A great start for The Favourite at this year’s British Independent Film Awards announcement, grabbing some, perhaps expected, technical gongs. Tune in live at bifa.film for the ceremony, and we will have all the updated winners right here.
Best British Independent Film
- American Animals, Bart Layton
- Beast, Michael Pearce
- Disobedience, Sebastián Lelio
- The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos
- You Were Never Really Here, Lynne Ramsay
Best Director
- Andrew Haigh, Lean On Pete
- Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
- Bart Layton, American Animals
- Michael Pearce, Beast
- Lynne Ramsay, You Were Never Really Here
Best Screenplay
- Deborah Davis, Tony Mcnamara, The Favourite
- Bart Layton, American Animals
- Sebastián Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Disobedience
- Michael Pearce, Beast
- Lynne Ramsay, You Were Never Really Here
Best Actress
- Gemma Arterton, The Escape
- Jessie Buckley, Beast
- Olivia Colman, The Favourite
- Maxine Peake, Funny Cow
- Rachel Weisz, Disobedience
Best Actor
- Joe Cole, A Prayer Before Dawn
- Steve Coogan, Stan & Ollie
- Rupert Everett, The Happy Prince
- Joaquin Phoenix, You Were Never Really Here
- Charlie Plummer, Lean On Pete
Best Supporting Actress
- Nina Arianda, Stan & Ollie
- Rachel McAdams, Disobedience
- Emma Stone, The Favourite
- Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
- Molly Wright, Apostasy
Best Supporting Actor
- Steve Buscemi, Lean On Pete
- Barry Keoghan, American Animals
- Alessandro Nivola, Disobedience
- Evan Peters, American Animals
- Dominic West, Colette
Most Promising Newcomer
- Jessie Buckley, Beast
- Michaela Coel, Been So Long
- Liv Hill, Jellyfish
- Marcus Rutherford, Obey
- Molly Wright, Apostasy
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
- Richard Billingham, Ray & Liz
- Daniel Kokotajlo, Apostasy
- Matt Palmer, Calibre
- Michael Pearce, Beast
- Leanne Welham, Pili
Debut Screenwriter
- Karen Gillan, The Party’s Just Beginning
- Daniel Kokotajlo, Apostasy
- Bart Layton, American Animals
- Matt Palmer, Calibre
- Michael Pearce, Beast
Breakthrough Producer
- Kristian Brodie, Beast
- Jacqui Davies, Ray & Liz
- Anna Griffin, Calibre
- Marcie Maclellan, Apostasy
- Faye Ward, Stan & Ollie
The Discovery Award
- The Dig, Andy Tohill, Ryan Tohill, Stuart Drennan, Brian J. Falconer
- Irene’s Ghost, Iain Cunningham, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, David Arthur, Ellie Land
- A Moment In The Reeds, Mikko Makela, James Watson
- Super November, Douglas King, Josie Long
- Voyageuse, May Miles Thomas
Best Documentary
- Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
- Evelyn
- Island
- Nae Pasaran
- Under The Wire
Best British Short Film
- The Big Day
- Bitter Sea
- The Field
- Pommel
- To Know Him
Best International Independent Film
- Capernaum, Nadine Labaki
- Cold War, Pawel Pawlikowski
- The Rider, Chloé Zhao
- ROMA, Alfonso Cuarón
- Shoplifters, Hirokazu Koreeda
Best Casting
- The Favourite
- Beast
- American Animals
- Stan & Ollie
- Apostasy
Best Costume Design
- Peterloo
- Colette
- The Favourite
- Stan & Ollie
- An Evening With Beverly Luff Lin
Best Cinematography
- Ole Bratt Birkeland, American Animals
- Magnus Nordenhof Jønk, Lean On Pete
- Robbie Ryan, The Favourite
- Tom Townend, You Were Never Really Here
- David Ungaro, A Prayer Before Dawn
Best Editing
- You Were Never Really Here
- A Prayer Before Dawn
- American Animals
- The Favourite
- Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Best Effects
- Early Man
- Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back)
- Peterloo
Best Make Up & Hair Design
- Peterloo
- Stan & Ollie
- A Prayer Before Dawn
- Colette
- The Favourite
Best Music
- Aaron Cupples, Island Of The Hungry Ghosts
- Jonny Greenwood, You Were Never Really Here
- Richard Hawley, Funny Cow
- Anne Nikitin, American Animals
- Jim Williams, Beast
Best Production Design
- Colette
- The Favourite
- Peterloo
- Stan & Ollie
- Ray & Liz
Best Sound
- The Favourite
- You Were Never Really Here
- A Prayer Before Dawn
- Time Trial
- American Animals