British Independent Film Award – The Douglas Hickox Award
British Independent Film Award – The Douglas Hickox Award | |
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Awarded for | Best Debut Director |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | BIFA |
First awarded | 1998 |
Currently held by | Charlotte Wells for Aftersun (2022) |
Website | www |
The Douglas Hickox Award, also named The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best British debut director. The name of the awards is in honour of British film and television director Douglas Hickox for his commitment and support for new talent. The award was first presented in the 1998 ceremony.
In regards to the category, BIFA states that is "for a British director for their debut fiction feature film. Previous television or documentary credits do not disqualify an individual from consideration. Documentaries are ineligible in this category unless an exception is granted by BIFA’s Nomination Committee".[1]
Winners and nominees
[edit]1990s
[edit]Year | Recipient(s) | Film |
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1998 (1st) [2] | Shane Meadows | Twenty Four Seven |
Andrew Piddington | The Fall | |
Guy Ritchie | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | |
Peter Mullan | Orphans | |
Geneviève Jolliffe | Urban Ghost Story | |
1999 (2nd) [3] | Lynne Ramsay | Ratcatcher |
Jasmin Dizdar | Beautiful People | |
Damien O'Donnell | East Is East | |
Justin Kerrigan | Human Traffic | |
Clare Kilner | Janice Beard 45WPM |
2000s
[edit]2010s
[edit]2020s
[edit]Year | Recipient(s) | Film |
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2020 (23rd) [40][41] | Rose Glass | Saint Maud |
Nick Rowland | Calm with Horses | |
Henry Blake | County Lines | |
Remi Weekes | His House | |
Eva Riley | Perfect 10 | |
2021 (24th) [42] | Aleem Khan | After Love |
Prano Bailey-Bond | Censor | |
Celeste Bell | Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché | |
Cathy Brady | Wildfire | |
Marley Morrison | Sweetheart | |
2022 (25th) [43] | Charlotte Wells | Aftersun |
Andrew Cumming | The Origin | |
Thomas Hardiman | Medusa Deluxe | |
Frances O'Connor | Emily | |
Georgia Oakley | Blue Jean | |
2023 (25th) [44] | Raine Allen-Miller | Rye Lane |
Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping | Femme | |
Savanah Leaf | Earth Mama | |
Charlotte Regan | Scrapper | |
Molly Manning Walker | How to Have Sex |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rules and Eligibility". British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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- ^ "The Awards 1999". British Independent Film Awards. 24 October 1999. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Awards 2000". British Independent Film Awards. 24 October 2000. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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- ^ Nordine, Michael (December 10, 2017). "British Independent Film Awards: 'God's Own Country' and 'Lady Macbeth' Win Top Prizes". IndieWire. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (December 9, 2020). "'Saint Maud,' 'His House,' 'Rocks' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (November 3, 2021). "'Belfast,' 'Boiling Point' Lead BIFA Nominations". Variety. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2 November 2023). "Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal Score Nods as 'Rye Lane,' 'Scrapper', 'All of Us Strangers' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2 November 2023.