


Best British Independent Film
“All Of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Andrew Haigh | Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Sarah Harvey
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“Femme” | Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping, Myles Payne, Sam Ritzenberg (Utopia)
“How To Have Sex” | Molly Manning Walker, Ivana MacKinnon, Emily Leo, Konstantinos Kontovrakis (Film4)
“Rye Lane” | Raine Allen-Miller, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, Damian Jones (Searchlight Pictures)
“Scrapper” | Charlotte Regan, Theo Barrowclough (Kino Lorber)



Best International Independent Film
Sponsored by Champagne Taittinger
“Anatomy Of A Fall” (Neon)
Directed Justine Triet
Produced by Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion
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“Fallen Leaves” | Aki Kauriskmäki (MUBI)
“Fremont” | Babak Jalali, Carolina Cavalli, Marjaneh Moghimi, Sudnya Shroff, Rachael Fung (Music Box Films)
“Monster” | Hirokazu Kore-eda, Yuji Sakamoto, Genki Kawamura, Kenji Yamada (Well Go USA Entertainment)
“Past Lives” | Celine Song, David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler (A24)



Best Director
Sponsored by Sky Cinema
Andrew Haigh
“All Of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Sarah Harvey
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Raine Allen-Miller | “Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)
Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping | “Femme” (Utopia)
Molly Manning Walker | “How To Have Sex” (Film4)
Charlotte Regan | “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)



Best Screenplay
Sponsored by Apple Original Films
“All Of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Written by Andrew Haigh
Directed by Andrew Haigh | Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Sarah Harvey
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“Femme” | Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping (Utopia)
“How To Have Sex” | Molly Manning Walker (Film4)
“Rye Lane” | Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia (Searchlight Pictures)
“Scrapper” | Charlotte Regan (Kino Lorber)



Best Lead Performance
Mia McKenna-Bruce
“How To Have Sex” (Film4)
Directed by Molly Manning Walker
Produced by Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Emily Leo, and Ivana Mackinnon
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Jodie Comer | “The End We Start From” (Republic Pictures)
Tia Nomore | “Earth Mama” (A24)
Nabhaan Rizwan | “In Camera” (BBC Film)
Andrew Scott | “All Of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Tilda Swinton | “The Eternal Daughter” (A24)



Best Supporting Performance (TIE)
Paul Mescal
“All Of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Andrew Haigh | Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Sarah Harvey



Best Supporting Performance (TIE)
Shaun Thomas
“How To Have Sex” (Film4)
Directed by Molly Manning Walker
Produced by Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Emily Leo, and Ivana Mackinnon
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Ritu Aryu | “Polite Society” (Focus Features)
Jamie Bell | “All Of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Samuel Bottomley | “How To Have Sex” (Film4)
Alexandra Burke | “Pretty Red Dress” (Gravitas Ventures)
Amir El-Masry | “In Camera” (BBC Film)
Claire Foy | “All Of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Alia Shawkat | “Drift” (Utopia)
Katherine Waterson | “The End We Start From” (Republic Pictures)



Best Joint Lead Performance
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett & George MacKay
“Femme” (Utopia)
Directed by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping | Produced by Sam Ritzenberg and Myles Payne
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Lola Campbell, Harris Dickinson | “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)
David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah | “Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George MacKay | “Femme” (Utopia)



The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
Sponsored by BBC Film
Savanah Leaf
“Earth Mama” (A24)
Produced by Cody Ryder, Shirley O’Connor, Medb Riordan, Sam Bisbee, and Savanah Leaf
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Raine Allen-Miller | “Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)
Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping | “Femme” (Utopia)
Molly Manning Walker | “How To Have Sex” (Film4)
Charlotte Regan | “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)



Breakthrough Producer
Sponsored by Pinewood and Shepperton Studios
Theo Barrowclough
“Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)
Directed by Charlotte Regan
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Georgia Goggin | “Pretty Red Dress” (Gravitas Ventures)
Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo | “Rye Lane” [Also Produced By Damian Jones] (Searchlight Pictures)
Gannesh Rajah | “If The Streets Were On Fire” (Dorothy Street Pictures)
Chi Thai | “Raging Grace” (Brainstorm Media + Doppelganger Releasing)



Breakthrough Performance
Sponsored by Netflix
Vivian Oparah
“Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Raine Allen Miller
Produced by Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo and Damian Jones
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Le’Shantey Bonsu | “Girl” (BBC Film)
Lola Campbell | “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)
Priya Kansara | “Polite Society” (Focus Features)
Mia McKenna-Bruce | “How To Have Sex” (Film4)



Best Debut Screenwriter
Sponsored by Film4
Nida Manzoor
“Polite Society” (Focus Features)
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Olivier Kaempfer, and John Pocock
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Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia | “Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)
Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping | “Femme” (Utopia)
Molly Manning Walker | “How To Have Sex” (Film4)
Charlotte Regan | “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)



Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary
Chloe Abrahams
“The Taste Of Mango”
Produced by Chloe Abrahams and Elliott Whitton
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Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn | “Another Body” (Utopia)
Ella Glendining | “Is There Anybody Out There?” (Tigerlily Films)
Alice Russell | “If The Streets Were On Fire” (Dorothy Street Pictures)
Christopher Sharp | “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” [Also Directed By Moses Bwayo] (National Geographic Documentary Films)



