Awards - British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) - 2004-2013
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2013 - 16th British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
Metro Manila
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Sean Ellis (Metro Manila)
- Jon S. Baird (Filth)
- Clio Barnard (The Selfish Giant)
- David Mackenzie (Starred Up)
- Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin)
Best Actor
- James McAvoy (Filth)
- Jim Broadbent (Le Week-End)
- Tom Hardy (Locke)
- Steve Coogan (Philomena)
- Jack O'Connell (Starred Up)
Best Actress
- Lindsay Duncan (Le Week-End)
- Saoirse Ronan (How I Live Now)
- Felicity Jones (The Invisible Woman)
- Judi Dench (Philomena)
- Scarlett Johansson (Under the Skin)
Best Supporting Actor
- Ben Mendelsohn (Starred Up)
- Eddie Marsan (Filth)
- Jeff Goldblum (Le Week-End)
- John Arcilla (Metro Manila)
- Rupert Friend (Starred Up)
Best Supporting Actress
- Imogen Poots (The Look of Love)
- Mia Wasikowska (The Double)
- Shirley Henderson (Filth)
- Kristin Scott Thomas (The Invisible Woman)
- Siobhan Finneran (The Selfish Giant)
Most Promising Newcomer
- Chloe Pirrie (Shell)
- Harley Bird (How I Live Now)
- Caity Lotz (The Machine)
- Jake Macapagal (Metro Manila)
- Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas (The Selfish Giant)
Best Screenplay
- Locke (Steven Knight)
- Le Week-End (Hanif Kureishi)
- Philomena (Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope)
- The Selfish Giant (Clio Barnard)
- Starred Up (Jonathan Asser)
Best International Independent Film
Best Feature Documentary
- Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer
- The Great Hip Hop Hoax
- The Moo Man
- The Spirit of '45
- The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
Best Short
Achievement in Production
Technical Achievement
The Douglas Hickox Award
- Paul Wright (For Those in Peril)
- Tina Gharavi (I Am Nasrine)
- Jeremy Lovering (In Fear)
- Omid Nooshin (Last Passenger)
- Charlie Cattrall (Titus)
The Variety Award
The Raindance Discovery Award
The Richard Harris Award
2012 - 15th British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
Broken
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio)
- John Madden (Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
- Rufus Norris (Broken)
- Bart Layton (The Imposter)
- Ben Wheatley (Sightseers)
Best Actor
- Toby Jones (Berberian Sound Studio)
- Tim Roth (Broken)
- Riz Ahmed (Ill Manors)
- Steve Oram (Sightseers)
- Terence Stamp (Unfinished Song)
Best Actress
- Alice Lowe (Sightseers)
- Judi Dench (Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
- Elle Fanning (Ginger & Rosa)
- Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
- Andrea Riseborough (Shadow Dancer)
Best Supporting Actor
- Rory Kinnear (Broken)
- Tom Wilkinson (Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
- Cillian Murphy (Broken)
- Billy Connolly (Quartet)
- Domhnall Gleeson (Shadow Dancer)
Best Supporting Actress
- Olivia Colman (Hyde Park on Hudson)
- Maggie Smith (Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
- Alice Englert (Ginger & Rosa)
- Eileen Davies (Sightseers)
- Vanessa Redgrave (Unfinished Song)
Most Promising Newcomer
- James Krishna Floyd (My Brother the Devil)
- Paul Brannigan (The Angels' Share)
- Eloise Laurence (Broken)
- Zawe Ashton (Dreams of a Life)
- Elliott Tittensor (Spike Island)
Best Screenplay
- Sightseers (Amy Jump, Alice Lowe, Steve Oram)
- Berberian Sound Studio (Peter Strickland)
- Broken (Mark O'Rowe)
- The Iron Lady (Abi Morgan)
- Unfinished Song (Paul Andrew Williams)
Best International Independent Film
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short
Achievement in Production
Technical Achievement
The Douglas Hickox Award
- Bart Layton (The Imposter)
- Rufus Norris (Broken)
- Ben Drew (Ill Manors)
- Sally El Hosaini (My Brother the Devil)
- Rowan Athale (Wasteland)
The Variety Award
The Raindance Discovery Award
The Richard Harris Award
2011 - 14th British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
