British Independent Film Awards 2012 – winners

The 15th annual Moët British Independent Film Awards took place tonight at Old Billingsgate in London. Actor and BIFA patron James Nesbitt hosted the event.

Broken by Rufus Norris took the top prize of Best British Independent Film. It also won for Best Supporting Actor, which went to Rory Kinnear. It had led with 9 nominations

Peter Strickland's Berberian Sound Studio, however, picked up a larger haul on the night, with four awards. It won Best Director, as well as Best Actor (Toby Jones), Best Achievement in Production and Best Technical Achievement.

In addition to winning Best Documentary, Bart Layton won the Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director for his film The Imposter.

Sir Michael Gambon received the Richard Harris Award and The Variety Award was presented to Jude Law.

Nominations for the 15th annual Moët British Independent Film Awards


Complete winners for the 15th annual Moët British Independent Film Awards

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Broken

BEST DIRECTOR
Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Bart Layton – The Imposter

BEST SCREENPLAY
Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump – Sightseers

BEST ACTRESS
Andrea Riseborough (Colette McVeigh) – Shadow Dancer

BEST ACTOR
Toby Jones (Gilderoy) – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth) – Hyde Park on Hudson

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Rory Kinnear (Bob Oswald) – Broken

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
James Floyd (Rashid) – My Brother the Devil

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
Berberian Sound Studio

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Joakim Sundström, Stevie Haywood AMPS IPS– Sound Design – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Imposter

BEST BRITISH SHORT
Volume

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
The Hunt

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
Strings

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
Sir Michael Gambon

THE VARIETY AWARD
Jude Law

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Sandra Hebron (London Film Festival)