28th British Independent Film Awards Winners

Yesterday comedians Lou Sanders and Harriet Kemsley hosted the BIFA awards ceremony which took place at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, and Pillion by Harry Lighton became the biggest winner with 4 awards, including top award: Best British Independent Film.

The awards were spread as Pillion is followed by three films with 3 awards each, documentary A Want In Her by Myrid Carten, including Best Documentary, The Ballad of Wallis Island by James Griffiths, including Best Screenplay, and Warfare by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza. Best Director went to Akinola Davis Jr for My Father's Shadow and Best International Independent Film to Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier.

Emily Watson was presented with the honorary Richard Harris award for outstanding contribution of an actor, production company Warp Films was honored with Special Jury award, and this year the group also celebrated cinema itself, with the inaugural Cinema of the Year award going to The Magic Lantern Cinema in the Welsh coastal twon of Tywyn.

The Winners

Best British Independent Film: Pillion, Harry Lighton, UK and Ireland

Best Feature Documentary: A Want In Her, Myrid Carten, Ireland, UK and Netherlands

Best International Independent Film: Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value), Joachim Trier, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France Sweden, UK and Turkey

The Raindance Maverick Award: A Want In Her, Myrid Carten, Ireland, UK and Netherlands (documentary)

Best Director: Akinola Davies Jr for My Father's Shadow, Akinola Davies Jr, UK, Nigeria and Ireland
The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director: Cal McMau for Wasteman, Cal McMau, UK
Best Debut Director - Feature Documentary: A Want In Her, Myrid Carten, Ireland, UK and Netherlands

Best Screenplay: Tom Basden and Tim Key for The Ballad of Wallis Island, James Griffiths, UK
Best Debut Screenwriter: Harry Lighton for Pillion, Harry Lighton, UK and Ireland

Breakthrough Producer: Dhiraj Mahey for Ish, Imran Perretta, UK

Best Lead Performance: Robert Aramayo in I Swear, Kirk Jones, UK
Best Supporting Performance: Jay Lycurgo in Steve, Tim Mielants, UK and Ireland
Breakthrough Performance: Posy Sterling in Lollipop, Daisy-May Hudson, UK
Best Joint Lead Performance: Tim Key and Tom Basden In The Ballad of Wallis Island, James Griffiths, UK
Best Ensemble Performance: D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Joseph Quinn, Charles Melton in Warfare, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, USA and UK

Best British Short Film: Magid/Zafar, Luis Hindman, UK 18'

Craft Categories

Best Casting: Lauren Evans for I Swear, Kirk Jones, UK
Best Cinematography: Seamus Mcgarvey for Die My Love, Lynne Ramsay, UK, USA and Canada
Best Costume Design: Grace Snell for Pillion, Harry Lighton, UK and Ireland
Best Editing: Fin Oates for Warfare, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, USA and UK
Best Effects: Simon Stanley-Clamp and Ryan Conder for Warfare, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, USA and UK
Best Make-Up & Hair Design: Diandra Ferreira for Pillion, Harry Lighton, UK and Ireland
Best Music Supervision: Ian Neil and Raife Burchell for Die My Love, Lynne Ramsay, UK, USA and Canada
Best Original Music: Tom Basden and Adem Ilhan for The Ballad of Wallis Island, James Griffiths, UK
Best Production Design: Nathan Parker for Harvest, Athina Rachel Tsangari, UK, Germany, USA, France and Greece
Best Sound: Glenn Freemantle, Mitch Low, Howard Bargroff, Ben Barker and Richard Spooner for Warfare, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, USA and UK

To read the winners at official site go here.