The King's Speech leads the charge in the nominations for the 13th British Independent Film Awards, announced in London today.
Tom Hooper's film starring Colin Firth as George VI, is in the running in eight categories. Gareth Edwards debut Monsters, London Film Festival opener Never Let Me Go and avant-garde documentary The Arbor all received six nominations each. Surprising losers in the list include Neds, which only receives one nomination.
Directors Johanna von Fischer & Tessa Collinson said: “This year’s nominations truly reflect the scope of independent filmmaking in the UK and regardless of budget each category showcases the wealth and variety of talent committed to making quality British films.”
The BIFA Jury for 2010 will include: Mags Arnold (editor), Finola Dwyer (producer), Matthew Goode (actor), Matt Greenhalgh (writer), Andy Harries (producer), Gemma Jones (actress), David Mackenzie (director), James Marsh (director), Hannah McGill (former EIFF director), Sean Pertwee (actor), Jamie Sives (actor), Jason Solomons (film critic), Gary Williamson (production designer).
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on December 5. The full list of nominees is as follows:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Four
Lions
Kick-Ass
The
King’s Speech
Monsters
Never
Let Me Go
BEST DIRECTOR
Mike Leigh – Another Year
Matthew Vaughn – Kick-Ass
Tom Hooper –
The
King’s Speech
Gareth Edwards – Monsters
Mark Romanek – Never Let
Me Go
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT
DIRECTOR]
Debs Gardner Paterson – Africa
United,
Clio Barnard – The
Arbor
Rowan Joffe – Brighton Rock
Chris Morris – Four
Lions
Gareth Edwards – Monsters
BEST SCREENPLAY
Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell, Christopher Morris – Four
Lions
Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn – Kick-Ass
David Seidler –
The
King’s Speech
William Ivory – Made In
Dagenham
Alex Garland – Never Let
Me Go
BEST ACTRESS
Manjinder Virk – The
Arbor
Ruth Sheen – Another
Year
Andrea Riseborough – Brighton Rock
Sally Hawkins – Made In
Dagenham
Carey Mulligan – Never Let
Me Go
BEST ACTOR
Jim Broadbent – Another
Year
Riz Ahmed – Four
Lions
Colin Firth –
The
King’s Speech
Scoot McNairy – Monsters
Aidan Gillen – Treacle
Junior
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lesley Manville – Another
Year
Helena Bonham Carter –
The
King’s Speech
Rosamund Pike – Made In
Dagenham
Keira Knightley – Never Let
Me Go
Tamsin Greig – Tamara
Drewe
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kayvan Novak – Four
Lions
Guy Pearce –
The
King’s Speech
Geoffrey Rush –
The
King’s Speech
Bob Hoskins – Made In
Dagenham
Andrew Garfield – Never Let
Me Go
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Manjinder Virk – The
Arbor
Andrea Riseborough – Brighton Rock
Tom Hughes – Cemetery
Junction
Joanne Froggatt – In Our Name
Conor McCarron – Neds
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
The
Arbor
In Our Name
Monsters
Skeletons
Streetdance 3D
RAINDANCE AWARD
Brilliantlove
Jackboots
On Whitehall
Legacy
Son Of
Babylon
Treacle
Junior
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
The
Arbor – Sound – Tim Barker
Brighton Rock – Cinematography – John Mathieson
The
Illusionist – Animation – Sylvain Chomet
The
King’s Speech – Production Design – Eve Stewart
Monsters
– Visual Effects – Gareth Edwards
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The
Arbor
Enemies
of the People
Exit
Through the Gift Shop
Fire In Babylon
Waste Land
BEST BRITISH SHORT
Baby
Photograph
Of Jesus
Sign Language
Sis
The Road Home
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Dogtooth
I Am
Love
A
Prophet
The
Secret In Their Eyes
Winter’s
Bone
