The various awards for independent film start releasing their nominations a bit before the year end critics awards for film in general. We've already gotten the Gotham award nominations, the Independent Spirit Awards announce on the 26th, and now here are the British Independent Film nominations. Philomena did well here, as did Under the Skin, the Scarlett Johansson starring sci-fi film set to come out here next year.
Best British Independent Film
- Metro Manila
- Philomena
- The Selfish Giant
- Starred Up
- Le Week-end
Best Director
- Jon S. Baird (Filth)
- Clio Barnard (The Selfish Giant)
- Sean Ellis (Metro Manila)
- Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin)
- David Mackenzie (Starred Up)
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
- Charlie Cattrall (Titus)
- Tina Gharavi (I Am Nasrine)
- Jeremy Lovering (In Fear)
- Omid Nooshin (Last Passenger)
- Paul Wright (For Those in Peril)
Best Screenplay
- Jonathan Asser (Starred Up)
- Clio Barnard (The Selfish Giant)
- Steven Knight (Locke)
- Hanif Kureishi (Le Week-end)
- Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan (Philomena)
Best Actress
- Judi Dench (Philomena)
- Lindsay Duncan (Le Week-end)
- Scarlett Johansson (Under the Skin)
- Felicity Jones (The Invisible Woman)
- Saoirse Ronan (How I Live Now)
Best Actor
- Jim Broadbent (Le Week-end)
- Steve Coogan (Philomena)
- Tom Hardy (Locke)
- Jack O'Connell (Starred Up)
- James McAvoy (Filth)
Best Supporting Actress
- Siobhan Finneran (The Selfish Giant)
- Shirley Henderson (Filth)
- Imogen Poots (The Look of Love)
- Kristin Scott Thomas (The Invisible Woman)
- Mia Wasikowska (The Double)
Best Supporting Actor
- John Arcilla (Metro Manila)
- Rupert Friend (Starred Up)
- Jeff Goldblum (Le Week-end)
- Eddie Marsan (Filth)
- Ben Mendelsohn (Starred Up)
Most Promising Newcomer
- Haley Bird (How I Live Now)
- Conner Chapman/Shaun Thomas (The Selfish Giant)
- Caity Lotz (The Machine)
- Jake Macapagal (Metro Manila)
- Chloe Pirrie (Shell)
Best Achievement in Production
- A Field in England
- Filth
- Metro Manila
- The Selfish Giant
- Starred Up
Best Technical Achievement
- Shaheen Baig- "Casting" (Starred Up)
- Johnnie Burn- "Sound Design" (Under the Skin)
- Amy Hubbard- "Casting" (The Selfish Giant)
- Mica Levi- "Music" (Under the Skin)
- Justine Wright- "Editing" (Locke)
Best Documentary
- Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
- The Great Hip Hop Hoax
- The Moo Man
- The Spirit of '45
- The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
Best British Short
- L' Assenza
- Dr. Easy
- Dylan's Room
- Jonah
- 21
Best International Independent Film
- Blue is the Warmest Color
- Blue Jasmine
- Frances Ha
- The Great Beauty
- Wadjda
The Raindance Award
- Everyone's Going to Die
- The Machine
- The Patrol
- Sleeping Dogs
- Titus
Also of note in these nominations is that international independent film category. Blue is the Warmest Color is probably the favorite, but Blue Jasmine popping up here is a surprise and may signal its strength in some bigger categories this side of the Atlantic, aside from Screenplay and Actress.
