NOMINATIONS
AND JURY REVEALED FOR THE 14th MOËT BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS
The nominations and jury members for the 14th annual Moët British Independent Film Awards
were announced today, Monday 31 October at St Martins Lane, London
by Helen McCrory.
Joint Directors, The Moët
British Independent Film Awards’ Johanna
von Fischer & Tessa Collinson
said: “This year’s nominees
really highlight the immense wealth of British talent in this country
today. We are incredibly proud
that the Awards have grown to a level that garners attention worldwide, helping
to bring British talent and independent filmmaking to the international
stage.”
The highest number of nominations this year goes to three films, Shame, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Tyrannosaur,
all with seven nods. All three
titles are battling for the coveted Best British Film Award, Best Director,
Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor or Actress awards. We
Need to Talk About Kevin and Kill
List each receive six nominations with Submarine
following closely with five.
Nominations for Best Actress go to Rebecca Hall (The Awakening), Mia Wasikowska (Jane Eyre), MyAnna Buring (Kill
List), Olivia Colman (Tyrannosaur)
and Tilda Swinton (We Need To Talk About
Kevin). Leading men hoping to
take home the Best Actor award include Brendan Gleeson (The Guard), Neil Maskell (Kill
List), Michael Fassbender (Shame),
Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
and Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur).
Directors who have delivered dynamic debuts this year and are fighting
for the Douglas Hickox Award are Joe Cornish (Attack The Block), Ralph Fiennes (Coriolanus), John Michael McDonagh (The Guard), Richard Ayoade (Submarine)
and Paddy Considine (Tyrannosaur).
Elsa Corbineau, Marketing Director Moët & Chandon commented: “Moët
& Chandon is thrilled to continue to support the Awards this year. There are some truly remarkable films
in today’s nominations which reflect the talent of the British filmmakers. We look forward to celebrating all of
the nominees and winners on 4 December.”
The Raindance Award nominees for 2011 include: Acts of Godfrey, Black Pond, Hollow, Leaving Baghdad and A Thousand Kisses Deep. This Award honours exceptional
achievement for filmmakers working against the odds, often with little or no
industry support. Elliot Grove,
Founder Raindance Film Festival and Moët British Independent Film Awards
added: “Delighted to see that this
year’s nominations prove that once again British independent filmmakers have
risen to the creative challenge of making astounding movies in the midst of
economic chaos.”
The Pre-Selection Committee of 70 members viewed nearly 200 films, out
of which they selected the nominations, which were decided by ballot.
The
winners of The Moët British
Independent Film Awards are decided by an independent jury comprised of leading
professionals and talent from the British film industry.
The Jury
for 2011 includes:
Josh Appignanesi (Director / Writer), Lucy Bevan (Casting Director),
Edith Bowman (Broadcaster), Mike Goodridge (Editor), Ed Hogg (Actor), Neil
Lamont (Art Director), Mary McCartney (Photographer), Molly Nyman (Composer),
Debs Paterson (Director / Writer), Tracey Seaward (Producer), Charles Steel
(Producer), David Thewlis (Actor), Ruth Wilson (Actress) and Justine Wright
(Editor).
