British Independent Film Awards nominees announced

David Mackenzie's Starred Up leads charge.

by Amber Wilkinson

Jack O'Connell and Ben Mendelsohn have both been nominated for BIFAs for Starred Up
Jack O'Connell and Ben Mendelsohn have both been nominated for BIFAs for Starred Up
The nominations for the 16th annual British Independent Film Awards have been announced, with David Mackenzie and Jonathan Asser's prison drama Starred Up leading the pack.

His film about father and son convicts has eight nominations, including Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay for Jonathan Asser, Best Actor for Jack O’Connell, and two Best Supporting Actor nominations for Rupert Friend and Ben Mendelsohn.

Clio Barnard's tale of young jealousy The Selfish Giant picked up 7 nominations and Filth, Metro Manila and Le Week-end all netted five nominations each.

Joint directors of the awards Johanna von Fischer and Tessa Collinson said: “We would like to thank our dedicated members who viewed over 200 films, in an extremely competitive year. The variety of films submitted reached a new level this year with films covering a range of subject matters and genres that perfectly showcases the diversity and creativity at work in British independent filmmaking today.

"Now our wonderful independent jury, announced today, will have the unenviable task of choosing the winners who will be the first to receive the newly launched iconic signature trophy designed by Fredrikson Stallard, created by Swarovski."

Directors who have delivered dynamic debuts this year and are fighting for the Douglas Hickox Award are Charlie Cattrall for Titus, Tina Gharavi for I Am Nasrine, Jeremy Lovering for In Fear, Omid Nooshin for Last Passenger and Paul Wright for For Those In Peril.

Ben Roberts, Director of the BFI Film Fund said: “Where other awards sometimes fear to tread, the BIFAs puts the wild creativity of British independent filmmaking front and centre. This year we have witnessed a renewed confidence in bold UK filmmaking which has been recognised around the world and will inspire a new generation of talent. The BFI NET.WORK has been established to support extraordinary new voices who need a platform like the BIFAs to showcase their talent to the industry, and that’s why we are so pleased to support the Best British Short award this year.”

The Raindance Award nominees for 2013 include: Everyone’s Going to Die, The Machine,

The Jury for 2013 includes: Jury Chair - Penny Woolcock (director), Antonia Campbell-Hughes (actress), Art Malik (actor), Ate de Jong (director), Bart Layton (director), James Floyd (actor), Jill McCullough (dialect coach), Julien Temple (director), Liza Marshall (producer), MyAnna Buring (actress), Natascha McElhone (actress), Pippa Harris (producer), Roland Gift (mMusician), Sally El Hosaini (director), Sandy Powell (costume designer), Steve Hamilton Shaw (producer).

The winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by James Nesbitt on December 8. The awards ceremony will be streamed exclusively live on www.film3sixty.com/moetbifa from 8pm.

Full list of nominees

Best British Independent Film

Best Director

The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]

  • Charlie Cattrall – Titus
  • Tina Gharavi – I Am Nasrine
  • Jeremy Lovering – In Fear
  • Omid Nooshin – Last Passenger
  • Paul Wright – For Those in Peril

Best Screenplay

Best Actress

  • Judi Dench – Philomena
  • Lindsay Duncan – Le Week-end
  • Scarlett Johansson – Under The Skin
  • Felicity Jones – The Invisible Woman
  • Saoirse Ronan – How I Live Now

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Most Promising Newcomer

Best Achievement In Production

Best Technical Achievement

  • Shaheen Baig – Casting – Starred Up
  • Johnnie Burn – Sound Design – Under The Skin
  • Amy Hubbard – Casting – The Selfish Giant
  • Mica Levi – Music – Under The Skin
  • Justine Wright – Editing – Locke

Best Documentary

Best British Short

  • L'Assenza
  • Dr Easy
  • Dylan's Room
  • Jonah
  • Z1

Best International Independent Film

The Raindance Award

The Richard Harris Award [for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film] - Julie Walters, The Variety Award and The Special Jury Prize are all to be announced.

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