The 20th

British Independent Film Awards The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early November, ...

nominations were announced on 1 November 2017.

Awards and nominations

Best British Independent Film

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God's Own Country "God's Own Country" is a phrase meaning an area, region or place supposedly favoured by God. Examples Australia In Australia, the phrase "God's own country" was often used to describe the country in the early 1900s, but it appears to have gr ...

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The Death of Stalin ''The Death of Stalin'' is a 2017 political satire black comedy film written and directed by Armando Iannucci and co-written by David Schneider and Ian Martin with Peter Fellows. Based on the French graphic novel ''La Mort de Staline'' (201 ...

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I Am Not a Witch ''I Am Not a Witch'' is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Rungano Nyoni in her feature debut film. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and won the BAFTA Awar ...

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Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth is a leading character in William Shakespeare's tragedy '' Macbeth'' (). As the wife of the play's tragic hero, Macbeth (a Scottish nobleman), Lady Macbeth goads her husband into committing regicide, after which she becomes quee ...

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' is a 2017 crime drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh and starring Frances McDormand as a Missouri woman who rents three roadside billboards to draw attention to her daugh ...

Best Director

* Rungano Nyoni - ''I Am Not a Witch'' *

Armando Iannucci Armando Giovanni Iannucci (; born 28 November 1963) is a Scottish satirist, writer, director, producer, performer, and panellist. Born in Glasgow to Italian parents, Iannucci studied at the University of Glasgow followed by the University of ...

- ''The Death of Stalin'' * Francis Lee - ''God's Own Country'' *

Martin McDonagh Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose ...

- ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' * William Oldroyd - ''Lady Macbeth''

Best Actress

Florence Pugh Florence Pugh ( ; born 3 January 1996) is an English actress. She made her acting debut in 2014 in the drama film '' The Falling''. Pugh gained recognition in 2016 for her leading role as a young bride in the independent drama ''Lady Macbeth' ...

- ''Lady Macbeth'' *

Emily Beecham Emily Beecham (born 12 May 1984) is an American-British actress and singer. She is best known for her role in the Coen Brothers film ''Hail, Caesar!'', the AMC series '' Into the Badlands'', and the title role in the 2017 film '' Daphne''. She s ...

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Daphne Daphne (; ; el, Δάφνη, , ), a minor figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater. There are several versions of the myth in whi ...

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Frances McDormand Frances Louise McDormand (born Cynthia Ann Smith; June 23, 1957) is an American actress and producer. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, McDormand has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, two Primetime Em ...

- ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' * Margaret Mulubwa - ''I Am Not a Witch'' *

Ruth Wilson Ruth Wilson (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She is known for her performances as the eponymous protagonist in ''Jane Eyre'' (2006), as Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama ''Luther'' (2010–2013, 2019), as Alison L ...

- '' Dark River''

Best Actor

Josh O'Connor Josh O'Connor (born in 1989/1990) is a British actor. He portrayed a young Charles III (Prince Charles) in the Netflix drama ''The Crown'' (2019–2020), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and th ...

- ''God's Own Country'' *

Jamie Bell Andrew James Matfin Bell (born 14 March 1986) is an English actor and dancer. He rose to prominence for his debut role in ''Billy Elliot'' (2000), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming one of the youngest ...

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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool ''Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'' is a 2017 biographical romantic drama film directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Annette Bening and Jamie Bell, with a cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave and Julie Walters. It is based on the memoir o ...

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Paddy Considine Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard Britis ...

- ''Journeyman'' * Johnny Harris - ''

Jawbone In anatomy, the mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is the largest, strongest and lowest bone in the human facial skeleton. It forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. The mandible sits beneath the maxilla. It is the only movable bone ...

'' * Alec Secareanu - ''God's Own Country''

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Clarkson Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. She has starred in numerous leading and supporting roles in a variety of films ranging from independent film features to major film studio productions. Her accolades incl ...

- '' The Party'' *Naomi Ackie - ''Lady Macbeth'' *

Kelly Macdonald Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles in ''Trainspotting'' (1996), ''Gosford Park'' (2001), ''Intermission'' (2003), ''Nanny McPhee'' (2005), ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007), ''Boardwalk Em ...

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Goodbye Christopher Robin ''Goodbye Christopher Robin'' is a 2017 British biographical drama film about the lives of ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' creator A. A. Milne and his family, especially his son Christopher Robin. It was directed by Simon Curtis and written by Frank Cott ...

