By Matt Neglia
The winners of the 2018 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) have been announced and Yorgos Lanthimos’ film “The Favourite” lead with 5 wins.
Click below to see the winners.
Best British Independent Film
American Animals
Beast
Disobedience
The Favourite
You Were Never Really Here
Best Director
Andrew Haigh – Lean on Pete
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Bart Layton – American Animals
Michael Pearce – Beast
Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here
Best Actress
Gemma Arterton – The Escape
Jessie Buckley – Beast
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Maxine Peake – Funny Cow
Rachel Weisz – Disobedience
Best Actor
Joe Cole – A Prayer Before Dawn
Steve Coogan – Stan & Ollie
Rupert Everett – The Happy Prince
Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here
Charlie Plummer – Lean on Pete
Best Screenplay
Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara – The Favourite
Sebastian Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz – Disobedience
Bart Layton – American Animals
Michael Pearce – Beast
Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here
Best Supporting Actress
Nina Arianda – Stan & Ollie
Rachel McAdams – Disobedience
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
Molly Wright – Apostasy
Best Supporting Actor
Steve Buscemi – Lean on Pete
Barry Keoghan – American Animals
Alessandro Nivola – Disobedience
Evan Peters – American Animals
Dominic West – Colette
Best Documentary
Being Frank: The Chris Sievy Story
Evelyn
Island
Nae Pasaran
Under The Wire
Most Promising Newcomer
Jessie Buckley – Beast
Michaela Coel – Been So Long
Liv Hill – Jellyfish
Marcus Rutherford – Obey
Molly Wright – Apostasy
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
Richard Billingham – Ray & Liz
Daniel Kokotajlo – Apostasy
Matt Palmer – Calibre
Michael Pearce – Beast
Leanne Welhem – Pili
Debut Screenwriter
Karen Gillan – The Party’s Just Beginning
Daniel Kokotajlo – Apostasy
Bart Layton – American Animals
Matt Palmer – Calibre
Michael Pearce – Beast
Breakthrough Producer
Kristian Brodie – Beast
Jacqui Davis – Ray & Liz
Anna Griffin – Calibre
Marcie Macellan – Apostasy
Faye Warn – Stan & Ollie
The Discovery Award
The Dig
Irene’s Ghost
A Moment In The Reeds
Super November
Voyageuse
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Best British Short Film
The Big Day
Bitter Sea
The Field
Pommel
To Know Him
Best International Independent Film
Capernaum
Cold War
The Rider
Roma
Shoplifters
​The technical winners which were announced on November 15th can be found here.
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