Monday, December 10, 2012

"Broken" is British Indie Film Awards Best Picture of 2012

Created in 1998, The British Independent Film Awards, by its own description, celebrates merit and achievement in independently funded British filmmaking, honor new film talent, and promote British films and filmmaking to a wider public.  The 15th Annual Moët British Independent Film Awards ceremony was held last night (Sunday, December 9, 2012) in London.

The coming-of-age drama, Broken, won the "Best Film" award.  Berberian Sound Studio, a psychological thriller set at a 1970s Italian horror movie studio, was the big winner, capturing 4 awards, including "Best Director" for Peter Strickland.

The 15th Annual Moët British Independent Film Awards Winners:

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM- Sponsored by Moët & Chandon
Broken

BEST DIRECTOR - Sponsored by AllCity & Intermission
Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR] - Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
Bart Layton – The Imposter

BEST SCREENPLAY - Sponsored by BBC Films
Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump – Sightseers

BEST ACTRESS- Sponsored by M.A.C
Andrea Riseborough (as Colette McVeigh) – Shadow Dancer

BEST ACTOR
Toby Jones (as Gilderoy) – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Olivia Colman (as Queen Elizabeth) – Hyde Park on Hudson

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR- Sponsored by Sanderson & St Martins Lane
Rory Kinnear (Bob Oswald) – Broken

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER - Sponsored by Studiocanal
James Floyd (Rashid) – My Brother the Devil

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION - Sponsored by Company3
Berberian Sound Studio

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT - Sponsored by LightBrigade Media
Joakim Sundström, Stevie Haywood AMPS IPS– Sound Design – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Imposter

BEST BRITISH SHORT- Supported by the BFI
Volume

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
The Hunt (from Denmark)

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
Strings

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
Sir Michael Gambon

THE VARIETY AWARD
Jude Law

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Sandra Hebron

http://www.bifa.org.uk/

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