Rose Glass’ horror Saint Maud has set a new record for most nominations for one film at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), with 17 nods.
The nominations were announced online this morning (Wednesday December 9) by actors Holliday Grainger and Micheal Ward.
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Saint Maud received nominations in best British independent film, as well as for Glass in best director, screenplay, debut director and debut screenwriter.
Further nominations include breakthrough producer for Oliver Kassman, best actress for Morfydd Clark and best supporting actress for Jennifer Ehle.
The film’s 17 nominations is the most ever received by a single title, surpassing the 15 of William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth in 2017 (which ended up winning five awards).
Close behind this year is Remi Weekes’ His House with 16, including best British independent film, Weekes in the same four categories as Glass, breakthrough producer for Edward King and Martin Gentles, best actress for Wunmi Mosaku and best actor for Sope Dirisu.
Friendship drama Rocks received 15 nominations, including best British independent film, best director for Sarah Gavron (who made the film with associate director Anu Henriques), and five acting nominations – best actress for Bukky Bakray, best supporting actress for Kosar Ali, best supporting actor for D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu, and most promising newcomer for Bakray and Ali.
Debut features scored strongly in the nominations, being eligible in both the primary categories and the debut sections. Another to do well was Nick Rowland’s crime thriller Calm With Horses, which got 10 nominations including best British independent film, best director and debut director for Rowland, debut screenwriter for Joe Murtagh, breakthrough producer for Daniel Emmerson, best actor for Cosmo Jarvis, best supporting actor for Barry Keoghan, and best supporting actress and most promising newcomer for Niamh Algar.
Riz Ahmed received four nominations – best actor, best screenplay (with Bassam Tariq) and debut screenwriter for Mogul Mowgli (which received seven in total), and best British short film for The Long Goodbye with Aneil Karia and Tom Gardner.
There is a first BIFA nomination for Anthony Hopkins in best actor as one of six for Florian Zeller’s The Father, which also appears in best British independent film, best director and best screenplay.
Zoom-set horror Host achieves three nominations, for Douglas Cox in breakthrough producer, Brenna Rangott in best editing and Calum Sample in best sound.
Screen Stars of Tomorrow received 39 nominations across 22 individuals, including those for Glass, Weekes, Rowland and Ahmed, as well as Conrad Khan and Tom Wood from the 2020 Stars selection.
27 British feature films are nominated across 22 categories. The additional categories are best short and best international independent film; nominees in the latter include Shannon Murphy’s Babyteeth, Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland and Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always.
Two of the five nominees in both best director and debut director are women, with the figures at three of eight in best screenplay, three of six in debut screenwriter and one of six in breakthrough producer.
Women comprise 28 of the 58 nominees (48%) in the craft categories.
The winners of the 2020 BIFAs will be announced in early February, with further details to be announced in January including the format of the event and the recipient of this year’s honorary Richard Harris award.
For Sama was the big winner at last year’s BIFAs, taking four prizes including best British independent film and best director.
BIFA nominations 2020
Best British Independent Film
Calm With Horses - Nick Rowland, Joe Murtagh, Daniel Emmerson
The Father - Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton, David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi, Philippe Carcassonne
His House - Remi Weekes, Martin Gentles, Edward King, Roy Lee, Aidan Elliott, Arnon Milchan
Rocks - Sarah Gavron, Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson, Faye Ward, Ameenah Ayub Allen
Saint Maud - Rose Glass, Oliver Kassman, Andrea Cornwell
Best Director
Sarah Gavron - Rocks [associate director Anu Henriques]
Rose Glass - Saint Maud
Nick Rowland - Calm With Horses
Remi Weekes - His House
Florian Zeller - The Father
Best Screenplay
Rose Glass - Saint Maud
Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson - Rocks
Bassam Tariq, Riz Ahmed - Mogul Mowgli
Remi Weekes - His House
Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton - The Father
Best Actress
Bukky Bakray - Rocks
