The 11th British Independent Film Awards, held on 30 November 2008 at the Old Billingsgate Market in London, honoured the best British independent films of 2008.[1]
Awards
The winner is bolded at the top of each section.[2]
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
The Douglas Hickox Award
Given to a British director on their debut feature
- Steve McQueen for Hunger
- James Watkins for Eden Lake
- Martin McDonagh for In Bruges
- Eran Creevy for Shifty
- Rupert Wyatt for The Escapist
Best Actor
- Michael Fassbender for Hunger
- Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges
- Colin Farrell for In Bruges
- Riz Ahmed for Shifty
- Thomas Turgoose for Somers Town
Best Actress
- Vera Farmiga for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- Kelly Reilly for Eden Lake
- Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Samantha Morton for The Daisy Chain
- Keira Knightley for The Duchess
Best Supporting Actor
- Eddie Marsan for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Liam Cunningham for Hunger
- Ralph Fiennes for In Bruges
- Daniel Mays for Shifty
- Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess
Best Supporting Actress
Best Screenplay
- Martin McDonagh for In Bruges
- Steve McQueen and Enda Walsh for Hunger
- Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire
- Paul Fraser for Somers Town
- Garth Jennings for Son of Rambow
Most Promising Newcomer
Best Achievement In Production
- The Escapist
- Hush
- Shifty
- Telstar
- The Daisy Chain
Best Technical Achievement
- Sean Bobbitt for Hunger
- Jon Gregory for In Bruges
- Harry Escott and Molly Nyman for Shifty
- Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire
- Michael O'Connor for The Duchess
Best British Documentary
Best British Short
- Soft
- Alex and her Arse Truck
- Gone Fishing
- Love Does Grow on Trees
- Red Sands (documentary)
Best Foreign Film
Raindance Award
The Richard Harris Award
The Variety Award
The Special Jury Prize
- Joe Dunton
References
- ↑ "Winners Announced for the 11th British Independent Film Awards". The British Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "2008 Nominations". British Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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