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British Independent Film Awards 2021

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British Independent Film Awards 2021
Date5 December 2021
Most awardsAfter Love (6)
Most nominationsBoiling Point (11)
Belfast
Websitewww.bifa.film
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The British Independent Film Awards 2021 were held on 5 December 2021 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom.[1] The nominations were announced on 3 November 2021, by actors Samuel Adewunmi and Mimi Keene via live-stream from the Curzon Soho in London.[2]

The winners of the craft categories were announced on 19 November while the winners for the rest of the categories were presented at the ceremony on 5 December. The awards were hosted by Asim Chaudhry.

Winners and nominees

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Best British Independent Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Breakthrough Performance Best Screenplay
Best Documentary Best Short Film
  • Femme – Sam H Freeman, MG Choon Ping, Sam Ritzenberg, Hayley Williams, Rienjke Attoh
  • Egúngún (Masquerade) – Olive Nwosu, Alex Polunin
  • Night of the Living Dead – Ida Melum, Laura Jayne Tunbridge, Hannah Kelso, Danielle Goff
  • Play It Safe – Mitch Kalisa, Chris Toumazou
  • Precious Hair & Beauty – John Ognmuyiwa, Sophia Gibber, Tony Longe, Lene Basager
Best International Independent Film Best Casting
Cinematography Best Costume Design
Best Editing Best Effects
Best Make-Up & Hair Design Best Music
Best Production Design Best Sound
Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) Best Debut Screenwriter
Breakthrough Producer The Raindance Discovery Award
  • Poly Styrene: I Am a ClichéPaul Sng, Celeste Bell, Zoë Howe, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Matthew Silverman, Daria Mitsche
  • Bank Job – Daniel Edelsty, Hilary Powell, Christopher Hird
  • The Bike Thief – Matt Chambers, PK Fellowes, Sophia Gibber, Lene Bausager
  • I Am Belmaya – Sue Carpenter, Christopher Hird
  • Rebel Dykes – Harri Shanahan, Sian A. Williams, Siobhan Fahey

Films with multiple nominations and awards

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Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations Film
11 Boiling Point
Belfast
9 The Souvenir Part II
Censor
After Love
7 Ali & Ava
6 The Nest
5 Sweetheart
4 Cow
Encounter
IN THE EⱯRTH
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
3 Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Pirates
2 Benediction
I Am Belmaya
Wildfire

References

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  1. ^ "NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR BIFA 2021". BIFA. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (3 November 2021). "'Belfast,' 'Boiling Point' Lead BIFA Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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