The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) announced the 2022 nominees with hosts Sam Claflin and BIFA winner Kosar Ali revealing the list of exceptional contenders at the Everyman Broadgate event. Once again, this year’s nominees highlight the wealth of talent within the British film industry, with 2022’s list featuring acclaimed debuts alongside previous BIFA recipients such as Emma Thompson, Jessie Buckley, Florence Pugh and Alice Birch, in a strong year for women filmmakers and performers. Brand new performance categories and the addition of a category for first-time documentary feature directors means even more to celebrate in BIFA’s 25th anniversary year.
The Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Actor to British Film
To be announced
Best British Independent Film
AFTERSUN Charlotte Wells, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson
BLUE JEAN Georgia Oakley, Hélène Sifre
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE Sophie Hyde, Katy Brand, Debbie Gray, Adrian Politowski
LIVING Oliver Hermanus, Kazuo Ishiguro, Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen
THE WONDER Sebastián Lelio, Emma Donoghue, Alice Birch, Juliette Howell, Andrew Lowe, Tessa Ross, Ed Guiney
Best Director sponsored by Sky Cinema
OLIVER HERMANUS Living
SOPHIE HYDE Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
SEBASTIÁN LELIO The Wonder
GEORGIA OAKLEY Blue Jean
CHARLOTTE WELLS Aftersun
Best Lead Performance
SALLY HAWKINS The Lost King
COSMO JARVIS It Is in Us All
EMMA MACKEY Emily
ROSY McEWEN Blue Jean
BILL NIGHY Living
FLORENCE PUGH The Wonder
EMILY WATSON God’s Creatures
HALA ZEIN Nezouh
Best Screenplay
KATY BRAND Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
KAZUO ISHIGURO Living
SEBASTIÁN LELIO, ALICE BIRCH, EMMA
DONOGHUE The Wonder
GEORGIA OAKLEY Blue Jean
CHARLOTTE WELLS Aftersun
Best Supporting Performance
ZOEY DEUTCH The Outfit
AISLING FRANCIOSI God’s Creatures
LUCY HALLIDAY Blue Jean
KERRIE HAYES Blue Jean
ZAINAB JODA Our River… Our Sky
FATMA MOHAMED Flux Gourmet
PAUL MESCAL God’s Creatures
FIONN WHITEHEAD Emily
AIMEE LOU WOOD Living
Best Joint Lead Performance
FRANKIE CORIO, PAUL MESCAL Aftersun
DARYL McCORMACK, EMMA THOMPSON Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
JESSIE BUCKLEY, RORY KINNEAR Men
TAMARA LAWRANCE, LETITIA WRIGHT The Silent Twins
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The Douglas Hickox Award(Best Debut Director) sponsored by BBC Film ANDREW CUMMING The Origin THOMAS HARDIMAN Medusa Deluxe FRANCES O’CONNOR Emily GEORGIA OAKLEY Blue Jean CHARLOTTE WELLS Aftersun
Breakthrough Performance sponsored by Netflix FRANKIE CORIO Aftersun LEO LONG I Used to Be Famous KÍLA LORD CASSIDY The Wonder ROSY McEWEN Blue Jean SAFIA OAKLEY-GREEN The Origin
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary KATHRYN FERGUSON Nothing Compares VICTORIA FIORE Nascondino [Hide & Seek] LEAH GORDON, EDDIE HUTTON MILLS Kanaval JONO McLEOD My Old School BECKY HUTNER Fashion Reimagined
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Breakthrough Producer sponsored by Pinewood and Shepperton Studios ALEKSANDRA BILIĆ, JENNIFER CORCORAN Nascondino [Hide & Seek] PAUL KENNEDY Nightride [also produced by Jon Silk] RUPERT MAJENDIE Brian and Charles NADIRA MURRAY Winners [also produced by Paul Welsh] HÉLÈNE SIFRE Blue Jean
Best Debut Screenwriter sponsored by Film4 SHANE CROWLEY God’s Creatures DAVID EARL, CHRIS HAYWARD Brian and Charles RUTH GREENBERG The Origin GEORGIA OAKLEY Blue Jean CHARLOTTE WELLS Aftersun
