British Independent Film Awards 2018

British Independent Film Awards 2018
Date	2 December 2018
Location	Old Billingsgate, London, United Kingdom
Website	www.bifa.film

The British Independent Film Awards 2018 were held on 2 December 2018 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom. The nominations were announced on 31 October 2018. The Favourite led the nominations with 13, followed by American Animals with 11.

Winners and nominees

Best British Independent Film	Best Director
The Favourite – Yorgos Lanthimos, Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney and Lee Magiday American Animals – Bart Layton, Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski Beast – Michael Pearce, Kristian Brodie, Lauren Dark and Ivana Mackinnon Disobedience – Sebastián Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Ed Guiney, Frida Torresblanco and Rachel Weisz You Were Never Really Here – Lynne Ramsay, Pascal Caucheteux, Rosa Attab, James Wilson and Rebecca O’Brien	Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite Andrew Haigh – Lean on Pete Bart Layton – American Animals Michael Pearce – Beast Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here
Best Actor	Best Actress
Joe Cole – A Prayer Before Dawn as Billy Moore Steve Coogan – Stan & Ollie as Stan Laurel Rupert Everett – The Happy Prince as Oscar Wilde Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here as Joe Charlie Plummer – Lean on Pete as Charley Thompson	Olivia Colman – The Favourite as Queen Anne Gemma Arterton – The Escape as Tara Jessie Buckley – Beast as Moll Maxine Peake – Funny Cow as Funny Cow Rachel Weisz – Disobedience as Ronit Krushka
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Alessandro Nivola – Disobedience as Dovid Kuperman Steve Buscemi – Lean on Pete as Del Montgomery Barry Keoghan – American Animals as Spencer Reinhard Evan Peters – American Animals as Warren Lipka Dominic West – Colette as Henry Gauthier-Villars	Rachel Weisz – The Favourite as Sarah Churchill Nina Arianda – Stan & Ollie as Ida Kitaeva Laurel Rachel McAdams – Disobedience as Esti Kuperman Emma Stone – The Favourite as Abigail Masham Molly Wright – Apostasy as Alex
Best Screenplay	Most Promising Newcomer
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara – The Favourite Michael Pearce – Beast Bart Layton – American Animals Sebastián Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz – Disobedience Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here	Jessie Buckley – Beast Michaela Coel – Been So Long Liv Hill – Jellyfish Marcus Rutherford – Obey Molly Wright – Apostasy
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)	Best Debut Screenwriter
Richard Billingham – Ray & Liz Michael Pearce – Beast Daniel Kokotajlo – Apostasy Matt Palmer – Calibre Leanne Welham – Pili	Bart Layton – American Animals Michael Pearce – Beast Matt Palmer – Calibre Daniel Kokotajlo – Apostasy Karen Gillan – The Party's Just Beginning
Breakthrough Producer	The Discovery Award
Jacqui Davies – Ray & Liz Kristian Brodie – Beast Marcie Maclellan – Apostasy Anna Griffin – Calibre Faye Ward – Stan & Ollie	Voyageuse – May Miles Thomas The Dig – Andy Tohill, Ryan Tohill, Stuart Drennan, Brian J. Falconer Irene’s Ghost – Iain Cunningham, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, David Arthur, Ellie Land A Moment in the Reeds – Mikko Makela, James Watson Super November – Douglas King, Josie Long
Best Documentary	Best British Short Film
Evelyn – Orlando Von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story – Steve Sullivan Island – Steven Eastwood, Elhum Shakerifar Nae Pasaran – Felipe Bustos Sierra Under The Wire – Christopher Martin, Tom Brisley	The Big Day – Dawn Shadforth, Kellie Smith, Michelle Stein Bitter Sea – Fateme Ahmadi, Emma Parsons The Field – Sandhya Suri, Balthazar De Ganay, Thomas Bidegain Pommel – Paris Zarcilla, Sebastian Brown, Ivan Kelava To Know Him – Ted Evans, Kellie Smith, Jennifer Monks, Michelle Stein
Best International Independent Film	Best Casting
Roma – Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodriguez and Nicolás Celis Capernaum – Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwani, Khaled Mouzanar and Michel Merkt Cold War – Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Ewa Puszczynska and Tanya Seghatchian The Rider – Chloé Zhao, Mollye Asher, Sacha Ben Harroche and Bert Hamelinck Shoplifters – Hirokazu Kore-eda	Dixie Chassay – The Favourite Julie Harkin – Beast Avy Kaufman – American Animals Andy Pryor – Stan & Ollie Michelle Smith – Apostasy
Best Costume Design	Best Cinematography
Sandy Powell – The Favourite Jacqueline Durran – Peterloo Andrea Flesch – Colette Guy Sperenza – Stan & Ollie Alyssa Tull – An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn	Robbie Ryan – The Favourite Ole Bratt Birkeland – American Animals Magnus Nordenhof Jønk – Lean on Pete Tom Townend – You Were Never Really Here David Ungaro – A Prayer Before Dawn
Best Editing	Best Effects
Nick Fenton, Julian Hart, Chris Gill – American Animals Joe Bini – You Were Never Really Here Marc Boucrot – A Prayer Before Dawn Yorgos Mavropsaridis – The Favourite Ben Wheatley – Happy New Year, Colin Burstead	Howard Jones – Early Man Matthew Strange, Mark Wellband – Dead In A Week (or your money back) George Zwier, Paul Driver – Peterloo
Best Make Up & Hair Design	Best Music
Nadia Stacey – The Favourite Christine Blundell – Peterloo Mark Coulier, Jeremy Woodhead – Stan & Ollie Stacey Louise Holman – A Prayer Before Dawn Ivana Primorac – Colette	Jonny Greenwood – You Were Never Really Here Aaron Cupples – Island Of The Hungry Ghosts Richard Hawley – Funny Cow Anne Nikitin – American Animals Jim Williams – Beast
Best Production Design	Best Sound
Fiona Crombie – The Favourite Michael Carlin – Colette Suzie Davies – Peterloo John Paul Kelly – Stan & Ollie Beck Rainford – Ray & Liz	Paul Davies – You Were Never Really Here Johnnie Burn – The Favourite Séverin Favriau – A Prayer Before Dawn CJ Mirra – Time Trial Andrew Stirk – American Animals

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
13	The Favourite
11	American Animals
10	Beast
8	You Were Never Really Here
7	Stan & Ollie
6	Apostasy
5	Disobedience
	A Prayer Before Dawn
4	Lean on Pete
	Colette
	Peterloo
3	Ray & Liz
	Calibre
2	Funny Cow

Films that received multiple wins

Wins	Film
10	The Favourite
2	American Animals
	Ray & Liz
	You Were Never Really Here

External links

• Official website