Tyrannosaur
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
- Ben Wheatley (Kill List)
- Steve McQueen (Shame)
- Tomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
- Paddy Considine (Tyrannosaur)
Best Actor
- Michael Fassbender (Shame)
- Brendan Gleeson (The Guard)
- Neil Maskell (Kill List)
- Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
- Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur)
Best Actress
- Olivia Colman (Tyrannosaur)
- Rebecca Hall (The Awakening)
- MyAnna Buring (Kill List)
- Mia Wasikowska (Jane Eyre)
- Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
Best Supporting Actor
- Michael Smiley (Kill List)
- Tom Hardy (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
- Benedict Cumberbatch (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
- Eddie Marsan (Tyrannosaur)
- Ezra Miller (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
Best Supporting Actress
- Vanessa Redgrave (Coriolanus)
- Felicity Jones (Albatross)
- Carey Mulligan (Shame)
- Sally Hawkins (Submarine)
- Kathy Burke (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Most Promising Newcomer
- Tom Cullen (Weekend)
- Jessica Brown Findlay (Albatross)
- John Boyega (Attack the Block)
- Craig Roberts (Submarine)
- Yasmin Paige (Submarine)
Best Screenplay
- Submarine (Richard Ayoade)
- The Guard (John Michael McDonagh)
- Kill List (Ben Wheatley)
- Shame (Abi Morgan)
- We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lynne Ramsay)
Best Foreign Independent
Best Feature Documentary
Best British Short Film
Achievement in Production
Technical Achievement
The Douglas Hickox Award
- Paddy Considine (Tyrannosaur)
- Joe Cornish (Attack the Block)
- Ralph Fiennes (Coriolanus)
- John Michael McDonagh (The Guard)
- Richard Ayoade (Submarine)
The Variety Award
The Raindance Discovery Award
The Richard Harris Award
Special Jury Prize
2010 - 13th British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
The King's Speech
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Gareth Edwards (Monsters)
- Mike Leigh (Another Year)
- Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass)
- Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)
- Mark Romanek (Never Let Me Go)
Best Actor
- Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
- Jim Broadbent (Another Year)
- Riz Ahmed (Four Lions)
- Scoot McNairy (Monsters)
- Aidan Gillen (Treacle Jr.)
Best Actress
- Carey Mulligan (Never Let Me Go)
- Ruth Sheen (Another Year)
- Manjinder Virk (The Arbor)
- Andrea Riseborough (Brighton Rock)
- Sally Hawkins (Made in Dagenham)
Best Supporting Actor
- Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
- Kayvan Novak (Four Lions)
- Guy Pearce (The King's Speech)
- Bob Hoskins (Made in Dagenham)
- Andrew Garfield (Never Let Me Go)
Best Supporting Actress
- Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech)
- Lesley Manville (Another Year)
- Rosamund Pike (Made in Dagenham)
- Keira Knightley (Never Let Me Go)
- Tamsin Greig (Tamara Drewe)
Most Promising Newcomer
- Joanne Froggatt (In Our Name)
- Manjinder Virk (The Arbor)
- Andrea Riseborough (Brighton Rock)
- Tom Hughes (Cemetery Junction)
- Conor McCarron (Neds)
Best Screenplay
- The King's Speech (David Seidler)
- Four Lions (Jesse Armstrong)
- Kick-Ass (Jane Goldman)
- Made in Dagenham (William Ivory)
- Never Let Me Go (Alex Garland)
Best Foreign Independent
Best Feature Documentary
Best British Short Film
Technical Achievement
The Douglas Hickox Award
- Clio Barnard (The Arbor)
- Debs Paterson (Africa United)
- Rowan Joffe (Brighton Rock)
- Christopher Morris (Four Lions)
- Gareth Edwards (Monsters)
The Raindance Discovery Award
The Richard Harris Award
2009 - 12th British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
Moon
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank)
- Jane Campion (Bright Star)
- Lone Scherfig (An Education)
- Armando Iannucci (In the Loop)
- Duncan Jones (Moon)
Best Actor
- Tom Hardy (Bronson)
- Peter Capaldi (In the Loop)
- Sam Rockwell (Moon)
