British Independent Film Awards 2022

Last updated
25th British Independent Film Awards
Awarded forBest in British independent film
Date4 December 2022
Site Old Billingsgate, London
Hosted by Ben Bailey Smith
Official website www.bifa.film
Highlights
Best Feature Aftersun
Most awards Aftersun (7)
Most nominations Aftersun (16)

The British Independent Film Awards 2022 were held on 4 December 2022 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom. The nominations were announced on 4 November 2022 by actors Sam Claflin and Kosar Ali during an event in London. Aftersun led the nominations with 16, followed by Blue Jean with 13 and The Wonder with 12. [1] The ceremony took place at Old Billingsgate in London and was hosted by Ben Bailey Smith. [2]

Contents

Aftersun won the most awards, winning 7 awards including the top prize, Best British Independent Film.

In July 2022, it was announced that gender-neutral categories would replace the male and female performance categories, introducing Best Lead Performance, Best Supporting Performance, Best Joint Lead Performance and Best Ensemble Performance. Additionally, the creation of Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary and the division of the Best Music category into Best Original Music and Best Music Supervision were also announced. [3]

The longlists for Best International Independent Film, Best Documentary and the Raindance Discovery Award were announced on 21 October, while the longlists for The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary, Best Debut Screenwriter, Breakthrough Performance and Breakthrough Producer were announced on 24 October. [4] [5]

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 4 November 2022. [6] The winners of the craft categories were announced on 18 November 2022. [7] The winners for the remaining categories were announced during a ceremony on 4 December 2022. [8]

Best British Independent Film Best Director
Best Lead PerformanceBest Supporting Performance
Best Joint Lead Performance Breakthrough Performance
Best Screenplay Best Documentary
  • Nothing Compares – Kathryn Ferguson, Eleanor Emptage, Michael Mallie
    • My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan – Phil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharifi, Amanda Wilkie
    • My Old School – Jono McLeod, John Archer, Olivia Lichtenstein
    • Nascondino – Victoria Fiore, Jennifer Corcoran, Aleksandra Bilić
    • Young Plato – Neasa Ní Chianáin, Declan McGrath, David Rane
Best International Independent Film Best Short Film
  • Too Rough – Sean Lìonadh, Ross McKenzie, Alfredo Covelli
    • A Fox in the Night – Keeran Anwar Blessie, Benjamin Jacob Smith
    • Honesty – Roxy Rezvany, Emily Renée, Elly Camisa
    • Sandstorm – Seemab Gul, Abid Aziz Merchant
    • Scale – Joseph Pierce, Hélène Mitjavile
Best Casting Cinematography
Best Costume Design Best Editing
Best Effects Best Make-Up & Hair Design
  • Medusa Deluxe – Eugene Souleiman, Scarlett O'Connell
    • Aftersun – Oya Aygör, Murat Çağin
    • The Wonder – Morna Ferguson, Lorry Ann King
    • Flux Gourmet – Siobhan Harper-Ryan
    • The Origin – Niamh Morrison
Best Original Music Best Music Supervision
Best Production Design Best Sound
  • Flux Gourmet – Tim Harrison, Raoul Brand, Cassandra Rutledge
    • Men – Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Gillian Dodders, Howard Bargoff, Mitch Low
    • Aftersun – Jovan Adjer
    • The Wonder – Hugh Fox, Ben Baird
    • The Feast – Dom Corbisiero, Dai Shell
Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) Best Debut Screenwriter
Breakthrough Producer The Raindance Discovery Award
  • Winners – Nadira Murray
    • Nascondino – Aleksandra Bilić, Jennifer Corcoran
    • Nightride – Paul Kennedy
    • Brian and Charles – Rupert Majendie
    • Blue Jean – Hélène Sifre
  • Winners – Hassan Nazer, Nadira Murray, Paul Welsh
    • Electric Malady – Marie Lidén, Aimara Reques
    • Fadia's Tree – Sarah Beddington, Susan Simnett
    • Off the Rails – Peter Day, Grant Keir, Rob Alexander
    • Rebellion – Elena Sánchez Bellot, Maia Kenworthy, Kat Mansoor
Best Debut Director – Feature DocumentaryBest Ensemble Performance
  • Nothing Compares – Kathryn Ferguson
    • Nascondino – Victoria Fiore
    • Kanaval – Leah Gordon, Eddie Hutton
    • My Old School – Jono McLeod
    • Fashion Reminagined – Becky Hutner
Richard Harris Award

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations
NominationsFilm
16 Aftersun
13 Blue Jean
12 The Wonder
8 Living
7 Flux Gourmet
5 Men
The Origin
God's Creatures
4 Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Nascondino
Emily
3 Nothing Compares
Medusa Deluxe
Our River... Our Sky
2 My Old School
The Silent Twins
Kanaval
Brian and Charles
Winners
Nezouh
The Feast

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The British Independent Film Award for Best Sound is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best sound in a British independent film. The award was first presented in the 2017 ceremony.

The British Independent Film Award for Best Documentary is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best documentary.

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The British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Producer is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best British breakthrough producer. The award was first presented in the 2016 ceremony.

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References

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  2. ↑ "BEN BAILEY SMITH TO HOST 25TH BIFA CEREMONY". BIFA . 30 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "BIFA ANNOUNCES NEW CATEGORIES FOR THE 2022 AWARDS". BIFA . 5 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (21 October 2022). "'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,' 'Decision to Leave' Among British Independent Film Awards Nominations Longlist". Variety . Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (24 October 2022). "Phoebe Dynevor, Charlotte Wells Among British Independent Film Awards New Talent Longlists". Variety . Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Ntim, Zac (4 November 2022). "British Independent Film Awards: 'Aftersun,' 'Blue Jean' & 'The Wonder' Lead Nominations". Deadline . Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Ntim, Zac (November 18, 2022). "British Independent Film Awards: 'Aftersun' Leads Craft Winners". Deadline . Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ Ntim, Zac (4 December 2022). "British Independent Film Awards: 'Aftersun' Sweeps With 7 Wins Including Best Film". Deadline . Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Dalton, Ben (23 November 2022). "Samantha Morton to receive Bifa 2022 honorary award". Screen Daily . Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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