In a rarity, a horror movie snares some awards.
This busy awards weekend also brought us the British Independent Film Awards, which I guess are the equivalent of the Gotham Independent Film Awards we had last month. What effect do these winners have on the bigger name awards, such as the Academy Awards or BAFTA? None whatsoever, but they deserve their moment in the sun as much as anyone else.
Here are the winners:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Broken
BEST DIRECTOR
Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Bart Layton – The Imposter
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump – Sightseers
BEST ACTRESS
Andrea Riseborough (Colette McVeigh) – Shadow Dancer
BEST ACTOR
Toby Jones (Gilderoy) – Berberian Sound Studio
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth) – Hyde Park On Hudson
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Rory Kinnear (Bob Oswald) – Broken
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
James Floyd (Rashid) – My Brother The Devil
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
Berberian Sound Studio
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Nic Knowland BSC– Cinematography – Berberian Sound Studio
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Imposter
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
The Hunt
THE RAINDANCE AWARD
Strings
THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
Sir Michael Gambon
THE VARIETY AWARD
Jude Law
THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Sandra Hebron