The Raindance Discovery Award ELECTRIC MALADY Marie Lidén, Aimara Reques FADIA’S TREE Sarah Beddington, Susan Simnett OFF THE RAILS Peter Day, Grant Keir, Rob Alexander REBELLION Elena Sánchez Bellot, Maia Kenworthy, Kat Mansoor WINNERS Hassan Nazer, Nadira Murray, Paul Welsh |
Best Feature Documentary sponsored by Intermission
MY CHILDHOOD, MY COUNTRY – 20 YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN Phil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharifi, Amanda Wilkie
MY OLD SCHOOL Jono McLeod, John Archer, Olivia Lichtenstein
NASCONDINO [HIDE & SEEK] Victoria Fiore, Jennifer Corcoran, Aleksandra Bilić
NOTHING COMPARES Kathryn Ferguson, Eleanor Emptage, Michael Mallie
YOUNG PLATO Neasa Ní Chianáin, Declan McGrath, David Rane
Best British Short Film supported by BFI Network
A FOX IN THE NIGHT Keeran Anwar Blessie, Benjamin Jacob Smith
HONESTY Roxy Rezvany, Emily Renée, Elly Camisa
SANDSTORM Seemab Gul, Abid Aziz Merchant
SCALE Joseph Pierce, Hélène Mitjavile
TOO ROUGH Sean Lìonadh, Ross McKenzie, Alfredo Covelli
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Best Casting sponsored by Casting Society & Spotlight SHAHEEN BAIG Blue Jean LEILA BERTRAND Our River… Our Sky KHARMEL COCHRANE The Silent Twins KAHLEEN CRAWFORD Living LUCY PARDEE Aftersun
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Best Cinematography sponsored by Dirty Looks & Kodak ALFREDO DE JUAN Nascondino [Hide & Seek] ROB HARDY Men JOEL HONEYWELL Kanaval GREGORY OKE Aftersun ARI WEGNER The Wonder
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Best Costume Design JENNY BEAVAN Mrs Harris Goes to Paris SAFFRON CULLANE Flux Gourmet ODILE DICKS-MIREAUX The Wonder FRANK GALLACHER Aftersun SANDY POWELL Living
Best Original Music sponsored by Universal Music Publishing DANNY BENSI, SAUNDER JURRIAANSGod’s Creatures OLIVER COATES Aftersun MATTHEW HERBERT The Wonder ADAM JANOTA BZOWSKI The Origin BEN SALISBURY, GEOFF BARROW Men
Best Effects CHRIS MARSHALL The Feast DAVID SIMPSON Men AHMED YOUSRY Nezouh
Best Sound supported by Halo TIM HARRISON, RAOUL BRAND, CASSANDRA RUTLEDGE Flux Gourmet GLENN FREEMANTLE, BEN BARKER, GILLIAN DODDERS, HOWARD BARGOFF, MITCH LOW Men JOVAN AJDER Aftersun HUGH FOX, BEN BAIRD The Wonder DOM CORBISIERO, DAI SHELL The Feast |
Best Editing JOANNA CRICKMAY Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts IZABELLA CURRY Blue Jean MÁTYÁS FEKETE Flux Gourmet MICK MAHON Nothing Compares BLAIR McCLENDON Aftersun
Best Make-Up & Hair Design OYA AYGÖR, MURAT ÇAĞIN Aftersun MORNA FERGUSON, LORRI ANN KINGThe Wonder SIOBHAN HARPER-RYAN Flux Gourmet NIAMH MORRISON The Origin EUGENE SOULEIMAN, SCARLETT O’CONNELL Medusa Deluxe
Best Music Supervision LUCY BRIGHT Aftersun PHIL CANNING The Phantom of the Open RUPERT HOLLIER Living
Best Production Design FLETCHER JARVIS Flux Gourmet GRANT MONTGOMERY The Wonder HELEN SCOTT Living BILLUR TURAN Aftersun GARY WILLIAMSON Medusa Deluxe
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Best Ensemble Performance
BLUE JEAN Ensemble including Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Lydia Page, Stacy Abalogun, Farrah Cave, Amy Booth-Steel
EMILY Ensemble including Amelia Gething, Emma Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead, Alexandra Dowling, Gemma Jones, Adrian Dunbar
FLUX GOURMET Ensemble including Makis Papadimitriou, Gwendoline Christie, Asa Butterfield, Fatma Mohamed, Ariane Labed, Richard Bremmer
OUR RIVER… OUR SKY Ensemble including Zainab Joda, Darina Al Joundi, Amed Hashimi, Mahmoud Abo Al Abbas, Basim Hajar, Labwa Arab, Meriam Abbas, Siham Mustafa
THE WONDER Ensemble including Kíla Lord Cassidy, Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, Toby Jones, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Ciarán Hinds, Brían F. O’Byrne, Josie Walker
