Another awards body has weighed in with noms today, and that's the BIFA's, where certain British independent films have gotten a boost, like Mr. Turner and The Imitation Game. Their favorite film seemed to be '71 though, which led the pack with 9 nominations:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
'71
Calvary
Mr. Turner
Pride
The Imitation Game
BEST DIRECTOR
John Michael McDonagh for Calvary
Lenny Abrahamson for Frank
Matthew Warchus for Pride
Mike Leigh for Mr. Turner
Yann Demange for '71
THE DOUGLAS HICOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Daniel Wolfe & Matthew Wolfe for Catch Me Daddy
Hong Khaou for Lilting
Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard for 20,000 Days on Earth
Morgan Matthews for X+Y
Yann Demange for '71
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Imitation Game (Graham Moore)
'71 (Gregory Burke)
Calvary (John Michael McDonagh)
Frank (Jon Ronson & Peter Straughan)
Pride (Stephen Beresford)
BEST ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander for Testament of Youth
Cheng Pei Pei for Lilting
Gugu Mbatha-Raw for Belle
Keira Knightley for The Imitation Game
Sameena Jabeen Ahmed for Catch Me Daddy
BEST ACTOR
Asa Butterfield for X+Y
Benedict Cumberbatch for The Imitation Game
Brendan Gleeson for Calvary
Jack O'Connell for '71
Timothy Spall for Mr. Turner
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Dorothy Atkinson for Mr. Turner
Imelda Staunton for Pride
Maggie Gyllenhaal for Frank
Sally Hawkins for X+Y
Sienna Guillory for The Goob
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Andrew Scott for Pride
Ben Schnetzer for Pride
Michael Fassbender for Frank
Rafe Spall for X+Y
Sean Harris for '71
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Ben Schnetzer for Pride
Cara Delevigne for The Face of an Angel
Gugu Mbatha-Raw for Belle
Liam Walpole for The Goob
Sameena Jabeen Ahmed for Catch Me Daddy
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
'71
20,000 Days on Earth
Catch Me Daddy
Lilting
The Goob
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
'71 (Editing - Chris Wyatt)
Mr. Turner (Cinematography - Dick Pope)
Catch Me Daddy (Cinematography - Robbie Ryan)
Frank (Music - Stephen Rennicks)
'71 (Cinematography - Tat Radcliffe)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
20,000 Days on Earth
Next Goal Wins
Night Will Fall
The Possibilities Are Endless
Virunga
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
Blue Ruin
Boyhood
Fruitvale Station
Ida
The Babadook
I'm happy to see the love for Calvary in there, which I thought was a really good movie, but I guess I need to check out this film '71, which stars former Skins alum Jack O'Connell. Still, these are like the British version of the Indie Spirits I suppose- not a lot of influence for bigger awards groups yet.
