British Independent Film Awards 2008
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
- Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
- Steve McQueen for Hunger
- Shane Meadows for Somers Town
- Garth Jennings for Son of Rambow
- Mark Herman for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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
The Richard Harris Award
The Variety Award
The Special Jury Prize
- Joe Dunton
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References
- BIFA Winners 2008 Archived February 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- http://bifa.org.uk/nominations Archived January 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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