God’s Own Country and Lady Macbeth were big winners last night at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) where God’s Own Country won the top award, Best British Independent Film, plus Best Actor for Josh O’Connor and Lady Macbeth won Best Actress for Florence Pugh and Best Screenplay.
Other multiple winners included I Am Not a Witch, which earned two directing wins, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (for editing and music) and The Death of Stalin (Supporting Actor, Production Design, Casting and Makeup & Hair).
For Best International Independent Film, two Best Picture Oscar hopefuls were nominated – The Florida Project and Get Out. Get Out triumphed here. Last year, Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea made this cut with Moonlight winning.
Here is the complete list of 2017 British Independent Film (BIFA) winners.
The winners in full:
Best British Independent Film
“God’s Own Country”
Best Director
Rungano Nyoni “I Am Not a Witch”
Best Screenplay
Alice Birch “Lady Macbeth”
Best Actress
Florence Pugh “Lady Macbeth”
Best Actor
Josh O’Connor “God’s Own Country”
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Clarkson “The Party”
Best Supporting Actor
Simon Russell Beale “The Death of Stalin”
Most Promising Newcomer
Naomi Ackie “Lady Macbeth”
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
Rungano Nyoni “I Am Not a Witch”
Debut Screenwriter
Francis Lee “God’s Own Country”
Breakthrough Producer
Emily Morgan “I Am Not a Witch”
The Discovery Award
“In Another Life”
Best Documentary
“Almost Heaven” Carol Salter
Best British Short Film
“Fish Story”
Best Cinematography
Ari Wegner “Lady Macbeth”
Best Casting
Sarah Crowe “The Death of Stalin”
Best Costume Design
Holly Waddington “Lady Macbeth”
Best Editing
Jon Gregory “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Effects
Nick Allder, Ben White “The Ritual”
Best Make Up & Hair Design
Nicole Stafford “The Death of Stalin”
Best Music
Carter Burwell “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Production Design
Cristina Casali “The Death of Stalin”
Best Sound
Anna Bertmark “God’s Own Country”
Best International Independent Film
“Get Out”
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