British Independent Film Awards: The full list of nominees
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The nominees for the British Independent Film Awards have been announced, and Belfast-set comedy Kneecap leads the way with 14 nominations.
The film, which tells the story of the real-life Irish language hip-hop trio, landed a ‘Best Joint LeadPperformance’ nomination for the group’s members Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh – also known as Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí.
Director Rich Peppiatt has also found himself in the running for several categories, including ‘Best Director’, ‘Best Screenplay’, and ‘The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director’. Overall, the film has been a huge success for the British Film Institute and Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish language broadcast fund, which part-funded its making.
During an exclusive interview with Far Out earlier this year, Kneecap’s Móglaí Bap said of the group’s creative ethos: “If art can court controversy, I think that’s a good thing because that is the role of art within society. I think there is a lack of that (controversy) in the music industry because people want to impress major labels.”
The second most nominated film was Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding, a bodybuilding noir starring Kristen Stewart and Ed Harris. It scooped 12 nominations, including ‘Best director’ and ‘Best screenplay’ for Glass, as well as ‘Best joint lead performance’ for Stewart and Katy O’Brian.
The Outrun followed closely behind with nine nominations, including ‘Best lead performance’ for star Saoirse Ronan and ‘Best director’ for Nora Fingscheidt.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on December 8th. See below for the full list of nominees.
The British Independent Film Awards nominees:
‘Best British Independent Film’
Kneecap
Love Lies Bleeding
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
The Outrun
Santosh
‘Best International Independent Film’
All We Imagine as Light
Anora
La Chimera
No Other Land
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
‘Best Director’
Andrea Arnold (Bird)
Nora Fingscheidt (The Outrun)
Rose Glass (Love Lies Bleeding)
Rungano Nyoni (On Becoming a Guinea Fowl)
Rich Peppiatt (Kneecap)
‘Best Lead Performance’
Radhika Apte (Sister Midnight)
Susan Chardy (On Becoming a Guinea Fowl)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths)
Elliot Page (Close to You)
Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun)
Alicia Vikander (The Assessment)
‘Best Screenplay’
Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot (The Outrun)
Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska (Love Lies Bleeding)
Rungano Nyoni (On Becoming a Guinea Fowl)
Rich Peppiatt (Kneecap)
Sandhya Suri (Santosh)
‘Best Supporting Performance’
Michele Austin (Hard Truths)
Elizabeth Chisela (On Becoming a Guinea Fowl)
Barry Keoghan (Bird)
Jack O’Connell (Back to Black)
Franz Rogowski (Bird)
Hayley Squires (Hoard)
‘Best Joint Lead Performance’
Joseph Quinn, Saura Lightfoot-Leon (Hoard)
Katy O’Brian, Kristen Stewart (Love Lies Bleeding)
Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh (Kneecap)
Jason Patel, Ben Hardy (Unicorns)
‘The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut director’
Christopher Andrews (Bring Them Down)
Luna Carmoon (Hoard)
James Krishna Floyd [also directed by Sally El Hosaini] (Unicorns)
Karan Kandhari (Sister Midnight)
Rich Peppiatt (Kneecap)
‘Breakthrough Producer Award’
Hollie Bryan and Lucy Meer (The Ceremony)
Balthazar De Ganay and James Bowsher [also produced by Mike Goodridge and Alan McAlex] (Santosh)
Jacob Swan Hyam [also produced by Julianne Ford, Ivana Mackinnon, Jean-Yves Roubin, Ruth Treacey and Cassandre Warnauts] (Bring Them Down)
Ben Toye (Treading Water)
Rebecca Wolff [also produced by Julia Ton] (Grand Theft Hamlet)
‘Breakthrough Performance Award’
Nykiya Adams (Bird)
Susan Chardy (On Becoming a Guinea Fowl)
Saura Lightfoot-Leon (Hoard)
Ruaridh Mollica (Sebastian)
Jason Patel (Unicorns)
‘Best Debut Screenwriter’
James Krishna Floyd (Unicorns)
Karan Kandhari (Sister Midnight)
Rich Peppiatt (Kneecap)
Sandhya Suri (Santosh)
Mrs & Mr Thomas [also written by John Donnelly] (The Assessment)
‘Best Debut Director for a Feature Documentary’
Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane (Grand Theft Hamlet)
Manon Ouimet, Jacob Perlmutter (Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other)
Rachel Ramsay [also directed by James Erskine] (Copa 71)
Clair Titley (The Contestant)
‘Raindance Maverick Award’
The Ceremony
Grand Theft Hamlet
Restless
Satu – The Year of the Rabbit
Witches
‘Best Feature Documentary’
The Contestant
Grand Theft Hamlet
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other
Witches
‘Best British Short Film’
Delivery
Housewarming
Meat Puppet
A Move
Wander to Wonder
‘Best Casting’
Hoard
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Bird
Kneecap
Love Lies Bleeding
‘Best Cinematography’
Lee
Love Lies Bleeding
Civil War
The Outrun
Kneecap
‘Best Costume Design’
Kneecap
Civil War
Love Lies Bleeding
Unicorns
Firebrand
‘Best Editing’
The Outrun
Bird
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Civil War
Kneecap
‘Best Effects’
Love Lies Bleeding
Lee
Civil War
‘Best Music Supervision’
Back to Black
Sister Midnight
Kneecap
‘Best Makeup and Hair Design’
Love Lies Bleeding
Back to Black
The Outrun
Unicorns
Firebrand
‘Best Original Music’
Kneecap
Bird
Unicorns
The Outrun
Love Lies Bleeding
‘Best Production Design’
Hoard
Love Lies Bleeding
The Assessment
Civil War
Kneecap
‘Best Sound’
Kneecap
Love Lies Bleeding
Civil War
The Outrun
Lee
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