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 award1998
Currently held byChristopher Andrews for Bring Them Down (2024)
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

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

2000s

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

2010s

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

2020s

YearDirector(s)Film
2020
(23rd)
[40] [41] 		Rose Glass Saint Maud
Henry BlakeCounty Lines
Eva RileyPerfect 10
Nick Rowland Calm with Horses
Remi Weekes His House
2021
(24th)
[42] 		Aleem Khan After Love
Prano Bailey-Bond Censor
Celeste Bell Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Cathy Brady Wildfire
Marley Morrison Sweetheart
2022
(25th)
[43] 		Charlotte Wells Aftersun
Andrew CummingThe Origin
Thomas Hardiman Medusa Deluxe
Georgia Oakley Blue Jean
Frances O'Connor Emily
2023
(26th)
[44] 		Savanah Leaf Earth Mama
Raine Allen-Miller Rye Lane
Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping Femme
Molly Manning Walker How to Have Sex
Charlotte Regan Scrapper
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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rules and Eligibility". British Independent Film Awards . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Awards 1998". British Independent Film Awards . 24 October 1998. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Awards 1999". British Independent Film Awards . 24 October 1999. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Awards 2000". British Independent Film Awards . 24 October 2000. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ Frater, Patrick (October 24, 2001). "Sexy Beast scores at British indie film awards". Screen Daily . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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  7. ↑ Gibbons, Fiachra (October 31, 2002). "Sweet Sixteen named best of the independents". The Guardian . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  8. ↑ Dams, Tim (September 22, 2003). "Dirty Pretty Things leads BIFA nominations". Screen Daily . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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  15. ↑ "Control takes over at British Independent Film Awards". CBC News . November 29, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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  30. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (November 3, 2015). "'The Lobster', '45 Years', 'Macbeth' Lead British Independent Film Award Nominations". Deadline . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  31. ↑ Lee, Benjamin (December 7, 2015). "Ex Machina triumphs at British independent film awards". The Guardian . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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  34. ↑ Clarke, Stewart (November 1, 2017). "'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards". Variety . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  35. ↑ Nordine, Michael (December 10, 2017). "British Independent Film Awards: 'God's Own Country' and 'Lady Macbeth' Win Top Prizes". IndieWire . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  36. ↑ Brown, Mark (October 31, 2018). "The Favourite dominates British independent film award nominations". The Guardian . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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  40. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (December 9, 2020). "'Saint Maud,' 'His House,' 'Rocks' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  41. ↑ Grater, Tom (February 18, 2021). "'Rocks' & 'His House' Win Big At British Independent Film Awards". Deadline . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  42. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (November 3, 2021). "'Belfast,' 'Boiling Point' Lead BIFA Nominations". Variety . Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  43. ↑ Szalai, Georg (4 November 2022). "British Independent Film Awards: Debut Movies 'Aftersun,' 'Blue Jean' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  44. ↑ 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.
  45. ↑ Shafer, Ellise (2024-11-05). "'Kneecap,' 'Love Lies Bleeding' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
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