The coming-of-age drama Rocks took the Best British Independent Film prize at the online 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) hosted by Tom Felton. The film won a total of four awards including actress Kosar Ali taking home the awards for both Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer with her young co-star D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu winning Best Supporting Actor.
British horror His House was awarded two BIFAs on the night with Remi Weekes winning Best Director and Wunmi Mosaku winning Best Actress for her acclaimed performance.
Anthony Hopkins’ poignant portrayal of an ageing man in The Father won him Best Actor amongst three wins for the film which also took home the awards for Best Screenplay for Florian Zeller, who also directed, and Christopher Hampton, and Best Editing for Yorgos Lamprinos.
Saint Maud director Rose Glass was awarded The Douglas Hickox Award for Debut Director.
Jerry Rothwell’s documentary The Reason I Jump won Best Documentary on the night and Best Short Film went to Aneil Karia, Riz Ahmed and Tom Gardner for The Long Goodbye and The Raindance Discovery Award went to Perfect 10.
The only category of the night open to non-UK films, Best International Independent Film was won by Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland.
Full list of winners of 2020 British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
Rocks
Best Director
Remi Weekes, His House
Best Screenplay
Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton, The Father
Best Actress
Wunmi Mosaku, His House
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Best Supporting Actress
Kosar Ali, Rocks
Best Supporting Actor
D’angelou Osei Kissiedu, Rocks
The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)
Rose Glass, Saint Maud
Breakthrough Producer
Irune Gurtubai, Limbo [also produced by Angus Lamont]
Debut Screenwriter
Riz Ahmed, Mogul Mowgli [also written by Bassam Tariq]
Most Promising Newcomer
Kosar Ali, Rocks
Best Documentary
The Reason I Jump
The Raindance Discovery Award
Perfect 10
Best British Short Film
The Long Goodbye
Best International Independent Film
Nomadland
Best Casting
Lucy Pardee, Rocks
Best Cinematography
Ben Fordesman, Saint Maud
Best Costume Design
Charlotte Walter, Misbehaviour
Best Editing Sponsored
Yorgos Lamprinos, The Father
Best Effects
Pedro Sabrosa, Stefano Pepin, His House
Best Make Up & Hair Design
Jill Sweeney, Misbehaviour
Best Music
Paul Corley, Mogul Mowgli
Best Production Design
Jacqueline Abrahams, His House
Best Sound
Nick Ryan, Ben Baird, Sara De Oliveira Lima, The Reason I Jump
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