Parsing the British Independent Film Awards Nominations
But even if critics and AMPAS members move the film with the most (seven) BIFA nominations, “The Lobster,” up to the top of their screener piles, that won’t make the brainy and hilarious Cannes entry from Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos an Oscar frontrunner.
And so far Brit period history lesson “Suffragette” seems to play better in the UK than America. Landing six nominations apiece were Andrew Haigh’s “45 Years” and Justin Kurzel’s “Macbeth,” getting five were John Crowley’s “Brooklyn” (which did not land Best Feature or Director noms), Alex Garland’s “Ex Machina” and Asif Kapadia’s smash hit documentary “Amy,” while Sarah Gavron’s “Suffragette” and Ben Wheatley’s “High-Rise” scored four. (“High-Rise,” starring BIFA nominees Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller and Luke Evans, will not open stateside before 2016.)
Competing in the international film category were Lenny Abrahamson’s UK-financed “Room” and Todd Haynes’ “Carol.” Film4 landed a total of 41 nominations for the films it has backed.
The winners of the British Independent Film Awards will be announced on December 6.
The BIFA nominations:
