British Independent Film Awards 2008
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The 11th British Independent Film Awards, held on 30 November 2008 at the Old Billingsgate Market in London, honoured the best British independent films of 2008.[1]
Contents
- 1 Awards
- 1.1 Best British Independent Film
- 1.2 Best Director
- 1.3 The Douglas Hickox Award
- 1.4 Best Actor
- 1.5 Best Actress
- 1.6 Best Supporting Actor
- 1.7 Best Supporting Actress
- 1.8 Best Screenplay
- 1.9 Most Promising Newcomer
- 1.10 Best Achievement In Production
- 1.11 Best Technical Achievement
- 1.12 Best British Documentary
- 1.13 Best British Short
- 1.14 Best Foreign Film
- 1.15 Raindance Award
- 1.16 The Richard Harris Award
- 1.17 The Variety Award
- 1.18 The Special Jury Prize
- 2 References
Awards
The winner is bolded at the top of each section.[2]
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
- Steve McQueen for Hunger
- Shane Meadows for Somers Town
- Garth Jennings for Son of Rambow
- Mark Herman for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Douglas Hickox Award
Given to a British director on their debut feature
- Steve McQueen for Hunger
- James Watkins for Eden Lake
- Martin McDonagh for In Bruges
- Eran Creevy for Shifty
- Rupert Wyatt for The Escapist
Best Actor
- Michael Fassbender for Hunger
- Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges
- Colin Farrell for In Bruges
- Riz Ahmed for Shifty
- Thomas Turgoose for Somers Town
Best Actress
- Vera Farmiga for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- Kelly Reilly for Eden Lake
- Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Samantha Morton for The Daisy Chain
- Keira Knightley for The Duchess
Best Supporting Actor
- Eddie Marsan for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Liam Cunningham for Hunger
- Ralph Fiennes for In Bruges
- Daniel Mays for Shifty
- Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess
Best Supporting Actress
- Alexis Zegerman for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Emma Thompson for Brideshead Revisited
- Kristin Scott Thomas for Easy Virtue
- Hayley Atwell for The Duchess
- Sienna Miller for The Edge of Love
Best Screenplay
- Martin McDonagh for In Bruges
- Steve McQueen and Enda Walsh for Hunger
- Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire
- Paul Fraser for Somers Town
- Garth Jennings for Son of Rambow
Most Promising Newcomer
- Dev Patel for Slumdog Millionaire
- Ayush Mahesh Khedekar for Slumdog Millionaire
- Bill Milner for Son of Rambow
- Will Poulter for Son of Rambow
- Asa Butterfield for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Best Achievement In Production
- The Escapist
- Hush
- Shifty
- Telstar
- The Daisy Chain
Best Technical Achievement
- Sean Bobbitt for Hunger
- Jon Gregory for In Bruges
- Harry Escott and Molly Nyman for Shifty
- Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire
- Michael O'Connor for The Duchess
Best British Documentary
- Man on Wire
- A Complete History of My Sexual Failures
- Derek
- Of Time and the City
- Three Miles North of Molkom
Best British Short
Best Foreign Film
- Waltz with Bashir (Israel/Germany/France)
- Gomorrah
- I've Loved You So Long
- Persepolis
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Raindance Award
The Richard Harris Award
The Variety Award
The Special Jury Prize
References
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- ↑ http://bifa.org.uk/nominations Archived January 8, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
