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The British Independent Film Awards 2001 were held on 24 October 2001 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom.
| 4th British Independent Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best in British independent film |
| Date | 24 October 2001 |
| Site | Park Lane Hotel, London |
| Hosted by | Dermot O'Leary |
| Official website | www |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Sexy Beast |
| Most awards | Sexy Beast (4) |
| Most nominations | Sexy Beast, Jump Tomorrow, South West 9 (5) |
To be eligible for consideration, films needed to have been produced, or majority co-produced by a British company, or in receipt of at least 51% of their budget from a British source. In addition they could not be solely funded by a single studio.[1]
Nominations were announced on 26 September 2001.[2][3][4][5] The award ceremony, hosted by Dermot O'Leary, was held at the Park Lane Hotel, in London's West End the following month, a change from the Café Royal which was the venue for the first three ceremonies.[6][7][8][9][10] Winners in fourteen categories were selected from the shortlists and a further four were awarded entirely at the jury's discretion, whose make up included Primary Colours actor Adrian Lester, High Fidelity director Stephen Frears, director of the BBC film Last Resort, Paweł Pawlikowski, Christopher Fowler, Paul Trijbits, Parminder Vir and Stephen Woolley.[1][11]
New award categories for Best Music and Best Technical Achievement were introduced in this year.[3]
Winners and nominees
editFilms with multiple nominations
edit| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 5 | Sexy Beast |
| Jump Tomorrow | |
| South West 9 | |
| 4 | The Warrior |
| 3 | Bread and Roses |
| Late Night Shopping | |
| Enigma | |
| 2 | The Claim |
Notes
edit- ^ Archived websites of the time including the BBC and Variety list the nominee as Nick Lofting. The BIFA website lists Jonathan Rudd as the nominee. Both worked as editors on the film in question
- ^ The award to Harvey Weinstein mentioned by the BBC, ScreenDaily, IndieWire and archived BIFA website of the time may have been rescinded as it is no longer mentioned on the current (2024) BIFA website.
References
edit- ^ a b "Sexy Beast triumphs at awards". BBC. 25 October 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Sexy Beast hot favourite in British independent awards". The Guardian. 27 September 2001. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Sexy Beast leads award nominees". BBC. 26 September 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Bifa nominations in full". BBC. 26 September 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b "British Independent Film Award nominees". Variety. 15 October 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Sexy Beast voted best UK film of the year". The Guardian. 25 October 2001. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Kingsley wins best actor award". BBC. 25 October 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b Frater, Patrick (25 October 2001). "Sexy Beast scores at British indie film awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Winners Nominations · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 24 October 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b Brooks, Brian (26 October 2001). "DAILY NEWS: "Sexy Beast," "Memento," and "In the Mood for Love" Honored at 4th British Independent". IndieWire. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Forde, Leon (26 September 2001). "Five nods each for three British films at BIFA". Screen Daily. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "awards - british independent film awards". web.archive.org. 2 February 2002. Archived from the original on 2 February 2002. Retrieved 11 November 2024.