# British Independent Film Awards 2018

The British Independent Film Awards 2018 were held on 2 December 2018 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom. The nominations were announced on 31 October 2018. The Favourite led the nominations with 13, followed by American Animals with 11.

## Winners and nominees

| Best British Independent Film | Best Director |
| The Favourite – Yorgos Lanthimos, Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney and Lee Magiday American Animals – Bart Layton, Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski Beast – Michael Pearce, Kristian Brodie, Lauren Dark and Ivana Mackinnon Disobedience – Sebastián Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Ed Guiney, Frida Torresblanco and Rachel Weisz You Were Never Really Here – Lynne Ramsay, Pascal Caucheteux, Rosa Attab, James Wilson and Rebecca O’Brien | Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite Andrew Haigh – Lean on Pete Bart Layton – American Animals Michael Pearce – Beast Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Joe Cole – A Prayer Before Dawn as Billy Moore Steve Coogan – Stan & Ollie as Stan Laurel Rupert Everett – The Happy Prince as Oscar Wilde Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here as Joe Charlie Plummer – Lean on Pete as Charley Thompson | Olivia Colman – The Favourite as Queen Anne Gemma Arterton – The Escape as Tara Jessie Buckley – Beast as Moll Maxine Peake – Funny Cow as Funny Cow Rachel Weisz – Disobedience as Ronit Krushka |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Alessandro Nivola – Disobedience as Dovid Kuperman Steve Buscemi – Lean on Pete as Del Montgomery Barry Keoghan – American Animals as Spencer Reinhard Evan Peters – American Animals as Warren Lipka Dominic West – Colette as Henry Gauthier-Villars | Rachel Weisz – The Favourite as Sarah Churchill Nina Arianda – Stan & Ollie as Ida Kitaeva Laurel Rachel McAdams – Disobedience as Esti Kuperman Emma Stone – The Favourite as Abigail Masham Molly Wright – Apostasy as Alex |
| Best Screenplay | Most Promising Newcomer |
| Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara – The Favourite Michael Pearce – Beast Bart Layton – American Animals Sebastián Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz – Disobedience Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here | Jessie Buckley – Beast Michaela Coel – Been So Long Liv Hill – Jellyfish Marcus Rutherford – Obey Molly Wright – Apostasy |
| The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) | Best Debut Screenwriter |
| Richard Billingham – Ray & Liz Michael Pearce – Beast Daniel Kokotajlo – Apostasy Matt Palmer – Calibre Leanne Welham – Pili | Bart Layton – American Animals Michael Pearce – Beast Matt Palmer – Calibre Daniel Kokotajlo – Apostasy Karen Gillan – The Party's Just Beginning |
| Breakthrough Producer | The Discovery Award |
| Jacqui Davies – Ray & Liz Kristian Brodie – Beast Marcie Maclellan – Apostasy Anna Griffin – Calibre Faye Ward – Stan & Ollie | Voyageuse – May Miles Thomas The Dig – Andy Tohill, Ryan Tohill, Stuart Drennan, Brian J. Falconer Irene’s Ghost – Iain Cunningham, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, David Arthur, Ellie Land A Moment in the Reeds – Mikko Makela, James Watson Super November – Douglas King, Josie Long |
| Best Documentary | Best British Short Film |
| Evelyn – Orlando Von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story – Steve Sullivan Island – Steven Eastwood, Elhum Shakerifar Nae Pasaran – Felipe Bustos Sierra Under The Wire – Christopher Martin, Tom Brisley | The Big Day – Dawn Shadforth, Kellie Smith, Michelle Stein Bitter Sea – Fateme Ahmadi, Emma Parsons The Field – Sandhya Suri, Balthazar De Ganay, Thomas Bidegain Pommel – Paris Zarcilla, Sebastian Brown, Ivan Kelava To Know Him – Ted Evans, Kellie Smith, Jennifer Monks, Michelle Stein |
| Best International Independent Film | Best Casting |
| Roma – Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodriguez and Nicolás Celis Capernaum – Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwani, Khaled Mouzanar and Michel Merkt Cold War – Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Ewa Puszczynska and Tanya Seghatchian The Rider – Chloé Zhao, Mollye Asher, Sacha Ben Harroche and Bert Hamelinck Shoplifters – Hirokazu Kore-eda | Dixie Chassay – The Favourite Julie Harkin – Beast Avy Kaufman – American Animals Andy Pryor – Stan & Ollie Michelle Smith – Apostasy |
| Best Costume Design | Best Cinematography |
| Sandy Powell – The Favourite Jacqueline Durran – Peterloo Andrea Flesch – Colette Guy Sperenza – Stan & Ollie Alyssa Tull – An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn | Robbie Ryan – The Favourite Ole Bratt Birkeland – American Animals Magnus Nordenhof Jønk – Lean on Pete Tom Townend – You Were Never Really Here David Ungaro – A Prayer Before Dawn |
| Best Editing | Best Effects |
| Nick Fenton, Julian Hart, Chris Gill – American Animals Joe Bini – You Were Never Really Here Marc Boucrot – A Prayer Before Dawn Yorgos Mavropsaridis – The Favourite Ben Wheatley – Happy New Year, Colin Burstead | Howard Jones – Early Man Matthew Strange, Mark Wellband – Dead In A Week (or your money back) George Zwier, Paul Driver – Peterloo |
| Best Make Up & Hair Design | Best Music |
| Nadia Stacey – The Favourite Christine Blundell – Peterloo Mark Coulier, Jeremy Woodhead – Stan & Ollie Stacey Louise Holman – A Prayer Before Dawn Ivana Primorac – Colette | Jonny Greenwood – You Were Never Really Here Aaron Cupples – Island Of The Hungry Ghosts Richard Hawley – Funny Cow Anne Nikitin – American Animals Jim Williams – Beast |
| Best Production Design | Best Sound |
| Fiona Crombie – The Favourite Michael Carlin – Colette Suzie Davies – Peterloo John Paul Kelly – Stan & Ollie Beck Rainford – Ray & Liz | Paul Davies – You Were Never Really Here Johnnie Burn – The Favourite Séverin Favriau – A Prayer Before Dawn CJ Mirra – Time Trial Andrew Stirk – American Animals |

### Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Film |
| 13 | The Favourite |
| 11 | American Animals |
| 10 | Beast |
| 8 | You Were Never Really Here |
| 7 | Stan & Ollie |
| 6 | Apostasy |
| 5 | Disobedience |
| 5 | A Prayer Before Dawn |
| 4 | Lean on Pete |
| 4 | Colette |
| 4 | Peterloo |
| 3 | Ray & Liz |
| 3 | Calibre |
| 2 | Funny Cow |
Films that received multiple wins :
| Wins | Film |
| 10 | The Favourite |
| 2 | American Animals |
| 2 | Ray & Liz |
| 2 | You Were Never Really Here |