British Independent Film Awards<\/strong><\/a> have just been revealed!<\/p>\nThe 2025 BIFA was held on Sunday (November 30) at The Roundhouse in London, England.<\/p>\n
The awards ceremony honors the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from the United Kingdom. The most nominated film of the evening was My Father\u2019s Shadow<\/em> with 12, and the most awarded of the evening was Warfare<\/em> with 4.<\/p>\nPillion<\/em> took the highest honor of the evening!<\/p>\nFind out what was nominated and what won at the awards ceremony this year\u2026<\/p>\n
Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Ballad of Wallis Island
I Swear
My Father\u2019s Shadow
Pillion – WINNER<\/strong>
Urchin<\/p>\nBEST LEAD PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\nRobert Aramayo, I Swear – WINNER<\/strong>
Frank Dillane, Urchin
David Jonsson, Wasteman
Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love
Harry Melling, Pillion
Cillian Murphy, Steve<\/p>\nBEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\nTom Blyth, Wasteman
Scott Ellis Watson, I Swear
Jay Lycurgo, Steve – WINNER<\/strong>
Peter Mullan, I Swear
Maxine Peake, I Swear
Alexander Skarsgard, Pillion<\/p>\nBEST JOINT LEAD PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\nEbada Hassan, Saffiya Ingar, Brides
Tim Key, Tom Basden, The Ballad of Wallis Island – WINNER<\/strong>
Andrea Riseborough, Brenda Blethyn, Dragonfly<\/p>\nBEST DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/p>\nLaura Carreira, On Falling
Akinola Davies Jr, My Father\u2019s Shadow – WINNER<\/strong>
Kirk Jones, I Swear
Harry Lighton, Pillion
Lynne Ramsay, Die My Love<\/p>\nBEST SCREENPLAY<\/strong><\/p>\nTom Basden, Tim Key, The Ballad of Wallis Island – WINNER<\/strong>
Laura Carreira, On Falling
Wale Davies, My Father\u2019s Shadow
Kirk Jones, I Swear
Harry Lighton, Pillion<\/p>\nTHE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/p>\nLaura Carreira, On Falling
Akinola Davies Jr, My Father\u2019s Shadow
Harris Dickinson, Urchin
Harry Lighton, Pillion
Cal Mcmau, Wasteman – WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\nBREAKTHROUGH PRODUCER<\/strong><\/p>\nWyn Baptiste, Shoot the People
Charlotte Knowles, Palestine Comedy Club
Joann Kushner, Lifehack
Dhiraj Mahey, Ish – WINNER<\/strong>
Archie Pearch, Urchin<\/p>\nBREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\nScott Ellis Watson, I Swear
Ebada Hassan, Brides
Safiyya Ingar, Brides
Posy Sterling, Lollipop – WINNER<\/strong>
Connor Tompkins, The Son and the Sea<\/p>\nBEST DEBUT SCREENWRITER<\/strong><\/p>\nHunter Andrews, Eoin Doran, Wasteman
Tom Basden, Tim Key, The Ballad of Wallis Island
Laura Carreira, On Falling
Wale Davies, My Father\u2019s Shadow
Harry Lighton, Pillion – WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\nBEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/p>\nAntidote
Mother Vera
Motherboard
The Shepherd and the Bear
A Want in Her – WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\nBEST DEBUT DIRECTOR \u2013 FEATURE DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/p>\nMyrid Carten, A Want in Her – WINNER<\/strong>
Cecile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson, Mother Vera