The Raindance Maverick Award
“If The Streets Were On Fire”
(Dorothy Street Pictures)
Directed by Alice Russell | Produced by Gannesh Rajah
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“Is There Anybody Out There?” | Ella Glendining, Janine Marmot (Tigerlily Films)
“Name Me Lawand” | Edward Lovelace (The Electric Shadow Company)
“Raging Grace” | Paris Zarcilla, Chi Thai (Brainstorm Media + Doppelganger Releasing)
“Red Herring” | Kit Vincent, Ed Owles (Kelbin Keulrein Project)



Best Feature Documentary
Sponsored by Intermission Film
“If The Streets Were On Fire”
(Dorothy Street Pictures)
Directed by Alice Russell | Produced by Gannesh Rajah
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“Another Body” | Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn, Isabel Freeman, Elizabeth Woodward (Utopia)
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President” | Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp, John Battsek (National Geographic Documentary Films)
“Lyra” | Alison Millar, Jackie Doyle
“Occupied City” | Steve McQueen, Bianca Stitger, Floor Onrust, Anna Smith-Tenser (A24)



Best British Short Film
“Festival Of Slaps” (Ugly Child)
Directed by Abdou Cisse | Produced by Cheri Darbon and George Telfer
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“Christopher At Sea” | Tom C J Brown, Laure Desmazières, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron, Amanda Miller, Hannah Stolarski, Nick Read, Emily-Jane Brown
“Lions” | Beru Tessema, Ama Ampadu
“Muna” | Warda Mohamed, Angela Moneke, Simon Hatton
“The Talent” | Thomas May Bailey, Emma D’arcy, Ellen Spence



Best Casting
Sponsored by Casting Society & Spotlight
“How to Have Sex” (Film4)
Casting by Isabella Odoffin
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SHAHEEN BAIG | “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)
KHARMEL COCHRANE | “Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)
KAHLEEN CRAWFORD | “All of Us Strangers
” (Searchlight Pictures)
SALOME OGGENFUSS, GERALDINE BARÓN, ABBY HARRI | “Earth Mama” (A24)



Best Cinematography
Sponsored by Harbor & Kodak
“All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Cinematography by Jamie D. Ramsay
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OLAN COLLARDY | “Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)
SUZIE LAVELLE | “The End We Start From” (Republic Pictures)
MOLLY MANNING WALKER | “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)
JAMES RHODES | “Femme” (Utopia)



Best Costume Design
“Femme” (Utopia)
Costume Design by Buki Ebiesuwa
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GEORGE BUXTON | “How to Have Sex” (Film4)
OLIVER CRONK | “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)
CYNTHIA LAWRENCE-JOHN | “Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)
PC WILLIAMS | “The End We Start From” (Republic Pictures)



Best Editing
“All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Edited by Jonathan Alberts
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VICTORIA BOYDELL | “Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)
PAUL CARLIN | “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” (National Geographic Documentary Films)
AVDHESH MOHLA | “High & Low – John Galliano” (KGB Films)
ARTTU SALMI | “The End We Start From” (Republic Pictures)



Best Effects
“The Kitchen” (Netflix)
Effects by Jonathan Gales and Richard Baker
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PADDY EASON | “Polite Society” (Focus Features)
THEODOR FLO-GROENEBOOM | “The End We Start From” (Republic Pictures)



Best Music Supervision
“All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Music Supervision by Connie Farr
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CIARA ELWIS | “Femme” (Utopia)
DAVID FISH | “Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)


Best Make-Up & Hair Design
Sponsored by The Wall Group
“Femme” (Utopia)
Make-up & Hair Design by Marie Deehan
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ZOE CLARE BROWN | “All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
CLAIRE CARTER | “Polite Society” (Focus Features)
NATASHA LAWES | “How to Have Sex” (Film4)
BIANCA SIMONE SCOTT | “Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)



Best Original Music
Sponsored by Universal Music Publishing Group
“Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)
Original Music by Kwes
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ADAM JANOTA BZOWSKI | “Femme” (Utopia)
PATRICK JONSSON | “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)
ANNA MEREDITH | “The End We Start From” (Republic Pictures)
RÉ OLUNUGA | “Girl” (BBC Film)



Best Production Design
Sponsored by ATC & Broadsword
“The Kitchen” (Netflix)
Production Design by Nathan Parker
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LAURA ELLIS CRICKS | “The End We Start From” (Republic Pictures)
SARAH FINLAY | “All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
ELENA MUNTONI | “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)
ANNA RHODES | “Rye Lane” (Searchlight Pictures)



Best Sound
Supported by Halo
“Enys Men”
Sound by Mark Jenkin
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BEN BAIRD, JACK WENSLEY, ADAM FLETCHER, ALEXEJ MUNGERSDORFF | “Scrapper” (Kino Lorber)
STEVE FANAGAN, NIKOS KONSTANTINOU, LEVI MERCURIO | “How to Have Sex” (Film4)
JOAKIM SUNDSTRÖM, PER BOSTRÖM, STEVIE HAYWOOD | “All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
JENS ROSENLUND PETERSEN, AMY FELTON, JOE JACKSON, TIM CAVAGIN, LORI DOVI | “The End We Start From” (Republic Pictures)

About British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
Founded in 1998, BIFA has championed the best and most innovative independently funded British filmmaking for over 25 years, working at the heart of the industry to nurture emerging talent, promote fair practice, and develop a broader, more inclusive audience for British independent film.








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