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Andrea Riseborough Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 20 November 1981) is an English actress and producer. She made her film debut with a small part in ''Venus'' (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles in '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008), '' Never Let Me Go ...

- ''The Death of Stalin'' *

Julie Walters Dame Julia Mary Walters (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Julie Walters, is an English actress. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a ...

- ''Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool''

Best Supporting Actor

Simon Russell Beale Sir Simon Russell Beale (born 12 January 1961) is an English actor. He is known for his appearances in film, television and theatre, and work on radio, on audiobooks and as a narrator. For his services to drama, he was knighted by Queen Elizabe ...

- ''The Death of Stalin'' *

Steve Buscemi Steven Vincent Buscemi ( ,As stated in interviews by Buscemi himself, some may insist that his pronunciation of his own name is "wrong" because it does not match the original Italian pronunciation as well. It is not uncommon for people to pronou ...

- ''The Death of Stalin'' *

Woody Harrelson Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...

- ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' *

Ian Hart Ian Davies (born 8 October 1964), better known by his stage name Ian Hart, is an English actor. His most notable roles are Rabbit in the Channel Four drama miniseries ''One Summer'' (1983), Joe O'Reilly in the biopic ''Michael Collins'' (1996) ...

- ''God's Own Country'' *

Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for appearing in independent films and also as a character actor portraying a wide variety of roles both comedic and dramatic in films such as '' Lawn Dogs'' (199 ...

- ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri''

Most Promising Newcomer

*Naomi Ackie - ''Lady Macbeth'' *

Harry Gilby Harry Gilby is an English actor, best known for playing a young J. R. R. Tolkien in the film ''Tolkien'' (2019) and Æthelstan in the fifth season of ''The Last Kingdom'' (2022) and the follow-up film '' The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die' ...

- ''Just Charlie'' *

Cosmo Jarvis Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan Jarvis (born 1 September 1989) is a British actor, musician, and filmmaker. In 2015, he auditioned and was cast to portray the character of Sebastian in William Oldroyd's debut feature film ''Lady Macbeth'' (2016). Ea ...

- ''Lady Macbeth'' *Harry Michell - ''Chubby Funny'' *

Lily Newmark Lily Inge Newmark (born 24 May 1994) is an actress and former model. She is best known for her roles in the film '' Pin Cushion'' (2017), the Netflix series ''Sex Education'' (2019–2020) and '' Cursed'' (2020), and the Sky One series ''Templ ...

- ''Pin Cushion''

The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)

* Rungano Nyoni - ''I Am Not a Witch'' *Deborah Haywood - ''Pin Cushion'' *Francis Lee - ''God's Own Country'' *Thomas Napper - ''Jawbone'' *William Oldroyd - ''Lady Macbeth''

Best Debut Screenwriter

*''God's Own Country'' - Francis Lee *''I Am Not a Witch'' - Rungano Nyoni *''Jawbone'' - Johnny Harris *''Lady Macbeth'' -

Alice Birch Alice Birch is a British playwright and screenwriter. Birch has written several plays, including ''Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.'' for which she was awarded the George Devine Award for Most Promising New Playwright, and ''Anatomy of a Suicide' ...

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Their Finest ''Their Finest'' is a 2016 British war comedy-drama film, directed by Lone Scherfig, written by Gaby Chiappe, and based on the 2009 novel ''Their Finest Hour and a Half'' by Lissa Evans. The film stars Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, ...

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Gaby Chiappe Gaby Chiappe (born c. 1964) is a British screenwriter, known for her original works: television show ''The Level'', and the films ''Their Finest'' and ''Misbehaviour''. Prior to developing these, she worked extensively in commissioned British t ...

Breakthrough Producer

*''I Am Not a Witch'' - Emily Morgan *''Bad Day for the Cut'' - Brendan Mullin and Katy Jackson *''God's Own Country'' - Jack Tarling and Manon Ardisson *''Lady Macbeth'' - Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly *''Pin Cushion'' - Gavin Humphries

Best Screenplay

*''Lady Macbeth'' - Alice Birch *''The Death of Stalin'' - Armando Iannucci, David Schneider and Ian Martin *''God's Own Country'' - Francis Lee *''I Am Not a Witch'' - Rungano Nyoni *''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' - Martin McDonagh

Best Documentary

*''Almost Heaven'' *''Half Way'' *''Kingdom of Us'' *''

Uncle Howard ''Uncle Howard'' is a 2016 documentary film about filmmaker Howard Brookner directed by Aaron Brookner. Synopsis Director Howard Brookner died of AIDS in NYC in 1989 while in post-production on his breakthrough Hollywood movie. His body of work ha ...

