Shame, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Tyrannosaur lead the chase for the British Independent Film Awards, with seven nominations each. All three will fight it out in the best British film, best director, best actor and best supporting actor or actress categories. Also in the running for awards glory are We Need to Talk About Kevin and Kill List, with six nominations each and Submarine with five.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on December 4
BIFA directors Johanna von Fischer and Tessa Collinson said: “This year’s nominees really highlight the immense wealth of British talent in this country today. We are incredibly proud that the Awards have grown to a level that garners attention worldwide, helping to bring British talent and independent filmmaking to the international stage.”
The Jury for 2011 includes:
Director/writers Josh Appignanesi and Debs Paterson, casting director Lucy Bevan, broadcaster Edith Bowman, editor Mike Goodridge, actors Ed Hogg, David Thewlis and Ruth Wilson, art director Neil Lamont, photographer Mary McCartney, composer Molly Nyman, and producers Tracey Seaward and Charles Steel.
Best British Independent Film
Senna
Shame
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tyrannosaur
We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Director
Ben Wheatley – Kill List
Steve Mcqueen – Shame
Tomas Alfredson – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Paddy Considine – Tyrannosaur
Lynne Ramsay – We Need To Talk About Kevin
The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]
Joe Cornish – Attack The Block
Ralph Fiennes – Coriolanus
John Michael Mcdonagh – The Guard
Richard Ayoade – Submarine
Paddy Considine – Tyrannosaur
Best Screenplay
John Michael Mcdonagh – The Guard
Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump – Kill List
Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen – Shame
Richard Ayoade – Submarine
Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Actress
Rebecca Hall – The Awakening
Mia Wasikowska – Jane Eyre
Myanna Buring – Kill List
Olivia Colman – Tyrannosaur
Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Actor
Brendan Gleeson – The Guard
Neil Maskell – Kill List
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Peter Mullan – Tyrannosaur
Best Supporting Actress
Felicity Jones – Albatross
Vanessa Redgrave – Coriolanus
Carey Mulligan – Shame
Sally Hawkins – Submarine
Kathy Burke – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Supporting Actor
Michael Smiley – Kill List
Tom Hardy – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Benedict Cumberbatch – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Eddie Marsan – Tyrannosaur
Ezra Miller – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Most Promising Newcomer
Jessica Brown Findlay – Albatross
John Boyega – Attack The Block
Craig Roberts – Submarine
Yasmin Paige – Submarine
Tom Cullen – Weekend
Best Achievement In Production
Kill List
Tyrannosaur
Weekend
Wild Bill
You Instead
Best Technical Achievement
Chris King, Gregers Sall – Editing – Senna
Sean Bobbitt – Cinematography – Shame
Joe Walker – Editing – Shame
Maria Djurkovic – Production Design – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Seamus Mcgarvey – Cinematography – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Documentary
Hell And Back Again
Life In A Day
Project Nim
Senna
Tt3D: Closer To The Edge
Best British Short
0507
Chalk
Love At First Sight
Rite
Rough Skin
Best Foreign Independent Film
Animal Kingdom
Drive
Pina
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
The Raindance Award
Acts Of Godfrey
Black Pond
Hollow
Leaving Baghdad
A Thousand Kisses Deep
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 December 4.