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy)
- Andy Serkis (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll)
Best Actress
- Carey Mulligan (An Education)
- Abbie Cornish (Bright Star)
- Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank)
- Sophie Okonedo (Skin)
- Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria)
Best Supporting Actor
- John Henshaw (Looking for Eric)
- Jim Broadbent (The Damned United)
- Alfred Molina (An Education)
- Michael Fassbender (Fish Tank)
- Tom Hollander (In the Loop)
Best Supporting Actress
- Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy)
- Kerry Fox (Bright Star)
- Rosamund Pike (An Education)
- Kierston Wareing (Fish Tank)
- Kristin Scott Thomas (Nowhere Boy)
Most Promising Newcomer
- Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank)
- George MacKay (The Boys Are Back)
- Hilda Péter (Katalin Varga)
- Christian McKay (Me and Orson Welles)
- Edward Hogg (White Lightnin')
Best Screenplay
- In the Loop (Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche)
- An Education (Nick Hornby)
- Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold)
- Moon (Nathan Parker)
- Nowhere Boy (Matt Greenhalgh)
Best Foreign Independent
Best Feature Documentary
- Mugabe and the White African
- The Age of Stupid
- The End of the Line
- Sons of Cuba
- Sounds Like Teen Spirit
Best British Short Film
Achievement in Production
Technical Achievement
The Douglas Hickox Award
- Duncan Jones (Moon)
- Armando Iannucci (In the Loop)
- Peter Strickland (Katalin Varga)
- Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy)
- Samantha Morton (The Unloved)
The Variety Award
The Raindance Discovery Award
The Richard Harris Award
2008 - 11th British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
Slumdog Millionaire
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
- Mark Herman (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas)
- Steve McQueen (Hunger)
- Shane Meadows (Somers Town)
- Garth Jennings (Son of Rambow)
Best Actor
- Michael Fassbender (Hunger)
- Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges)
- Colin Farrell (In Bruges)
- Riz Ahmed (Shifty)
- Thomas Turgoose (Somers Town)
Best Actress
- Vera Farmiga (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas)
- Samantha Morton (The Daisy Chain)
- Keira Knightley (The Duchess)
- Kelly Reilly (Eden Lake)
- Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)
Best Supporting Actor
- Eddie Marsan (Happy-Go-Lucky)
- Ralph Fiennes (The Duchess)
- Liam Cunningham (Hunger)
- Ralph Fiennes (In Bruges)
- Daniel Mays (Shifty)
Best Supporting Actress
- Alexis Zegerman (Happy-Go-Lucky)
- Emma Thompson (Brideshead Revisited)
- Hayley Atwell (The Duchess)
- Kristin Scott Thomas (Easy Virtue)
- Sienna Miller (The Edge of Love)
Most Promising Newcomer
- Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)
- Asa Butterfield (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas)
- Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (Slumdog Millionaire)
- Bill Milner (Son of Rambow)
- Will Poulter (Son of Rambow)
Best Screenplay
- In Bruges (Martin McDonagh)
- Hunger (Steve McQueen, Enda Walsh)
- Slumdog Millionaire (Simon Beaufoy)
- Somers Town (Paul Fraser)
- Son of Rambow (Garth Jennings)
Best Foreign Independent
Best Feature Documentary
- Man on Wire
- A Complete History of My Sexual Failures
- Derek
- Of Time and the City
- Three Miles North of Molkom
Best British Short Film
Achievement in Production
Technical Achievement
The Douglas Hickox Award
- Steve McQueen (Hunger)
- James Watkins (Eden Lake)
- Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist)
- Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
- Eran Creevy (Shifty)
The Variety Award
The Raindance Discovery Award
The Richard Harris Award
Special Jury Prize
2007 - 10th British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
Control
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Anton Corbijn (Control)
- Anand Tucker (And When Did You Last See Your Father?)
