Berberian Sound Studio Scores At British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs)

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) took place last night and the biggest winner was Berberian Sound Studio, which picked up four awards, including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Achievement In Production and Best Technical Achievement.

However the Tim Roth starrer also had reason to cheer, as it picked up Best British Independent Film and Best Supporting Actor, while The Imposter grabbed Best British Documentary and The Douglas Hickox Award (Directorial Debut) for Bart Layton.

Acting gongs went to Andrea Riseborough, who won Best Actress for Shadow Dancer, while Toby Jones won Best Actor for Berberian Sound Studio. Olivia Colman collected her second BIFA in two years, this time Best Supporting Actress for Hyde Park On Hudson and Rory Kinnear took home Best Supporting Actor for Broken.

The 15th Moët British Independent Film Awards took place at a star-studded ceremony held at Old Billingsgate which, hosted by BIFA Winning actor James Nesbitt. The full list of winners is below.

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM: Sponsored by Moët & Chandon
WINNER: Broken

Berberian Sound Studio
Sightseers
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Imposter

BEST DIRECTOR: Sponsored by AllCity & Intermission
WINNER: Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

Bart Layton – The Imposter
Ben Wheatley – Sightseers
John Madden – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Rufus Norris – Broken

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]: Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
WINNER: Bart Layton – The Imposter

Ben Drew – Ill Manors
Rowan Athale – Wasteland
Rufus Norris – Broken
Sally El Hosaini – My Brother the Devil

BEST SCREENPLAY: Sponsored by BBC Films
WINNER: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump – Sightseers

Abi Morgan – The Iron Lady
Mark O’Rowe – Broken
Paul Andrew Williams – Song for Marion
Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST ACTRESS: Sponsored by M.A.C
WINNER: Andrea Riseborough (Colette McVeigh) – Shadow Dancer

Alice Lowe (Tina) – Sightseers
Elle Fanning (Ginger) – Ginger & Rosa
Judi Dench (Evelyn Greenslade) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Meryl Streep (Margaret Thatcher) – The Iron Lady

BEST ACTOR
WINNER: Toby Jones (Gilderoy) – Berberian Sound Studio

Riz Ahmed (Aaron) – Ill Manors
Steve Oram (Chris) – Sightseers
Terence Stamp (Arthur) – Song for Marion
Tim Roth (Archie) – Broken

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER: Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth) – Hyde Park on Hudson

Alice Englert (Rosa) – Ginger & Rosa
Eileen Davies (Carol) – Sightseers
Maggie Smith (Muriel Donnelly) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Vanessa Redgrave (Marion) – Song for Marion

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Sponsored by Sanderson & St Martins Lane
WINNER: Rory Kinnear (Bob Oswald) – Broken

Billy Connolly (Wilf) – Quartet
Cillian Murphy (Mike Kiernan) – Broken
Domhnall Gleeson (Connor) – Shadow Dancer
Tom Wilkinson (Graham Dashwood) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER: Sponsored by Studiocanal
WINNER: James Floyd (Rashid) – My Brother the Devil

Elliott Tittensor (Tits) – Spike Island
Eloise Laurence (Skunk) – Broken
Paul Brannigan (Robbie) – The Angels’ Share
Zawe Ashton (Joyce Vincent) – Dreams of a Life

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION: Sponsored by Company3
WINNER: Berberian Sound Studio

Ill Manors
Sightseers
The Imposter
The Sweeney

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT: Sponsored by LightBrigade Media
WINNER: Joakim Sundström, Stevie Haywood AMPS IPS– Sound Design – Berberian Sound Studio

Nic Knowland Bsc– Cinematography – Berberian Sound Studio
Electric Wave Bureau – Music – Broken
Robbie Ryan – Cinematography – Ginger & Rosa
Andrew Hulme – Editing – The Imposter

BEST DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: The Imposter

Dreams of a Life
London: The Modern Babylon
Marley
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

BEST BRITISH SHORT: Supported by the BFI
WINNER: Volume

Friday
Junk
Skyborn
Swimmer

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
WINNER: The Hunt

Amour
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Rust & Bone
Searching For Sugar Man

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
WINNER: Strings

Frank
Love Tomorrow
City Slacker
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
Sir Michael Gambon

THE VARIETY AWARD
Jude Law

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Sandra Hebron