Oscars Watch: 27th Annual British Independent Film Awards Nominees

27th Annual British Independent Film Awards
Sunday, December 8, 2024
The Roundhouse in London, England

Best British Independent Film

KNEECAP • Sony Pictures Classics
Rich Peppiatt | Writer & Director
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

LOVE LIES BLEEDING • A24
Rose Glass | Director
Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska | Writers
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL • A24
Rungano Nyoni | Writer & Director
Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe | Producers

THE OUTRUN • Sony Pictures Classics
Nora Fingscheidt | Director
Nora Fingscheidt, Daisy Lewis, Amy Liptrot | Writers
Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan | Producers

SANTOSH • Metrograph Pictures
Sandhya Suri | Writer & Director
Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Balthazar de Ganay, Alan McAlex | Producers

Best Director

Sponsored by Sky Cinema

ANDREA ARNOLD
BIRD • MUBI
Andrea Arnold | Writer
Lee Groombridge, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross | Producers

NORA FINGSCHEIDT
THE OUTRUN • Sony Pictures Classics
Nora Fingscheidt, Daisy Lewis, Amy Liptrot | Writers
Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan | Producers

ROSE GLASS
LOVE LIES BLEEDING • A24
Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska | Writers
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

RUNGANO NYONI
ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL • A24
Rungano Nyoni | Writer
Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe | Producers

RICH PEPPIATT
KNEECAP • Sony Pictures Classics
Rich Peppiatt | Writer
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

Best Screenplay

Sponsored by Apple Original Films

KNEECAP • Sony Pictures Classics
WRITTEN BY RICH PEPPIATT
Rich Peppiatt | Director
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

LOVE LIES BLEEDING • A24
WRITTEN BY ROSE GLASS, WERONIKA TOFILSKA
Rose Glass | Director
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL • A24
WRITTEN BY RUNGANO NYONI
Rungano Nyoni | Director
Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe | Producers

THE OUTRUN • Sony Pictures Classics
WRITTEN BY NORA FINGSCHEIDT, AMY LIPTROT
Nora Fingscheidt | Director
Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan | Producers

SANTOSH • Haut et Court
WRITTEN BY SANDHYA SURI
Sandhya Suri | Director
Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Balthazar de Ganay, Alan McAlex | Producers

Best British Short Film

DELIVERY
Ben Lankester | Writer & Director
Bophanie Lun, Joe Binks | Producers

HOUSEWARMING
Liam White | Writer & Director
Guy Lindley | Producer

MEAT PUPPET
Eros V | Writer & Director
Masha Thorpe, Leah Draws | Producers

A MOVE
Elahe Esmaili | Writer & Director
Hossein Behboudi Rad | Producer

WANDER TO WONDER
Nina Gantz | Director
Daan Bakker, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright | Writers
Maarten Swart | Producer

Best Lead Performance

RADHIKA APTE
SISTER MIDNIGHT • Griffin Pictures
Karan Kandhari | Writer & Director
Alastair Clark, Anna Griffin, Alan McAlex | Producers

SUSAN CHARDY
ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL • A24
Rungano Nyoni | Writer & Director
Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe | Producers

MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE
HARD TRUTHS • Bleecker Street
Mike Leigh | Writer & Director
Georgina Lowe | Producer

ELLIOT PAGE
CLOSE TO YOU • Greenwich Entertainment
Dominic Savage | Writer & Director
Daniel Bekerman, Krishnendu Majumdar, Elliot Page, Dominic Savage, Richard Yee, Chris Yurkovich | Producers

SAOIRSE RONAN
THE OUTRUN • Sony Pictures Classics
Nora Fingscheidt | Director
Nora Fingscheidt, Daisy Lewis, Amy Liptrot | Writers
Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan | Producers

ALICIA VIKANDER
THE ASSESSMENT • Capelight Pictures
Fleur Fortuné | Director
Dave Thomas, Nell Garfath-Cox (Mrs & Mr Thomas), John Donnelly | Writers
Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen, Shivani Rawat, Julie Goldstein, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, Grant S. Johnson | Producers

Best Supporting Performance

MICHELE AUSTIN
HARD TRUTHS • Bleecker Street
Mike Leigh | Writer & Director
Georgina Lowe | Producer

ELIZABETH CHISELA
ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL • A24
Rungano Nyoni | Writer & Director
Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe | Producers

