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British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance

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The British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). The award was first presented in the 1998 ceremony, until 2020 the category was presented as Most Promising Newcomer.

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Actress Laila Morse was the first recipient of this award for her performance as Janet in Nil by Mouth. The category with a wider meaning of "newcomer", including new actors but also directors, cinematographers, editors, etc., since 2001 the category is directed towards only actors.

According to BIFA, the category is for "British performers taking their first significant role in a theatrical feature film", it also states that "eligibility of performers with significant theatre or TV credits will be determined by the Nomination Committee".[1] The category includes both leading and supporting performances.

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Winners and nominees

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Laila Morse won for Nil by Mouth (1998).
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Jamie Bell won for Billy Elliot (2000).
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Ben Whishaw won for My Brother Tom (2001).
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Martin Compston won for Sweet Sixteen (2002).
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Ashley Walters won for Bullet Boy (2004).
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Emily Barclay won for In My Father's Den (2005).
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Sam Riley won for Control (2007).
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Dev Patel won for Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
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Joanne Froggatt won for In Our Name (2010).
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Tom Cullen won for Weekend (2011).
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Naomi Ackie won for Lady Macbeth' (2017)'.
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Jessie Buckley won for Beast (2018).
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Samuel Adewunmi won for The Last Tree (2019).
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Kosar Ali won for Rocks (2020).

1990s

Most Promising Newcomer
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2000s

Best Newcomer (On Screen)
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Best Newcomer (Off Screen)
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Most Promising Newcomer
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2010s

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2020s

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