We are big supporters of the annual BIFAs, and in the past have interviewed up and coming stars such as Joe Cole, Maisie Williams, Asa Butterfield, Alicia Vikander and Gugu Mbatha-Raw at the London events. It celebrates the best of this country’s independent filmmaking, and the road to BIFA 2018 has begun.
The nominees were announced yesterday in a ceremony hosted by Ellie Bamber & Arinze Kene, which you can see below. You can also see interviews conducted with some of the class of 2018 including nominees Molly Wright (Apostasy), Jessie Buckley (Beast) and Beast writer director Michael Pearce.
The full list of nominees is below – see you on the 2nd of December…
Best British Independent Film
- American Animals
- Beast
- Disobedience
- The Favourite
- You Were Never Really Here
- Wilson
Best Director
- Andrew Haigh — Lean On Pete
- Yorgos Lanthimos — The Favourite
- Bart Layton — American Animals
- Michael Pearce — Beast
- Lynne Ramsay — You Were Never Really Here
Best Screenplay
- Deborah Davis, Tony Mcnamara — The Favourite
- Bart Layton — American Animals
- Sebastián Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz — Disobedience
- Michael Pearce — Beast
- Lynne Ramsay — You Were Never Really Here
Best Actress
- Gemma Arterton — The Escape
- Jessie Buckley — Beast
- Olivia Colman — The Favourite
- Maxine Peake — Funny Cow
- Rachel Weisz — Disobedience
Best Actor
- Joe Cole — A Prayer Before Dawn
- Steve Coogan — Stan & Ollie
- Rupert Everett — The Happy Prince
- Joaquin Phoenix — You Were Never Really Here
- Charlie Plummer — Lean On Pete
Best Supporting Actress
- Nina Arianda — Stan & Ollie
- Rachel McAdams — Disobedience
- Emma Stone — The Favourite
- Rachel Weisz — The Favourite
- Molly Wright — Apostasy
Best Supporting Actor
- Steve Buscemi — Lean On Pete
- Barry Keoghan — American Animals
- Alessandro Nivola — Disobedience
- Evan Peters — American Animals
- Dominic West — Colette
Most Promising Newcomer
- Jessie Buckley — Beast
- Michaela Coel — Been So Long
- Liv Hill — Jellyfish
- Marcus Rutherford — Obey
- Molly Wright — Apostasy
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
- Richard Billingham — Ray & Liz
- Daniel Kokotajlo — Apostasy
- Matt Palmer — Calibre
- Michael Pearce — Beast
- Leanne Welham — Pili
