Rufus Norris’ ‘Broken’ Takes Best Film Prize At British Independent Film Awards
Rufus Norris’ Broken led the pack of nominees going into the British Independent Film Awards ceremony tonight, but it was Peter Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio which won the most prizes. Norris’ coming of age tale that debuted in Cannes’ Critics’ Week last year was named Best British Film and also scooped the Best Supporting Actor prize for Rory Kinnear. Best Director went to Strickland for horror pic Berberian Sound Studio for which Toby Jones was also named Best Actor. The movie won four prizes in total, also nabbing kudos for Best Achievement in Production and Best Technical Achievement. Best Actress went to Andrea Riseborough for Shadow Dancer and Olivia Colman scored her second BIFA in a row for her supporting turn in Hyde Park On Hudson. (Colman was named Best Actress last year for Tyrannosaur.) Bart Layton’s The Imposter was named Best Documentary. A full list of winners follows:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Broken
BEST DIRECTOR
Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Bart Layton – The Imposter
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump – Sightseers
BEST ACTRESS
Andrea Riseborough (Colette McVeigh) – Shadow Dancer
BEST ACTOR
Toby Jones (Gilderoy) – Berberian Sound Studio
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth) – Hyde Park On Hudson
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Rory Kinnear (Bob Oswald) – Broken
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
James Floyd (Rashid) – My Brother The Devil
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
Berberian Sound Studio
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Nic Knowland BSC– Cinematography – Berberian Sound Studio
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Imposter
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
The Hunt
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