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Best Foreign Independent Film

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Get Out ''Get Out'' is a 2017 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landr ...

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The Florida Project ''The Florida Project'' is a 2017 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Sean Baker and written by Baker and Chris Bergoch. It stars Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, and Caleb Landry Jon ...

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I Am Not Your Negro ''I Am Not Your Negro'' is a 2016 documentary film and social critique film essay directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript '' Remember This House''. Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the hist ...

'' *'' Loveless'' *'' The Square''

Discovery Award

*''In Another Life'' *''Even When I Fall'' *'' Halfway'' *''Isolani'' *'' My Pure Land''

Best Casting

*''The Death of Stalin'' - Sarah Crowe *''Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'' - Debbie McWilliams *''God's Own Country'' - Shaheen Baig and Layla Merrick-Wolf *''Lady Macbeth'' - Shaheen Baig *''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' - Sarah Halley Finn

Best Cinematography

*''Lady Macbeth'' - Ari Wegner *''I Am Not a Witch'' - David Gallego *''Jawbone'' - Tat Radcliffe *''Leaning Into the Wind'' - Thomas Riedelsheimer *''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' - Ben Davis

Best Costume Design

*''Lady Macbeth'' - Holly Waddington *''The Death of Stalin'' - Suzie Harman *''

How to Talk to Girls at Parties "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" is a science fiction short story written in 2006 by Neil Gaiman. It is about a couple of British 1970s teen-aged boys, Enn and Vic, who go to a party to meet girls, only to find that the girls are very differe ...

'' - Sandy Powell *''I Am Not a Witch'' - Holly Rebecca *''

My Cousin Rachel ''My Cousin Rachel'' is a Gothic novel written by English author Daphne du Maurier, published in 1951. Bearing thematic similarities to her earlier and more famous novel '' Rebecca'', it is a mystery-romance, set primarily on a large estate in ...

'' - Dinah Collin

Best Editing

*''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' - Jon Gregory *''The Death of Stalin'' - Peter Lambert *''Jawbone'' - David Charap *''Us and Them'' - Joe Martin *''Williams'' - Johnny Burke

Best Make-up and Hair Design

*''The Death of Stalin'' - Nicole Stafford *'' Breathe'' - Jan Sewell *''I Am Not a Witch'' - Julene Paton *''Journeyman'' - Nadia Stacey *''Lady Macbeth'' - Sian Wilson

Best Music

*''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' -

Carter Burwell Carter Benedict Burwell (born November 18, 1954) is an American film composer. He has consistently collaborated with the Coen brothers, having scored most of their films. Burwell has also scored three of Todd Haynes's films, three of Spike Jonz ...

*''The Death of Stalin'' -

Christopher Willis Christopher Willis (born 21 August 1978 in Newcastle, Australia) is an Australian-born British composer. He is the composer of the music to the 2013 Disney Mickey Mouse Shorts, and co-composer (with Rupert Gregson-Williams) of the music to the ...

*''I Am Not a Witch'' - Matt Kelly *''Jawbone'' -

Paul Weller Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul m ...

*''Leaning Into the Wind'' -

Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...

Best Production Design

*''The Death of Stalin'' - Cristina Casali *''Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'' - Eve Stewart *''

Final Portrait ''Final Portrait'' is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Stanley Tucci. The film stars Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Clémence Poésy, Tony Shalhoub, James Faulkner, and Sylvie Testud. The film had its world premiere at the Berlin Internati ...

'' - James Merifield *''I Am Not a Witch'' - Nathan Parker *''Lady Macbeth'' - Jacqueline Abrahams

Best Sound

*''God's Own Country'' - Anna Bertmark *'' Breathe'' - Sound team *''I Am Not a Witch'' - Maiken Hansen *''Jawbone'' - Andy Shelley and Steve Griffiths *''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' -

Joakim Sundström Joakim Sundström is a Swedish supervising sound editor, sound designer and musician. Sundström was born on February 27, 1965, in the city of Gävle in Sweden and brought up in Buchanan, Liberia on the West African Atlantic coast. He collabo ...

Best Effects

*''The Ritual'' -

Nick Allder Nick Allder is an English special effects supervisor and coordinator. He started his career as an assistant camera operator and moved, after eight years, into special effects. He has won multiple awards, including an Academy Award for Best Vis ...

and Ben White *''The Death of Stalin'' - Effects team *''Double Date'' - Dan Martin *''Journeyman'' - Luke Dodd *''

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References

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