# British Independent Film Award for Best Effects

The British Independent Film Award for Best Effects is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best effects in a British independent film. The award was first presented in the 2017 ceremony.
Prior to 2017, visual effects were included in the category Best Technical Achievement alongside different areas of crafts in film, this category was presented from 2001 to 2016.

## 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 Effects

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
| 2017 (20th) | The Ritual | Nick Allder, Ben White |
| 2017 (20th) | The Death of Stalin | Ronald Grauer, Bernard Newton |
| 2017 (20th) | Double Date | Dan Martin |
| 2017 (20th) | Journeyman | Luke Dodd |
| 2017 (20th) | Their Finest | Chris Reynolds |
| 2018 (21st) | Early Man | Howard Jones |
| 2018 (21st) | Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) | Matthew Strange, Mark Wellband |
| 2018 (21st) | Peterloo | George Zwier, Paul Driver |
| 2019 (22nd) | A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon | Howard Jones |
| 2019 (22nd) | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | Andy Quinn |
| 2019 (22nd) | In Fabric | Paul Mann |

### 2020s

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
| 2020 (23rd) | His House | Pedro Sabrosa, Stefano Pepin |
| 2020 (23rd) | Saint Maud | Scott MacIntyre, Bariş Kareli, Kristyan Mallet |
| 2020 (23rd) | Underdogs | Agnes Asplund, Martin Malmqvist |
| 2021 (24th) | DASHCAM | Steven Bray, Mike Knights |
| 2021 (24th) | Censor | Gary Brown, István Molnár, Dan Martin |
| 2021 (24th) | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Rupert Davies |
| 2022 (25th) | Men | Dadiv Simpson |
| 2022 (25th) | The Feast | Chris Marshall |
| 2022 (25th) | Nezouh | Ahmed Yousry |
| 2023 (25th) | The Kitchen | Jonathan Gales and Richard Baker |
| 2023 (25th) | The End We Start From | Theodor Flo-Groeneboom |
| 2023 (25th) | Polite Society | Paddy Eason |
| 2024 (27th) | Love Lies Bleeding | James Allen |
| 2024 (27th) | Lee | Glen McGuigan and Ingo Putze |
| 2024 (27th) | Civil War | David Simpson |