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» Sunday December 18, 2011 - 04:32 pm
There was a spectacular turn out this evening from the very best in British talent for the 14th Moet British Independent Film Awards. The winners were announced at the star-studded ceremony, held at Old Billingsgate which was hosted by actor and comedian Chris O'Dowd and streamed live for the first time ever on LOVEFiLM.
Best British Independent Film was won by Tyrannosaur with Lynne Ramsay picking up Best Director for We Need to Talk About Kevin, Olivia Colman Best Actress for Tyrannosaur and Michael Fassbender Best Actor for Shame. Vanessa Redgrave won Best Supporting Actress for Coriolanus and Michael Smiley Best Supporting Actor for Kill List
Tyrannosaur won the most awards on the night, picking up three trophies for Best British Independent Film, Best Actress and Paddy Considine was awarded The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director. Weekend won two awards for Best Achievement in Production and Most Promising Newcomer for Tom Cullen
Joint Directors, The Moet British Independent Film Awards Johanna von Fischer & Tessa Collinson said: "What a fantastic year for British film! This year's nominees embodied a diverse range of genres and those walking away with awards tonight are representative of the high quality of outstanding talent we have in this country. Congratulations to them all."
As previously announced, Ralph Fiennes was awarded the coveted Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film, and Kenneth Branagh the Variety Award. The Special Jury Prize went to Graham Easton.
Elsa Corbineau, Marketing Director for Moet & Chandon, commented: "As the Champagne of film, cinema and celebration, Moet & Chandon is delighted to toast the achievements of the British Film Industry at The Moet British Independent Film Awards. We are thrilled that so many winners and nominees from this years awards have supported ‘Toast for a Cause', helping raise thousands of pounds for their favourite charities by toasting with mini Moet & Chandon bottles."
Elliot Grove, Founder Raindance Film Festival and BIFA added: "As always the Moet British Independent Film Awards has been an awesome celebration of the very best of British independent filmmaking. This year demonstrates that the international spotlight is on Britain for quality, innovation and creativity."
The Moet British Independent Film Awards are proud to announce the following winners for 2011 (highlighted below in red):
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM Sponsored by Moet & 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
THE RAINDANCE AWARD Sponsored by Exile Media
- ACTS OF GODFREY
- BLACK POND
- HOLLOW
- LEAVING BAGHDAD
- A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP
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 RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film) Sponsored by Working Title
THE VARIETY AWARD
THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Now in its 14th year, the Awards were created by Raindance in 1998 and set out to celebrate merit and achievement in independently funded British filmmaking, to honour new talent, and to promote British films and filmmaking to a wider public.
Previous winners of the prestigious Best British Independent Film award include The King's Speech, Moon, Control, Slumdog Millionaire, The Constant Gardener and This Is England.
Recognised for its quality and prestige, Moet & Chandon is the champagne of choice for celebration at international film festivals. The venerable house has captured the attention of Hollywood's brightest stars since the birth of the film industry. Generations of legendary actors, actresses, producers and directors have celebrated their achievements with Moet & Chandon at the most significant and exclusive cinema events, including the Oscars & Golden Globes celebrations.
Proud supporters and patrons of The Moet British Independent Film Awards include Mike Figgis, Tom Hollander, Adrian Lester, Ken Loach, Ewan McGregor, Helen Mirren, Samantha Morton, James Nesbitt, Michael Sheen, Trudie Styler, Tilda Swinton, Meera Syal, David Thewlis, Ray Winstone and Michael Winterbottom.
The Moet British Independent Film Awards would like to thank all its supporters, especially: Moet & Chandon, The British Film Institute, 3 Mills Studios, BBC Films, Company 3, The Creative Partnership, Exile Media, M.A.C, Raindance, Soho House, Studiocanal, Swarovski, Variety, Working Title and Zander Creative.
For further information on BIFA, visit www.bifa.org.uk
For further information on Moet & Chandon, visit www.moet.com
For further information on Raindance, visit www.raindance.org
                    
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