The pre-season is underway and today brings the nominees for the British Independent Film Awards. The BIFAs, as they are called, have been tough on Saint Maud, who led the field and got 17 nominations for Rose Glass’ film. Remi Weekes’ His House received 16 quotes, meaning the horror had a great day with this forerunner. Rocks by Sarah Gavron and Anu Henrique (15 nominations), Nick Rowland’s Calm With Horses (10 nods) and Florian Zeller’s The Father (six nominations) also do very well. In the realm of international film, American films like Never Seldom were sometimes always cited and Nomadland. It’s an interesting list overall, so be sure to check out the list below …
Now here are the nominations for the British Independent Film Award:
Best British Independent Film
Rest with horses
The father
His house
rock
Holy Maud
Best director
Sarah Gavron, Rocks [Associate Director Anu Henriques]
Rose glass, Saint Maud
Nick Rowland, calm with horses
Remi Weekes, his house
Florian Zeller, the father
Best script
Rose glass, Saint Maud
Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson, Rocks
Bassam Tariq, Riz Ahmed, Mogul Mowgli
Remi Weekes, his house
Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton, the father
Best Actress
Bukky Bakray, rocks
Morfydd Clark, Saint Maud
Clare Dunne herself
Wunmi Mosaku, his house
Andrea Riseborough, Luxor
Best actor
Riz Ahmed, Mughal Mowgli
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, his house
Amir El-Masry, suspension
Anthony Hopkins, the father
Cosmo Jarvis, calm with horses
The best supporting actress
Niamh Algar, calm with horses
Kosar Ali, rocks
Jennifer Ehle, Saint Maud
Ashley Madekwe, County Lines
Fiona Shaw, related
Best supporting actor
Harris Dickinson, county lines
Barry Keoghan, calm with horses
Alyy Khan, Mughal Mowgli
Merab Ninidze, the courier
D’angelou Osei Kissiedu, rock
The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)
Henry Blake, county lines
Rose glass, Saint Maud
Eva Riley, Perfect 10
Nick Rowland, calm with horses
Remi Weekes, his house
Breakthrough producer
Douglas Cox, host [Also Produced By Emily Gotto, Samuel Zimmerman]
Daniel Emmerson, rest with horses
Irune Gurtubai, limbo [Also Produced By Angus Lamont]
Oliver Kassman, Saint Maud [Also Produced By Andrea Cornwell]
Edward King, Martin Gentles, his house [Also Produced By Aidan Elliott, Roy Lee, Arnon Milchan]
Debut screenwriter
Riz Ahmed, Mughal Mowgli [Also Written By Bassam Tariq]
Rose glass, Saint Maud
Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson, Rocks
Joe Murtagh, calm with horses
Remi Weekes, his house
Most promising newcomer
Niamh Algar, calm with horses
Kosar Ali, rocks
Bukky Bakray, rocks
Frankie Box, Perfect 10
Conrad Khan, county lines
Best documentary
The Australian dream
Be a human person
The reason I jump
Phoenix from the ashes
white rioter
The Raindance Discovery Award
Justine
Looted
A man and his shoes
Perfect 10
Rose: A love story
Best British Short Film
Filipiñana
The forgotten C.
The long farewell
Send
Sudden light
Best international independent film
Baby teeth
Pathetic
Never seldom sometimes always
Nomad land
night
Best casting
Shaheen Baig, calm with horses
Kharmel Cochrane, Saint Maud
Carmen Cuba, his house
And Jackson, Limbo
Lucy Pardee, Rocks
Best camera
Nick Cooke, Limbo
Ben Fordesman, Saint Maud
Hélène Louvart, rocks
Annika Summerson, Mughal Mowgli
Jo Willems, his house
Best costume design
Michele Clapton, The Secret Garden
Ruka Johnson, Rocks
Tina Kalivas, Saint Maud
Michael O’Connor, ammonite
Charlotte Walter, wrongdoing
Best processing
Julia Bloch, his house
Yorgos Lamprinos, the father
Maya Maffioli, rocks
Brenna Rangott, hostess
Mark Towns, Saint Maud
Best effects
Agnes Asplund, Martin Malmqvist, Undergods
Scott Macintyre, Baris Kareli, Christian Mallett and Saint Maud
Pedro Sabrosa, Stefano Pepin, his house
Best makeup & hair design
Jacquetta Levon, Saint Maud
Sharon A Martin, his house
Ivana Primorac, ammonite
Nora Robertson, Rocks
Jill Sweeney, wrongdoing
Best music
Roque Baños, his house
Paul Corley, Mogul Mowgli
Nainita Desai, The reason I jump
Connie Farr, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, rocks
Adam Janota Bzowski, Saint Maud
Best production design
Jacqueline Abrahams, his house
Cristina Casali, wrongdoing
Peter Francis, the father
Marketa Korinkova, Elo Soode, Undergods
Paulina Rzeszowska, Saint Maud
Best sound
Adrian Bell, Glenn Freemantle, Frank Kruse, Brendan Nicholson, Richard Pryke, his house
Paul Davies, Saint Maud
Paul Davies, Robert Farr, Nigel Albermaniche, Ian Morgan and Mogul Mowgli
Nick Ryan, Ben Baird, Sara De Oliveira Lima, The Reason I Jump
Calum Sample, host
Stay tuned to see who and what wins BIFAs!