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
