British Independent Film Award for Best Lead Performance

British Independent Film Award for Best Lead Performance
Awarded for	Best Leading Performance
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	BIFA
First award	2022
Currently held by	Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths (2024)
Website	www.bifa.film

The British Independent Film Award for Best Lead Performance is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). The award was first presented in the 2022 ceremony. Rosy McEwen was the first recipient of the award for her work in Blue Jean .

From 1998 to 2021, leading performances were rewarded with two categories separated by gender: Best Performance by an Actor and Best Performance by an Actress. The change was made in 2022, creating this category alongside Best Supporting Performance and Best Joint Lead Performance. ^[1]

Winners and nominees

Rosy McEwen won for Blue Jean (2022).

Marianne Jean-Baptiste won for Hard Truths (2024).

2020s

Year	Performer	Film	Character
2022 (25th) [2]	Rosy McEwen	Blue Jean	Jean
	Sally Hawkins	The Lost King	Philippa Langley
	Cosmo Jarvis	It Is In Us All	Hamish Considine
	Emma Mackey	Emily	Emily Brontë
	Bill Nighy	Living	Mr. Williams
	Florence Pugh	The Wonder	Lib Wright
	Emily Watson	God's Creatures	Aileen O'Hara
	Hala Zein	Nezouh	Zeina
2023 (26th) [3]	Mia McKenna-Bruce	How to Have Sex	Tara
	Jodie Comer	The End We Start From	Mother
	Tia Nomore	Earth Mama	Gia
	Nabhaan Rizwan	In Camera	Aden
	Andrew Scott	All of Us Strangers	Adam
	Tilda Swinton	The Eternal Daughter	Julie and Rosalind Hart
2024 (27th) [4]	Marianne Jean-Baptiste	Hard Truths	Pansy Deacon
	Radhika Apte	Sister Midnight	Uma
	Susan Chardy	On Becoming a Guinea Fowl	Shula
	Elliot Page	Close to You	Sam
	Saoirse Ronan	The Outrun	Rona
	Alicia Vikander	The Assessment	Virginia

See also

• BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

References

1. "BIFA ANNOUNCES NEW CATEGORIES FOR THE 2022 AWARDS". BIFA . 5 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
2. Szalai, Georg (4 November 2022). "British Independent Film Awards: Debut Movies 'Aftersun,' 'Blue Jean' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 4 November 2022.
3. "BIFA 2023 Winners Announced". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
4. Shafer, Ellise (2024-11-05). "'Kneecap,' 'Love Lies Bleeding' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-05.

External links

• Official website