The winners of the 23rd edition of the British Independent Film Awards were announced today by actor Tom Felton (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows).

The winners across the nine film craft categories were announced on 25 January.

Sarah Gavron’s coming-of-age drama “Rocks” starring Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali and D’angelou Osei Kissiedu, which had amassed 15 nominations, won five awards including the coveted Best British Independent Film, Best Supporting Actor for D’angelou Osei Kissiedu and Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer for Kosar Ali, and Best Casting for Lucy Pardee.

Remi Weekes’ horror-thriller “His House”, which garnered 16 nominations, won four awards including Best Director, Best Actress for Wunmi Mosaku, Best Effects for Pedro Sabrosa and Stefano Pepin, and Best Production Design for Jacqueline Abrahams.

Psychological horror film “Saint Maud”, which received 17 nominations, won The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director) for Rose Glass and Best Cinematography for Ben Fordesman.

The Crown star Emma Corrin, Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa and Malcolm & Marie‘s Zendaya were among the special guests who appeared via video link to announce the winners.

See the full list of nominations and winners below:

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 – WINNER
“Saint Maud” – Rose Glass, Oliver Kassman, Andrea Cornwell

BEST SCREENPLAY (Sponsored by BBC Film)
Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton – “The Father” – WINNER
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” – WINNER
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 – WINNER
“Mandem” – John Ogunmuyiwa, Emily Everdee
“Sudden Light” – Sophie Littman, Tom Wood

BEST ACTOR
Cosmo Jarvis – “Calm With Horses”
Anthony Hopkins – “The Father” – WINNER
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù – “His House”
Amir El-masry – “Limbo”
Riz Ahmed – “Mogul Mowgli”

BEST ACTRESS
Clare Dunne – “Herself”
Bukky Bakray – “Rocks”
Wunmi Mosaku – “His House” – WINNER
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” – WINNER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Niamh Algar – “Calm With Horses”
Kosar Ali – “Rocks” – WINNER
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” – WINNER
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 – WINNER
“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” – WINNER
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) – WINNER
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 – WINNER
“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) – WINNER
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 – WINNER
“Notturno” – Gianfranco Rosi, Donatella Palermo, Paolo Del Brocco, Serge Lalou, Camille Laemlé, Orwa Nyrabia, Eva-Maria Weerts

Winners of the below Craft Awards were announced on 25 January

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” – WINNER

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Sponsored by Dirty Looks)
Jo Willems – “His House”
Nick Cooke – “Limbo”
Annika Summerson – “Mogul Mowgli”
Hélène Louvart – “Rocks”
Ben Fordesman – “Saint Maud” – WINNER

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Michael O’connor – “Ammonite”
Ruka Johnson – “Rocks”
Tina Kalivas – “Saint Maud”
Charlotte Walter – “Misbehaviour” – WINNER
Michele Clapton – “The Secret Garden”

BEST EDITING (Sponsored by Intermission Film)
Julia Bloch – “His House”
Yorgos Lamprinos – “The Father” – WINNER
Mark Towns – “Saint Maud”
Maya Maffioli – “Rocks”
Brenna Rangott – “Host”

BEST EFFECTS
Agnes Asplund, Martin Malmqvist – “Undergods”
Scott Macintyre, Bariş Kareli, Kristyan Mallett – “Saint Maud”
Pedro Sabrosa, Stefano Pepin – “His House” – WINNER

BEST MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN
Ivana Primorac – “Ammonite”
Nora Robertson – “Rocks”
Jill Sweeney – “Misbehaviour” – WINNER
Jacquetta Levon – “Saint Maud “
Sharon A Martin – “His House”

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” – WINNER

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN (Sponsored By Studio Juice)
Jacqueline Abrahams – “His House” – WINNER
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” – WINNER
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”