ruth Wilson
      • True Things

    Best British Independent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      After Love

      7.3 (4.6K)
      Aleem Khan
      Matthieu de Braconier
    • [object Object]

      Ali & Ava

      6.7 (3.4K)
      Clio Barnard
      Tracy O'Riordan
    • [object Object]

      The Chef

      7.5 (51K)
      Philip Barantini
      James Cummings
      Bart Ruspoli
      Hester Ruoff
    • [object Object]

      The Souvenir: Part II

      7.1 (4.7K)
      Joanna Hogg
      Ed Guiney
      Emma Norton
      Andrew Lowe
      Luke Schiller
    • [object Object]

      The Nest

      6.3 (20K)
      Sean Durkin
      Ed Guiney
      Derrin Schlesinger
      Rose Garnett
      Amy Jackson
      Christina Piovesan

    Best British Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Femme

      7.5 (188)
      Sam H. Freeman
      Ng Choon Ping
      Sam Ritzenberg
      Hayley Williams
      Rienkje Attoh
    • [object Object]

      Egungun

      6.7 (63)
      Olive Nwosu
      Alex Polunin
    • [object Object]

      Night of the Living Dread

      7.3 (116)
      Ida Melum
      Laura Jayne Tunbridge
      Hannah Kelso
      Danielle Goff
    • [object Object]

      Play It Safe

      7.3 (376)
      Mitch Kalisa
      Chris Toumazou
    • [object Object]

      Precious Hair & Beauty

      7.2 (51)
      John Ogunmuyiwa
      Sophia Gibber
      Tony Longe
      Lene Bausager

    Best Casting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Chef

      7.5 (51K)
      Carolyn McLeod
    • [object Object]

      After Love

      7.3 (4.6K)
      Shaheen Baig
    • [object Object]

      Ali & Ava

      6.7 (3.4K)
      Shaheen Baig
    • [object Object]

      Belfast

      7.2 (99K)
      Lucy Bevan
      Emily Brockmann
    • [object Object]

      Pirates

      5.6 (953)
      Shaheen Baig

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Chef

      7.5 (51K)
      Matthew Lewis
    • [object Object]

      The Nest

      6.3 (20K)
      Mátyás Erdély
    • [object Object]

      Cow

      7.1 (2.6K)
      Magdalena Kowalczyk
    • [object Object]

      Censor

      6.0 (22K)
      Annika Summerson
    • [object Object]

      Belfast

      7.2 (99K)
      Haris Zambarloukos

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Souvenir: Part II

      7.1 (4.7K)
      Grace Snell
    • [object Object]

      La vie extraordinaire de Louis Wain

      6.8 (23K)
      Michael O'Connor
    • [object Object]

      Tout le monde parle de Jamie

      6.6 (8K)
      Guy Speranza
    • [object Object]

      Les carnets de Siegfried

      6.6 (4.2K)
      Annie Symons
    • [object Object]

      Belfast

      7.2 (99K)
      Charlotte Walter

    Best Debut Screenwriter

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wildfire

      6.2 (659)
      Cathy Brady
    • [object Object]

      Censor

      6.0 (22K)
      Prano Bailey-Bond
    • [object Object]

      After Love

      7.3 (4.6K)
      Aleem Khan
    • [object Object]

      Sweetheart

      6.4 (1.1K)
      Marley Morrison
    • [object Object]

      Pirates

      5.6 (953)
      Reggie Yates

    Best Director

    • Aleem Khan
      Winner
      • Aleem Khan
      • After Love
    • Philip Barantini
      • Philip Barantini
      • The Chef
    • Clio Barnard
      • Clio Barnard
      • Ali & Ava
    • Sean Durkin
      • Sean Durkin
      • The Nest
    • Joanna Hogg
      • Joanna Hogg
      • The Souvenir: Part II

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

      7.1 (776)
      Paul Sng
      Celeste Bell
      Zoë Howe
      Rebecca Mark-Lawson
      Matthew Silverman
      Daria Nitsche
    • [object Object]

