British Independent Film Award – The Douglas Hickox Award

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British Independent Film Award – The Douglas Hickox Award
Awarded forBest Debut Director
Country United Kingdom
Presented by BIFA
First awarded1998
Currently held by Savanah Leaf for Earth Mama (2023)
Website www.bifa.org.uk

The Douglas Hickox Award, also named The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best British debut director. The name of the awards is in honour of British film and television director Douglas Hickox for his commitment and support for new talent. The award was first presented in the 1998 ceremony.

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In regards to the category, BIFA states that is "for a British director for their debut fiction feature film. Previous television or documentary credits do not disqualify an individual from consideration. Documentaries are ineligible in this category unless an exception is granted by BIFA’s Nomination Committee". [1]

Winners and nominees

1990s

YearRecipient(s)Film
1998
(1st)
[2] 		Shane Meadows Twenty Four Seven
Andrew Piddington The Fall
Guy Ritchie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Peter Mullan Orphans
Geneviève Jolliffe Urban Ghost Story
1999
(2nd)
[3] 		Lynne Ramsay Ratcatcher
Jasmin Dizdar Beautiful People
Damien O'Donnell East Is East
Justin Kerrigan Human Traffic
Clare Kilner Janice Beard 45WPM

2000s

YearRecipient(s)Film
2000
(3rd)
[4] 		Kevin Macdonald One Day in September
Jim DoyleGoing Off Big Time
Jamie Thraves The Low Down
Ben Hopkins Simon Magus
Julian Nott Weak at Denise
2001
(4th)
[5] 		Asif Kapadia The Warrior
Joel Hopkins Jump Tomorrow
Saul Metzstein Late Night Shopping
Richard Parry South West 9
2002
(5th)
[6] [7] 		Christian Taylor, Lindy Heymann Showboy
Duncan Roy AKA
Kirsten Sheridan Disco Pigs
Paul Sarossy Mr In-Between
2003
(6th)
[8] [9] 		Richard Jobson 16 Years of Alcohol
Jeremy Wooding Bollywood Queen
Stephen Fry Bright Young Things
Penny Woolcock The Principles of Lust
Sarah Gavron This Little Life
2004
(7th)
[10] 		John Crowley Intermission
Saul Dibb Bullet Boy
Peter Webber Girl with a Pearl Earring
Emily Young Kiss of Life
Matthew Vaughn Layer Cake
2005
(8th)
[11] 		Annie Griffin Festival
Julian Jarrold Kinky Boots
Laurence Dunmore The Libertine
Gaby Dellal On a Clear Day
Richard E. Grant Wah-Wah
2006
(9th)
[12] [13] 		Menhaj Huda Kidulthood
Caradog W. JamesLittle White Lies
Paul Andrew Williams London to Brighton
Andrea Arnold Red Road
Tom Vaughan Starter for 10
2007
(10th)
[14] [15] 		Anton Corbijn Control
Marc Francis, Nick Francis Black Gold
Oliver Hodge Garbage Warrior
David Schwimmer Run Fatboy Run
Steve Hudson True North
2008
(11th)
[16] [17] 		Steve McQueen Hunger
James Watkins Eden Lake
Rupert Wyatt The Escapist
Martin McDonagh In Bruges
Eran Creevy Shifty
2009
(12th)
[18] [19] 		Duncan Jones Moon
Armando Iannucci In the Loop
Sam Taylor-Wood Nowhere Boy
Samantha Morton The Unloved
Peter Strickland Katalin Varga

2010s

YearRecipient(s)Film
2010
(13th)
[20] [21] 		Clio Barnard The Arbor
Debs Paterson Africa United
Rowan Joffé Brighton Rock
Chris Morris Four Lions
Gareth Edwards Monsters
2011
(14th)
[22] [23] 		Paddy Considine Tyrannosaur
Joe Cornish Attack the Block
Ralph Fiennes Coriolanus
John Michael McDonagh The Guard
Richard Ayoade Submarine
2012
(15th)
[24] [25] 		Bart Layton The Imposter
Rufus Norris Broken
Ben Drew Ill Manors
Sally El Hosaini My Brother the Devil
Rowan AthaleWasteland
2013
(16th)
[26] [27] 		Paul Wright For Those in Peril
Tina Gharavi I Am Nasrine
Jeremy Lovering In Fear
Omid Nooshin Last Passenger
Charlie CattrallTitus
2014
(17th)
[28] [29] 		Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard 20,000 Days on Earth
Yann Demange '71
Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe Catch Me Daddy
Hong Khaou Lilting
Morgan Matthews X+Y
2015
(18th)
[30] [31] 		Stephen Fingleton The Survivalist
Corin Hardy The Hallow
Paul Katis Kajaki: The True Story
Ben Blaine, Chris Blanie Nina Forever
John Maclean Slow West
2016
(19th)
[32] [33] 		Babak Anvari Under the Shadow
Rachel Tunnard Adult Life Skills
Pete Middleton, James Spinney Notes on Blindness
Alice Lowe Prevenge
Adam Smith Trespass Against Us
2017
(20th)
[34] [35] 		Rungano Nyoni I Am Not a Witch
Francis Lee God's Own Country
Thomas Napper Jawbone
William Oldroyd Lady Macbeth
Deborah Haywood Pin Cushion
2018
(21st)
[36] [37] 		Richard Billingham Ray & Liz
Leanne WelhamPili
Michael Pearce Beast
Daniel Kokotajlo Apostasy
Matt Palmer Calibre
2019
(22nd)
[38] [39] 		Harry Wootliff Only You
Chiwetel Ejiofor The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Ninian Doff Boyz in the Wood
Fyzal Boulifa Lynn + Lucy
Richard Phelan, Will Becher A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

2020s

YearRecipient(s)Film
2020
(23rd)
[40] [41] 		Rose Glass Saint Maud
Nick Rowland Calm with Horses
Henry BlakeCounty Lines
Remi Weekes His House
Eva RileyPerfect 10
2021
(24th)
[42] 		Aleem Khan After Love
Prano Bailey-Bond Censor
Celeste Bell Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Cathy Brady Wildfire
Marley MorrisonSweetheart
2022
(25th)
[43] 		Charlotte Wells Aftersun
Andrew CummingThe Origin
Thomas HardimanMedusa Deluxe
Frances O'Connor Emily
Georgia Oakley Blue Jean
2023
(25th)
[44] 		Savanah Leaf Earth Mama
Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping Femme
Raine Allen-Miller Rye Lane
Charlotte Regan Scrapper
Molly Manning Walker How to Have Sex
2024
(27th)
[45] 		Christopher Andrews Bring Them Down
Luna Carmoon Hoard
James Krishna Floyd Unicorns [a]
Karan Kandhari Sister Midnight
Rich Peppiatt Kneecap

Notes

  1. ↑ Also directed by Sally El Hosaini.

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