BARRY KEOGHAN
BIRD • MUBI
Andrea Arnold | Writer & Director
Lee Groombridge, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross | Producers

JACK O’CONNELL
BACK TO BLACK • Focus Features
Sam Taylor-Johnson | Director
Matt Greenhalgh | Writer
Alison Owen, Debra Hayward, Nicky Kentish Barnes | Producers

FRANZ ROGOWSKI
BIRD • MUBI
Andrea Arnold | Writer & Director
Lee Groombridge, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross | Producers

HAYLEY SQUIRES
HOARD • Sunrise Films
Luna Carmoon | Writer & Director
Loran Dunn, Helen Simmons, Andrew Starke | Producers

Best Joint Lead Performance

JOSEPH QUINN / SAURA LIGHTFOOT LEON
HOARD • Sunrise Films
Luna Carmoon | Writer & Director
Loran Dunn, Helen Simmons, Andrew Starke | Producers

KATY O’BRIAN / KRISTEN STEWART
LOVE LIES BLEEDING • A24
Rose Glass | Director
Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska | Writers
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

LIAM ÓG Ó HANNAIDH / NAOISE Ó CAIREALLÁIN / JJ Ó DOCHARTAIGH
KNEECAP • Sony Pictures Classics
Rich Peppiatt | Writer & Director
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

JASON PATEL / BEN HARDY
UNICORNS • Maven Screen Media
Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd | Directors
James Krishna Floyd | Writer
Philip Herd, Bill Pohlad, Celine Rattray, Kim Roth, Trudie Styler, Christa Zofcin Workman | Producers

Breakthrough Performance

The Raindance Discovery Award

THE CEREMONY • Strive Films
Jack King | Writer & Director
Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer | Producers

GRAND THEFT HAMLET • Tull Stories
Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane | Writer & Directors
Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff | Producers

RESTLESS • Haus Pictures
Jed Hart | Writer & Director
Benedict Turnbull, Iain Simpson, Jens Nielsen, Sophie Ede, Harri Kamalanathan | Producer

SATU – THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT • Jawbreaker Films
Joshua Trigg | Writer & Director
Lee Phongsavanh, James Chegwyn, Emanuele Costantini, Rory Rooney, Joshua Trigg | Producers

WITCHES • Montgomery Avenue
Elizabeth Sankey | Writer & Director
Manon Ardisson, Chiara Ventura, Jeremy Warmsley | Producers

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)

Best Debut Screenwriter

Best Debut Director | Feature Documentary

PINNY GRYLLS / SAM CRANE
GRAND THEFT HAMLET • Tull Stories
Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane | Writers
Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff | Producers

MANON OUIMET / JACOB PERLMUTTER
TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER • Final Cut for Real
Manon Ouimet, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Jacob Perlmutter | Producers

RACHEL RAMSAY
COPA 71 • Greenwich Entertainment
James Erskine | Co-Director
Rachel Ramsay, James Erskine, Victoria Gregory | Writers
Victoria Gregory, Jannat Gargi, Anna Godas | Producers

CLAIR TITLEY
THE CONTESTANT • Hulu
Clair Titley | Writer
Andee Ryder, Ian Bonhôte, Megumi Inman | Producers

Breakthrough Producer

Sponsored by Pinewood and Shepperton Studios

HOLLIE BRYAN / LUCY MEER
THE CEREMONY • Strive Films
Jack King | Writer & Director

BALTHAZAR DE GANAY / JAMES BOWSHER
SANTOSH • Metrograph Pictures
Sandhya Suri | Writer & Director
Mike Goodridge, Alan McAlex | Co-Producers

JACOB SWAN HYAM
BRING THEM DOWN • Sony Pictures Classics
Christopher Andrews, Jonathan Hourigan | Writers
Ivana Mackinnon, Julianne Forde, Ruth Treacy | Co-Producers

BEN TOYE
TREADING WATER • Big North Films
Gino Evans | Writer & Director

REBECCA WOLFF
GRAND THEFT HAMLET • Tull Stories
Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane | Writer & Directors
Julia Ton | Co-Producer

Best Feature Documentary

Best International Independent Film

Best Casting

Sponsored by Casting Society & Spotlight

BIRD • MUBI
CASTING BY LUCY PARDEE
Andrea Arnold | Writer & Director
Lee Groombridge, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross | Producers

HOARD • Sunrise Films
CASTING BY HEATHER BASTEN
Luna Carmoon | Writer & Director
Loran Dunn, Helen Simmons, Andrew Starke | Producers

