Winners will be announced at the British Independent Film Award Ceremony on Sunday 2 December at Old Billingsgate.
Best British Independent Film
- “American Animals”
- “Beast”
- “Disobedience”
- “The Favourite”
- “You Were Never Really Here”
Best Director
- Andrew Haigh – “Lean on Pete”
- Yorgos Lanthimos – “The Favourite”
- Bart Layton – “American Animals”
- Michael Pearce – “Beast”
- Lynne Ramsay – “You Were Never Really Here”
Best Screenplay
- Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara – “The Favourite”
- Sebastian Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz – “Disobedience”
- Bart Layton – “American Animals”
- Michael Pearce – “Beast”
- Lynne Ramsay – “You Were Never Really Here”
Best Actress
- Gemma Arterton – “The Escape”
- Jessie Buckley – “Beast”
- Olivia Colman – “The Favourite”
- Maxine Peake – “Funny Cow”
- Rachel Weisz – “Disobedience”
Best Actor
- Joe Cole – “A Prayer Before Dawn”
- Steve Coogan – “Stan & Ollie”
- Rupert Everett – “The Happy Prince”
- Joaquin Phoenix – “You Were Never Really Here”
- Charlie Plummer – “Lean on Pete”
Best Supporting Actress
- Nina Arianda – “Stan & Ollie”
- Rachel McAdams – “Disobedience”
- Emma Stone – “The Favourite”
- Rachel Weisz – “The Favourite”
- Molly Wright – “Apostasy”
Best Supporting Actor
- Steve Buscemi – “Lean on Pete”
- Barry Keoghan – “American Animals”
- Alessandro Nivola – “Disobedience”
- Evan Peters – “American Animals”
- Dominic West – “Colette”
Most Promising Newcomer
- Jessie Buckley – “Beast”
- Michaela Coel – “Been So Long”
- Liv Hill – “Jellyfish”
- Marcus Rutherford – “Obey”
- Molly Wright – “Apostasy”
The Douglas Hickox Award
(Best Debut Director)
- Richard Billingham – “Ray & Liz”
- Daniel Kokotajlo – “Apostasy”
- Matt Palmer – “Calibre”
- Michael Pearce – “Beast”
- Leanne Welhem – “Pili”
Debut Screenwriter
- Karen Gillan – “The Party’s Just Beginning”
- Daniel Kokotajlo – “Apostasy”
- Bart Layton – “American Animals”
- Matt Palmer – “Calibre”
- Michael Pearce – “Beast”
Breakthrough Producer
- Kristian Brodie – “Beast”
- Jacqui Davis – “Ray & Liz”
- Anna Griffin – “Calibre”
- Marcie Macellan – “Apostasy”
- Faye Warn – “Stan & Ollie”
The Discovery Award
- “The Dig”
- “Irene’s Ghost”
- “A Moment In The Reeds”
- “Super November”
- “Voyageuse”
Best Documentary
- “Being Frank: The Chris Sievy Story”
- “Evelyn”
- “Island”
- “Nae Pasaran”
- “Under The Wire”
Best British Short Film
- “The Big Day”
- “Bitter Sea”
- “The Field”
- “Pommel”
- “To Know Him”
Best International Independent Film
- “Capernaum”
- “Cold War”
- “The Rider”
- “Roma”
- “Shoplifters”
Best Casting
- Avy Kaufman – “American Animals”
- Michelle Smith – “Apostasy”
- Julie Harkin – “Beast”
- Dixie Chassay – “The Favourite”
- Andy Pryor – “Stan & Ollie”
Best Cinematography
- Ole Bratt Birkeland – “American Animals”
- Robbie Ryan – “The Favourite”
- Magnus Nordenhof Jønck – “Lean On Pete”
- David Ungaro – “A Prayer Before Dawn”
- Tom Townend – “You Were Never Really Here”
Best Costume Design
- “Colette” – Andrea Flesch
- “An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn” – Alyssa Tull
- “The Favourite” – Sandy Powell
- “Peterloo” – Jacqueline Durran
- “Stan & Ollie” – Guy Speranza
Best Editing
- “American Animals” – Nick Fenton / Julian Hart / Chris Gill
- “The Favourite” – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
- “Happy New Year, Colin Burstead” – Ben Wheatley
- “A Prayer Before Dawn” – Marc Boucrot
- “You Were Never Really Here” – Joe Bini
Best Make-Up & Hair Design
- “Colette” – Ivana Primorac
- “The Favourite” – Nadia Stacey
- “Peterloo” – Christine Blundell
- “A Prayer Before Dawn” – Stacey Louise Holman
- “Stan & Ollie” – Mark Coulier / Jeremy Woodhead
Best Music
- “American Animals” – Anne Nikitin
- “Beast” – Jim Williams
- “Funny Cow” – Richard Hawley
- “Island Of The Hungry Ghosts” – Aaron Cupples
- “You Were Never Really Here” – Jonny Greenwood
Best Production Design
- “Colette” – Michael Carlin
- “The Favourite” – Fiona Crombie
- “Peterloo” – Suzie Davies
- “Ray & Liz” – Beck Rainford
- “Stan & Ollie” – John Paul Kelly
Best Sound
- “American Animals” – Andrew Stirk
- “The Favourite” – Johnnie Burn
- “A Prayer Before Dawn” – Séverin Favriau
- “Time Trial” – CJ Mirra
- “You Were Never Really Here” – Paul Davies
Best Effects
- “Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back)” – Matthew Strange / Mark Wellband
- “Early Man” – Howard Jones
- “Peterloo” – George Zwier / Paul Driver
