The Personal History of David Copperfield leafs the charge as the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) nominations were announced. Wild Rose, with Jessie Buckley, is right behind it, as is Peter Strickland’s In Fabric. Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir also grabbed a hefty bag of nominations, and documentary For Sama also scored well.
The winners will be announced on 1st December in London.
Best British Independent Film
- Bait
- For Sama
- The Personal History of David Copperfield
- The Souvenir
- Wild Rose
Best Director
- Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts, For Sama
- Oliver Hermanus, Moffie
- Joanna Hogg, The Souvenir
- Mark Jenkin, Bait
- Asif Kapadia, Diego Maradona
Best Screenplay
- Joanna Hogg, The Souvenir
- Armando Inannucci, Simon Blackwell, The Personal History of David Copperfield
- Paul Laverty, Sorry We Missed You
- Peter Strickland, In Fabric
- Nicole Taylor, Wild Rose
Best Actress
- Jessie Buckley, Wild Rose
- Holliday Grainger, Animals
- Sally Hawkins, Eternal Beauty
- Vicky Knight, Dirty God
- Renée Zellweger, Judy
Best Actor
- Sam Adewunmi, The Last Tree
- Tom Burke, The Souvenir
- Kris Hitchen, Sorry We Missed You
- Josh O’Connor, Only You
- Dev Patel, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Best Supporting Actress
- Jessica Barden, Scarborough
- Ruthxjiah Bellenea, The Last Tree
- Elizabeth Debicki, Vita & Virginia
- Tilda Swinton, The Personal History of David Copperfield
- Julie Walters, Wild Rose
Best Supporting Actor
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
- Hugh Laurie, The Personal History of David Copperfield
- Edlison Manuel Olbera Núñez, Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story
- Peter Mullan, The Vanishing
- Bluey Robinson, Dirty God
The Douglas Hickox Award for Debut Director
- Will Becher, Richard Phelan, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
- Fyzal Boulifa, Lynn + Lucy
- Ninian Doff, Boyz in the Wood
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
- Harry Wootliff, Only You
Breakthrough Producer
- Finn Bruce, Tucked
- Kate Byers, Linn Waite, Bait
- Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, Blue Story [also produced by Damian Jones]
- Becky Read, Three Identical Strangers [also produced by Grace Hughes-Hallett]
- Jack Sidey, Moffie [also produced by Eric Abraham]
Debut Screenwriter
- Kieran Hurley, Beats
- Lisa Owens, Days of the Bagnold Summer
- Nicole Taylor, Wild Rose
- Emma Jane Unsworth, Animals
- Harry Wootliff, Only You
Most Promising Newcomer
- Sam Adewunmi, The Last Tree
- Vicky Knight, Dirty God
- Lorn Macdonald, Beats
- Roxanne Scrimshaw, Lynn + Lucy
- Honor Swinton Byrne, The Souvenir
Best Documentary
- Coup 53
- Diego Maradona
- For Sama
- Seahorse
- Tell Me Who I Am
The Raindance Discovery Award
- A Bump Along the Way
- Children of the Snow Land
- Here for Life
- Muscle
- The Street
Best British Short Film
- Anna
- Boiling Point
- The Devil’s Harmony
- Goldfish
- Serious Tingz
Best International Independent Film
- Ash is Purest White
- Marriage Story
- Monos
- Parasite
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Best Casting
- In Fabric
- The Last Tree
- Only You
- The Personal History of David Copperfield
- Wild Rose
Best Cinematography
- Beats
- In Fabric
- Judy
- Moffie
- The Personal History of David Copperfield
Best Costume Design
- Judy
- In Fabric
- The Personal History of David Copperfield
- The Souvenir
- Wild Rose
Best Editing
- Bait
- Diego Maradona
- For Sama
- The Personal History of David Copperfield
- The Souvenir
Best Effects
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
- In Fabric
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Best Makeup and Hair Design
- Dirty God
- In Fabric
- Judy
- The Personal History of David Copperfield
- Wild Rose
Best Music
- Beats
- Diego Maradona
- For Sama
- In Fabric
- Wild Rose
Best Production Design
- In Fabric
- Judy
- The Personal History of David Copperfield
- The Souvenir
- The White Crow
Best Sound
- Beats
- Diego Maradona
- Gwen
- In Fabric
- Wild Rose