Director Richard Linklater accepts an award for Best International Independent Film for Boyhood at the Moet British Independent Film Awards 2014

The winners of the 17th Moët British Independent Film Awards were announced at the star-studded ceremony, held at Old Billingsgate, which was hosted by THE INBETWEENERS star, Simon Bird.  PRIDE won the most awards on the night, picking up Best British Independent Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor.  Other major awards winner include Yann Demange won Best Director for ’71, Gugu Mbatha-Raw won Best Actress for BELLE and Brendan Gleeson won Best Actor for CALVARY.  Andrew Scott collected his award for Best Supporting Actor for PRIDE and Imelda Staunton took home her award for Best Supporting Actress also for her role in PRIDE.

As previously announced, Emma Thompson was awarded the coveted Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film, and Benedict Cumberbatch the Variety Award, which recognizes an actor, director, writer or producer who has helped to shine the international spotlight on the UK. The Special Jury Prize went to John Boorman. The Raindance Award was won by LUNA. 

The Moët British Independent Film Awards winners for 2014:

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Pride

BEST DIRECTOR
Yann Demange –  ’71

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard –  20,000 Days on Earth

BEST SCREENPLAY
Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan –  Frank

BEST ACTRESS
Gugu Mbatha-Raw –  Belle

Brendan Gleeson accepts the Best Actor award for ‘Calvary’ at the Moet British Independent Film Awards 2014

BEST ACTOR 
Brendan Gleeson – Calvary

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 
Imelda Staunton –  Pride

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR  
Andrew Scott – Pride 

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Sameena Jabeen Ahmed –  Catch Me Daddy

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
The Goob

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Stephen Rennicks – Music –  Frank

Producer Kristian Brodle, directors Mike Brett, and Steve Jamison, winners of the Best British Documentary award for “Next Goal Wins

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Next Goal Wins

BEST BRITISH SHORT
The Kármán Line

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
Boyhood 

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
Luna 

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
Emma Thompson 

Benedict Cumberbatch, winner of The Variety Award on stage with Mark Strong and Keira Knightley during The Moet British Independent Film Awards

THE VARIETY AWARD
Benedict Cumberbatch

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
John Boorman