Tuesday 2 November 2010

BIFA - British Independent Film Awards - The Nominations

The British Independent Film Awards have announced their nominations today.

The King's Speech, the upcoming drama about the relationship between King George VI and his speech therapist in the run up to World War II, has received the highest number of nominations appearing in 8 categories.

With 6 nominations, the black comedy from provocateur Chris Morris, Four Lions, the independent science fiction flick, Monsters, and the acclaimed drama about three students at an idyllic boarding school, Never Let Me Go, are also popular choices.

The winners will be announced on December 5th.

The full list can be found below:


Best British Independent Film:

Four Lions
Kick-Ass
The King's Speech
Monsters
Never Let Me Go

Best Director:

Mike Leigh – Another Year
Matthew Vaughn – Kick-Ass
Tom Hooper – The King's Speech
Gareth Edwards – Monsters
Mark Romanek – Never Let Me Go

Best Debut Director:

Debs Gardner-Paterson – Africa United
Clio Barnard – The Arbor
Rowan Joffe – Brighton Rock
Chris Morris – Four Lions
Gareth Edwards – Monsters

Best Screenplay:

Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell and Christopher Morris – Four Lions
Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn – Kick-Ass
David Seidler – The King's Speech
William Ivory – Made In Dagenham
Alex Garland – Never Let Me Go

Best Actress:

Manjinder Virk – The Arbor
Ruth Sheen – Another Year
Andrea Riseborough – Brighton Rock
Sally Hawkins – Made In Dagenham
Carey Mulligan – Never Let Me Go

Best Actor:

Jim Broadbent – Another Year
Riz Ahmed – Four Lions
Colin Firth – The King's Speech
Scoot McNairy – Monsters
Aidan Gillen – Treacle Jr

Best Supporting Actress:

Lesley Manville – Another Year
Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech
Rosamund Pike – Made In Dagenham
Keira Knightley – Never Let Me Go
Tamsin Greig – Tamara Drewe

Best Supporting Actor:

Kayvan Novak – Four Lions
Guy Pearce – The King's Speech
Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech
Bob Hoskins – Made In Dagenham
Andrew Garfield – Never Let Me Go

Most Promising Newcomer:

Manjinder Virk – The Arbor
Andrea Riseborough – Brighton Rock
Tom Hughes – Cemetery Junction
Joanne Froggatt – In Our Name
Connor McCarron – Neds

Best Achievement In Production:

The Arbor
In Our Name
Monsters
Skeletons
Streetdance 3D

Raindance Award:

Brilliant Love
Jackboots On Whitehall
Legacy
Son Of Babylon
Treacle Jr

Best Technical Achievement:

The Arbor – Sound – Tim Barker
Brighton Rock – Cinematography – John Mathieson
The Illusionist – Animation – Sylvain Chomet
The King's Speech – Production Design – Eve Stewart
Monsters – Visual Effects – Gareth Edwards

Best Documentary:

The Arbor
Enemies of the People
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Fire In Babylon
Waste Land

Best Foreign Film:

Dogtooth
I Am Love
A Prophet
The Secret In Their Eyes
Winter's Bone

By Daniel Sarath with 2 comments

2 comments:

Grrrrr, no Another Year best picture nom? Dispicable. Mike Leigh should be obligatory.

Interesting to see Manville make Supporting. I'm still not sure, I'm just going to wait and see what the Academy chooses.

I have put her in my Actress predictions. I thought she was the most important character even if it was all told through the lives of Tom and Jerry. Maybe it's because she had less screen time though?

I know, I let out a massive "WHAT?!" when I saw the Best Film nominations. Absolutely criminal.

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