British Independent Film Award Winners
Via Screen Daily:
Best British Independent film
Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle)
Best director,
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
The Douglas Hickox Award (best debut director)
Steve McQueen (Hunger)
Best screenplay
Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
Best actress
Vera Farmiga – The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Best actor
Michael Fassbender – Hunger
Best supporting actress
Alexis Zegerman – Happy-Go-Lucky
Best supporting actor
Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky
Most promising newcomer
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
Best achievement in production
The Escapist
Raindance Award
Zebra Crossings
Best technical achievement
Cinematography – Sean Bobbitt – Hunger
Best documentary
Man on Wire
Best British short
Soft
Best foreign film
Waltz with Bashir
The Richard Harris Award(for Outstanding Contribution to British Film)
David Thewlis
The Variety Award
Michael Sheen
Special Jury Prize
Joe Dunton
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