Victoria Mapplebeck, Motherboard<\/p>\nTHE RAINDANCE MAVERICK AWARD<\/strong><\/p>\nFoul Evil Deeds
Holloway
Mother Vera
Motherboard
A Want in Her – WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\nBEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM<\/strong><\/p>\nIt Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value – WINNER<\/strong>
Sirat
Sorry, Baby
Sound of Falling<\/p>\nBEST CASTING<\/strong><\/p>\nShaheen Baig, Brides
Shaheen Baig, Urchin
Kharmel Cochrane, Warfare
Lauren Evans, I Swear – WINNER<\/strong>
Robert Sterne, Steve<\/p>\nBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\nCharlotte Bruus Christensen, H Is for Hawk
Jermaine Edwards, My Father\u2019s Shadow
Cecile Embleton, Mother Vera
Seamus Mcgarvey, Die My Love – WINNER<\/strong>
Piotr Niemyjski, A Pale View of Hills<\/p>\nBEST COSTUME DESIGN<\/strong><\/p>\nSusie Coulthard, 100 Nights of Hero
Kirsty Halliday, Tornado
Grace Snell, Pillion – WINNER<\/strong>
Sayaka Takahashi, Matthew Price, A Pale View of Hills
PC Williams, My Father\u2019s Shadow<\/p>\nBEST EDITING<\/strong><\/p>\nRonan Corrigan, Aleksandr Kletsov, Lifehack
Omar Guzman Castro, My Father\u2019s Shadow
Fin Oates, Warfare – WINNER<\/strong>
Sam Rice-Edwards, One to One: John & Yoko
Gareth C. Scales, Pillion<\/p>\nBEST EFFECTS<\/strong><\/p>\nSimon Stanley-Clamp, Ryan Conder, Warfare – WINNER<\/strong>
Victor Tomi, Die My Love
Hayley Williams, Conor O\u2019Sullivan, Martin Malmqvist, The Thing With Feathers<\/p>\nBEST MUSIC SUPERVISION<\/strong><\/p>\nPhil Canning, Wasteman
Ian Neil, Raife Burchell, Die My Love – WINNER<\/strong>
Bridget Samuels, Urchin<\/p>\nBEST MAKE-UP and HAIR DESIGN<\/strong><\/p>\nKehinde Are, Feyzo Oyebisi, My Father\u2019s Shadow
Diandra Ferreira, Pillion – WINNER<\/strong>
Paul Gooch, Tristan Versluis, Warfare
Colleen Labaff, Miho Suzuki, Die My Love
Natasha Lawes, 100 Nights of Hero<\/p>\nBEST ORIGINAL MUSIC<\/strong><\/p>\nTom Basden, Adem Ilhan, The Ballad of Wallis Island – WINNER<\/strong>
Bobby Krlic, Anemone
Jed Kurzel, Tornado
CJ Mirra, Duval Timothy, My Father\u2019s Shadow
Steven Price, Ocean With David Attenborough<\/p>\nBEST PRODUCTION DESIGN<\/strong><\/p>\nJennifer Anti, Pablo Anti, My Father\u2019s Shadow
Mark Digby, Warfare
Tim Grimes, Die My Love
Nathan Parker, Harvest – WINNER<\/strong>
Sofia Sacomani, 100 Nights of Hero<\/p>\nBEST SOUND<\/strong><\/p>\nSteve Fanagan, Stevie Haywood, Anemone
Tim Burns, Paul Davies, Linda Forsen, Andrew Stirk, Ron Osiowy, Die My Love
Nina Hartstone, Jake Whitelee, Jens Petersen, Mike Tehrani, Rob Davidson, Ish
CJ Mirra, James Ridgway, Joe Jackson, Adele Fletcher, Pius Fatoke, My Father\u2019s Shadow
Glenn Freemantle, Mitch Low, Howard Bargroff, Ben Barker, Richard Spooner, Warfare – WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\nBEST BRITISH SHORT FILM<\/strong><\/p>\nFlock
Magid Zafar – WINNER<\/strong>
A Sisyphean Task
Stomach Bug
Two Black Boys in Paradise<\/p>\nCINEMA OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\nDepot Cinema
The Magic Lantern Cinema – WINNER<\/strong>
Montrose Playhouse
Queen\u2019s Film Theatre
Watershed<\/p>\nSee 60+ photos from the awards show inside\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n