British Independent Film Award for Best Debut Screenwriter

British Independent Film Award for Best Debut Screenwriter
Awarded forBest Debut Screenwriter
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBIFA
First awarded2016
Currently held byNida Manzoor for Polite Society (2023)
Websitewww.bifa.org.uk

The British Independent Film Award for Best Debut Screenwriter is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best British debut screenwriter. The award was first presented in the 2016 ceremony.

According to BIFA, the award is for a "British screenwriter for their debut fiction feature film". The award usually goes to one screenwriter with co-writers being eligible when there is no lead screenwriter credited for the film.[1]

Winners and nominees

2010s

Year Recipient(s) Film
2016
(19th)
[2][3]		 Rachel Tunnard Adult Life Skills
Hope Dickson Leach The Levelling
Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby Mindhorn
Ed Talfan The Passing (Yr Ymadawiad)
John Cairns, Michael McCartney A Patch of Fog
2017
(20th)
[4][5]		 Francis Lee God's Own Country
Rungano Nyoni I Am Not a Witch
Johnny Harris Jawbone
Alice Birch Lady Macbeth
Gaby Chiappe Their Finest
2018
(21st)
[6][7]		 Bart Layton American Animals
Daniel Kokotajlo Apostasy
Michael Pearce Beast
Matt Palmer Calibre
Karen Gillan The Party's Just Beginning
2019
(22nd)
[8][9]		 Emma Jane Unsworth Animals
Kieran Hurley Beats
Lisa Owens Days of the Bagnold Summer
Harry Wootliff Only You
Nicole Taylor Wild Rose

2020s

Year Recipient(s) Film
2020
(23rd)
[10][11]		 Riz Ahmed Mogul Mowgli
Joe Murtagh Calm with Horses
Remi Weekes, Bassam Tariq His House
Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson Rocks
Rose Glass Saint Maud
2021
(24th)
[12]		 Cathy Brady Wildfire
Prano Bailey-Bond Censor
Reggie Yates Pirates
Aleem Khan After Love
Marley Morrison Sweetheart
2022
(25th)
[13]		 Georgia Oakley Blue Jean
Shane Crowley God's Creatures
Davi Earl, Chris Hayward Brian and Charles
Ruth Greenberg The Origin
Charlotte Wells Aftersun
2023
(26th)
[14]		 Nida Manzoor Polite Society
Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping Femme
Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia Rye Lane
Charlotte Regan Scrapper
Molly Manning Walker How to Have Sex
2024
(27th)
[15]		 James Krishna Floyd Unicorns
Karan Kandhari Sister Midnight
Rich Peppiatt Kneecap
Sandhya Suri Santosh
Mrs & Mr Dave Thomas The Assessment [a]

Notes

  1. ^ Also written by John Donnelly.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rules and Eligibility". British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Alan (November 1, 2016). "I, Daniel Blake leads British independent film award nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Barranclough, Leo (December 4, 2016). "'American Honey' Triumphs at British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Clarke, Stewart (November 1, 2017). "'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  5. ^ Nordine, Michael (December 10, 2017). "British Independent Film Awards: 'God's Own Country' and 'Lady Macbeth' Win Top Prizes". IndieWire. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Brown, Mark (October 31, 2018). "The Favourite dominates British independent film award nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Nordine, Michael (December 2, 2018). "'The Favourite' Wins 10 British Independent Film Awards, Living Up to Its Title". IndieWire. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  8. ^ Sharf, Zack (October 30, 2019). "2019 British Indie Film Awards Nominations: 'David Copperfield,' Zellweger, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  9. ^ Ritman, Alex (December 1, 2019). "British Independent Film Awards: 'For Sama' Wins Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  10. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (December 9, 2020). "'Saint Maud,' 'His House,' 'Rocks' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  11. ^ Grater, Tom (February 18, 2021). "'Rocks' & 'His House' Win Big At British Independent Film Awards". Deadline. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  12. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (November 3, 2021). "'Belfast,' 'Boiling Point' Lead BIFA Nominations". Variety. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Szalai, Georg (4 November 2022). "British Independent Film Awards: Debut Movies 'Aftersun,' 'Blue Jean' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  14. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2 November 2023). "Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal Score Nods as 'Rye Lane,' 'Scrapper', 'All of Us Strangers' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  15. ^ Shafer, Ellise (2024-11-05). "'Kneecap,' 'Love Lies Bleeding' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-05.