14th British Independent Independant Awards Winners (2011 Films)

Earlier this week the winners were announced for the 14th annual BIFA's (British Independent Film Awards), which were held on December 4, 2011. Leading the wins was Tyrannosaur with three including Best British Independent Film, Best Actress for Olivia Colman and Paddy Considine won The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director. I'm thrilled to see the acknowledgement for Tyrannosaur, although it was not an easy film to watch when I saw it at TIFF'11 it was without a doubt one of the best in the year. I'm also excited to see the one weekend stand romance Weekend picking up 2 awards for Most Promising Newcomer - Tom Cullen and Achievement for Production Design. On the flip side I'm a littls surprized to see some high profile films like Shame, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy only going home with 1 award each. . Although, it is pretty cool to spread the love around. Let's look at the winners in all of the categories.

The 14th British Independent Film Awards Winners

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
TYRANNOSAUR

BEST DIRECTOR
Lynne Ramsay – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD for BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR

BEST SCREENPLAY
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE

BEST ACTRESS
Olivia Colman – TYRANNOSAUR

BEST ACTOR
Michael Fassbender – SHAME

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Vanessa Redgrave – CORIOLANUS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Smiley – KILL LIST

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Tom Cullen – WEEKEND

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
WEEKEND

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Maria Djurkovic – Production Design – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

BEST DOCUMENTARY
SENNA

BEST BRITISH SHORT
CHALK

BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
A SEPARATION

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
LEAVING BAGHDAD

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
Ralph Fiennes

THE VARIETY AWARD
Kenneth Branagh

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Graham Easton

The BIFA's were presented on Sunday December 4, 2011 at Old Billingsgate in London.

14th British Independent Independant Awards Nominations (2011 Films)

On October 31, 2011 the nominations were announced for the 14th annual BIFA's (British Independent Film Awards), which will be held on December 4, 2011. Leading the awards are Tyrannosaur, Shame and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy which all received seven nominations including Best British Film Award, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor or Actress awards. Also in for multiple nominations include the much loved scifi/comedy Attack the Block, the Charlotte Brontë adaptation Jane Eyre (2011), dark cop non-buddy comedy The Guard, festival fave Kill List, one weekend stand romance Weekend and documentary Senna which is even up for Best Independent British Film.

I love the nominees for Best Actress, I loved Olivia Colman in Tyrannosaur and was very impressed with Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre, and Tilda Swinton is always on my watch list which brings We Need To Talk About Kevin even higher on my to see list along with The Awakening with Rebecca Hall and Kill List with MyAnna Buring. Overall, it's a fantastic list of films and I love the recognition given here and will anxiously await to hear the winners. Until then, congratulations to all the nominees.

The 14th British Independent Film Awards Nominees

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
SENNA
SHAME
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
TYRANNOSAUR
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Wheatley – KILL LIST
Steve McQueen – SHAME
Tomas Alfredson – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR
Lynne Ramsay – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD for BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Joe Cornish – ATTACK THE BLOCK
Ralph Fiennes – CORIOLANUS
John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR

BEST SCREENPLAY
John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD
Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump – KILL LIST
Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen – SHAME
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST ACTRESS
Rebecca Hall – THE AWAKENING
Mia Wasikowska – JANE EYRE
MyAnna Buring – KILL LIST
Olivia Colman – TYRANNOSAUR
Tilda Swinton – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson – THE GUARD
Neil Maskell – KILL LIST
Michael Fassbender – SHAME
Gary Oldman – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Peter Mullan – TYRANNOSAUR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Felicity Jones – ALBATROSS
Vanessa Redgrave – CORIOLANUS
Carey Mulligan – SHAME
Sally Hawkins – SUBMARINE
Kathy Burke – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Smiley – KILL LIST
Tom Hardy – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Benedict Cumberbatch – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Eddie Marsan – TYRANNOSAUR
Ezra Miller – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Jessica Brown Findlay – ALBATROSS
John Boyega – ATTACK THE BLOCK
Craig Roberts – SUBMARINE
Yasmin Paige – SUBMARINE
Tom Cullen – WEEKEND

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
KILL LIST
TYRANNOSAUR
WEEKEND
WILD BILL
YOU INSTEAD

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Chris King, Gregers Sall – Editing – SENNA
Sean Bobbitt – Cinematography – SHAME
Joe Walker – Editing – SHAME
Maria Djurkovic – Production Design – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Seamus McGarvey – Cinematography – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST DOCUMENTARY
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
LIFE IN A DAY
PROJECT NIM
SENNA
TT3D: CLOSER TO THE EDGE

BEST BRITISH SHORT
0507
CHALK
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
RITE
ROUGH SKIN

BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
ANIMAL KINGDOM
DRIVE
PINA
A SEPARATION
THE SKIN I LIVE IN

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
ACTS OF GODFREY
BLACK POND
HOLLOW
LEAVING BAGHDAD
A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
To Be Announced

THE VARIETY AWARD
To Be Announced

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Announced at the Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 4 December.

The BIFA's will be presented on Sunday December 4, 2011 at Old Billingsgate in London.

About the nomination & voting (source):
?The Pre-Selection Committee of 70 members viewed nearly 200 films, out of which they selected the nominations, which were decided by ballot and the winners of The Moët British Independent Film Awards are decided by an independent jury comprised of leading professionals and talent from the British film industry.

The Jury for 2011 includes:
Josh Appignanesi (Director / Writer), Lucy Bevan (Casting Director), Edith Bowman (Broadcaster), Mike Goodridge (Editor), Ed Hogg (Actor), Neil Lamont (Art Director), Mary McCartney (Photographer), Molly Nyman (Composer), Debs Paterson (Director / Writer), Tracey Seaward (Producer), Charles Steel (Producer), David Thewlis (Actor), Ruth Wilson (Actress) and Justine Wright (Editor)."