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| Jack O'Connell and Ben Mendelsohn have both been nominated for BIFAs for Starred Up |
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
- Jon S Baird – Filth
- Clio Barnard – The Selfish Giant
- Sean Ellis – Metro Manila
- Jonathan Glazer – Under The Skin
- David Mackenzie – Starred Up
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
- Jonathan Asser – Starred Up
- Clio Barnard – The Selfish Giant
- Steven Knight – Locke
- Hanif Kureishi – Le Week-end
- Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan – Philomena
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
- Jim Broadbent – Le Week-end
- Steve Coogan – Philomena
- Tom Hardy – Locke
- Jack O'Connell – Starred Up
- James McAvoy – Filth
Best Supporting Actress
- Siobhan Finneran – The Selfish Giant
- Shirley Henderson – Filth
- Imogen Poots – The Look Of Love
- Kristin Scott Thomas – The Invisible Woman
- Mia Wasikowska – The Double
Best Supporting Actor
- John Arcilla – Metro Manila
- Rupert Friend – Starred Up
- Jeff Goldblum – Le Week-end
- Eddie Marsan – Filth
- Ben Mendelsohn – Starred Up
Most Promising Newcomer
- Harley Bird – How I Live Now
- Conner Chapman/Shaun Thomas – The Selfish Giant
- Caity Lotz – The Machine
- Jake Macapagal – Metro Manila
- Chloe Pirrie – Shell
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
- Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
- The Great Hip Hop Hoax
- The Moo Man
- The Spirit of '45
- The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
Best British Short
- L'Assenza
- Dr Easy
- Dylan's Room
- Jonah
- Z1
Best International Independent Film
The Raindance Award
Everyone’s Going to Die The Machine The Patrol Sleeping Dogs Titus
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.
