The British Independent Film Awards (Bifas) winners will be unveiled today (December 8) from a ceremony at London’s Roundhouse, commencing at 20:
The British Independent Film Awards (Bifas) winners will be unveiled today (December 8) from a ceremony at London’s Roundhouse, commencing at 20:00 GMT.
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Rich Peppiatt’s Irish-language comedy Kneecap leads the nominations with six, including director, screenplay and best British independent film for Peppiatt – the latter alongside producers Trevor Birney and Jack Tarling – and joint lead performance for its stars Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh.
Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding and Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun are on four nominations each. Glass’ second feature stars Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian who are nominated for joint lead performance while the film has further nods in British independent film, director, and screenplay. Fingscheidt’s Scotland-set story surrounding addiction is also up for independent film, director and screenplay while its star and producer Saoirse Ronan is nominated in lead performance.
Sophie Okonedo is receiving the Richard Harris award. The actor is best known for her Oscar-nominated performance in 2004’s Hotel Rwanda while her other film credits include The Secret Lie Of Bees, Christopher Robin, Wild Rose, Death On The Nile and Catherine Called Birdy.
Bifa winners 2024
Winners in bold, latest award top
Best British independent film
- Kneecap – Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling
- Love Lies Bleeding – Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman
- On Becoming A Guinea Fowl – Rungano Nyoni, Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
- The Outrun – Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot, Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan
- Santosh – Sandhya Suri, Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Balthazar de Ganay, Alan McAlex
Best international independent film
- All We Imagine As Light – Payal Kapadia, Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff
- Anora – Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
- La Chimera – Alice Rohrwacher, Carlo Cresto-Dina, Paolo Del Brocco
- No Other Land – Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Fabrien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
- The Seed Of The Sacred Fig – Mohammad Rasoulof, Rozita Hendijanian, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner
Best director
- Andrea Arnold – Bird
- Nora Fingscheidt – The Outrun
- Rose Glass – Love Lies Bleeding
- Rungano Nyoni – On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
- Rich Peppiatt – Kneecap
Best screenplay
- Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot – The Outrun
- Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska – Love Lies Bleeding
- Rungano Nyoni – On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
- Rich Peppiatt – Kneecap
- Sandhya Suri – Santosh
Best lead performance
- Radhika Apte – Sister Midnight
- Susan Chardy – On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
- Elliot Page – Close To You
- Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun
- Alicia Vikander – The Assessment
Best supporting performance
- Michele Austin – Hard Truths
- Elizabeth Chisela – On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
- Barry Keoghan – Bird
- Jack O’Connell – Back To Black
- Franz Rogowski – Bird
- Hayley Squires – Hoard
Best joint lead performance
- Joseph Quinn, Saura Lightfoot Leon – Hoard
- Katy O’Brian, Kristen Stewart – Love Lies Bleeding
- Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh – Kneecap
- Jason Patel, Ben Hardy – Unicorns
Best debut director
- Christopher Andrews – Bring Them Down
- Luna Carmoon – Hoard
- James Krishna Floyd – Unicorns [Also directed by Sally El Hosaini]
- Karan Kandhari – Sister Midnight
- Rich Peppiatt – Kneecap
Breakthrough producer
- Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer – The Ceremony
- Balthazar De Ganay, James Bowsher – Santosh [also produced by Mike Goodridge, Alan McAlex]
- Jacob Swan Hyam – Bring Them Down [also produced by also produced by Julianne Ford, Ivana MacKinnon, Jean-Yves Roubin, Ruth Treacey, Cassandre Warnauts]
- Ben Toye – Treading Water
- Rebecca Wolff – Grand Theft Hamlet [also produced by Julia Ton]
Breakthrough performance
- Nykiya Adams – Bird
- Susan Chardy – On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
- Saura Lightfoot-Leon – Hoard
- Ruaridh Mollica – Sebastian
- Jason Patel – Unicorns
Best debut screenwriter
- James Krishna Floyd – Unicorns
- Karan Kandhari – Sister Midnight
- Rich Peppiatt – Kneecap
- Sandhya Suri – Santosh
- Mrs & Mr Thomas – The Assessment [also written by John Donnelly]
Best debut director – Feature Documentary
- Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane – Grand Theft Hamlet
- Manon Ouimet, Jacob Perlmutter – Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other
- Rachel Ramsay – Copa 71 [also directed by James Erskine]
- Clair Titley – The Contestant
Raindance maverick award
- The Ceremony – Jack King, Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer
- Grand Theft Hamlet – Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff
- Restless – Jed Hart, Benedict Turnbull
- Satu – The Year Of The Rabbit – Joshua Trigg
- Witches – Elizabeth Sankey, Jeremy Warmsley, Chiara Ventura, Manon Ardisson
Best feature documentary
- The Contestant – Clair Titley, Megumi Inman, Andee Ryder, Amit Dey, Ian Bonhôte
- Grand Theft Hamlet – Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford
- Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other – Jacob Perlmutter, Manon Ouimet, Signe Byrge Sorensen
- Witches – Elizabeth Sankey, Jeremy Warmsley, Chiara Ventura, Manon Ardisson
Best British low film
- Delivery – Ben Lankester, Bophanie Lun, Joe Binks
- Housewarming – Liam White, Guy Lindley
- Meat Puppet – Eros V, Masha Thorpe, Leah Draws
- A Move – Elahe Esmaili, Hossein Behboudi Rad
- Wander To Wonder – Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, Daan Bakker, Maarten Swart
Bifa craft winners 2024 (previously announced)
- Casting – Carla Stronge, Kneecap
- Cinematography – Ben Fordesman, Love Lies Bleeding
- Costume design – Michael O’Connor, Firebrand
- Editing – Julian Ulrichs and Chris Gill, Kneecap
- Effects – David Simpson, Civil War
- Music supervision – Chris Welch and Jeanette Rehnstrom, Kneecap
- Make-up & hair design – Lisa Mustafa, Unicorns
- Original music – Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante, Kneecap
- Production design – Jan Houllevigue, The Assessment
- Sound – Glenn Freemantle, Mary H Ellis and Howard Bargroff, Civil War
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