British Independent Film Awards 2014 Nominations
Like the Independent Spirit Awards in the US, the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) honor outstanding achievements in cinema outside the major studio system. Yann Demange’s historical action thriller ’71 earned a total of nine nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, while Matthew Warchus’ based-on-true-events comedy Pride racked up seven of its own. Read on for the full list of nominees, and check back after December 7 to find out who took home the trophies.
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Best British Independent Film
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Best International Independent Film
- John Michael McDonagh for Calvary
- Lenny Abrahamson for Frank
- Matthew Warchus for Pride
- Mike Leigh for Mr. Turner
- Yann Demange for ’71
BEST DIRECTOR
- Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe for Catch Me Daddy
- Hong Khaou for Lilting
- Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard for 20,000 Days on Earth
- Morgan Matthews for X+Y
- Yann Demange for ’71
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
- Graham Moore for The Imitation Game
- Gregory Burke for ’71
- John Michael McDonagh for Calvary
- Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan for Frank
- Stephen Beresford for Pride
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Alicia Vikander for Testament of Youth
- Cheng Pei Pei for Lilting
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw for Belle
- Keira Knightley for The Imitation Game
- Sameena Jabeen Ahmed for Catch Me Daddy
BEST ACTRESS
- Asa Butterfield for X+Y
- Benedict Cumberbatch for The Imitation Game
- Brendan Gleeson for Calvary
- Jack O’Connell for ’71
- Timothy Spall for Mr. Turner
BEST ACTOR
- Dorothy Atkinson for Mr. Turner
- Imelda Staunton for Pride
- Maggie Gyllenhaal for Frank
- Sally Hawkins for X+Y
- Sienna Guillory for The Goob
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Andrew Scott for Pride
- Ben Schnetzer for Pride
- Michael Fassbender for Frank
- Rafe Spall for X+Y
- Sean Harris for ’71
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Ben Schnetzer for Pride
- Cara Delevingne for The Face of An Angel
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw for Belle
- Liam Walpole for The Goob
- Sameena Jabeen Ahmed for Catch Me Daddy
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
- ’71
- 20,000 Days on Earth
- Catch Me Daddy
- Lilting
- The Goob
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
- Chris Wyatt – Editing – ’71
- Dick Pope – Cinematography – Mr. Turner
- Robbie Ryan – Cinematography – Catch Me Daddy
- Stephen Rennicks – Music – Frank
- Tat Radcliffe – Cinematography – ’71
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
- 20,000 Days on Earth
- Next Goal Wins
- Night Will Fall
- The Possibilities Are Endless
- Virunga
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- Crocodile
- Emotional Fusebox
- Keeping Up With The Joneses
- Slap
- The Kármán Line
BEST BRITISH SHORT
- Flim: The Movie…
- Gregor
- Luna
- Keeping Rosy
- The Beat Beneath My Feet