The winners will be announced at the much anticipated 14th awards
ceremony, which will take place on Sunday
4 December at the impressive Old Billingsgate in London.
The Moët British Independent Film Awards is
proud to announce the following nominees for this year’s awards:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Sponsored by Moët & Chandon
SENNA
SHAME
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
TYRANNOSAUR
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
BEST DIRECTOR
Sponsored by The Creative Partnership
Ben Wheatley – KILL LIST
Steve McQueen – SHAME
Tomas Alfredson – TINKER
TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Paddy Considine –
TYRANNOSAUR
Lynne Ramsay – WE NEED TO
TALK ABOUT KEVIN
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
Joe Cornish – ATTACK THE
BLOCK
Ralph Fiennes – CORIOLANUS
John Michael McDonagh – THE
GUARD
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Paddy Considine –
TYRANNOSAUR
BEST SCREENPLAY
Sponsored by BBC Films
John Michael McDonagh – THE
GUARD
Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump –
KILL LIST
Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen –
SHAME
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear
– WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
BEST ACTRESS
Sponsored by M.A.C
Rebecca Hall – THE
AWAKENING
Mia Wasikowska – JANE EYRE
MyAnna Buring – KILL LIST
Olivia Colman – TYRANNOSAUR
Tilda Swinton – WE NEED TO
TALK ABOUT KEVIN
BEST ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson – THE GUARD
Neil Maskell – KILL LIST
Michael Fassbender – SHAME
Gary Oldman – TINKER TAILOR
SOLDIER SPY
Peter Mullan – TYRANNOSAUR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Felicity Jones – ALBATROSS
Vanessa Redgrave –
CORIOLANUS
Carey Mulligan – SHAME
Sally Hawkins – SUBMARINE
Kathy Burke – TINKER TAILOR
SOLDIER SPY
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Smiley – KILL LIST
Tom Hardy – TINKER TAILOR
SOLDIER SPY
Benedict Cumberbatch –
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Eddie Marsan – TYRANNOSAUR
Ezra Miller – WE NEED TO
TALK ABOUT KEVIN
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Sponsored by STUDIOCANAL
Jessica Brown Findlay –
ALBATROSS
John Boyega – ATTACK THE
BLOCK
Craig Roberts – SUBMARINE
Yasmin Paige – SUBMARINE
Tom Cullen – WEEKEND
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
Sponsored
by Deluxe142
KILL LIST
TYRANNOSAUR
WEEKEND
WILD BILL
YOU INSTEAD
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Chris King, Gregers Sall –
Editing – SENNA
Sean Bobbitt –
Cinematography – SHAME
Joe Walker – Editing –
SHAME
Maria Djurkovic –
Production Design – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Seamus McGarvey –
Cinematography – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
BEST DOCUMENTARY
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
LIFE IN A DAY
PROJECT NIM
SENNA
TT3D: CLOSER TO THE EDGE
BEST BRITISH SHORT
0507
CHALK
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
RITE
ROUGH SKIN
BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
ANIMAL KINGDOM
DRIVE
PINA
A SEPARATION
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
THE RAINDANCE AWARD
Sponsored by Exile Media
ACTS OF GODFREY
BLACK POND
HOLLOW
LEAVING BAGHDAD
A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP
THE
RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to
British Film)
Sponsored
by Working Title
To Be Announced
THE VARIETY AWARD
To Be Announced
THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Announced at the Moët British
Independent Film Awards on Sunday 4 December.
Proud supporters and patrons of The Moët British Independent Film Awards
include Mike Figgis, Tom Hollander,
Adrian Lester, Ken Loach, Ewan McGregor, Helen Mirren, Samantha Morton, Michael
Sheen, Trudie Styler, Tilda Swinton, Meera Syal, David Thewlis, Ray Winstone
and Michael Winterbottom.
The Moët British Independent Film Awards would like to thank all its
supporters, especially: Moët &
Chandon, The British Film Institute, 3 Mills Studios, BBC Films, Company3, The
Creative Partnership, Exile Media, M.A.C, Raindance, Soho House, Studiocanal,
Swarovski, Variety, Working Title and Zander
Creative.
Created by Raindance
Notes to the
editor:
About BIFA
Created in 1998, The British Independent Film Awards set out to
celebrate merit and achievement in independently funded British filmmaking, to
honour new talent, and to promote British filmmaking and British talent to a
wider public.
In recognition of Moët & Chandon’s generous
contribution as headline sponsor, the 2011 event is referred to as The MOËT
British Independent Film Awards.
For further information on BIFA, visit www.bifa.org.uk
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Independent Film Awards contact Emma McCorkell or Caragh Cook at Organic
Marketing:
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BIFAs ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: A film will be eligible for an Award if:
• It
is intended for theatrical release, AND has had a public screening to a paying
audience either on general release in the UK OR has screened at a British-based
film festival between 1st December 2010 and 30th November 2011
• Where
there is any major studio substantially funding a film, the total budget must
not exceed $20M
• It
has been produced or majority co-produced by a British company OR is in receipt
of at least 51% of its budget from a British source or sources OR it qualifies as
a British Film under the DCMS guidelines AND includes sufficient creative
elements from the UK
• BIFA
also consider foreign independent films for the Best Foreign Independent Film
category. Foreign films must have a British theatrical release during the eligibility
period stated above
• British
Short Film Award submissions: Any British short films that have won an award
between the 16th October 2010 and 15th October 2011 are eligible for
consideration. Any variations are at the sole discretion and recommendation of
the film committee. A short film must be no longer than 40 minutes (including
credits).
• Under exceptional
circumstances, inclusion and consideration of films which do not strictly
comply with the above criteria will be subject to the discretion of the British
Independent Film Awards Advisory Committee.
All films submitted for consideration will be
viewed by the Advisory Committee with the help of a nominated screening panel,
who will then decide the nominations by ballot. All nominated films will be
viewed by an independent Jury. The winners will be decided by secret ballot.
Full
Eligibility Criteria may be viewed at: http://www.bifa.org.uk/rules