      Cow

      7.1 (2.6K)
      Andrea Arnold
      Kat Mansoor
    • [object Object]

      Turquie: Le divorce ou la mort

      7.8 (215)
      Chloe Fairweather
      Sinead Kirwan
    • [object Object]

      I Am Belmaya

      7.6 (113)
      Sue Carpenter
      Christopher Hird
    • [object Object]

      Keyboard Fantasies

      7.0 (180)
      Posy Dixon
      Liv Proctor

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Souvenir: Part II

      7.1 (4.7K)
      Helle le Fevre
    • [object Object]

      Belfast

      7.2 (99K)
      Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
    • [object Object]

      Censor

      6.0 (22K)
      Mark Towns
    • [object Object]

      In the Earth

      5.1 (13K)
      Ben Wheatley
    • [object Object]

      Cow

      7.1 (2.6K)
      Rebecca Lloyd
      Jacob Secher Schulsinger
      Nicolas Chaudeurge

    Best Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dashcam

      4.5 (7.3K)
      Mike Knights
      Steven Bray
      Dan Martin
      Leigh Cranston
    • [object Object]

      Censor

      6.0 (22K)
      Gary J. Brown
      István V. Molnár
      Dan Martin
    • [object Object]

      La vie extraordinaire de Louis Wain

      6.8 (23K)
      Rupert Davies
      Nick Rideout

    Best International Independent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flee

      7.9 (21K)
      Jonas Poher Rasmussen
      Amin Nawabi
      Monica Hellström
      Signe Byrge Sørensen
    • [object Object]

      Compartiment n°6

      7.2 (18K)
      Juho Kuosmanen
      Livia Ulman
      Andris Feldmanis
      Jussi Rantamäki
      Emilia Haukka
    • [object Object]

      First Cow

      7.1 (23K)
      Kelly Reichardt
      Jonathan Raymond
      Neil Kopp
      Vincent Savino
      Anish Savjani
    • [object Object]

      Petite maman

      7.4 (20K)
      Céline Sciamma
      Bénédicte Couvreur
    • [object Object]

      Pleasure

      6.3 (25K)
      Ninja Thyberg
      Peter Modestij
      Erik Hemmendorff
      Eliza Jones
      Markus Waltå

    Best Makeup & Hair Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      La vie extraordinaire de Louis Wain

      6.8 (23K)
      Vickie Lang
      Kristyan Mallett
      Donald McInnes
    • [object Object]

      The Souvenir: Part II

      7.1 (4.7K)
      Siobhan Harper Ryan
    • [object Object]

      Censor

      6.0 (22K)
      Ruth Pease
    • [object Object]

      Tout le monde parle de Jamie

      6.6 (8K)
      Nadia Stacey
    • [object Object]

      Belfast

      7.2 (99K)
      Wakana Yoshihara

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ali & Ava

      6.7 (3.4K)
      Connie Farr
      Harry Escott
    • [object Object]

      Pirates

      5.6 (953)
      Iain Cooke
    • [object Object]

      Invasion

      5.9 (11K)
      Jed Kurzel
    • [object Object]

      In the Earth

      5.1 (13K)
      Clint Mansell
    • [object Object]

      Belfast

      7.2 (99K)
      Van Morrison

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Souvenir: Part II

      7.1 (4.7K)
      Stéphane Collonge
    • [object Object]

      Belfast

      7.2 (99K)
      Jim Clay
    • [object Object]

      La vie extraordinaire de Louis Wain

      6.8 (23K)
      Suzie Davies
    • [object Object]

      The Chef

      7.5 (51K)
      Aimee Meek
    • [object Object]

      Censor

      6.0 (22K)
      Paulina Rzeszowska

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      After Love

      7.3 (4.6K)
      Aleem Khan
    • [object Object]

      Ali & Ava

      6.7 (3.4K)
      Clio Barnard
    • [object Object]

      Les carnets de Siegfried

      6.6 (4.2K)
      Terence Davies
    • [object Object]