Morfydd Clark - Saint Maud
Clare Dunne - Herself
Wunmi Mosaku - His House
Andrea Riseborough - Luxor
Best Actor
Riz Ahmed - Mogul Mowgli
Sope Dirisu - His House
Amir El-Masry - Limbo
Anthony Hopkins - The Father
Cosmo Jarvis - Calm With Horses
Best Supporting Actress
Niamh Algar - Calm With Horses
Kosar Ali - Rocks
Jennifer Ehle - Saint Maud
Ashley Madekwe - County Lines
Fiona Shaw - Kindred
Best Supporting Actor
Harris Dickinson - County Lines
Barry Keoghan - Calm With Horses
Alyy Khan - Mogul Mowgli
Merab Ninidze - The Courier
D’angelou Osei Kissiedu - Rocks
The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)
Henry Blake - County Lines
Rose Glass - Saint Maud
Eva Riley - Perfect 10
Nick Rowland - Calm With Horses
Remi Weekes - His House
Breakthrough Producer
Douglas Cox - Host [also produced by Emily Gotto, Samuel Zimmerman]
Daniel Emmerson - Calm With Horses
Irune Gurtubai - Limbo [also produced by Angus Lamont]
Oliver Kassman - Saint Maud [also produced by Andrea Cornwell]
Edward King, Martin Gentles - His House [also produced by Aidan Elliott, Roy Lee, Arnon Milchan]
Debut Screenwriter
Riz Ahmed - Mogul Mowgli [also written by Bassam Tariq]
Rose Glass - Saint Maud
Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson - Rocks
Joe Murtagh - Calm With Horses
Remi Weekes - His House
Most Promising Newcomer
Niamh Algar - Calm With Horses
Kosar Ali - Rocks
Bukky Bakray - Rocks
Frankie Box - Perfect 10
Conrad Khan - County Lines
Best Documentary
The Australian Dream - Daniel Gordon, Stan Grant, Sarah Thomson, Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell, John Battsek
Being A Human Person - Fred Scott, Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Jo-Jo Ellison
The Reason I Jump - Jerry Rothwell, Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee, Al Morrow
Rising Phoenix - Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Greg Nugent, John Battsek, Tatyana Mcfadden
White Riot - Rubika Shah, Ed Gibbs
The Discovery Award
Justine - Jamie Patterson, Jeff Murphy, Jason Rush, Sarah Drew, Julius Beltrame
Looted - Rene Van Pannevis, Kefi Chadwick, Jennifer Eriksson, Jessie Mangum
One Man And His Shoes - Yemi Bamiro, Will Thorne
Perfect 10 - Eva Riley, Jacob Thomas, Bertrand Faivre, Valentina Brazzini
Rose: A Love Story - Jennifer Sheridan, April Kelley, Sara Huxley, Matt Stokoe, Rob Taylor, Sophie Rundle
Best British Short Film
Filipiñana - Rafael Manuel, Naomi Pacifique
The Forgotten C - Molly Manning Walker, Jessi Gutch
The Long Goodbye - Aneil Karia, Riz Ahmed, Tom Gardner
Mandem - John Ogunmuyiwa, Emily Everdee
Sudden Light - Sophie Littman, Tom Wood
Best International Independent Film
Babyteeth (Aus) - Shannon Murphy, Rita Kalnejais, Alex White
Les Misérables (Fr) - Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, Alexis Manenti, Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (US) - Eliza Hittman, Adele Romanski, Sara Murphy
Nomadland (US) - Chloé Zhao, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey
Notturno (It-Fr-Ger) - Gianfranco Rosi, Donatella Palermo, Paolo Del Brocco, Serge Lalou, Camille Laemlé, Orwa Nyrabia, Eva-Maria Weerts
Best Casting
Shaheen Baig - Calm With Horses
Kharmel Cochrane - Saint Maud
Carmen Cuba - His House
Dan Jackson - Limbo
Lucy Pardee - Rocks
Best Cinematography
Nick Cooke - Limbo
Ben Fordesman - Saint Maud
Hélène Louvart - Rocks
Annika Summerson - Mogul Mowgli
Jo Willems - His House
Best Costume Design
Michele Clapton - The Secret Garden
Ruka Johnson - Rocks
Tina Kalivas - Saint Maud
Michael O’Connor - Ammonite
Charlotte Walter - Misbehaviour
Best Editing
Julia Bloch - His House
Yorgos Lamprinos - The Father
Maya Maffioli - Rocks
Brenna Rangott - Host
Mark Towns - Saint Maud
Best Effects
Agnes Asplund, Martin Malmqvist - Undergods
Scott Macintyre, Bariº Kareli, Kristyan Mallett - Saint Maud
Pedro Sabrosa, Stefano Pepin - His House
Best Make Up & Hair Design
Jacquetta Levon - Saint Maud
Sharon A Martin - His House
Ivana Primorac - Ammonite
Nora Robertson - Rocks
Jill Sweeney - Misbehaviour
Best Music
Roque Baños - His House
Paul Corley - Mogul Mowgli
Nainita Desai - The Reason I Jump
Connie Farr, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch - Rocks
Adam Janota Bzowski - Saint Maud
Best Production Design
Jacqueline Abrahams - His House
Cristina Casali - Misbehaviour
Peter Francis - The Father
Marketa Korinkova, Elo Soode - Undergods
Paulina Rzeszowska - Saint Maud
Best Sound
Adrian Bell, Glenn Freemantle, Frank Kruse, Brendan Nicholson, Richard Pryke - His House
Paul Davies - Saint Maud
Paul Davies, Robert Farr, Nigel Albermaniche, Ian Morgan - Mogul Mowgli
Nick Ryan, Ben Baird, Sara De Oliveira Lima - The Reason I Jump
Calum Sample - Host
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