- Sarah Gavron (Brick Lane)
- David Cronenberg (Eastern Promises)
- David Mackenzie (Mister Foe)
Best Actor
- Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)
- Jim Broadbent (And When Did You Last See Your Father?)
- Sam Riley (Control)
- Jamie Bell (Mister Foe)
- Cillian Murphy (Sunshine)
Best Actress
- Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal)
- Anne Hathaway (Becoming Jane)
- Tannishtha Chatterjee (Brick Lane)
- Sophia Myles (Mister Foe)
- Kierston Wareing (It's a Free World...)
Best Supporting Actor / Actress
- Toby Kebbell (Control)
- Colin Firth (And When Did You Last See Your Father?)
- Samantha Morton (Control)
- Armin Mueller-Stahl (Eastern Promises)
- Cate Blanchett (Notes on a Scandal)
Most Promising Newcomer
- Sam Riley (Control)
- Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later)
- Matthew Beard (And When Did You Last See Your Father?)
- Bradley Cole (Exhibit A)
- Kierston Wareing (It's a Free World...)
Best Screenplay
- Notes on a Scandal (Patrick Marber)
- And When Did You Last See Your Father? (David Nicholls)
- Control (Matt Greenhalgh)
- Eastern Promises (Steven Knight)
- Mister Foe (David Mackenzie, Ed Whitmore)
Best Foreign Independent
Best Feature Documentary
- Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
- Black Gold
- Deep Water
- Garbage Warrior
- In the Shadow of the Moon
Best British Short Film
Achievement in Production
Technical Achievement
The Douglas Hickox Award
- Anton Corbijn (Control)
- Marc Francis, Nick Francis (Black Gold)
- Oliver Hodge (Garbage Warrior)
- David Schwimmer (Run, Fatboy, Run)
- Steve Hudson (True North)
The Variety Award
The Raindance Discovery Award
The Richard Harris Award
2006 - 9th British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
This Is England
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Kevin Macdonald (Last King of Scotland)
- Stephen Frears (The Queen)
- Michael Caton-Jones (Shooting Dogs)
- Shane Meadows (This Is England)
- Ken Loach (The Wind That Shakes the Barley)
Best Actor
- Tony Curran (Red Road)
- Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland)
- James McAvoy (Last King of Scotland)
- Peter O'Toole (Venus)
- Cillian Murphy (The Wind That Shakes the Barley)
Best Actress
- Kate Dickie (Red Road)
- Juliette Binoche (Breaking and Entering)
- Robin Wright (Breaking and Entering)
- Frances de la Tour (The History Boys)
- Helen Mirren (The Queen)
Best Supporting Actor / Actress
- Leslie Phillips (Venus)
- Martin Compston (Red Road)
- Joe Gilgun (This Is England)
- Stephen Graham (This Is England)
- Vanessa Redgrave (Venus)
Most Promising Newcomer
- Thomas Turgoose (This Is England)
- Rafi Gavron (Breaking and Entering)
- Harry Treadaway, Luke Treadaway (Brothers of the Head)
- Dominic Cooper (The History Boys)
- Samuel Barnett (The History Boys)
- Jodie Whittaker (Venus)
Best Screenplay
- The Queen (Peter Morgan)
- The History Boys (Alan Bennett)
- Last King of Scotland (Jeremy Brock, Peter Morgan)
- This Is England (Shane Meadows)
- Venus (Hanif Kureishi)
Best Foreign Independent
Best Feature Documentary
- The Road to Guantanamo
- Blindsight
- The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief
- The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
- Unknown White Male
Best British Short Film
Achievement in Production
Technical Achievement
The Douglas Hickox Award
- Menhaj Huda (Kidulthood)
- Caradog W. James (Little White Lies)
- Paul Andrew Williams (London to Brighton)
- Andrea Arnold (Red Road)
- Tom Vaughan (Starter for Ten)
The Variety Award