      The Nest

      6.3 (20K)
      Sean Durkin
    • [object Object]

      The Souvenir: Part II

      7.1 (4.7K)
      Joanna Hogg

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Chef

      7.5 (51K)
      James Drake
      Rob Entwistle
      Kiff McManus
    • [object Object]

      Cow

      7.1 (2.6K)
      Nicolas Becker
      Cyril Holtz
      Linda Forsén
      Nikky French
    • [object Object]

      Censor

      6.0 (22K)
      Tim Harrison
      Jamie Roden
      Adele Fletcher
      David Mitchell
    • [object Object]

      In the Earth

      5.1 (13K)
      Martin Pavey
    • [object Object]

      Invasion

      5.9 (11K)
      Andrew Stirk
      Paul Davies
      Morgan Muse
      Bernard O'Reilly
      Julian Howarth

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Winner
      • Talid Ariss
      • After Love
    • Richard Ayoade at an event for Submarine (2010)
      • Richard Ayoade
      • The Souvenir: Part II
    • Lucian-River Chauhan
      • Lucian-River Chauhan
      • Invasion
    • Ciarán Hinds at an event for La 94e cérémonie des Oscars (2022)
      • Ciarán Hinds
      • Belfast
    • Ray Panthaki
      • Ray Panthaki
      • The Chef

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Vinette Robinson
      Winner
      • Vinette Robinson
      • The Chef
    • Judi Dench at an event for Indian Palace (2011)
      • Judi Dench
      • Belfast
    • Photoshoot
      • Jo Hartley
      • Sweetheart
    • Nathalie Richard
      • Nathalie Richard
      • After Love
    • Tilda Swinton at an event for Amore (2009)
      • Tilda Swinton
      • The Souvenir: Part II

    Breakthrough Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sweetheart

      6.4 (1.1K)
      Nell Barlow
    • [object Object]

      The Chef

      7.5 (51K)
      Lauryn Ajufo
    • [object Object]

      Tout le monde parle de Jamie

      6.6 (8K)
      Max Harwood
    • [object Object]

      Belfast

      7.2 (99K)
      Jude Hill
    • [object Object]

      In the Earth

      5.1 (13K)
      Ellora Torchia

    Breakthrough Producer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sweetheart

      6.4 (1.1K)
      Michelle Antoniades
    • [object Object]

      Censor

      6.0 (22K)
      Helen Jones
    • [object Object]

      She Will

      5.4 (3.6K)
      Jessica Malik
    • [object Object]

      The Chef

      7.5 (51K)
      Hester Ruoff
    • [object Object]

      The Power

      5.5 (6.2K)
      Rob Watson

    Douglas Hickox Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      After Love

      7.3 (4.6K)
      Aleem Khan
    • [object Object]

      Censor

      6.0 (22K)
      Prano Bailey-Bond
    • [object Object]

      Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

      7.1 (776)
      Celeste Bell
      Paul Sng
    • [object Object]

      Wildfire

      6.2 (659)
      Cathy Brady
    • [object Object]

      Sweetheart

      6.4 (1.1K)
      Marley Morrison

    Richard Harris Award

    Edit
    • Riz Ahmed
      Winner
      • Riz Ahmed

    Discovery Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

      7.1 (776)
      Paul Sng
      Celeste Bell
      Zoë Howe
      Rebecca Mark-Lawson
      Matthew Silverman
      Daria Nitsche
    • [object Object]

      Bank Job

      6.7 (30)
      Daniel Edelstyn
      Hilary Powell
      Christopher Hird
    • [object Object]

      The Bike Thief

      4.9 (433)
      Matt Chambers
      Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes
      Sophia Gibber
      Lene Bausager
    • [object Object]

      I Am Belmaya

      7.6 (113)
      Sue Carpenter
      Christopher Hird
    • [object Object]

      Rebel Dykes

      7.1 (290)
      Harri Shanahan
      Siân A. Williams
      Siobhan Fahey

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