British Independent Film Awards 2008
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The 11th British Independent Film Awards, held on 30 November 2008 at the Old Billingsgate Market in London, honoured the best British independent films of 2008.[1]
Awards
editThe winner is bolded at the top of each section.[2]
Best British Independent Film
editBest Director
edit- Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
- Steve McQueen for Hunger
- Shane Meadows for Somers Town
- Garth Jennings for Son of Rambow
- Mark Herman for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Douglas Hickox Award
editGiven to a British director on their debut feature
- Steve McQueen for Hunger
- James Watkins for Eden Lake
- Martin McDonagh for In Bruges
- Eran Creevy for Shifty
- Rupert Wyatt for The Escapist
Best Actor
edit- Michael Fassbender for Hunger
- Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges
- Colin Farrell for In Bruges
- Riz Ahmed for Shifty
- Thomas Turgoose for Somers Town
Best Actress
edit- Vera Farmiga for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- Kelly Reilly for Eden Lake
- Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Samantha Morton for The Daisy Chain
- Keira Knightley for The Duchess
Best Supporting Actor
edit- Eddie Marsan for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Liam Cunningham for Hunger
- Ralph Fiennes for In Bruges
- Daniel Mays for Shifty
- Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess
Best Supporting Actress
edit- Alexis Zegerman for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Emma Thompson for Brideshead Revisited
- Kristin Scott Thomas for Easy Virtue
- Hayley Atwell for The Duchess
- Sienna Miller for The Edge of Love
Best Screenplay
edit- Martin McDonagh for In Bruges
- Steve McQueen and Enda Walsh for Hunger
- Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire
- Paul Fraser for Somers Town
- Garth Jennings for Son of Rambow
Most Promising Newcomer
edit- Dev Patel for Slumdog Millionaire
- Ayush Mahesh Khedekar for Slumdog Millionaire
- Bill Milner for Son of Rambow
- Will Poulter for Son of Rambow
- Asa Butterfield for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Best Achievement In Production
edit- The Escapist
- Hush
- Shifty
- Telstar
- The Daisy Chain
Best Technical Achievement
edit- Sean Bobbitt for Hunger
- Jon Gregory for In Bruges
- Harry Escott and Molly Nyman for Shifty
- Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire
- Michael O'Connor for The Duchess
Best British Documentary
edit- Man on Wire
- A Complete History of My Sexual Failures
- Derek
- Of Time and the City
- Three Miles North of Molkom
Best British Short
editBest Foreign Film
edit- Waltz with Bashir (Israel/Germany/France)
- Gomorrah
- I've Loved You So Long
- Persepolis
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Raindance Award
editThe Richard Harris Award
editThe Variety Award
editThe Special Jury Prize
editReferences
edit- ^ "Winners Announced for the 11th British Independent Film Awards". The British Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "2008 Nominations". British Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2022.