The British Independent Film Awards nominations are out

BIFA NOMINATIONS 2020

Best British Independent Film

  • CALM WITH HORSES Nick Rowland, Joe Murtagh, Daniel Emmerson
  • THE FATHER Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton, David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi, Philippe Carcassonne
  • HIS HOUSE Remi Weekes, Martin Gentles, Edward King, Roy Lee, Aidan Elliott, Arnon Milchan
  • ROCKS Sarah Gavron, Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson, Faye Ward, Ameenah Ayub Allen
  • SAINT MAUD Rose Glass, Oliver Kassman, Andrea Cornwell

Best Director

  • SARAH GAVRON Rocks [associate director Anu Henriques]
  • ROSE GLASS Saint Maud
  • NICK ROWLAND Calm With Horses
  • REMI WEEKES His House
  • FLORIAN ZELLER The Father

Best Screenplay sponsored by BBC Film

  • ROSE GLASS Saint Maud
  • THERESA IKOKO, CLAIRE WILSON Rocks
  • BASSAM TARIQ, RIZ AHMED Mogul Mowgli
  • REMI WEEKES His House
  • FLORIAN ZELLER, CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON The Father

Best Actress

  • BUKKY BAKRAY Rocks
  • MORFYDD CLARK Saint Maud
  • CLARE DUNNE Herself
  • WUNMI MOSAKU His House
  • ANDREA RISEBOROUGH Luxor

Best Actor

  • RIZ AHMED Mogul Mowgli
  • ṢỌPẸ́ DÌRÍSÙ His House
  • AMIR EL-MASRY Limbo
  • ANTHONY HOPKINS The Father
  • COSMO JARVIS Calm With Horses

Best Supporting Actress

  • NIAMH ALGAR Calm With Horses
  • KOSAR ALI Rocks
  • JENNIFER EHLE Saint Maud
  • ASHLEY MADEKWE County Lines
  • FIONA SHAW Kindred

Best Supporting Actor

  • HARRIS DICKINSON County Lines
  • BARRY KEOGHAN Calm With Horses
  • ALYY KHAN Mogul Mowgli
  • MERAB NINIDZE The Courier
  • D’ANGELOU OSEI KISSIEDU Rocks

The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director) sponsored by Kodak & Pinewood

  • HENRY BLAKE County Lines
  • ROSE GLASS Saint Maud
  • EVA RILEY Perfect 10
  • NICK ROWLAND Calm With Horses
  • REMI WEEKES His House

Breakthrough Producer

  • DOUGLAS COX Host [also produced by Emily Gotto, Samuel Zimmerman]
  • DANIEL EMMERSON Calm With Horses
  • IRUNE GURTUBAI Limbo [also produced by Angus Lamont]
  • OLIVER KASSMAN Saint Maud [also produced by Andrea Cornwell]
  • EDWARD KING, MARTIN GENTLES His House [also produced by Aidan Elliott, Roy Lee, Arnon Milchan]

Debut Screenwriter sponsored by Film4

  • RIZ AHMED Mogul Mowgli [also written by Bassam Tariq]
  • ROSE GLASS Saint Maud
  • THERESA IKOKO, CLAIRE WILSON Rocks
  • JOE MURTAGH Calm With Horses
  • REMI WEEKES His House

Most Promising Newcomer

  • NIAMH ALGAR Calm With Horses
  • KOSAR ALI Rocks
  • BUKKY BAKRAY Rocks
  • FRANKIE BOX Perfect 10
  • CONRAD KHAN County Lines

Best Documentary

  • THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM Daniel Gordon, Stan Grant, Sarah Thomson, Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell, John Battsek
  • BEING A HUMAN PERSON Fred Scott, Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Jo-Jo Ellison
  • THE REASON I JUMP Jerry Rothwell, Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee, Al Morrow
  • RISING PHOENIX Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Greg Nugent, John Battsek, Tatyana McFadden
  • WHITE RIOT Rubika Shah, Ed Gibbs