KNEECAP • Sony Pictures Classics
CASTING BY CARLA STRONGE
Rich Peppiatt | Writer & Director
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

LOVE LIES BLEEDING • A24
CASTING BY MARY VERNIEU & LINDSAY GRAHAM AHANONU
Rose Glass | Director
Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska | Writers
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL • A24
CASTING BY ISABELLA ODOFFIN
Rungano Nyoni | Writer & Director
Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe | Producers

Best Cinematography

Best Costume Design

CIVIL WAR • A24
COSTUME DESIGN BY MEGHAN KASPERLIK
Alex Garland | Writer & Director
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman | Producers

FIREBRAND • Roadside Attractions | Vertical
COSTUME DESIGN BY MICHAEL O’CONNOR
Karim Aïnouz | Director
Jessica Ashworth, Henrietta Ashworth, Elizabeth Fremantle, Rosanne Flynn | Writers
Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Gabrielle Tana | Producers

KNEECAP • Sony Pictures Classics
COSTUME DESIGN BY ZJENA GLAMOCANIN
Rich Peppiatt | Writer & Director
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

LOVE LIES BLEEDING • A24
COSTUME DESIGN BY OLGA MILL
Rose Glass | Director
Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska | Writers
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

UNICORNS • Maven Screen Media
COSTUME DESIGN BY NIRAGE MIRAGE
James Krishna Floyd, Sally El Hosaini | Directors
James Krishna Floyd | Writer
Philip Herd, Bill Pohlad, Celine Rattray, Kim Roth, Trudie Styler, Christa Zofcin Workman | Producers

Best Editing

BIRD • MUBI
EDITED BY JOE BINI
Andrea Arnold | Writer & Director
Lee Groombridge, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross | Producers

CIVIL WAR • A24
EDITED BY JAKE ROBERTS
Alex Garland | Writer & Director
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman | Producers

KNEECAP • Sony Pictures Classics
EDITED BY JULIAN ULRICHS & CHRIS GILL
Rich Peppiatt | Writer & Director
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger • Cohen Media Group
EDITED BY MARGARIDA CARTAXO & STUART DAVIDSON
David Hinton | Director
Nick Varley, Matthew Wells | Producers

THE OUTRUN • Sony Pictures Classics
EDITED BY STEPHEN BECHINGER
Nora Fingscheidt | Director
Nora Fingscheidt, Daisy Lewis, Amy Liptrot | Writers
Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan | Producers

Best Make-Up & Hair Design

BACK TO BLACK • Focus Features
MAKEUP/HAIR BY PETA DUNSTALL
Sam Taylor-Johnson | Director
Matt Greenhalgh | Writer
Alison Owen, Debra Hayward, Nicky Kentish Barnes | Producers

FIREBRAND • Roadside Attractions | Vertical
MAKEUP/HAIR BY JENNY SHIRCORE
Karim Aïnouz | Director
Jessica Ashworth, Henrietta Ashworth, Elizabeth Fremantle, Rosanne Flynn | Writers
Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Gabrielle Tana | Producers

LOVE LIES BLEEDING • A24
MAKEUP/HAIR BY MEGAN DAUM & FRIEDA VALENZUELA
Rose Glass | Director
Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska | Writers
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

THE OUTRUN • Sony Pictures Classics
MAKEUP/HAIR BY KAT MORGAN
Nora Fingscheidt | Director
Nora Fingscheidt, Daisy Lewis, Amy Liptrot | Writers
Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan | Producers

UNICORNS • Maven Screen Media
MAKEUP/HAIR BY LISA MUSTAFA
James Krishna Floyd, Sally El Hosaini | Directors
James Krishna Floyd | Writer
Philip Herd, Bill Pohlad, Celine Rattray, Kim Roth, Trudie Styler, Christa Zofcin Workman | Producers

Best Music Supervision

BACK TO BLACK • Focus Features
MUSIC SUPERVISION BY IAIN COOKE & GILES MARTIN
Sam Taylor-Johnson | Director
Matt Greenhalgh | Writer
Alison Owen, Debra Hayward, Nicky Kentish Barnes | Producers

KNEECAP • Sony Pictures Classics
MUSIC SUPERVISION BY GARY WELCH & JEANETTE REHNSTROM
Rich Peppiatt | Writer & Director
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

