Winners Announced for the British Independent Film Awards

The British Independent Film Awards highlight and reward the best, most innovative and creative independent filmmaking and filmmakers in the UK. They identify and encourage emerging talent, support and celebrate the independent film community and promote British film and talent to the public.

Each year, the BIFA voters, made up of the Screening Group and Nomination Committee, view the 300+ entered films. After a rigorous discussion-based selection process the long list and nominations are decided by confidential vote.

All nominated films are then viewed by an independent jury, newly appointed each year, and not involved in the nominations process. This jury, comprised of leading professionals and talent from the British film industry, meet to discuss all the nominated films and the winners are decided by secret ballot. Once these ballots have been counted and validated, the winners are announced at The British Independent Film Awards.

Now in its 20th year, BIFA was founded by Elliot Grove and Suzanne Ballantyne in 1998, who also founded the Raindance Film Festival in 1993.

The 2017 Awards are taking place today, December 10th, in London. Below is the full list of winners.

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Best Casting

SARAH CROWE for The Death of Stalin

Best Cinematography sponsored by Blackmagic Design

ARI WEGNER for Lady Macbeth

Best Costume Design

HOLLY WADDINGTON for Lady Macbeth

Best Editing

JON GREGORY for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Effects

NICK ALLDER and BEN WHITE for The Ritual

Best Make Up & Hair Design

NICOLE STAFFORD for The Death of Stalin

Best Music sponsored by Universal Music Publishing Group

CARTER BURWELL for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Production Design

CRISTINA CASALI for The Death of Stalin

Best Sound

ANNA BERTMARK for God's Own Country

Debut Screenwriter

FRANCIS LEE for God's Own Country

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)

RUNGANO NYONI for I Am Not A Witch

Best Documentary

ALMOST HEAVEN, dir: Carol Salter

Breakthrough Producer

EMILY MORGAN for I Am Not A Witch

Best International Independent Film

GET OUT, dir: Jordan Peele

Best British Short Film

FISH STORY

Most Promising Newcomer

NAOMI ACKIE for Lady Macbeth

Best Screenplay

ALICE BIRCH for Lady Macbeth

Best Actress

FLORENCE PUGH for Lady Macbeth

Best Actor

JOSH O'CONNOR for God's Own Country

Best Director

RUNGANO NYONI for I Am Not A Witch

Best British Independent Film

GOD'S OWN COUNTRY

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