Sarah Gavron’s Rocks, Remi Weekes’ His House and Florian Zeller's The Father were the leaders at the 2021 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) with five, four and three awards respectively. The ceremony was hosted virtually by actor Tom Felton (Harry Potter series, Risen, Braking for Whales...) live from Wales, where he is filming Save the Cinema by Sara Sugarman.
Founded in 1998 by Elliot Grove and Suzanne Ballantyne (who also created the Raindance Film Festival), The British Independent Film Awards highlight and reward the best, innovative and creative filmmaking and filmmakers in the United Kingdom. They encourage emerging talent and promote British film to the public.
The winners in most categories are elected by independent juries (leading professionals and talents from the British film industry), newly appointed each year and uninvolved in the nominations process. The winners for Best British Independent Film, Best International Independent Film, The Raindance Discovery Award, Best British Short Film and the nine craft categories are decided by a confidential vote amongst all BIFA voters.
Full 2021 BIFA Winners:
Best British Independent Film - Sarah Gavron,
Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson, Faye Ward, Ameenah Ayub Allen
Best Supporting Actor - D'angelou Osei Kissiedu
Best Supporting - Kosar Ali
Most Promising Newcomer - Kosar Ali
Best Casting - Lucy Pardee
Best Director - Remi Weekes
Best Actress - Wunmi Mosaku
Best Production Design - Jacqueline Abrahams
Best Effect - Pedro Sabrosa, Stefano Pepin
Best Screenplay - Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton
Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins
Best Editing - Yorgos Lamprinos
Best British Short - Aneil Karia, Riz Ahmed, Tom Gardner
The Raindance Discovery Award - Eva Riley,
Jacob Thomas, Bertrand Faivre, Valentina Brazzini
The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director) - Rose Glass
Best Cinematography - Ben Fordesman
Debut Screenwriter - Riz Ahmed
Best Music - Paul Corley
Best Documentary - Jerry Rothwell, Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee, Al Morrow
Best Sound - Nick Ryan, Ben Baird, Sara De Oliveira Lima
Breakthrough Producer - Irune Gurtubay
Best International Independent Film - Chloé Zhao,
Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey
Best Costume Design - Charlotte Walter
Best Make-Up & Hair Design - Jill Sweeney
Find out about the complete 2021 BIFA winners list on Moonday!