The Raindance Discovery Award
The Richard Harris Award
Special Jury Prize
2005 - 8th British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
The Constant Gardener
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Neil Marshall (The Descent)
- Michael Winterbottom (A Cock and Bull Story)
- Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener)
- Laurence Dunmore (The Libertine)
- Stephen Frears (Mrs. Henderson Presents)
Best Actor
- Ralph Fiennes (The Constant Gardener)
- Matthew Macfadyen (In My Father's Den)
- Chiwetel Ejiofor (Kinky Boots)
- Johnny Depp (The Libertine)
- Bob Hoskins (Mrs. Henderson Presents)
Best Actress
- Natasha Richardson (Asylum)
- Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
- Judi Dench (Mrs. Henderson Presents)
- Emily Watson (Wah-Wah)
- Joan Allen (Yes)
Best Supporting Actor / Actress
- Rosamund Pike (The Libertine)
- Rob Brydon (A Cock and Bull Story)
- Bill Nighy (The Constant Gardener)
- Tom Hollander (The Libertine)
- Kelly Reilly (Mrs. Henderson Presents)
Most Promising Newcomer
- Emily Barclay (In My Father's Den)
- Rupert Friend (The Libertine)
- Samina Awan (Love + Hate)
- Alexander Nathan Etel (Millions)
- Thelma Barlow (Mrs. Henderson Presents)
Best Screenplay
- Millions (Frank Cottrell Boyce)
- A Cock and Bull Story (Frank Cottrell Boyce)
- The Constant Gardener (Jeffrey Caine)
- Kinky Boots (Geoff Deane, Tim Firth)
- Mrs. Henderson Presents (Martin Sherman)
Best Foreign Independent
Best Feature Documentary
Best British Short Film
Achievement in Production
Technical Achievement
The Douglas Hickox Award
- Annie Griffin (Festival)
- Julian Jarrold (Kinky Boots)
- Laurence Dunmore (The Libertine)
- Gaby Dellal (On a Clear Day)
- Richard E. Grant (Wah-Wah)
The Variety Award
The Raindance Discovery Award
The Richard Harris Award
Special Jury Prize
2004 - 7th British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
Vera Drake
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Mike Leigh (Vera Drake)
- Shane Meadows (Dead Man's Shoes)
- Roger Michell (Enduring Love)
- Paweł Pawlikowski (My Summer of Love)
- Kevin Macdonald (Touching the Void)
Best Actor
- Phil Davis (Vera Drake)
- Ian Hart (Blind Flight)
- Paddy Considine (Dead Man's Shoes)
- Daniel Craig (Enduring Love)
- Geoffrey Rush (The Life and Death of Peter Sellers)
Best Actress
- Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake)
- Eva Birthistle (Just a Kiss)
- Scarlett Johansson (Girl with a Pearl Earring)
- Anne Reid (The Mother)
- Natalie Press (My Summer of Love)
Best Supporting Actor / Actress
- Eddie Marsan (Vera Drake)
- Gary Stretch (Dead Man's Shoes)
- Samantha Morton (Enduring Love)
- Romola Garai (Rory O'Shea Was Here)
- Paddy Considine (My Summer of Love)
Most Promising Newcomer
- Ashley Walters (Bullet Boy)
- Atta Yaqub (Just a Kiss)
- Toby Kebbell (Dead Man's Shoes)
- Emily Blunt (My Summer of Love)
- Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead)
Best Screenplay
- Shaun of the Dead (Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright)
- Just a Kiss (Paul Laverty)
- Dead Man's Shoes (Paddy Considine, Shane Meadows)
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely)
- Vera Drake (Mike Leigh)
Best Foreign Independent
Best Feature Documentary
Best British Short Film
Achievement in Production
Technical Achievement
The Douglas Hickox Award
- John Crowley (Intermission)
- Saul Dibb (Bullet Boy)
- Peter Webber (Girl with a Pearl Earring)
- Emily Young (Kiss of Life)
- Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake)