British Independent Film Awards 2014

The 17th British Independent Film Awards were held on 7 December 2014 in London.^[1] The awards honoured the best British independent films of 2014.^[2]

Eleanor Tomlinson at the British Independent Film Awards 2014

Awards

Best British Independent Film

• Pride
• '71
• Calvary
• Mr. Turner
• The Imitation Game

Best Director

• Yann Demange - '71
• John Michael McDonagh - Calvary
• Lenny Abrahamson - Frank
• Matthew Warchus - Pride
• Mike Leigh - Mr. Turner

Best Actress

• Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Belle
• Alicia Vikander - Testament of Youth
• Cheng Pei-pei - Lilting
• Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
• Sameena Jabeen Ahmed - Catch Me Daddy

Best Actor

• Brendan Gleeson - Calvary
• Asa Butterfield - X+Y
• Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
• Jack O'Connell - '71
• Timothy Spall - Mr. Turner

Best Supporting Actress

• Imelda Staunton - Pride
• Dorothy Atkinson - Mr. Turner
• Maggie Gyllenhaal - Frank
• Sally Hawkins - X+Y
• Sienna Guillory - The Goob

Best Supporting Actor

• Andrew Scott - Pride
• Ben Schnetzer - Pride
• Michael Fassbender - Frank
• Rafe Spall - X+Y
• Sean Harris - '71

Most Promising Newcomer

• Sameena Jabeen Ahmed - Catch Me Daddy
• Ben Schnetzer - Pride
• Cara Delevingne - The Face of an Angel
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Belle
• Liam Walpole - The Goob

The Douglas Hickox Award

Given to a British director on their debut feature.

• Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard - 20,000 Days on Earth
• Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe - Catch Me Daddy
• Hong Khaou - Lilting
• Morgan Matthews - X+Y
• Yann Demange - '71

Best Screenplay

• Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan - Frank
• Graham Moore - The Imitation Game
• Gregory Burke - '71
• John Michael McDonagh - Calvary
• Stephen Beresford - Pride

Best Achievement in Production

• The Goob
• '71
• 20,000 Days on Earth
• Catch Me Daddy
• Lilting

Best Technical Achievement

• Stephen Rennicks - Frank (Music)
• Chris Wyatt - '71 (Editing)
• Dick Pope - Mr. Turner (Cinematography)
• Robbie Ryan - Catch Me Daddy (Cinematography)
• Tat Radcliffe - '71 (Cinematography)

Best Documentary

• Next Goal Wins
• 20,000 Days on Earth
• Night Will Fall
• The Possibilities are Endless
• Virunga

Best Foreign Independent Film

• Boyhood
• Blue Ruin
• Fruitvale Station
• Ida
• The Babadook

The Raindance Award

• Luna
• Flim: The Movie...
• Gregor
• Keeping Rosy
• The Beat Beneath My Feet

Best Short Film

• The Kárman Line
• Crocodile
• Emotional Fusebox
• Keeping up with the Joneses
• Slap

The Variety Award

• Benedict Cumberbatch