Sono stati svelati i vincitori dei BIFA 2025, gli annuali riconoscimenti assegnati al meglio del cinema britannico indipendente. A trionfare è Pillion, film diretto da Harry Lighton con protagonisti Alexander Skarsgård e Harry Melling, che ottiene 4 statuette tra cui la più prestigiosa, ovvero quella per il miglior film britannico indipendente. Stesso numero di riconoscimenti per Warfare, con il lungometraggio di Alex Garland e Ray Mendoza che vince anche miglior cast. A seguire, tutti i vincitori dei British Independent Film Awards 2025.
Tutti i vincitori dei British Independent Film Awards 2025
A seguire, segnalati in grassetto e categoria per categoria, tutti i vincitori dei British Independent Film Awards 2025:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
- THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND – James Griffiths, Tom Basden, Tim Key, Rupert Majendie
- I SWEAR – Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff, Piers Tempest
- MY FATHER’S SHADOW – Akinola Davies Jr., Wale Davies, Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo
- PILLION – Harry Lighton, Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton
- URCHIN – Harris Dickinson, Archie Pearch, Scott O’Donnell
BEST DIRECTOR
- LAURA CARREIRA – On Falling
- AKINOLA DAVIES JR. – My Father’s Shadow
- KIRK JONES – I Swear
- HARRY LIGHTON – Pillion
- LYNNE RAMSAY – Die My Love
BEST SCREENPLAY
- TOM BASDEN, TIM KEY – The Ballad of Wallis Island
- LAURA CARREIRA – On Falling
- WALE DAVIES – My Father’s Shadow
- KIRK JONES – I Swear
- HARRY LIGHTON – Pillion
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
- ROBERT ARAMAYO – I Swear
- FRANK DILLANE – Urchin
- DAVID JONSSON – Wasteman
- JENNIFER LAWRENCE – Die My Love
- HARRY MELLING – Pillion
- CILLIAN MURPHY – Steve
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
- TOM BLYTH – Wasteman
- SCOTT ELLIS WATSON – I Swear
- JAY LYCURGO – Steve
- PETER MULLAN – I Swear
- MAXINE PEAKE – I Swear
- ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD – Pillion
BEST JOINT LEAD PERFORMANCE
- EBADA HASSAN, SAFFIYA INGAR – Brides
- TIM KEY, TOM BASDEN – The Ballad of Wallis Island
- ANDREA RISEBOROUGH, BRENDA BLETHYN – Dragonfly
BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
- WARFARE – D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Joseph Quinn, Charles Melton
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD (BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR)
- LAURA CARREIRA – On Falling
- AKINOLA DAVIES JR. – My Father’s Shadow
- HARRIS DICKINSON – Urchin
- HARRY LIGHTON – Pillion
- CAL McMAU – Wasteman
BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCER
- WYN BAPTISTE – Shoot the People
- CHARLOTTE KNOWLES – Palestine Comedy Club
- JOANN KUSHNER – LifeHack [also produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Aleksandr Kletzov]
- DHIRAJ MAHEY – Ish [also produced by Bennett McGhee]
- ARCHIE PEARCH – Urchin [also produced by Scott O’Donnell]
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
- SCOTT ELLIS WATSON – I Swear
- EBADA HASSAN – Brides
- SAFIYYA INGAR – Brides
- POSY STERLING – Lollipop
- CONNOR TOMPKINS – The Son and the Sea
BEST DEBUT SCREENWRITER
- HUNTER ANDREWS, EOIN DORAN – Wasteman
- TOM BASDEN, TIM KEY – The Ballad of Wallis Island
- LAURA CARREIRA – On Falling
- WALE DAVIES – My Father’s Shadow
- HARRY LIGHTON – Pillion
BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR – FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
- MYRID CARTEN – A Want in Her
- CÉCILE EMBLETON, ALYS TOMLINSON – Mother Vera
- VICTORIA MAPPLEBECK – Motherboard
THE RAINDANCE MAVERICK AWARD
- FOUL EVIL DEEDS – Richard Hunter
- HOLLOWAY – Sophie Compton, Daisy-May Hudson, Stella Heath Keir, Alice Hughes, Polly Creed
- MOTHER VERA – Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson, Laura Shacham
- MOTHERBOARD – Victoria Mapplebeck
- A WANT IN HER – Myrid Carten
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
- ANTIDOTE – James Jones, David Moulton
- MOTHER VERA – Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson, Laura Shacham
- MOTHERBOARD – Victoria Mapplebeck
- THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR – Max Keegan, Elizabeth Woodward, Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss
- A WANT IN HER – Myrid Carten, Tadhg O’Sullivan, Roisín Geraghty, Kat Mansoor
BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM
- FLOCK – Mac Nixon, Matt Ashwell, Daley Nixon
- MAGID / ZAFAR – Luís Hindman, Sufiyaan Salam, Aidan Robert Brooks
- A SISYPHEAN TASK – Gus Flind-Henry, George Malcher, George Telfer
- STOMACH BUG – Matty Crawford, Karima Sammout Kanellopoulou
- TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE – Ben Jackson, Baz Sells, Dean Atta
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
- IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT – Jafar Panahi, Phillippe Martin
- SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
- SIRĀT – Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol, Domingo Corral, Oriol Maymó, Andrea Queralt, Mani Mortazavi, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García
- SORRY, BABY – Eva Victor, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins
- SOUND OF FALLING – Mascha Schilinski, Louise Peter, Maren Schmitt, Lucas Schmidt
BEST CASTING
- LAUREN EVANS – I Swear
Tutti i riconoscimenti tecnici dei BIFA 2025
A seguire, categoria per categoria, tutti i riconoscimenti tecnici dei BIFA 2025:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- SEAMUS MCGARVEY – Die my Love
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- GRACE SNELL – Pillion
BEST EDITING
- FIN OATES – Warfare
BEST EFFECTS
- SIMON STANLEY-CLAMP, RYAN CONDER – Warfare
BEST MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN
- DIANDRA FERREIRA – Pillion
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION
- RAIFE BURCHELL, IAN NEIL – Die my Love
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
- TOM BASDEN, ADEM ILHAN – The Ballad of Wallis Island
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- NATHAN PARKER – Harvest
BEST SOUND
- GLENN FREEMANTLE, MITCH LOW, HOWARD BARGROFF, BEN BARKER, RICHARD SPOONER – Warfare
Fonte: bifa
