British Independent Film Awards 2023

26th British Independent Film Awards
Awarded forBest in British independent film
Date3 December 2023
SiteOld Billingsgate, London
Hosted byLolly Adefope
Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Official websitewww.bifa.film
Highlights
Best FilmAll of Us Strangers
Most awardsAll of Us Strangers (7)
Most nominationsRye Lane (16)

The British Independent Film Awards 2023 were held on 3 December 2023 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom.[1] The ceremony took place at Old Billingsgate in London, and was hosted by English comedian Lolly Adefope and British actor Kiell Smith-Bynoe.[2]

The nominations were announced on 2 November 2023 by actors Susan Wokoma and Morfydd Clark at the One Hundred Shoreditch, London.[3] Romantic comedy film Rye Lane led the nominations with sixteen, followed by Scrapper and All of Us Strangers with fourteen each.[3]

The longlists for the Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Best Debut Screenwriter, Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary, and Breakthrough Producer were announced on 18 October 2023.[4] Meanwhile, the longlists for Best Documentary and Best International Independent Film were announced the day after.[5] The Best British Short Film longlist was announced on 23 October 2023 and Breakthrough Performance longlist on 24 October 2023.[6][7]

All of Us Strangers received the most awards with seven wins overall, including Best British Independent Film and Best Director. English actor Stephen Graham was honored with the Richard Harris Award.[2]

Winners and nominees

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Andrew Haigh, Best Director winner
Mia McKenna-Bruce, Best Lead Performance winner
Paul Mescal, Best Supporting Performance co-winner
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Best Joint Led Performance co-winner
George MacKay, Best Joint Led Performance co-winner
Stephen Graham, Richard Harris Award recipient

The winner of craft categories were announced on 20 November 2023.[8] The winners for the remaining categories were announced on 3 December 2023.[2]

Best British Independent Film Best Director
Best Lead Performance Best Supporting Performance
Best Joint Lead Performance Breakthrough Performance
Best Screenplay Best Documentary
Best International Independent Film Best Short Film
  • Festival of Slaps – Abdou Cissé, Cheri Darbon, and George Telfer
    • Christopher at Sea – Tom CJ Brown, Amanda Miller, Hanna Stolarski, Emily-Jane Brown, Nick Read, Pierre Boivin, Constance Le Scouarnec, and Laure Desmazières
    • Lions – Beru Tessema and Ama Ampadu
    • Muna – Warda Mohamed, Angela Moneke, and Simon Hatton
    • The Talent – Thomas May Bailey, Emma D'Arcy, and Ellen Spence
Best Casting Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design Best Editing
Best Effects Best Make-Up & Hair Design
Best Original Music Best Music Supervision
Best Production Design Best Sound
Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) Best Debut Screenwriter
Breakthrough Producer The Raindance Maverick Award
  • If the Streets Were on Fire – Alice Russell and Gannesh Rajah
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary
  • Chloe Abrahams – The Taste of Mango
Richard Harris Award

Films with multiple nominations and awards

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Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations Film
16 Rye Lane
14 All of Us Strangers
Scrapper
13 How to Have Sex
11 Femme
9 The End We Start From
5 Polite Society
4 If the Streets Were on Fire
3 Bobi Wine: The People's President
Earth Mama
2 Another Body
Girl
In Camera
The Kitchen
Pretty Red Dress

References

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  1. ^ Dalton, Ben (14 June 2023). "Bifa reveals dates, new voter details for 2023 (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Ramachandran, Naman (3 December 2023). "'All of Us Strangers' Triumphs at British Independent Film Awards With Seven Wins". Variety. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (18 October 2023). "Daniel Kaluuya, Nida Manzoor Among British Independent Film Awards New Talent Longlists". Variety. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ^ Dalton, Ben (19 October 2023). "Bifa unveils 2023 documentary, international film longlists; films include 'Occupied City', 'May December'". Screen International. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  6. ^ "BIFA 2023 Longlists | Best British Short Film". British Independent Film Awards. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  7. ^ Wilson, Abbie (25 October 2023). "BIFA Announce List for Netflix's Breakthrough Performance Award". Our Culture Mag. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  8. ^ Dalton, Ben (20 November 2023). "'All Of Us Strangers' leads Bifa 2023 craft winners with three awards; 'Femme', 'The Kitchen' take two each". Screen International. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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