Nominations announced for British Independent Film Awards 2020
The nominations for the 23rd edition of the British Independent Film Awards were announced today by Holliday Grainger (The Riot Club) and Micheal Ward (The Old Guard). Twenty-seven British films were nominated across 24 categories, with female directors and filmmakers well-represented in many categories.
Psychological horror film “Saint Maud” dominated the list with 17 nominations including Best British Independent Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director for Rose Glass, Best Breakthrough Producer for Andrea Cornwell and Oliver Kassman, Best Debut Director, Best Debut Screenwriter for Rose Glass, Best Actress for Morfydd Clark, Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Ehle, Best Casting for Kharmel Cochrane, Best Cinematography for Ben Fordesman, Best Costume Design for Tina Kalivas, Best Editing for Mark Towns, Best Production Design for Paulina Rzeszowska, Best Sound, Best Effects and Best Make Up and Hair Design.
Remi Weekes’ horror-thriller “His House”, starring Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku, Malaika Wakoli-Abigaba and Matt Smith, garnered 16 nominations including Best Director, Best Screenplay, debut and technical categories.
Sarah Gavron’s coming-of-age drama “Rocks” starring Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali and D’angelou Osei Kissiedu amassed 15 nominations including double nominations for stars Bukky Bakray and Kosar Ali in Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer. D’angleou Osei Kissiedu is nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Riz Ahmed has four BIFA nominations including Best Actor, Best Debut Screenwriter and Best Screenplay for Mogul Mowgli and also for “The Long Goodbye”, a short film which he wrote and starred in. Ahmed’s “Mogul Mowgli” co-star Alyy Khan is also recognised in the Supporting Actor category.
The winners will be announced in early February. More details of the event will be released in January.
See the full list of nominations below (Source: BIFA 2020 Nominations)
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
“Calm With Horses” – Nick Rowland, Joe Murtagh, Daniel Emmerson
“The Father” – Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton, David Parfitt, Jean-louis Livi, Philippe Carcassonne
“His House” – Remi Weekes, Martin Gentles, Edward King, Roy Lee, Aidan Elliott, Arnon Milchan
“Rocks” – Sarah Gavron, Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson, Faye Ward, Ameenah Ayub Allen
“Saint Maud” – Rose Glass, Oliver Kassman, Andrea Cornwell
BEST SCREENPLAY (Sponsored by BBC Film)
Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton – “The Father”
Remi Weekes – “His House”
Bassam Tariq, Riz Ahmed – “Mogul Mowgli”
Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson – “Rocks”
Rose Glass – “Saint Maud”
BEST DIRECTOR
Nick Rowland – “Calm With Horses”
Florian Zeller – “The Father”
Remi Weekes – “His House”
Sarah Gavron – “Rocks” (associate Director Anu Henriques)
Rose Glass – “Saint Maud”
BEST BRITISH SHORT (Supported by BFI Network)
“Filipiñana” – Rafael Manuel, Naomi Pacifique
“The Forgotten C” – Molly Manning Walker, Jessi Gutch
“The Long Goodbye” – Aneil Karia, Riz Ahmed, Tom Gardner
“Mandem” – John Ogunmuyiwa, Emily Everdee
“Sudden Light” – Sophie Littman, Tom Wood
BEST ACTOR
Cosmo Jarvis – “Calm With Horses”
Anthony Hopkins – “The Father”
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù – “His House”
Amir El-masry – “Limbo”
Riz Ahmed – “Mogul Mowgli”
BEST ACTRESS
Clare Dunne – “Herself”
Bukky Bakray – “Rocks”
Wunmi Mosaku – “His House”
Andrea Riseborough – “Luxor”
Morfydd Clark – “Saint Maud”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Barry Keoghan – “Calm With Horses”
Harris Dickinson – “County Lines”
Merab Ninidze – “The Courier”
Alyy Khan – “Mogul Mowgli”
D’angelou Osei Kissiedu – “Rocks”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Niamh Algar – “Calm With Horses”
Kosar Ali – “Rocks”
Ashley Madekwe – “County Lines”
Fiona Shaw – “Kindred”
Jennifer Ehle – “Saint Maud”
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Niamh Algar – “Calm With Horses”
Conrad Khan “County Lines”
Frankie Box – “Perfect 10”
Kosar Ali – “Rocks”
Bukky Bakray – “Rocks”
THE RAINDANCE DISCOVERY AWARD
