Rocks was the big winner at the 2020 British Independent Film Awards tonight (BIFAs, Thursday, February 18), taking home five prizes including best British independent film.
The film also won three acting prizes: best supporting actress and most promising newcomer for Kosar Ali, and best supporting actor for D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu.
Scroll down for the full list of winners
“We’re not just any ordinary girls from the estate. We’re more than that. Our postcodes do not determine our limits,” said cast member Tawheda Begum when accepting the best British independent film prize.
There were four awards for His House, including best director for Remi Weekes, who dedicated his prize to “the immigrants, the migrants, the asylum seekers, the outsiders and the minorities”.
Riz Ahmed won best debut screenwriter for Mogul Mowgli, which he wrote with director Bassam Tariq. Ahmed also picked up the best British short film prize for The Long Goodbye, which he co-wrote with Aneil Karia and Karia directed.
Rose Glass won the Douglas Hickox award for debut director for Saint Maud, adding to the film’s best cinematography prize for Ben Fordesman.
The awards were hosted online by Tom Felton, who was joined virtually by presenters including Zendaya, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Daisy Edgar Jones, James Norton and Rafe Spall. The full ceremony is available to watch below.
“It actually makes me quite emotional… when I think of all the cast members from Harry Potter who were asked before me,” quipped Felton - best known for his role as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series.
Nine Screen Stars of Tomorrow picked up a total of 10 prizes, including best actress for Wunmi Mosaku, the Discovery award for Eva Riley’s Perfect 10 and Ahmed’s two prizes.
It was a strong night for Film4, which had a hand in films winning eight of the 15 prizes given out on the night (Rocks, The Father, Saint Maud, Limbo); as did the BFI, also with eight of 15 (Rocks, Saint Maud, The Reason I Jump, Limbo, Perfect 10). BBC Film backed four winners on the night (His House, Mogul Mowgli, Perfect 10), and nine in total.
21 of the 44 individuals to win awards are women (48%); 14 of the 25 awards were won or co-won by a woman (56%). 11 of the 44 winners come from an ethnic minority background (25%), comprising 9 of 25 awards won or co-won (36%).
Winners in the nine craft categories were revealed last month, with His House and Misbehaviour receiving two prizes each.
Saint Maud set a record total of 17 when nominations were announced in December, followed by His House with 16 and Rocks with 15.
The 2020 BIFAs were moved from the ceremony’s usual December slot due to pandemic-induced schedule changes
BIFAs 2020 winners
Winners in bold
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
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù - 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 - Shannon Murphy, Rita Kalnejais, Alex White
Les Misérables - Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, Alexis Manenti, Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral
Never Rarely Sometimes Always - Eliza Hittman, Adele Romanski, Sara Murphy
Nomadland - Chloé Zhao, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey
Notturno - 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, Bariş 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, Simon Farmer, Andrew Skirk - 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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