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Winners & Nominations

Best British Independent Film

Calm With Horses

Nick Rowland / Joe Murtagh / Daniel Emmerson

The Father

Florian Zeller / Christopher Hampton / David Parfitt / Jean-Louis Livi / Philippe Carcassonne

His House

Remi Weekes / Martin Gentles / Edward King / Roy Lee / Aidan Elliott / Arnon Milchan

Rocks

Sarah Gavron / Theresa Ikoko / Claire Wilson / Faye Ward / Ameenah Ayub Allen

Saint Maud

Rose Glass / Oliver Kassman / Andrea Cornwell

Best Screenplay

Sponsored by BBC Film

The Father

Florian Zeller / Christopher Hampton

His House

Remi Weekes

Mogul Mowgli

Bassam Tariq / Riz Ahmed

Rocks

Theresa Ikoko / Claire Wilson

Saint Maud

Rose Glass

Best Director

Calm With Horses

Nick Rowland

The Father

Florian Zeller

His House

Remi Weekes

Rocks

Sarah Gavron

Associate Director Anu Henriques

Saint Maud

Rose Glass

Best British Short

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Filipiñana

Rafael Manuel / Naomi Pacifique

The Forgotten C

Molly Manning Walker / Jessi Gutch

The Long Goodbye

Aneil Karia / Riz Ahmed / Tom Gardner

Mandem

John Ogunmuyiwa / Emily Everdee

Sudden Light

Sophie Littman / Tom Wood

Best Actor

Calm With Horses

Cosmo Jarvis

The Father

Anthony Hopkins

His House

Sopé Dìrísù

Limbo

Amir El-Masry

Mogul Mowgli

Riz Ahmed

Best Actress

Herself

Clare Dunne

His House

Wunmi Mosaku

Luxor

Andrea Riseborough

Rocks

Bukky Bakray

Saint Maud

Morfydd Clark

Best Supporting Actor

Calm With Horses

Barry Keoghan

County Lines

Harris Dickinson

The Courier

Merab Ninidze

Mogul Mowgli

Alyy Khan

Rocks

D’angelou Osei Kissiedu

Best Supporting Actress

Calm With Horses

Niamh Algar

County Lines

Ashley Madekwe

Kindred

Fiona Shaw

Rocks

Kosar Ali

Saint Maud

Jennifer Ehle

Most Promising Newcomer

Calm With Horses

Niamh Algar

County Lines

Conrad Khan

Perfect 10

Frankie Box

Rocks

Bukky Bakray

Rocks

Kosar Ali

The Raindance Discovery Award

Justine

Jamie Patterson / Jeff Murphy / Jason Rush / Sarah Drew / Julius Beltrame

Looted

Rene van Pannevis / Kefi Chadwick / Jennifer Eriksson / Jessie Mangum

One Man and His Shoes

Yemi Bamiro / Will Thorne

Perfect 10

Eva Riley / Jacob Thomas / Bertrand Faivre / Valentina Brazzini

Rose: A Love Story

Jennifer Sheridan / April Kelley / Sara Huxley / Matt Stokoe / Rob Taylor / Sophie Rundle

The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)

Sponsored by Kodak & Pinewood

Calm With Horses

Nick Rowland

County Lines

Henry Blake

His House

Remi Weekes

Perfect 10

Eva Riley

Saint Maud

Rose Glass

Debut Screenwriter

Sponsored by Film4

Calm With Horses

Joe Murtagh

His House

Remi Weekes

Mogul Mowgli

Riz Ahmed

Also written by Bassam Tariq

Rocks

Theresa Ikoko / Claire Wilson

Saint Maud

Rose Glass

Best Documentary

The Australian Dream

Daniel Gordon / Stan Grant / Sarah Thomson / Nick Batzias / Virginia Whitwell / John Battsek

Being a Human Person

Fred Scott / Mike Brett / Steve Jamison / Jo Jo Ellison

The Reason I Jump

Jerry Rothwell / Jeremy Dear / Stevie Lee / Al Morrow

Rising Phoenix

Ian Bonhôte / Peter Ettedgui / Greg Nugent / John Battsek / Tatyana McFadden

White Riot

Rubika Shah / Ed Gibbs

Breakthrough Producer

Calm With Horses

Daniel Emmerson

His House

Edward King / Martin Gentles

Also produced by Aidan Elliott, Roy Lee, Arnon Milchan

Host

Douglas Cox

Also produced by Emily Gotto, Samuel Zimmerman

Limbo

Irune Gurtubai

Also produced by Angus Lamont

Saint Maud

Oliver Kassman

Also produced by Andrea Cornwell

Best International Independent Film

Sponsored by Champagne Taittinger

Babyteeth

Shannon Murphy / Rita Kalnejais / Alex White

Les Misérables

Ladj Ly / Giordano Gederlini / Alexis Manenti / Toufik Ayadi / Christophe Barral

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Eliza Hittman / Adele Romanski / Sara Murphy

Nomadland

Chloé Zhao / Frances McDormand / Peter Spears / Mollye Asher / Dan Janvey

Notturno

Gianfranco Rosi / Donatella Palermo / Paolo Del Brocco / Serge Lalou / Camille Laemlé / Orwa Nyrabia / Eva-Maria Weerts

Best Casting

Sponsored by Casting Society of America & Spotlight

Calm With Horses

Shaheen Baig

His House

Carmen Cuba

Limbo

Dan Jackson

Rocks

Lucy Pardee

Saint Maud

Kharmel Cochrane

Best Cinematography

Sponsored by Dirty Looks

His House

Jo Willems

Limbo

Nick Cooke

Mogul Mowgli

Annika Summerson

Rocks

Hélène Louvart

Saint Maud

Ben Fordesman

Best Costume Design

Ammonite

Michael O’Connor

Misbehaviour

Charlotte Walter

Rocks

Ruka Johnson

Saint Maud

Tina Kalivas

The Secret Garden

Michele Clapton

Best Editing

Sponsored by Intermission Film

The Father

Yorgos Lamprinos

His House

Julia Bloch

Host

Brenna Rangott

Rocks

Maya Maffioli

Saint Maud

Mark Towns

Best Make-Up & Hair Design

Ammonite

Ivana Primorac

His House

Sharon A. Martin

Misbehaviour

Jill Sweeney

Rocks

Nora Robertson

Saint Maud

Jacquetta Levon

Best Music

Sponsored by Universal Music Publishing Group

His House

Roque Baños

Mogul Mowgli

Paul Corley

The Reason I Jump

Winners and Nominations

Rocks

Connie Farr / Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch

Saint Maud

Adam Janota Bzowski

Best Production Design

Sponsored by Studio Juice

The Father

Peter Francis

His House

Jacqueline Abrahams

Misbehaviour

Cristina Casali

Saint Maud

Paulina Rzeszowska

Undergods

Marketa Korinkova / Elo Soode

Best Sound

Supported by Halo Post

His House

Adrian Bell / Glenn Freemantle / Frank Kruse / Brendan Nicholson / Richard Pryke

Host

Calum Sample

Mogul Mowgli

Paul Davies / Robert Farr / Nigel Albermaniche / Ian Morgan

The Reason I Jump

Nick Ryan / Ben Baird / Sara De Oliveira Lima

Saint Maud

Paul Davies / Simon Farmer / Andrew Stirk

Best Effects

His House

Pedro Sabrosa / Stefano Pepin

Saint Maud

Scott MacIntyre / Barış Kareli / Kristyan Mallett

Undergods

Agnes Asplund / Martin Malmqvist