# British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography

The British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography is an annual award given to the cinematographer's work that has been deemed "best" in a particular year for their work in independent British cinema. The award was introduced in 2017. Before its inception, cinematography was included in the category named Best Technical Achievement.

## Winners and nominees
### 2000s
#### Best Technical Achievement

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) | Area |
| 2001 (4th) | The Warrior | Roman Osin | Cinematography |
| 2001 (4th) | Alone | Jonathan Rudd | Editing |
| 2001 (4th) | Enigma | John Beard | Production Design |
| 2001 (4th) | High Heels and Low Lifes | Jany Temime | Costume Design |
| 2002 (5th) | Morvern Callar | Alwin H. Küchler | Cinematography |
| 2002 (5th) | 24 Hour Party People | Mark Tildesley | Production Design |
| 2002 (5th) | Lawless Heart | Scott Thomas | Editing |
| 2002 (5th) | Bloody Sunday | Ivan Strasburg | Cinematography |
| 2003 (6th) | In This World | Peter Christelis | Editing |
| 2003 (6th) | 16 Years of Alcohol | John Rhodes | Cinematography |
| 2003 (6th) | Bright Young Things | Michael Howells | Production Design |
| 2003 (6th) | Buffalo Soldiers | David Holmes | Music |
| 2003 (6th) | In This World | Tim Alban, Joakim Sundström, Stuart Wilson | Sound |
| 2004 (7th) | Touching the Void | Mike Eley | Cinematography |
| 2004 (7th) | Bride and Prejudice | Eduardo Castro, Ralph Wheeler-Holes | Costume Design |
| 2004 (7th) | Code 46 | Mark Tildesley | Production Design |
| 2004 (7th) | Dead Man's Shoes | Lucas Roche, Chris Wyatt | Editing |
| 2004 (7th) | Enduring Love | Haris Zambarloukos | Cinematography |
| 2005 (8th) | The Descent | Jon Harris | Editing |
| 2005 (8th) | The Constant Gardener | César Charlone | Cinematography |
| 2005 (8th) | The Libertine | Ben Van Os | Production Design |
| 2005 (8th) | A Cock and Bull Story | Peter Christelis | Editing |
| 2005 (8th) | Mrs Henderson Presents | Sandy Powell | Costume Design |
| 2006 (9th) | The Last King of Scotland | Anthony Dod Mantle | Cinematography |
| 2006 (9th) | The Queen | Alan MacDonald | Production Design |
| 2006 (9th) | The Queen | Daniel Phillips | Makeup |
| 2006 (9th) | This Is England | Ludovico Einaudi | Music |
| 2006 (9th) | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Barry Ackroyd | Cinematography |
| 2007 (10th) | Sunshine | Mark Tildesley | Production Design |
| 2007 (10th) | 28 Weeks Later | Enrique Chediak | Cinematography |
| 2007 (10th) | Control | Martin Ruhe | Cinematography |
| 2007 (10th) | And When Did You Last See Your Father? | Trevor Waite | Editing |
| 2007 (10th) | Hallam Foe | Colin Monie, David Mackenzie | Music |
| 2008 (11th) | Hunger | Sean Bobbitt | Cinematography |
| 2008 (11th) | The Duchess | Michael O'Connor | Costume Design |
| 2008 (11th) | Slumdog Millionaire | Anthony Dod Mantle | Cinematography |
| 2008 (11th) | In Bruges | Jon Gregory | Editing |
| 2008 (11th) | Shifty | Harry Escott, Molly Nyman | Music |
| 2009 (12th) | Bright Star | Greig Fraser | Cinematography |
| 2009 (12th) | Moon | Clint Mansell | Music |
| 2009 (12th) | Moon | Tony Noble | Production Design |
| 2009 (12th) | Bunny and the Bull | Gary Williamson | Production Design |
| 2009 (12th) | Fish Tank | Robbie Ryan | Cinematography |

### 2010s
#### Best Technical Achievement

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) | Area |
| 2010 (13th) | Monsters | Gareth Edwards | Visual Effects |
| 2010 (13th) | The Arbor | Tim Barker | Sound |
| 2010 (13th) | The King's Speech | Eve Stewart | Production Design |
| 2010 (13th) | Brighton Rock | John Mathieson | Cinematography |
| 2010 (13th) | The Illusionist | Sylvain Chomet | Animation |
| 2011 (14th) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Maria Djurkovic | Production Design |
| 2011 (14th) | We Need to Talk about Kevin | Seamus McGarvey | Cinematography |
| 2011 (14th) | Shame | Sean Bobbitt | Cinematography |
| 2011 (14th) | Shame | Joe Walker | Editing |
| 2011 (14th) | Senna | Chris King, Gregers Sall | Editing |
| 2012 (15th) | Berberian Sound Studio | Joakim Sundström | Sound Design |
| 2012 (15th) | Berberian Sound Studio | Nic Knowland | Cinematography |
| 2012 (15th) | Ginger and Rosa | Robbie Ryan | Cinematography |
| 2012 (15th) | Broken | Electric Wave Bureau | Music |
| 2012 (15th) | The Imposter | Andrew Hulme | Editing |
| 2013 (16th) | The Selfish Giant | Amy Hubbard | Casting |
| 2013 (16th) | Locke | Justine Wright | Editing |
| 2013 (16th) | Starred Up | Shaheen Baig | Casting |
| 2013 (16th) | Under the Skin | Johnnie Burn | Sound Design |
| 2013 (16th) | Under the Skin | Mica Levi | Music |
| 2014 (17th) | Frank | Stephen Rennicks | Music |
| 2014 (17th) | '71 | Chris Wyatt | Editing |
| 2014 (17th) | '71 | Tat Radcliffe | Cinematography |
| 2014 (17th) | Catch Me Daddy | Robbie Ryan | Cinematography |
| 2014 (17th) | Mr. Turner | Dick Pope | Cinematography |
| 2015 (18th) | Ex Machina | Andrew Whitehurst | Visual Effects |
| 2015 (18th) | Amy | Chris King | Editing |
| 2015 (18th) | Brooklyn | Fiona Weir | Casting |
| 2015 (18th) | Ex Machina | Mark Digby | Production Design |
| 2015 (18th) | Macbeth | Adam Arkapaw | Cinematography |
| 2016 (19th) | American Honey | Robbie Ryan | Cinematography |
| 2016 (19th) | Free Fire | Shaheen Baig | Casting |
| 2016 (19th) | The Girl with All the Gifts | Seb Barker | Visual Effects |
| 2016 (19th) | Notes on Blindness | Joakim Sundström | Sound Design |
| 2016 (19th) | Oasis: Supersonic | Paul Monaghan, Mat Whitecross | Editing |

#### Best Cinematography

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
| 2017 (20th) | Lady Macbeth | Ari Wegner |
| 2017 (20th) | I Am Not a Witch | David Gallego |
| 2017 (20th) | Jawbone | Tat Radcliffe |
| 2017 (20th) | Leaning Into the Wind | Thomas Riedelsheimer |
| 2017 (20th) | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Ben Davis |
| 2018 (21st) | The Favourite | Robbie Ryan |
| 2018 (21st) | American Animals | Ole Bratt Birkeland |
| 2018 (21st) | Lean on Pete | Magnus Joenck |
| 2018 (21st) | A Prayer Before Dawn | David Ungaro |
| 2018 (21st) | You Were Never Really Here | Thomas Townend |
| 2019 (22nd) | Beats | Benjamin Kračun |
| 2019 (22nd) | In Fabric | Ari Wegner |
| 2019 (22nd) | Judy | Ole Bratt Birkeland |
| 2019 (22nd) | Moffie | Jamie D. Ramsay |
| 2019 (22nd) | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Zac Nicholson |

### 2020s

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
| 2020 (23rd) | Saint Maud | Ben Fordesman |
| 2020 (23rd) | His House | Jo Willems |
| 2020 (23rd) | Limbo | Nick Cooke |
| 2020 (23rd) | Mogul Mowgli | Anika Summerson |
| 2020 (23rd) | Rocks | Hélène Louvart |
| 2021 (24th) | Boiling Point | Matthew Lewis |
| 2021 (24th) | The Nest | Mátyás Erdély |
| 2021 (24th) | Cow | Magda Kowalczyk |
| 2021 (24th) | Censor | Annika Summerson |
| 2021 (24th) | Belfast | Haris Zambarloukos |
| 2022 (25th) | Aftersun | Gregory Oke |
| 2022 (25th) | Nascondino | Alfredo de Juan |
| 2022 (25th) | Men | Rob Hardy |
| 2022 (25th) | Kanaval | Joel Honeywell |
| 2022 (25th) | The Wonder | Ari Wegner |
| 2023 (25th) | All of Us Strangers | Jamie D. Ramsay |
| 2023 (25th) | The End We Start From | Suzie Lavelle |
| 2023 (25th) | Femme | James Rhodes |
| 2023 (25th) | Rye Lane | Olan Collardy |
| 2023 (25th) | Scrapper | Molly Manning Walker |
| 2024 (27th) | Lee | Pawel Edelman |
| 2024 (27th) | Love Lies Bleeding | Ben Fordesman |
| 2024 (27th) | Civil War | Rob Hardy |
| 2024 (27th) | The Outrun | Yunus Roy Imer |
| 2024 (27th) | Kneecap | Ryan Kernaghan |