Nominations for the British Independent Film Awards 2024 were announced today, Tuesday 5 November, with comedy Kneecap leading the way with 14 nods.
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) celebrates excellence in independently funded British filmmaking, champions new talent and is a chance for indie films to be showcased to a wider audience. This year 29 British films are recognised, with Rich Peppiatt’s comedy Kneecap leading the charge with 14 nominations.
Previous BIFA winner, Rose Glass, returns with romantic thriller Love Lies Bleeding, which receives 12 nominations, including a second Best Director nod for Glass. There are also multiple nominations for films The Outrun, Bird, Unicorns and Becoming a Guinea Fowl.
Spotlight members Radhika Apte, Susan Chardy and Marianne Jean-Baptiste are all recognised in the Best Lead Performance category, with Elliot Page, Saoirse Ronan and Alicia Vikander also being nominated for their starring roles.
In other performance categories, we’re delighted to see nominations for Spotlight members Michele Austin, Barry Keoghan, Jack O’Connell, Hayley Squires, Joseph Quinn, Saura Lightfoot Leon, Jason Patel, Ben Hardy, Nykiya Adams, Susan Chardy Ruaridh Mollica and Jason Patel.
In the Best Casting category, casting directors and Spotlight members Heather Basten, Isabella Odoffin, Lucy Pardee, Carla Stronge and Mary Vernieu are all nominated, alongside Lindsay Graham Ahanonu.
The winners will be announced at the BIFA ceremony, taking place in London’s The Roundhouse on Sunday 8 December.
Full list of nominations:
Best British Independent Film
- Kneecap – Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling
- Love Lies Bleeding – Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman
- On Becoming A Guinea Fowl – Rungano Nyoni, Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
- The Outrun – Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot, Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan
- Santosh – Sandhya Suri, Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Balthazar de Ganay, Alan McAlex
Best International Independent Film
- All We Imagine As Light – Payal Kapadia, Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff
- Anora – Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
- La Chimera – Alice Rohrwacher, Carlo Cresto-Dina, Paolo Del Brocco
- No Other Land – Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Fabrien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
- The Seed of The Sacred Fig – Mohammad Rasoulof, Rozita Hendijanian, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner
Best Director
- Andrea Arnold – Bird
- Nora Fingscheidt – The Outrun
- Rose Glass – Love Lies Bleeding
- Rungano Nyoni – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Rich Peppiatt – Kneecap
Best Screenplay
- Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot – The Outrun
- Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska – Love Lies Bleeding
- Rungano Nyoni – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Rich Peppiatt – Kneecap
- Sandhya Suri – Santosh
Best Lead Performance
- Radhika Apte* – Sister Midnight
- Susan Chardy* – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste* – Hard Truths
- Elliot Page – Close To You
- Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun
- Alicia Vikander – The Assessment
Best Supporting Performance
- Michele Austin* – Hard Truths
- Elizabeth Chisela – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Barry Keoghan* – Bird
- Jack O’Connell* – Back To Black
- Franz Rogowski – Bird
- Hayley Squires* – Hoard
Best Joint Lead Performance
- Joseph Quinn*, Saura Lightfoot Leon* – Hoard
- Katy O’Brian, Kristen Stewart – Love Lies Bleeding
- Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh – Kneecap
- Jason Patel*, Ben Hardy* – Unicorns
Best Debut Director
- Christopher Andrews – Bring Them Down
- Luna Carmoon – Hoard
- James Krishna Floyd* – Unicorns [also directed by Sally El Hosaini]
- Karan Kandhari – Sister Midnight
- Rich Peppiatt – Kneecap
Breakthrough Producer
- Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer – The Ceremony
