British Independent Film Awards

British independent cinema is particularly close to my heart, well, actually, British cinema in general. Those indies are usually very intimate, classy and talk about crucial issues for our society. Through that thread they are also closer to Polish sensibility and sensitivity. The Moet British Independent Film Awards have nominated some great films this year, and the 15th ceremony is taking place soon, on December 9th 2012 in Central London which usually means Leicester Square or somewhere near Covent Garden (or perhaps Royal Albert Hall, like the premiere of "Skyfall"). To learn more: go or check it out here.
This year's nominees are:

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM

Berberian Sound Studio
Broken
Sightseers
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Imposter

BEST DIRECTOR

Bart Layton– The Imposter
Ben Wheatley– Sightseers
John Madden– The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Peter Strickland– Berberian Sound Studio
Rufus Norris– Broken

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]

Bart Layton– The Imposter
Ben Drew– Ill Manors
Rowan Athale– Wasteland
Rufus Norris– Broken
Sally El Hosaini– My Brother the Devil

BEST SCREENPLAY

Abi Morgan– The Iron Lady
Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump– Sightseers
Mark O'Rowe– Broken
Paul Andrew Williams– Song for Marion
Peter Strickland– Berberian Sound Studio

BEST ACTRESS

Alice Lowe(Tina) – Sightseers
Andrea Riseborough(Colette McVeigh) – Shadow Dancer
Elle Fanning(Ginger) – Ginger & Rosa
Judi Dench(Evelyn Greenslade) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Meryl Streep(Margaret Thatcher) – The Iron Lady

BEST ACTOR
Riz Ahmed(Aaron) – Ill Manors
Steve Oram(Chris) – Sightseers
Terence Stamp(Arthur) – Song for Marion
Tim Roth(Archie) – Broken
Toby Jones(Gilderoy) – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alice Englert(Rosa) – Ginger & Rosa
Eileen Davies(Carol) – Sightseers
Maggie Smith(Muriel Donnelly) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Olivia Colman(Queen Elizabeth) – Hyde Park on Hudson
Vanessa Redgrave(Marion) – Song for Marion

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Billy Connolly(Wilf) – Quartet
Cillian Murphy(Mike Kiernan) – Broken
Domhnall Gleeson(Connor) – Shadow Dancer
Rory Kinnear(Bob Oswald) – Broken
Tom Wilkinson(Graham Dashwood) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER

Elliott Tittensor(Tits) – Spike Island
Eloise Laurence(Skunk) – Broken
James Floyd(Rashid) – My Brother the Devil
Paul Brannigan(Robbie) – The Angels' Share
Zawe Ashton(Joyce Vincent) – Dreams of a Life

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

Berberian Sound Studio
Ill Manors
Sightseers
The Imposter
The Sweeney

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Nic Knowland Bsc– Cinematography – Berberian Sound Studio
Joakim Sundström, Stevie Haywood AMPS IPS– Sound Design – Berberian Sound Studio
Electric Wave Bureau – Music – Broken
Robbie Ryan– Cinematography – Ginger & Rosa
Andrew Hulme– Editing – The Imposter

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dreams of a Life
London: The Modern Babylon
Marley
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
The Imposter

BEST BRITISH SHORT

Friday
Junk
Skyborn
Swimmer
Volume

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
Amour
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Rust & Bone
Searching For Sugar Man
The Hunt

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
Frank
Strings
Love Tomorrow
City Slacker
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD(for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
To Be Announced
THE VARIETY AWARD
To Be Announced
THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Announced at the Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 9th December