Danny Boyle‘s Slumdog Millionaire and Steve McQueen‘s Hunger took home three trophies each at the 11th annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). The winners were announced at the Old Billingsgate Market in London on Sunday. The ceremony was hosted by James Nesbitt.
Here is the complete list of the 2008 BIFA winners:
Best British independent film:
“Hunger”
“In Bruges”
“Man on Wire”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“Somers Town”
Best director:
Mark Herman, “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”
Steve McQueen, “Hunger”
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Shane Meadows, “Somers Town”
Garth Jennings, “Son of Rambow”
The Douglas Hickox Award (best debut director):
James Watkins, “Eden Lake”
Rupert Wyatt, “The Escapist”
Steve McQueen, “Hunger”
Martin McDonagh, “In Bruges”
Eran Creevy, “Shifty”
Best actress:
Vera Farmiga, “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”
Samantha Morton, “The Daisy Chain”
Keira Knightley, “The Duchess”
Kelly Reilly, “Eden Lake”
Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Best actor:
Michael Fassbender, “Hunger”
Colin Farrell, “In Bruges”
Brendan Gleeson, “In Bruges”
Riz Ahmed, “Shifty”
Thomas Turgoose, “Somers Town”
Best screenplay:
Enda Walsh, Steve McQueen, “Hunger”
Martin McDonagh, “In Bruges”
Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Paul Fraser, “Somers Town”
Garth Jennings, “Son of Rambow”
Best supporting actress:
Emma Thompson, “Brideshead Revisited”
Hayley Atwell, “The Duchess”
Kristin Scott Thomas, “Easy Virtue”
Sienna Miller, “The Edge of Love”
Alexis Zegerman, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Best supporting actor:
Ralph Fiennes, “The Duchess”
Eddie Marsan, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Liam Cunningham, “Hunger”
Ralph Fiennes, “In Bruges”
Daniel Mays, “Shifty”
Most promising newcomer:
Asa Butterfield, “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”
Dev Patel, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Bill Milner, “Son of Rambow”
Will Poulter, “Son of Rambow”
Best achievement in production:
“The Daisy Chain”
“The Escapist”
“Hush”
“Shifty”
“Telstar”
Raindance Award:
“Clubbed”
“Flick”
“One Day Removals”
“Zebra Crossings”
Best technical achievement:
Wardrobe: Michael O’Connor, “The Duchess”
Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt, “Hunger”
Editing: Jon Gregory, “In Bruges”
Music: Harry Escott, Molly Nyman, “Shifty”
Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Best documentary:
“A Complete History of My Sexual Failures”
“Derek”
“Man on Wire”
“Of Time and the City”
“Three Miles North of Molkom”
Best British short:
“Alex and Her Arse Truck”
“Gone Fishing”
“Love Does Grow on Trees”
“Red Sands”
“Soft”
Best foreign film:
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
“Gomorra”
“I’ve Loved You So Long”
“Persepolis”
“Waltz With Bashir”
The Richard Harris Award (for Outstanding Contribution to British Film)
David Thewlis
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