By Matt Neglia
The nominations for the 2018 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) have been announced and Yorgos Lanthimos’ film “The Favourite” leads with 13 nominations. The awards will be handed out to the winners on December 2nd 2018.
Click below to see the nominees.
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 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 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 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
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
Best Documentary
Being Frank: The Chris Sievy Story
Evelyn
Island
Nae Pasaran
Under The Wire
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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 full list including the tech nominations can be found here.
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