Winners announced for the British Independent Film Awards 2017
God’s Own Country, Lady Macbeth and The Death of Stalin were the big winners of the 2017 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) held at Old Billingsgate.
God’s Own Country won four BIFAs: Best British Independent Film. Josh O’Connor took home Best Actor and Francis Lee was named Best Debut Screenwriter, plus the previously announced Best Sound award.
Lady Macbeth added to its brace of awards announced earlier this month (Best Cinematography sponsored by Blackmagic Design and Best Costume Design) with trophies for Best Screenplay sponsored by BBC Films for Alice Birch, Best Actress sponsored by MAC for Florence Pugh and Most Promising Newcomer sponsored by The London EDITION for Naomie Ackie.
Simon Russell Beale was named Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Death of Stalin, which had previously been awarded Best Production Design, Best Make Up & Hair Design and Best Casting.
I Am Not a Witch won three awards on the night, Breakthrough Producer sponsored by Creativity Media for Emily Morgan and both The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) and Best Director for Rungano Nyoni. This is only the second time a director has won both awards (the last was in 2007; Anton Corbijn for Control).
Patricia Clarkson won the Best Supporting Actress award for The Party.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won two BIFAs – for Best Editing and Best Music sponsored by Universal Music Publishing Group.
Almost Heaven, directed by Carol Salter, was named Best Documentary. The Discovery Award, sponsored by Raindance, went to In Another Life, the fictional story of a refugee set and shot in the jungle in Calais.
The Best British Short Film award, supported by BFI NETWORK, was presented to Fish Story.
The only category of the night open to non-UK films, Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger, was won by Get Out and the award was collected by the film’s stars Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams.
The Special Jury Prize was presented to Femi Oguns MBE, founder of Identity School of Acting and Identity Agency Group. The jury praised his trailblazing work in tackling the lack of diversity on screens and absence of opportunity for BAME talent.
As previously announced Gary Oldman was presented The Variety Award by Kristin Scott Thomas in recognition of the global impact he has made throughout his career as an icon of British film and filmmaking. The Richard Harris Award was presented to Vanessa Redgrave by Richard Harris’ son Jared Harris and Vanessa’s daughter Joely Richardson. The award recognises outstanding contribution to British film by an actor
The twentieth BIFA ceremony was hosted by Mark Gatiss at Old Billingsgate.
BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 2017 NOMINATIONS
Best British Independent Film THE DEATH OF STALIN Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin, Yann Zenou, Kevin Loader, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Laurent Zeitoun GOD’S OWN COUNTRY Francis Lee, Jack Tarling, Manon Ardisson I AM NOT A WITCH Rungano Nyoni, Juliette Grandmont, Emily Morgan LADY MACBETH William Oldroyd, Alice Birch, Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Martin McDonagh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin | Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger THE FLORIDA PROJECT Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch, Kevin Chinoy, Andrew Duncan, Alex Saks, Francesca Silvestri, Shih-Ching Tsou GET OUT Jordan Peele, Jason Blum, Edward H Hamm Jr, Sean McKittrick I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Raoul Peck, James Baldwin, Hébert Peck, Rémi Grellety LOVELESS Andrey Zvyaginstev, Oleg Negin, Gleb Fetisov, Sergey Melkumov, Alexander Rodnyansky THE SQUARE Ruben Östlund, Erik Hemmendorff |
Best Director ARMANDO IANNUCCI The Death of Stalin FRANCIS LEE God’s Own Country MARTIN McDONAGH Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri RUNGANO NYONI I Am Not a Witch WILLIAM OLDROYD Lady Macbeth | Best Screenplay sponsored by BBC Films ALICE BIRCH Lady Macbeth ARMANDO IANNUCCI, DAVID SCHNEIDER, IAN MARTIN The Death of Stalin FRANCIS LEE God’s Own Country MARTIN McDONAGH Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri RUNGANO NYONI I Am Not a Witch |
