British Independent 2016 Winners Announced: American Honey Tops, Moonlight is Best International Film

The British Independent Film Awards were celebrated today at Old Billingsgate in London. This year, over 130 British films were submitted for consideration and 32 different British feature films have been nominated across the awards.

American Honey was the big winner of the evening with four awards for Best Film, Best Director (Andrea Arnold), Best Actress (Sasha Lane) and Outstanding Achievement in Craft. The Farsi-language horror Under the Shadow took home the awards for Best Screenplay, Best Debut Director and Best Supporting Actress, won by nine-year-old Avin Manshadi. Moonlight was named Best International Film. Read on for the full list of winners.

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Best British Independent Film

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Best International Independent Film

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Best Director

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Best Screenplay

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Best Actor

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Best Actress

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Best Supporting Actor

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Best Supporting Actress

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Most Promising Newcomer

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The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)

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Breakthrough Producer

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Best Debut Screenwriter

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The Discovery Award

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Best Documentary

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Outstanding Achievement in Craft

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Best British Short Film

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