Awards underdog Paddy Considine saw his Tyrannosaur pick up three prizes at the 14th British Independent Film Awards this evening in London. Tyrannosaur won for best Best British Independent Film, Best Debut Director and Best Actress for Olivia Colman. Michael Fassbender was voted Best Actor for Shame. Vanessa Redgrave won Best Supporting Actress for Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus and Michael Smiley was a winner for Kill List. The winners were announced at Old Billingsgate in a ceremony hosted by actor/comedian Chris O’Dowd and streamed live for the first time ever onLOVEFiLM. As previously announced, Ralph Fiennes was awarded the coveted Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film, and Kenneth Branagh the Variety Award. The Special Jury Prize went to Graham Easton.
Winners for 2011:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM (sponsored by Moët & Chandon)
TYRANNOSAUR
BEST DIRECTOR (sponsored by The Creative Partnership)
Lynne Ramsay – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR] (sponsored by 3 Mills Studios)
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR
BEST SCREENPLAY (sponsored by BBC Films)
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
BEST ACTRESS (sponsored by M.A.C)
Olivia Colman – TYRANNOSAUR
BEST ACTOR
Michael Fassbender – SHAME
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Vanessa Redgrave – CORIOLANUS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Smiley – KILL LIST
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER (sponsored by STUDIOCANAL)
Tom Cullen – WEEKEND
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION (sponsored by Deluxe142)
WEEKEND
THE RAINDANCE AWARD (sponsored by Exile Media)
LEAVING BAGHDAD
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
MariaDjurkovic – Production Design – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
BEST DOCUMENTARY
SENNA
BEST BRITISH SHORT
CHALK
BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
A SEPARATION
THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film; Sponsored by Working Title)
Ralph Fiennes
THE VARIETY AWARD
Kenneth Branagh
THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Graham Easton
