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Ex Machina named Best British Independent Film
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Ex Machina was the big winner at the Moët British Independent Film Awards this evening taking home four awards. It was named Best British Independent Film, saw Alex Garland awarded Best Director and Best Screenplay and won an Outstanding Achievement in Craft award for Andrew Whitehurst's Visual Effects. The film was up against 45 Years, Amy, The Lobster and Macbeth for the top award.
Saoirse Ronan was named Best Actress for Brooklyn and Tom Hardy the won Best Actor prize for his dual role as Ronnie and Reggie Kray in Legend.
Olivia Colman won her third BIFA for her Best Supporting Actress performance in The Lobster. Brendan Gleeson was named Best Supporting Actor for Suffragette.
Colin Farrell presented the Most Promising Newcomer award to Abigail Hardingham for her breakthrough performance in Nina Forever.
The Special Jury Prize was presented posthumously to Chris Collins, the BFI executive who died late last year. Director of the BFI Lottery Film Fund Ben Roberts said, “This is a really wonderful tribute to Chris. He is greatly missed, but his contribution to so many films and filmmakers continues to burn brightly. A heartfelt thanks to the BIFA jury.”
In the closely-fought Best Documentary category, Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance triumphed.
Room was named Best International Independent Film and Jacob Tremblay, the young star of the film, collected the award with the team.
The 18th BIFA ceremony, which was hosted by Richard Ayoade, was held at Old Billingsgate in London.
Laurence Green, chairman of the BIFA Board, said, “As part of our mission to build the widest audience we can for British independent film, it is BIFA's great honour to celebrate the cream of the crop once a year at the Moët British Independent Film Awards. This year's winners speak volumes, not just for their excellence but also for the undimmed ambition and beautiful diversity of the stories they tell.”
The full list of winners and nominees is below:
The full list of nominations is below:
Best British Independent Film
- 45 Years
- Amy
- WINNER: Ex Machina
- The Lobster
- Macbeth
Best Director
- Andrew Haigh (45 Years)
- Asif Kapadia (Amy)
- WINNER: Alex Garland (Ex Machina)
- Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster)
- Justin Kurzel (Macbeth)
Best Actress
- Marion Cotillard (Macbeth)
- Carey Mulligan (Suffragette)
- Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
- WINNER: Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
- Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
Best Actor
- Tom Courtenay (45 Years)
- Colin Farrell (The Lobster)
- Michael Fassbender (Macbeth)
- WINNER: Tom Hardy (Legend)
- Tom Hiddleston (High-Rise)
Best Supporting Actress
- Helena Bonham Carter (Suffragette)
- WINNER: Olivia Colman (The Lobster)
- Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette)
- Sienna Miller (High-Rise)
- Julie Walters (Brooklyn)
Best Supporting Actor
- Luke Evans (High-Rise)
- WINNER: Brendan Gleeson (Suffragette)
- Domnhall Gleeson (Brooklyn)
- Sean Harris (Macbeth)
- Ben Whishaw (The Lobster)
Most Promising Newcomer
- Agyness Dean, Sunset Song
- Mia Goth, The Survivalist
- WINNER: Abigail Hardingham, Nina Forever
- Milo Parker, Mr. Holmes
- Bel Powley, A Royal Night Out
Best Debut Director (Douglas Hickox Award)
- Chris and Ben Blaine, Nina Forever
- Corin Hardy, The Hallow
- Paul Katis, Kajaki: The True Story
- John Maclean, Slow West
- WINNER: Stephen Fingleton, The Survivalist
Raindance Discovery Award
- Aaaaaaaah!
- Burn Burn Burn
- WINNER: Orion: The Man Who Would Be King
- The Return
- Winter
Producer of the Year
- James Gay-Rees, Amy
- Tristan Goligher, 45 Years
- WINNER: Paul Katis and Andrew De Lotbiniere, Kajaki: The True Story
- Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos and Lee Magiday, The Lobster
- David A. Hughes and David Moores, The Violators
Best Achievement in Craft
- Chris King (editing), Amy
- Fiona Weir (casting), Brooklyn
- WINNER: Mark Digby (production design), Ex Machina
- Andrew Whitehurst (production design), Ex Machina
- Adam Arkapaw (cinematography), Macbeth
Best Short Film
- Balcony, Tom Kimberly, Ali Mansuri, Toby Fell-Holden
- Crack, Joseph Taussig, Peter King
- WINNER: Edmond, Emilie Jouffroy, Nina Gantz
- Love Is Blind, Lizzie Brown, Dan Hodgson
- Manoman, Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl, Simon Cartwright
Best international independent film
- Carol, Todd Haynes
- Force Majeure, Ruben Östlund
- Girlhood, Celine Sciamma
- WINNER: Room, Lenny Abrahamson
- Son of Saul, László Nemes
