02/11/2010

Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech leads the nominations list for the 13th annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) with eight, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and two Best Supporting Actor nominations.

Gareth Edwards’ Monsters, Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go and Clio Barnard’s The Arbor all received six nominations, Chris Morris’ Four Lions five and four went to Mike Leigh’s Another Year, Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham and Rowan Joffe’s Brighton Rock.

BIFA Joint Directors Johanna von Fischer and Tessa Collinson said, “This year’s nominations truly reflect the scope of independent filmmaking in the UK and, regardless of budget, each category showcases the wealth of talent committed to making quality British films.”

The winners will be announced on December 5.

Full list of nominees:

Best British Independent Film
Four Lions [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Kick-Ass
The King's Speech [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Tom Hooper
film profile]
Monsters [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Never Let Me Go [+see also:
trailer
interview: Domhnall Gleeson
film profile]

Best Director
Mike Leigh – Another Year [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Mike Leigh
film profile]
Matthew Vaughn – Kick-Ass
Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech
Gareth Edwards – Monsters
Mark Romanek – Never Let Me Go

The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]
Debs Gardner Paterson – Africa United [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Clio Barnard – The Arbor [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Rowan Joffe – Brighton Rock [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Chris Morris – Four Lions
Gareth Edwards – Monsters

Best Screenplay
Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell, Christopher Morris – Four Lions
Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn – Kick-Ass
David Seidler – The King’s Speech
William Ivory – Made in Dagenham [+see also:
trailer
making of
interview: Nigel Cole
film profile]
Alex Garland – Never Let Me Go

Best Actress
Manjinder Virk – The Arbor
Ruth Sheen – Another Year
Andrea Riseborough – Brighton Rock
Sally Hawkins – Made In Dagenham
Carey Mulligan – Never Let Me Go

Best Actor
Jim Broadbent – Another Year
Riz Ahmed – Four Lions
Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
Scoot McNairy – Monsters
Aidan Gillen – Treacle Junior [+see also:
trailer
film profile]

Best Supporting Actress
Lesley Manville – Another Year
Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech
Rosamund Pike – Made In Dagenham
Keira Knightley – Never Let Me Go
Tamsin Greig – Tamara Drewe [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Stephen Frears
film profile]

Best Supporting Actor
Kayvan Novak – Four Lions
Guy Pearce – The King’s Speech
Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech
Bob Hoskins – Made In Dagenham
Andrew Garfield – Never Let Me Go

Most Promising Newcomer
Manjinder Virk – The Arbor
Andrea Riseborough – Brighton Rock
Tom Hughes – Cemetery Junction
Joanne Froggatt – In Our Name [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Conor McCarron – Neds [+see also:
trailer
film profile]

Best Achievement In Production
The Arbor
In Our Name
Monsters
Skeletons
Streetdance 3D [+see also:
trailer
film profile]

Raindance Award
Brilliant Love
Jackboots on Whitehall [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Legacy
Son of Babylon [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Treacle Junior

Best Technical Achievement
The Arbor – Sound – Tim Barker
Brighton Rock – Cinematography – John Mathieson
The Illusionist [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Sylvain Chomet
film profile] – Animation – Sylvain Chomet
The King’s Speech – Production Design – Eve Stewart
Monsters – Visual Effects – Gareth Edwards

Best Documentary
The Arbor
Enemies of the People
Exit Through the Gift Shop [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]
Fire In Babylon
Waste Land [+see also:
trailer
film profile]

Best British Short
Baby
Photograph of Jesus
Sign Language
Sis
The Road Home

Best Foreign Film
Dogtooth [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Yorgos Lanthimos
film profile]
I Am Love [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Luca Guadagnino - director
film profile]
A Prophet [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Jacques Audiard
interview: Jacques Audiard and Tahar R…
film profile]
The Secret in Their Eyes [+see also:
trailer
making of
Interview Juan José Campanella [IT]
Interview Ricardo Darín [IT]
Interview Soledad Villemin [IT]
film profile]
Winter’s Bone