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2018 British Independent Film Awards nominations announced

This year’s British Independent Film Awards nominations were announced this morning, with critically-acclaimed ‘The Favourite’ up for the most nods. The awards will take place in London on December 2.

Best British Independent Film
“American Animals”
“Beast”
“Disobedience”
“The Favourite”
“You Were Never Really Here”

Best Actress
Gemma Arterton, “The Escape”
Jessie Buckley, “Beast”
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Maxine Peake, “Funny Cow”
Rachel Weisz, “Disobedience”

Best Actor
Joe Cole, “A Prayer Before Dawn”
Steve Coogan, “Stan & Ollie”
Rupert Everett, “The Happy Prince”
Joaquin Phoenix, “You Were Never Really Here”
Charlie Plummer, ”Lean on Pete”

Best Supporting Actress
Nina Arianda, “Stan & Ollie”
Rachel McAdams, “Disobedience”
Emma Stone, ”The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
Molly Wright, “Apostasy”

Best Supporting Actor
Steve Buscemi, ”Lean on Pete”
Barry Keoghan, ”American Animals”
Alessandro Nivola,“Disobedience”
Evan Peters, ”American Animals”
Dominic West, “Colette”

Most Promising Newcomer
Jessie Buckley, “Beast”
Michaela Coel, “Been So Long”
Liv Hill,”Jellyfish”
Marcus Rutherford, “Obey”
Molly Wright, “Apostasy”

Best Director
Andrew Haigh, “Lean on Pete”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
Bart Layton, “American Animals”
Michael Pearce,” “Beast”
Lynne Ramsay, “You Were Never Really Here”

Best Screenplay
Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, “The Favourite”
Bart Layton, ”American Animals”
Sebastian Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, “Disobedience”
Michael Pearce, ”Beast”
Lynne Ramsay, ”You Were Never Really Here”

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
Richard Billingham,”Ray & Liz”
Daniel Kokotajlo, “Apostasy”
Matt Palmer, “Calibre”
Michael Pearce, “Beast”
Leanne Welham, “Pill”

Debut Screenwriter
Karen Gillian, “The Party’s Just Beginning”
Daniel Kokotajlo, “Apostasy”
Bart Layton, “American Animals”
Matt Palmer, ”Calibre”
Michael Pearce, “Beast”

Breakthrough Producer
Kristian Brodie, ”Beast”
Jacqui Davies, “Ray & Liz”
Anna Griffin, “Calibre”
Marcie MacLellan,”Apostasy”
Faye Ward, “Stan & Ollie”

The Discovery Award
“The Dig”
“Irene’s Ghost”
“A Moment in the Reeds”
“Super November”
“Voyageuse”

Best Documentary
“Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story”
“Evelyn”
“Island”
“Nae Pasaran”
“Under the Wire”

Best British Short Film
“The Big Day”
“Bitter Sea”
“The Field”
“Pommel”
“To Know Him”

Best International Independent Film
“Capernaum”
“Cold War”
“The Rider”
“Roma”
“Shoplifters”

Best Casting
“The Favourite”
“Beast”
“American Animals”
“Stan & Ollie”
“Apostasy”

Best Costume Design
“Peterloo”
“Colette”
“The Favourite”
“Stan & Ollie”
“An Evening With Beverly Luff Lin”

Best Cinematography
“American Animals”
“Lean on Pete”
“The Favourite”
“You Were Never Really Here”
“A Prayer Before Dawn”

Best Editing
“You Were Never Really Here”
“A Prayer Before Dawn”
“American Animals”
“The Favourite”
“Happy New Year, Colin Burstead”

Best Effects
“Early Man”
“Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)”
“Peterloo”

Best Make Up & Hair Design
“Peterloo”
“Stan & Ollie”
“A Prayer Before Dawn”
“Colette”
“The Favourite”

Best Production Design
“Colette”
“The Favourite”
“Peterloo”
“Stan & Ollie”
“Ray & Liz”

Best Music
“Island of the Hungry Ghosts”
“You Were Never Really Here”
“Funny Cow”
“American Animals”
“Beast”

Best Sound
“The Favourite”
“You Were Never Really Here”
“A Prayer Before Dawn”
“Time Trial”
“American Animals”