British Independent Film Awards 2021
Annual film awards
The British Independent Film Awards 2021 were held on 5 December 2021 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom .[ 1] The nominations were announced on 3 November 2021, by actors Samuel Adewunmi and Mimi Keene via live-stream from the Curzon Soho in London .[ 2]
The winners of the craft categories were announced on 19 November while the winners for the rest of the categories were presented at the ceremony on 5 December. The awards were hosted by Asim Chaudhry .
Winners and nominees
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
After Love – Aleem Khan , Matthieu de Braconier
Ali & Ava – Clio Barnard , Tracy O'Riordan
Boiling Point – Philip Barantini , James Cummings, Bart Ruspoli, Hester Ruoff
The Nest – Sean Durkin , Ed Guiney , Derrin Schlesinger , Rose Garnett , Amy Jackson, Christina Piovesan
The Souvenir Part II – Joanna Hogg , Ed Guiney , Emma Norton, Andrew Lowe, Luke Schiller
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Breakthrough Performance
Best Screenplay
Best Documentary
Best Short Film
Femme – Sam H Freeman, MG Choon Ping, Sam Ritzenberg, Hayley Williams, Rienjke Attoh
Egúngún (Masquerade) – Olive Nwosu, Alex Polunin
Night of the Living Dead – Ida Melum, Laura Jayne Tunbridge, Hannah Kelso, Danielle Goff
Play It Safe – Mitch Kalisa, Chris Toumazou
Precious Hair & Beauty – John Ognmuyiwa, Sophia Gibber, Tony Longe, Lene Basager
Best International Independent Film
Best Casting
Flee – Jonas Poher Rasmussen , Amin Nawabi, Monica Hellstrøm, Signe Byrge Sørensen
Compartment No. 6 – Juho Kuosmanen , Livia Ulvan, Andris Feldmanis, Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Hakka
First Cow – Kelly Reichardt , Jon Raymond, Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani
Petite Maman – Céline Sciamma , Bénédicte Couvreur
Pleasure – Ninja Thyberg, Peter Modestij, Eliza Jones, Markus Waltå, Erik Hemmendorff
Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Editing
Best Effects
Best Make-Up & Hair Design
Best Music
Best Production Design
Best Sound
Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
Best Debut Screenwriter
Breakthrough Producer
The Raindance Discovery Award
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché – Paul Sng , Celeste Bell, Zoë Howe, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Matthew Silverman, Daria Mitsche
Bank Job – Daniel Edelsty, Hilary Powell, Christopher Hird
The Bike Thief – Matt Chambers, PK Fellowes, Sophia Gibber, Lene Bausager
I Am Belmaya – Sue Carpenter, Christopher Hird
Rebel Dykes – Harri Shanahan, Sian A. Williams, Siobhan Fahey
Films with multiple nominations and awards
References
External links
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