Sir Michael Caine has been confirmed as the recipient of the Variety Award at this year’s British Independent Film Awards.
With a distinguished career spanning five decades, Sir Michael Caine is one of the most celebrated actors to focus the international spotlight on the British film industry.
Steven Gaydos, Executive Editor at Variety says: "Michael Caine's versatility and durability have been hallmarks of his art over decades, making his continuing pursuit of excellence and his passionate and generous commitments to new filmmakers and edgy film projects all the more impressive."
Daniel Day-Lewis will also be honoured with the Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Film by an Actor. The awards will be held in London on December 6 and hosted by James Nesbitt.
The nominees for this year's awards are as follows:
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 SCREENPLAY
Nick Hornby - An Education
Andrea Arnold - Fish Tank
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche - In The Loop
Nathan Parker - Moon
Matt Greenhalgh Nowhere Boy
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
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 Peter - Katalin Varga
Katie Jarvis - Fish Tank
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
Bronson
Bunny And 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
Cinematography - Greig Fraser - Bright Star
Production Design - Gary Williamson - Bunny and the Bull
Cinematography - Robbie Ryan Fish Tank
Original Score - Clint Mansell - Moon
Production Design - Tony Noble - Moon
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
THE VARIETY AWARD
Sir Michael Caine
