BIFAS 2009 British Independent Film Awards
Nominations
Heading the film nominations for the BIFAS is director-writer Andrea Arnold's high-acclaimed British drama Fish Tank awarded eight and the Nathan Parker-scripted, Duncan Jones-directed space elergy Moon with seven nominations. There have been some strong films from writers and directors this year. As well as Arnold and Jones there's Lone Scherfig, Jane Campion, and Armando Iannucci in the Best Director category. Last year's BIFAS was dominated by Slumdog Millionaire. The BIFAS are always hotly anticipated because they showcase some of each year's most interesting movies from around the world. Created in 1998, The British Independent Film Awards set out to celebrate merit and achievement in independently funded British filmmaking, to honour new talent, and to promote British films and filmmaking to a wider public. It's been run by the indefatigable champion of independent film-making, Elliot Grove.
Full line up of the BIFAS
Here's the line-up of the BIFAS nominations - with the list of nominated Best Screenplays placed first of course! BEST SCREENPLAY An Education Nick Hornby Fish Tank Andrea Arnold In The Loop Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche Moon Nathan Parker Nowhere Boy Matt Greenhalgh BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM An Education Fish Tank In The Loop Moon Nowhere Boy BEST DIRECTOR Andrea Arnold Fish Tank Armando Iannucci In The Loop Duncan Jones Moon Jane Campion Bright Star Lone Scherfig An Education THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR Armando Iannucci In The Loop Duncan Jones Moon Peter Strickland Katalin Varga Sam Taylor Wood Nowhere Boy Samantha Morton The Unloved BEST ACTRESS Abbie Cornish Bright Star Carey Mulligan An Education Emily Blunt The Young Victoria Katie Jarvis Fish Tank Sophie Okonedo Skin BEST ACTOR Aaron Johnson Nowhere Boy Andy Serkis Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Peter Capaldi In The Loop Sam Rockwell Moon Tom Hardy Bronson BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Anne-Marie Duff Nowhere Boy Kerry Fox Bright Star Kierston Wareing Fish Tank Kristin Scott Thomas Nowhere Boy Rosamund Pike An Education BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Alfred Molina An Education Jim Broadbent The Damned United John Henshaw Looking for Eric Michael Fassbender Fish Tank Tom Hollander In The Loop MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER Christian McKay Me & Orson Welles Edward Hogg White Lightnin George MacKay The Boys Are Back Hilda Pιter Katalin Varga Katie Jarvis Fish Tank BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION Bronson Bunny & The Bull The Hide The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Katalin Varga RAINDANCE AWARD Colin The Disappearance of Alice Creed Down Terrace Exam They Call It Acid BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT Bright Star Cinematography Greig Fraser Bunny & The Bull Production Design Gary Williamson Fish Tank Cinematography Robbie Ryan Moon Original Score Clint Mansell Moon Production Design Tony Noble BEST DOCUMENTARY The Age of Stupid The End of The Line Mugabe and The White African Sons of Cuba Sounds Like Teen Spirit BEST BRITISH SHORT Christmas with Dad Leaving Love You More Sidney Turtlebaum Washdays BEST FOREIGN FILM Il Divo The Hurt Locker Let The Right One In Sin Nombre The Wrestler THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD for outstanding contribution to British Film Daniel Day Lewis
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