The Raindance Discovery Award

  • JUSTINE Jamie Patterson, Jeff Murphy, Jason Rush, Sarah Drew, Julius Beltrame
  • LOOTED Rene van Pannevis, Kefi Chadwick, Jennifer Eriksson, Jessie Mangum
  • ONE MAN AND HIS SHOES Yemi Bamiro, Will Thorne
  • PERFECT 10 Eva Riley, Jacob Thomas, Bertrand Faivre, Valentina Brazzini
  • ROSE: A LOVE STORY Jennifer Sheridan, April Kelley, Sara Huxley, Matt Stokoe, Rob Taylor, Sophie Rundle

Best British Short Film supported by BFI NETWORK

  • FILIPIÑANA Rafael Manuel, Naomi Pacifique
  • THE FORGOTTEN C Molly Manning Walker, Jessi Gutch
  • THE LONG GOODBYE Aneil Karia, Riz Ahmed, Tom Gardner
  • MANDEM John Ogunmuyiwa, Emily Everdee
  • SUDDEN LIGHT Sophie Littman, Tom Wood

Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger

  • BABYTEETH Shannon Murphy, Rita Kalnejais, Alex White
  • LES MISÉRABLES Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, Alexis Manenti, Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral
  • NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS Eliza Hittman, Adele Romanski, Sara Murphy
  • NOMADLAND Chloé Zhao, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey
  • NOTTURNO Gianfranco Rosi, Donatella Palermo, Paolo Del Brocco, Serge Lalou, Camille Laemlé, Orwa Nyrabia, Eva-Maria Weerts

Best Casting sponsored by Casting Society of America & Spotlight

  • SHAHEEN BAIG Calm With Horses
  • KHARMEL COCHRANE Saint Maud
  • CARMEN CUBA His House
  • DAN JACKSON Limbo
  • LUCY PARDEE Rocks

Best Cinematography sponsored by Dirty Looks

  • NICK COOKE Limbo
  • BEN FORDESMAN Saint Maud
  • HÉLÈNE LOUVART Rocks
  • ANNIKA SUMMERSON Mogul Mowgli
  • JO WILLEMS His House

Best Costume Design

  • MICHELE CLAPTON The Secret Garden
  • RUKA JOHNSON Rocks
  • TINA KALIVAS Saint Maud
  • MICHAEL O’CONNOR Ammonite
  • CHARLOTTE WALTER Misbehaviour

Best Editing sponsored by Intermission Film

  • JULIA BLOCH His House
  • YORGOS LAMPRINOS The Father
  • MAYA MAFFIOLI Rocks
  • BRENNA RANGOTT Host
  • MARK TOWNS Saint Maud

Best Effects

  • AGNES ASPLUND, MARTIN MALMQVIST Undergods
  • SCOTT MACINTYRE, BARIŞ KARELI, KRISTYAN MALLETT Saint Maud
  • PEDRO SABROSA, STEFANO PEPIN His House

Best Make Up & Hair Design

  • JACQUETTA LEVON Saint Maud
  • SHARON A MARTIN His House
  • IVANA PRIMORAC Ammonite
  • NORA ROBERTSON Rocks
  • JILL SWEENEY Misbehaviour

Best Music sponsored by Universal Music Publishing Group

  • ROQUE BAÑOS His House
  • PAUL CORLEY Mogul Mowgli
  • NAINITA DESAI The Reason I Jump
  • CONNIE FARR, EMILIE LEVIENAISE-FARROUCH Rocks
  • ADAM JANOTA BZOWSKI Saint Maud

Best Production Design sponsored by Studio Juice

  • JACQUELINE ABRAHAMS His House
  • CRISTINA CASALI Misbehaviour
  • PETER FRANCIS The Father
  • MARKETA KORINKOVA, ELO SOODE Undergods
  • PAULINA RZESZOWSKA Saint Maud

Best Sound supported by Halo Post

  • ADRIAN BELL, GLENN FREEMANTLE, FRANK KRUSE, BRENDAN NICHOLSON, RICHARD PRYKE His House
  • PAUL DAVIES Saint Maud
  • PAUL DAVIES, ROBERT FARR, NIGEL ALBERMANICHE, IAN MORGAN Mogul Mowgli
  • NICK RYAN, BEN BAIRD, SARA DE OLIVEIRA LIMA The Reason I Jump
  • CALUM SAMPLE Host