British Independent Film Awards 2024

Last updated
27th British Independent Film Awards
Awarded forBest in British independent film
Date8 December 2024
Site Roundhouse, London
Hosted byTBC
Official website www.bifa.film
Highlights
Best FilmTBC
Most awardsTBC
Most nominations Kneecap (14)

The British Independent Film Awards 2024 are to be held on 8 December 2024 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom. [1] The ceremony will take place at the Roundhouse in London after being held previously for fourteen years at Old Billingsgate. [2]

Contents

The nominations were announced on 5 November 2024 by actors Mia McKenna-Bruce and Vivian Oparah at One Hundred Shoreditch, London. Irish musical film Kneecap led the nominations with 14, followed by Love Lies Bleeding and The Outrun with 12 and 9 respectively. [1] [3] [4]

Winners and nominees

The winner of craft categories will be announced on 26 November 2024. The winners for the remaining categories will be announced on 8 December 2024. [2]

Best British Independent Film Best Director
Best Lead PerformanceBest Supporting Performance
Best Joint Lead Performance Breakthrough Performance
Best Screenplay Best Documentary
Best International Independent Film Best Short Film
  • Delivery – Ben Lankester, Bophanie Lun and Joe Binks
  • Housewarming – Liam White and Guy Lindley
  • Meat Puppet – Eros V, Masha Thorpe and Leah Draws
  • A Move – Elahe Esmaili and Hossein Behboudi Rad
  • Wander to Wonder – Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, Daan Bakker and Maarten Swart
Best Casting Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design Best Editing
Best Effects Best Make-Up & Hair Design
Best Original Music Best Music Supervision
Best Production Design Best Sound
Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) Best Debut Screenwriter
  • James Krishna Floyd – Unicorns
  • Karan Kandhari – Sister Midnight
  • Rich Peppiatt – Kneecap
  • Sandhya Suri – Santosh
  • Mrs & Mr Dave Thomas – The Assessment [also written by John Donnelly]
Breakthrough Producer The Raindance Maverick Award
  • Hollie Bryan and Lucy Meer – The Ceremony
  • Balthazar De Ganay and James Bowsher – Santosh [also produced by Mike Goodridge and Alan McAlex]
  • Jacob Swan Hyam – Bring Them Down [also produced by Julianne Ford, Ivana Mackinnon, Jean-Yves Roubin, Ruth Treacey and Cassandre Warnauts]
  • Ben Toye – Treading Water
  • Rebecca Wolff – Grand Theft Hamlet [also produced by Julia Ton]
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary
Richard Harris Award
TBC

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations
NominationsFilm
14 Kneecap
12 Love Lies Bleeding
9 The Outrun
7 Bird
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Unicorns
6 Civil War
Hoard

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

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

The British Independent Film Award for Best Make-Up & Hair Design is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best make-up and hair design in a British independent film. The award was first presented in the 2017 ceremony.

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Pulver, Andrew (2024-11-05). "Kneecap leads nominations for British independent film awards". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  2. 1 2 "BIFA Returns to the Roundhouse · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. ↑ "BIFA 2024 Nominations Announced · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. ↑ Shafer, Ellise (2024-11-05). "'Kneecap,' 'Love Lies Bleeding' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
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