Ladies and Gentlemen, the British Independant Film Awards Results

We are square in the middle of Awards Season, and the most recent round of statues to be given were at the British Independant Film Awards.

Usually a pretty good indicator of at least the nominations list we may see at the Academy Awards (Oscars), the BIFA results slanted decidedly to early critical darling The Favourite with 10 wins.

Here is the list of winners:

Best British Independent Film-

The Favourite

Best Director-

Yorgos Lanthimos, for The Favourite

Best Screenplay-

Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, for The Favourite

Best Actress-

Olivia Colman, for The Favourite

Best Actor-

Joe Cole for A Prayer Before Dawn

Best Supporting Actress-

Rachel Weisz for The Favourite

Best Supporting Actor–

Alessandro Nivola for Disobedience

Most Promising Newcomer–

Jessie Buckley for Beast

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)-

Richard Billingham for 
Ray & Liz

Debut Screenwriter-

Bart Layton for American Animals

Breakthrough Producer-

Jacqui Davies, “Ray & Liz”

The Discovery Award-

Voyageuse

Best Documentary-

Evelyn

Best British Short Film-

The Big Day

Best International Independent Film-

Roma

Best Casting-

The Favourite

Best Costume Design-

Sandy Powell, The Favourite

Best Cinematography-

Robbie Ryan, The Favourite

Best Editing-

Nick Fenton, Julian Hart, and Chris Gill, American Animals


Best Effects-

Howard Jones, Early Man

Best Make Up & Hair Design-

Nadia Stacey, The Favourite

Best Production Design–

Fiona Crombie, The Favourite

Best Music-

Jonny Greenwood, You Were Never Really Here

Best Sound-

Paul Davies, You Were Never Really Here

Special Jury Prize-

Horace Ové

Variety Award-

Felicity Jones

Richard Harris Award-

Dame Judi Dench