“Justine” – Jamie Patterson, Jeff Murphy, Jason Rush, Sarah Drew, Julius Beltrame
“Looted” – Rene Van Pannevis, Kefi Chadwick, Jennifer Eriksson, Jessie Mangum
“One Man And His Shoes” – Yemi Bamiro, Will Thorne
“Perfect 10” – Eva Riley, Jacob Thomas, Bertrand Faivre, Valentina Brazzini
“Rose: A Love Story” – Jennifer Sheridan, April Kelley, Sara Huxley, Matt Stokoe, Rob Taylor, Sophie Rundle
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD (DEBUT DIRECTOR) (Sponsored by Kodak & Pinewood)
Henry Blake – “County Lines”
Nick Rowland – “Calm With Horses”
Remi Weekes – “His House”
Rose Glass – “Saint Maud”
Eva Riley – “Perfect 10”
DEBUT SCREENWRITER (Sponsored By Film4)
Joe Murtagh – “Calm With Horses”
Remi Weekes – “His House”
Riz Ahmed – “Mogul Mowgli” (also Written By Bassam Tariq)
Rose Glass – “Saint Maud”
Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson – “Rocks”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“The Australian Dream” – Daniel Gordon, Stan Grant, Sarah Thomson, Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell, John Battsek
“Being A Human Person” – Fred Scott, Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Jo Jo Ellison
“The Reason I Jump” – Jerry Rothwell, Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee, Al Morrow
“Rising Phoenix” – Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Greg Nugent, John Battsek, Tatyana Mcfadden
“White Riot” – Rubika Shah, Ed Gibbs
BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCER
Daniel Emmerson – “Calm With Horses”
Douglas Cox – “Host” (also Produced By Emily Gotto, Samuel Zimmerman)
Irune Gurtubai – “Limbo” (also Produced By Angus Lamont)
Edward King, Martin Gentles – “His House” (also Produced By Aidan Elliott, Roy Lee, Arnon Milchan)
Oliver Kassman – “Saint Maud” (also Produced By Andrea Cornwell)
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM (Sponsored by Champagne Taittinger)
“Babyteeth” – Shannon Murphy, Rita Kalnejais, Alex White
“Les Misérables” – Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, Alexis Manenti, Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always” – Eliza Hittman, Adele Romanski, Sara Murphy
“Nomadland” – Chloé Zhao, Frances Mcdormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey
“Notturno” – Gianfranco Rosi, Donatella Palermo, Paolo Del Brocco, Serge Lalou, Camille Laemlé, Orwa Nyrabia, Eva-Maria Weerts
BEST CASTING (Sponsored by Casting Society Of America & Spotlight)
Shaheen Baig – “Calm With Horses”
Carmen Cuba – “His House”
Dan Jackson – “Limbo”
Kharmel Cochrane – “Saint Maud”
Lucy Pardee – “Rocks”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Sponsored by Dirty Looks)
Jo Willems – “His House”
Nick Cooke – “Limbo”
Annika Summerson – “Mogul Mowgli”
Hélène Louvart – “Rocks”
Ben Fordesman – “Saint Maud”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Michael O’connor – “Ammonite”
Ruka Johnson – “Rocks”
Tina Kalivas – “Saint Maud”
Charlotte Walter – “Misbehaviour”
Michele Clapton – “The Secret Garden”
BEST MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN
Ivana Primorac – “Ammonite”
Nora Robertson – “Rocks”
Jill Sweeney – “Misbehaviour”
Jacquetta Levon – “Saint Maud “
Sharon A Martin – “His House”
BEST EDITING (Sponsored by Intermission Film)
Julia Bloch – “His House”
Yorgos Lamprinos – “The Father”
Mark Towns – “Saint Maud”
Maya Maffioli – “Rocks”
Brenna Rangott – “Host”
BEST MUSIC (Sponsored by Universal Music Publishing Group)
Nainita Desai – “The Reason I Jump”
Connie Farr, Emilie Levienaise-farrouch – “Rocks”
Adam Janota Bzowski – “Saint Maud”
Roque Baños – “His House”
Paul Corley – “Mogul Mowgli”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN (Sponsored By Studio Juice)
Jacqueline Abrahams – “His House”
Cristina Casali – “Misbehaviour”
Peter Francis – “The Father”
Marketa Korinkova, Elo Soode – “Undergods”
Paulina Rzeszowska – “Saint Maud”
BEST SOUND (Supported by Halo Post)
Nick Ryan, Ben Baird, Sara De Oliveira Lima – “The Reason I Jump”
Calum Sample – “Host”
Adrian Bell, Glenn Freemantle, Frank Kruse, Brendan Nicholson, Richard Pryke – “His House”
Paul Davies – “Saint Maud”
Paul Davies, Robert Farr, Nigel Albermaniche, Ian Morgan – “Mogul Mowgli”
BEST EFFECTS
Agnes Asplund, Martin Malmqvist – “Undergods”
Scott Macintyre, Bariş Kareli, Kristyan Mallett – “Saint Maud”
Pedro Sabrosa, Stefano Pepin – “His House”