Philomena and Metro Manila Lead British Independent Film Awards

The British Film Awards announced their Nominees with Oscar contenders Metro Manila and Philomena among the top nominees. Blue is the Warmest Color, Wadjda, Blue Jasmine and The Great Beauty also Among Nominees 

Complete List of Nominees 

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
““Metro Manila””
“Philomena”
“The Selfish Giant”
“Starred Up”
“Le Week-end”

BEST DIRECTOR
Jon S Baird – “Filth”
Clio Barnard – “The Selfish Giant”
Sean Ellis – “Metro Manila”
Jonathan Glazer – “Under the Skin”
David Mackenzie – “Starred Up”

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Charlie Cattrall – “Titus”
Tina Gharavi – “I Am Nasrine”
Jeremy Lovering – “In Fear”
Omid Nooshin – “Last Passenger”
Paul Wright – “For Those in Peril”

BEST SCREENPLAY
Jonathan Asser – “Starred Up”
Clio Barnard – “The Selfish Giant”
Steven Knight – “Locke”
Hanif Kureishi – “Le Week-end”
Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan – “Philomena”

BEST ACTRESS
Judi Dench – “Philomena”
Lindsay Duncan – “Le Week-end”
Scarlett Johansson – “Under the Skin”
Felicity Jones – “The Invisible Woman”
Saoirse Ronan – “How I Live Now”

BEST ACTOR
Jim Broadbent – “Le Week-end”
Steve Coogan – “Philomena”
Tom Hardy – “Locke”
Jack O’Connell – “Starred Up”
James McAvoy – “Filth”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Siobhan Finneran – “The Selfish Giant”
Shirley Henderson – “Filth”
Imogen Poots – “The Look Of Love”
Kristin Scott Thomas – “The Invisible Woman”
Mia Wasikowska – “The Double”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
John Arcilla – “Metro Manila”
Rupert Friend – “Starred Up”
Jeff Goldblum – “Le Week-end”
Eddie Marsan – “Filth”
Ben Mendelsohn – “Starred Up”

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Harley Bird – “How I Live Now”
Conner Chapman / Shaun Thomas – “The Selfish Giant”
Caity Lotz – “The Machine”
Jake Macapagal – “Metro Manila”
Chloe Pirrie – “Shell”

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
“A Field in England”
“Filth”
“Metro Manila”
“The Selfish Giant”
“Starred Up”

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Shaheen Baig – Casting – “Starred Up”
Johnnie Burn – Sound Design – “Under the Skin”
Amy Hubbard – Casting – “The Selfish Giant”
Mica Levi – Music – “Under the Skin”
Justine Wright – Editing – “Locke”

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Pussy Riot – “A Punk Prayer”
“The Great Hip Hop Hoax”
“The Moo Man”
“The Spirit of ’45”
“The Stone Roses: Made of Stone”

BEST BRITISH SHORT
“L’Assenza”
“Dr Easy”
“Dylan’s Room”
“Jonah”
“Z1”

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
“Blue is the Warmest Colour”
“Blue Jasmine”
“Frances Ha”
“The Great Beauty”
“Wadjda”

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
“Everyone’s Going to Die”
“The Machine”
“The Patrol”
“Sleeping Dogs”
“Titus”