Best Actress sponsored by MAC Cosmetics EMILY BEECHAM Daphne FRANCES McDORMAND Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri MARGARET MULUBWA I Am Not a Witch FLORENCE PUGH Lady Macbeth RUTH WILSON Dark River | Best Actor JAMIE BELL Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool PADDY CONSIDINE Journeyman JOHNNY HARRIS Jawbone JOSH O’CONNOR God’s Own Country ALEC SECAREANU God’s Own Country |
Best Supporting Actress NAOMI ACKIE Lady Macbeth PATRICIA CLARKSON The Party KELLY MACDONALD Goodbye Christopher Robin ANDREA RISEBOROUGH The Death of Stalin JULIE WALTERS Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool | Best Supporting Actor SIMON RUSSELL BEALE The Death of Stalin STEVE BUSCEMI The Death of Stalin WOODY HARRELSON Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri IAN HART God’s Own Country SAM ROCKWELL Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
Most Promising Newcomer sponsored by The London EDITION NAOMI ACKIE Lady Macbeth HARRY GILBY Just Charlie COSMO JARVIS Lady Macbeth HARRY MICHELL Chubby Funny LILY NEWMARK Pin Cushion | The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) DEBORAH HAYWOOD Pin Cushion FRANCIS LEE God’s Own Country THOMAS NAPPER Jawbone RUNGANO NYONI I Am Not a Witch WILLIAM OLDROYD Lady Macbeth |
Debut Screenwriter ALICE BIRCH Lady Macbeth GABY CHIAPPE Their Finest JOHNNY HARRIS Jawbone FRANCIS LEE God’s Own Country RUNGANO NYONI I Am Not a Witch | Breakthrough Producer sponsored by Creativity Media GAVIN HUMPHRIES Pin Cushion EMILY MORGAN I Am Not a Witch BRENDAN MULLIN, KATY JACKSON Bad Day for the Cut FODHLA CRONIN O’REILLY Lady Macbeth JACK TARLING, MANON ARDISSON God’s Own Country |
The Discovery Award sponsored by Raindance EVEN WHEN I FALL Sky Neal, Kate McLarnon, Elhum Shakerifar HALFWAY Ben Caird, Jonny Paterson IN ANOTHER LIFE Jason Wingard, Hannah Stevenson, Rebecca Clare Evans, Chris Bouckley ISOLANI R Paul Wilson, Lisa Hague MY PURE LAND Sarmad Masud, Bill Kenwright | Best Documentary ALMOST HEAVEN Carol Salter HALF WAY Daisy-May Hudson KINGDOM OF US Lucy Cohen, Julia Nottingham, Lucas Ochoa, Thomas Benski, Bill Rudgard UNCLE HOWARD Aaron Brookner, Paula Vaccaro WILLIAMS Morgan Matthews, Hayley Reynolds, Sarah Hamilton |
Best British Short Film supported by BFI NETWORK 1745 Gordon Napier, Morayo Akandé, John McKay FISH STORY Charlie Lyne, Catherine Bray, Anthony Ing THE ENTERTAINER Jonathan Schey, Jodie Brown, Jun Bung Lee WORK Aneil Karia, Scott O’Donnell WREN BOYS Harry Lighton, John Fitzpatrick, Sorcha Bacon | Best Cinematography sponsored by Blackmagic Design BEN DAVIS Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri DAVID GALLEGO I Am Not a Witch TAT RADCLIFFE Jawbone THOMAS RIEDELSHEIMER Leaning Into the Wind ARI WEGNER Lady Macbeth |
Best Casting SHAHEEN BAIG Lady Macbeth SHAHEEN BAIG, LAYLA MERRICK-WOLF God’s Own Country SARAH CROWE The Death of Stalin SARAH HALLEY FINN Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri DEBBIE McWILLIAMS Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool | Best Costume Design DINAH COLLIN My Cousin Rachel SUZIE HARMAN The Death of Stalin SANDY POWELL How to Talk to Girls at Parties HOLLY REBECCA I Am Not a Witch HOLLY WADDINGTON Lady Macbeth |
Best Editing JOHNNY BURKE Williams DAVID CHARAP Jawbone JON GREGORY Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri PETER LAMBERT The Death of Stalin JOE MARTIN Us and Them | Best Effects NICK ALLDER, BEN WHITE The Ritual LUKE DODD Journeyman RONALD GRAUER, BERNARD NEWTON The Death of Stalin DAN MARTIN Double Date CHRIS REYNOLDS Their Finest |
Best Make Up & Hair Design JULENE PATON I Am Not a Witch JAN SEWELL, MARK COULIER Breathe NADIA STACEY Journeyman NICOLE STAFFORD The Death of Stalin SIAN WILSON Lady Macbeth | Best Music CARTER BURWELL Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri FRED FRITH Leaning into the Wind MATT KELLY I Am Not a Witch PAUL WELLER Jawbone CHRISTOPHER WILLIS The Death of Stalin |
Best Production Design JACQUELINE ABRAHAMS Lady Macbeth CRISTINA CASALI The Death of Stalin JAMES MERIFIELD Final Portrait NATHAN PARKER I Am Not a Witch EVE STEWART Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool | Best Sound ANNA BERTMARK God’s Own Country MAIKEN HANSEN I Am Not a Witch ANDY SHELLEY, STEVE GRIFFITHS Jawbone JOAKIM SUNDSTRÖM Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri IAN WILSON, BECKI PONTING Breathe |
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