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| Mia McKenna-Bruce in How To Have Sex |
After a strong showing in the nominations, Andrew Haigh's evocative mystery All Of Us Strangers has become the big success story at this year's British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs). Winning Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Music Supervision and (jointly) Best Supporting Performance. Best Lead Performance went to Mia McKenna-Bruce for her work in How To Have Sex.
Rye Lane, which led the nominations, ended up winning only two awards: Best Breakthrough Performance (for Vivian Oparah) and Best Original Music.
"We are very proud that All of Us Strangers, How To Have Sex and Earth Mama have received such well-deserved accolades at this year’s BIFAs," said Daniel Battsek and Ollie Madden of Film4. "Backing a range of distinctive films from emerging and established filmmakers is key to what we do at Film4 and recognition from the independent film industry means so much to us. "
Those award winners in full:
Best British Independent Film
- All Of Us Strangers - Andrew Haigh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Sarah Harvey
Best International Independent Film
- Anatomy Of A Fall - Justine Triet, Arthur Harari, Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
Best Director
- Andrew Haigh - All Of Us Strangers
Best Screenplay
- Andrew Haigh - All Of Us Strangers
Best Lead Performance
- Mia McKenna-Bruce - How To Have Sex
Best Supporting Performance
- Jamie Bell - All Of Us Strangers
- Shaun Thomas - How To Have Sex
Best Joint Lead Performance
- Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George MacKay - Femme
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Début Director)
- Savanah Leaf - Earth Mama
Breakthrough Producer
- Theo Barrowclough - Scrapper
Breakthrough Performance
- Vivian Oparah - Rye Lane
Best Début Screenwriter
- Nida Manzoor - Polite Society
Best Début Director – Feature Documentary
- Chloe Abrahams - The Taste Of Mango
The Raindance Maverick Award
- If The Streets Were On Fire - Alice Russell, Gannesh Rajah
Best Feature Documentary
- If The Streets Were On Fire - Alice Russell, Gannesh Rajah
Best British Short Film
- Festival Of Slaps - Abdou Cissé, Cheri Darbon, George Telfer
Best Casting
- Isabella Odoffin - How To Have Sex
Best Cinematography
- Jamie D Ramsay - All Of Us Strangers
Best Costume Design
- Buki Ebiesuwa - Femme
Best Editing
- Jonathan Alberts - All Of Us Strangers
Best Effects
- Jonathan Gales, Richard Baker - The Kitchen
Best Music Supervision
- Connie Farr - All Of Us Strangers
Best Make-Up & Hair Design
- Marie Deehan - Femme
Best Original Music
- Kwes - Rye Lane
Best Production Design
- Nathan Parker - The Kitchen
Best Sound
- Mark Jenkin - Enys Men
