Once more we celebrate another remarkable year for British talent, as the 2023 British Independent Film Awards rolled out their red carpet this evening. We were there once again on the carpet to talk with the nominees and presenters, all to champion a fierce and fulsome chorus of new cinematic voices.
A full list of winners follows the interviews. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
The 2023 BIFAs Red Carpet Interviews
The full list of winners is below.
Best British Independent Film
- All Of Us Strangers – Andrew Haigh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Sarah Harvey
- Femme – Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping, Myles Payne, Sam Ritzenberg
- How To Have Sex – Molly Manning Walker, Ivana MacKinnon, Emily Leo, Konstantinos Kontovrakis
- Rye Lane – Raine Allen-Miller, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, Damian Jones
- Scrapper – Charlotte Regan, Theo Barrowclough
Best Joint Lead Performance
- David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah – Rye Lane
- Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George MacKay – Femme
- Lola Campbell, Harris Dickinson – Scrapper
Best Lead Performance
- Jodie Comer – The End We Start From
- Nabhaan Rizwan – In Camera
- Andrew Scott – All Of Us Strangers
- Mia McKenna-Bruce – How To Have Sex
- Tia Nomore – Earth Mama
- Tilda Swinton – The Eternal Daughter
Best Director
- Raine Allen-Miller – Rye Lane
- Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping – Femme
- Andrew Haigh – All Of Us Strangers
- Molly Manning Walker – How To Have Sex
- Charlotte Regan – Scrapper
Best Screenplay
- Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia – Rye Lane
- Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping – Femme
- Andrew Haigh – All Of Us Strangers
- Molly Manning Walker – How To Have Sex
- Charlotte Regan – Scrapper
Best Supporting Performance
- Ritu Aryu – Polite Society
- Jamie Bell – All Of Us Strangers
- Samuel Bottomley – How To Have Sex
- Alexandra Burke – Pretty Red Dress
- Amir El-Masry – In Camera
- Claire Foy – All Of Us Strangers
- Paul Mescal – All Of Us Strangers
- Alia Shawkat – Drift
- Shaun Thomas – How To Have Sex
- Katherine Waterston – The End We Start From
Best Feature Documentary
- Another Body – Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn, Isabel Freeman, Elizabeth Woodward
- Bobi Wine: The People’s President – Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp, John Battsek
- If The Streets Were On Fire – Alice Russell, Gannesh Rajah
- Lyra – Alison Millar, Jackie Doyle
- Occupied City – Steve Mcqueen, Bianca Stitger, Floor Onrust, Anna Smith-Tenser
Breakthrough Performance
- Le’Shantey Bonsu – Girl
- Lola Campbell – Scrapper
- Priya Kansara – Polite Society
- Mia McKenna-Bruce – How To Have Sex
- Vivian Oparah – Rye Lane
Best Debut Screenwriter
- Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia – Rye Lane
- Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping – Femme
- Molly Manning Walker – How To Have Sex
- Nida Manzoor – Polite Society
- Charlotte Regan – Scrapper
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
- Raine Allen-Miller – Rye Lane
- Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping – Femme
- Savanah Leaf – Earth Mama
- Molly Manning Walker – How To Have Sex
- Charlotte Regan – Scrapper
Breakthrough Producer
- Theo Barrowclough – Scrapper
- Georgia Goggin – Pretty Red Dress
- Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo – Rye Lane
- [Also Produced By Damian Jones]
- Gannesh Rajah – If The Streets Were On Fire
- Chi Thai – Raging Grace
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary
- Chloe Abrahams – The Taste Of Mango
- Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn – Another Body
- Ella Glendining – Is There Anybody Out There?
- Alice Russell – If The Streets Were On Fire
- Christopher Sharp – Bobi Wine: The People’s President [Also Directed By Moses Bwayo]
The Raindance Maverick Award
- If The Streets Were On Fire – Alice Russell, Gannesh Rajah
- Is There Anybody Out There? – Ella Glendining, Janine Marmot
- Name Me Lawand – Edward Lovelace
- Raging Grace – Paris Zarcilla, Chi Thai
- Red Herring – Kit Vincent, Ed Owles
Best British Short Film
- Christopher At Sea – Tom C J Brown, Laure Desmazières, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron, Amanda Miller, Hannah Stolarski, Nick Read, Emily-Jane Brown
- Festival Of Slaps – Abdou Cissé, Cheri Darbon, George Telfer
- Lions – Beru Tessema, Ama Ampadu
- Muna – Warda Mohamed, Angela Moneke, Simon Hatton
- The Talent – Thomas May Bailey, Emma D’arcy, Ellen Spence
Best International Independent Film
- Anatomy Of A Fall – Justine Triet, Arthur Harari, Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
- Fallen Leaves – Aki Kauriskmäki
- Fremont – Babak Jalali, Carolina Cavalli, Marjaneh Moghimi, Sudnya Shroff, Rachael Fung
- Monster – Hirokazu Kore-eda, Yuji Sakamoto, Genki Kawamura, Kenji Yamada
- Past Lives – Celine Song, David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler
Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Actor to British Film
- Stephen Graham
