2012 British Independent Film Awards Nominations Announced

Created in 1998, The British Independent Film Awards, by its own description, celebrates merit and achievement in independently funded British filmmaking, honor new film talent, and promote British films and filmmaking to a wider public.

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NOMINATIONS, HOST AND JURY REVEALED FOR THE 15th ANNUAL MOËT BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS

London, Monday 5 November The nominations for the 15th annual Moët British Independent Film Awards were announced today, at St Martins Lane, London by actor and BIFA Patron, Adrian Lester.

 

Joint Directors, The Moët British Independent Film Awards’ Johanna von Fischer & Tessa Collinson said: “In this our 15th year, we are delighted to welcome back six-time former host James Nesbitt. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated Pre-Selection Committee who watched over 200 films in order to produce the 2012 Nominations, which once again reflect the diverse range of British film talent, and also welcome this year’s appointed independent Jury who will now spend the next month considering the nominated films.”

The Jury for 2012 includes:
Chair - Alison Owen (Producer), Adrian Hodges (Writer), Christine Bottomley (Actress), Danny Leigh (Film Critic), Iain Canning (Producer), Jamie Thraves (Director/Writer), Jina Jay (Casting Director), John Boyega (Actor), John Fletcher (Marketing Director, Paramount), Lesley Sharp (Actress), Maria Djurkovic (Production Designer), Michelle Eastwood (Producer), Nick Angel (Music Supervisor), Paul Franklin (SFX Supervisor), Tom Hiddleston (Actor), Tristan Goligher (Producer).

 

The winners will be announced at the much anticipated 15th awards ceremony which will be hosted by actor and BIFA Patron, James Nesbitt, who returns for his seventh year on Sunday, 9 December 2012 at the impressive Old Billingsgate in London.

 

The Moët British Independent Film Awards is proud to announce the following nominees for this year’s awards:

 

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM- Sponsored by Moët & Chandon

• Berberian Sound Studio
• Broken
• Sightseers
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• The Imposter

 

BEST DIRECTOR - Sponsored by AllCity & Intermission

• Bart Layton – The Imposter
• Ben Wheatley – Sightseers
• John Madden – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio
• Rufus Norris – Broken

 

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR] - Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios

• 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

• Abi Morgan – The Iron Lady
• Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump – Sightseers
• Mark O'Rowe – Broken
• Paul Andrew Williams – Song for Marion
• Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

 

BEST ACTRESS- Sponsored by M.A.C

• Alice Lowe (Tina) – Sightseers
• Andrea Riseborough (Colette McVeigh) – Shadow Dancer
• Elle Fanning (Ginger) – Ginger & Rosa
• Judi Dench (Evelyn Greenslade) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• Meryl Streep (Margaret Thatcher) – The Iron Lady

 

BEST ACTOR

• Riz Ahmed (Aaron) – Ill Manors
• Steve Oram (Chris) – Sightseers
• Terence Stamp (Arthur) – Song for Marion
• Tim Roth (Archie) – Broken
• Toby Jones (Gilderoy) – Berberian Sound Studio

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Alice Englert (Rosa) – Ginger & Rosa
• Eileen Davies (Carol) – Sightseers
• Maggie Smith (Muriel Donnelly) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth) – Hyde Park on Hudson
• Vanessa Redgrave (Marion) – Song for Marion

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR- Sponsored by Sanderson & St Martins Lane

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

 

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER - Sponsored by Studiocanal

• Elliott Tittensor (Tits) – Spike Island
• Eloise Laurence (Skunk) – Broken
• James Floyd (Rashid) – My Brother the Devil
• Paul Brannigan (Robbie) – The Angels' Share
• Zawe Ashton (Joyce Vincent) – Dreams of a Life

 

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION - Sponsored by Company3

• Berberian Sound Studio
• Ill Manors
• Sightseers
• The Imposter
• The Sweeney

 

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT - Sponsored by LightBrigade Media

• Nic Knowland Bsc– Cinematography – Berberian Sound Studio
• Joakim Sundström, Stevie Haywood AMPS IPS– Sound Design – Berberian Sound Studio
• Electric Wave Bureau – Music – Broken
• Robbie Ryan – Cinematography – Ginger & Rosa
• Andrew Hulme – Editing – The Imposter

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY

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

 

BEST BRITISH SHORT- Supported by the BFI

• Friday
• Junk
• Skyborn
• Swimmer
• Volume

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM

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

 

THE RAINDANCE AWARD

• Frank
• Strings
• Love Tomorrow
• City Slacker
• Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

 

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
To Be Announced

 

THE VARIETY AWARD
To Be Announced

 

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Announced at the Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 9th December

 

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