- Balthazar De Ganay, James Bowsher – Santosh [also produced by Mike Goodridge, Alan McAlex]
- Jacob Swan Hyam – Bring Them Down [also produced by also produced by Julianne Ford, Ivana MacKinnon, Jean-Yves Roubin, Ruth Treacey, Cassandre Warnauts]
- Ben Toye – Treading Water
- Rebecca Wolff – Grand Theft Hamlet [also produced by Julia Ton]
Breakthrough Performance
- Nykiya Adams* – Bird
- Susan Chardy* – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Saura Lightfoot Leon* – Hoard
- Ruaridh Mollica* – Sebastian
- Jason Patel* – Unicorns
Best Debut Screenwriter
- James Krishna Floyd* – Unicorns
- Karan Kandhari – Sister Midnight
- Rich Peppiatt – Kneecap
- Sandhya Suri – Santosh
- Mrs & Mr Thomas – The Assessment [also written by John Donnelly]
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary
- Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane* – Grand Theft Hamlet
- Manon Ouimet, Jacob Perlmutter – Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other
- Rachel Ramsay – Copa 71 [also directed by James Erskine]
- Clair Titley – The Contestant
Raindance Maverick Award
- The Ceremony – Jack King, Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer
- Grand Theft Hamlet – Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff
- Restless – Jed Hart, Benedict Turnbull
- Satu – The Year of The Rabbit – Joshua Trigg
- Witches – Elizabeth Sankey, Jeremy Warmsley, Chiara Ventura, Manon Ardisson
Best Feature Documentary
- The Contestant – Clair Titley, Megumi Inman, Andee Ryder, Amit Dey, Ian Bonhôte
- Grand Theft Hamlet – Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford
- Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other – Jacob Perlmutter, Manon Ouimet, Signe Byrge Sorensen
- Witches – Elizabeth Sankey, Jeremy Warmsley, Chiara Ventura, Manon Ardisson
Best British Short Film
- Delivery – Ben Lankester, Bophanie Lun, Joe Binks
- Housewarming – Liam White, Guy Lindley
- Meat Puppet – Eros V, Masha Thorpe, Leah Draws
- A Move – Elahe Esmaili, Hossein Behboudi Rad
- Wander To Wonder – Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, Daan Bakker, Maarten Swart
Best Casting
- Heather Basten* – Hoard
- Isabella Odoffin* – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Lucy Pardee* – Bird
- Carla Stronge* – Kneecap
- Mary Vernieu*, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu – Love Lies Bleeding
Best Cinematography
- Pawel Edelman – Lee
- Ben Fordesman – Love Lies Bleeding
- Rob Hardy – Civil War
- Yunus Roy Imer – The Outrun
- Ryan Kernaghan – Kneecap
Best Costume Design
- Zjena Glamocanin – Kneecap
- Meghan Kasperlik – Civil War
- Olga Mill – Love Lies Bleeding
- Nirage Mirage – Unicorns
- Michael O’Connor – Firebrand
Best Editing
- Stephen Bechinger – The Outrun
- Joe Bini – Bird
- Margarida Cartaxo, Stuart Davidson – Made In England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
- Jake Roberts – Civil War
- Julian Ulrichs, Chris Gill – Kneecap
Best Effects
- James Allen – Love Lies Bleeding
- Glen Mcguigan, Ingo Putze – Lee
- David Simpson – Civil War
Best Music Supervision
- Iain Cooke, Giles Martin – Back To Black
- Kle Savidge – Sister Midnight
- Gary Welch, Jeanette Rehnstrom – Kneecap
Best Make-up & Hair Design
- Megan Daum, Frieda Valenzuela – Love Lies Bleeding
- Peta Dunstall – Back To Black
- Kat Morgan – The Outrun
- Lisa Mustafa – Unicorns
- Jenny Shircore – Firebrand
Best Original Music
- Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante – Kneecap
- Burial – Bird
- Stuart Earl – Unicorns
- John Gurtler, Jan Miserre – The Outrun
- Clint Mansell – Love Lies Bleeding
Best Production Design
- Bobbie Cousins – Hoard
- Jan Houllevigue – The Assessment
- Katie Hickman – Love Lies Bleeding
- Caty Maxey – Civil War
- Nicola Moroney – Kneecap
Best Sound
- Louise Burton, Brendan Rehill, Aza Hand, Simon Kerr – Kneecap
- Paul Davies, Andrew Stirk, Linda Forsén, Rose Bladh, Tim Burns – Love Lies Bleeding
- Glen Freemantle – Civil War
- Dominik Leube, Oscar Stiebitz, Jonathan Schorr, Gregor Bonse – The Outrun
- Mike Prestwood Smith, Csaba Major, Jimmy Boyle – Lee
Huge congratulations to all the nominees!
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