Sean Ellis’s “Metro Manila” led the winners of the British Independent Film Awards, with a prize haul that included best film and best director. James McAvoy (“Filth”), Lindsay Luncan (“Le Week-End”), Imogen Poots (“The Look of Love”) and Ben Mendelsohn (“Starred Up”) won the acting prizes.
Full list of winners:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Metro Manila
BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Ellis – Metro Manila
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Paul Wright – For Those In Peril
BEST SCREENPLAY
Steven Knight – Locke
BEST ACTRESS
Lindsay Duncan – Le Week-End
BEST ACTOR
James McAvoy – Filth
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Imogen Poots – The Look Of Love
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ben Mendelsohn – Starred Up
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
Metro Manila
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Amy Hubbard – Casting – The Selfish Giant
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Sixteen Films & Friends (aka Team Loach)
BEST BRITISH SHORT
Z1
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Chloe Pirrie – Shell
THE RAINDANCE AWARD
The Machine
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
Blue Is The Warmest Color
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