SISTER MIDNIGHT • Griffin Pictures
MUSIC SUPERVISION BY KLE SAVIDGE
Karan Kandhari | Writer & Director
Alastair Clark, Anna Griffin, Alan McAlex | Producers

Best Original Music

Sponsored by Universal Music Publishing Group

BIRD • MUBI
COMPOSED BY BURIAL
Andrea Arnold | Writer & Director
Lee Groombridge, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross | Producers

KNEECAP • Sony Pictures Classics
COMPOSED BY MICHAEL ‘MIKEY J’ ASANTE
Rich Peppiatt | Writer & Director
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

LOVE LIES BLEEDING • A24
COMPOSED BY CLINT MANSELL
Rose Glass | Director
Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska | Writers
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

THE OUTRUN • Sony Pictures Classics
COMPOSED BY JOHN GÜRTLER & JAN MISERRE
Nora Fingscheidt | Director
Nora Fingscheidt, Daisy Lewis, Amy Liptrot | Writers
Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan | Producers

UNICORNS • Maven Screen Media
COMPOSED BY STUART EARL
James Krishna Floyd, Sally El Hosaini | Directors
James Krishna Floyd | Writer
Philip Herd, Bill Pohlad, Celine Rattray, Kim Roth, Trudie Styler, Christa Zofcin Workman | Producers

Best Production Design

Sponsored by ATC & Broadsword

THE ASSESSMENT • Capelight Pictures
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY JAN HOULLEVIGUE
Fleur Fortuné | Director
Dave Thomas, Nell Garfath-Cox (Mrs & Mr Thomas), John Donnelly | Writers
Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen, Shivani Rawat, Julie Goldstein, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, Grant S. Johnson | Producers

CIVIL WAR • A24
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY CATY MAXEY
Alex Garland | Writer & Director
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman | Producers

HOARD • Sunrise Films
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY BOBBIE COUSINS
Luna Carmoon | Writer & Director
Loran Dunn, Helen Simmons, Andrew Starke | Producers

KNEECAP • Sony Pictures Classics
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY NICOLA MORONEY
Rich Peppiatt | Writer & Director
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

LOVE LIES BLEEDING • A24
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY KATIE HICKMAN
Rose Glass | Director
Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska | Writers
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

Best Sound

Sponsored by Halo

CIVIL WAR • A24
SOUND BY GLEN FREEMANTLE
Alex Garland | Writer & Director
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman | Producers

KNEECAP • Sony Pictures Classics
SOUND BY LOUISE BURTON, BRENDAN REHILL, AZA HAND, & SIMON KERR
Rich Peppiatt | Writer & Director
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

LEE • Roadside Attractions | Vertical
EFFECTS BY MIKE PRESTWOOD SMITH, CSABA MAJOR, & JIMMY BOYLE
Ellen Kuras | Director
Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee | Writers
Kate Solomon, Kate Winslet, Troy Lum, Andrew Mason, Marie Savare, Lauren Hantz | Producers

LOVE LIES BLEEDING • A24
SOUND BY PAUL DAVIES, ANDREW STIRK, LINDA FORSÉN, ROSE BLADH, & TIM BURNS
Rose Glass | Director
Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska | Writers
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

THE OUTRUN • Sony Pictures Classics
SOUND BY DOMINIK LEUBE, OSCAR STIEBITZ, JONATHAN SCHORR, & GREGOR BONSE
Nora Fingscheidt | Director
Nora Fingscheidt, Daisy Lewis, Amy Liptrot | Writers
Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan | Producers

Best Effects

CIVIL WAR • A24
EFFECTS BY DAVID SIMPSON
Alex Garland | Writer & Director
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman | Producers

LEE • Roadside Attractions | Vertical
EFFECTS BY GLEN MCGUIGAN & INGO PUTZE
Ellen Kuras | Director
Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee | Writers
Kate Solomon, Kate Winslet, Troy Lum, Andrew Mason, Marie Savare, Lauren Hantz | Producers

LOVE LIES BLEEDING • A24
EFFECTS BY JAMES ALLEN
Rose Glass | Director
Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska | Writers
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

About the British Independent Film

BIFA (British Independent Film Awards) is an internationally renowned organisation that celebrates, promotes, and supports independent filmmaking and filmmakers in the UK.

Founded in 1998, BIFA has championed the best and most innovative independently funded British filmmaking for over 20 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.