This year’s British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) have been handed out at a star-studded ceremony in London, with For Sama and The Personal History Of David Copperfield among those taking home prizes.
We round up the main winners:
– The Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film
Kristin Scott Thomas
– Special jury prize
Amanda Nevill
– Best British independent film
For Sama (Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts)
– Best director
Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts (For Sama)
– Best screenplay
Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell for The Personal History Of David Copperfield
– Best actress
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
– Best actor
Josh O’Connor (Only You)
– Best supporting actress
Ruthxjiah Bellenea (The Last Tree)
– Best supporting actor
Hugh Laurie (The Personal History Of David Copperfield)
– Most promising newcomer
Sam Adewunmi (The Last Tree)
– The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)
Harry Wootliff (Only You)
– Debut screenwriter
Emma Jane Unsworth (Animals)
– Breakthrough producer
Kate Byers, Linn Waite (Bait)
– The Raindance Discovery Award
Children Of The Snow Land (Zara Balfour, Marcus Stephenson, Mark Hakansson)
– Best casting
Sarah Crowe (The Personal History Of David Copperfield)
– Best cinematography
Benjamin Kracun (Beats)
– Best costume design
Suzie Harman, Robert Worley (The Personal History Of David Copperfield)
– Best documentary
For Sama (Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts)
– Best editing
Chloe Lambourne, Simon McMahon (For Sama)
– Best effects
Howard Jones (A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon)
– Best make-up and hair design
Jeremy Woodhead (Judy)
– Best Music
Jack Arnold (Wild Rose)
– Best production design
Cristina Casali (The Personal History Of David Copperfield)
– Best sound
David Bowtle-Mcmillan, Joakim Sundström, Robert Farr (Beats)
– Best British short film
Anna (Dekel Berenson, Merlin Merton, Olga Beskhmelnitsyna)
– Best international independent film
Parasite (Bong Joon-ho, Jan Young-Hwan, Moon Yang-kwon, Sin-ae Kwak, Han Jin Won)