British Independent Film Awards 2009
Appearance
The 12th British Independent Film Awards, held on 6 December 2009 at The Brewery in West London, honoured the best British independent films of 2009.[1]
Awards
The winner is bolded at the top of each section.[2]
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
- Andrea Arnold – Fish Tank
- Armando Iannucci – In The Loop
- Duncan Jones – Moon
- Jane Campion – Bright Star
- Lone Scherfig – An Education
The Douglas Hickox Award
Given to a British director on their debut feature
- Duncan Jones – Moon
- Armando Iannucci – In The Loop
- Peter Strickland – Katalin Varga
- Sam Taylor Wood – Nowhere Boy
- Samantha Morton – The Unloved
Best Actor
- Tom Hardy – Bronson
- Aaron Johnson – Nowhere Boy
- Andy Serkis – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
- Peter Capaldi – In The Loop
- Sam Rockwell – Moon
Best Actress
- Carey Mulligan – An Education
- Abbie Cornish – Bright Star
- Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
- Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
- Sophie Okonedo – Skin
Best Supporting Actor
- John Henshaw – Looking for Eric
- Alfred Molina – An Education
- Jim Broadbent – The Damned United
- Michael Fassbender – Fish Tank
- Tom Hollander – In The Loop
Best Supporting Actress
- Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy
- Kerry Fox – Bright Star
- Kierston Wareing – Fish Tank
- Kristin Scott Thomas – Nowhere Boy
- Rosamund Pike – An Education
Best Screenplay
- In The Loop – Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
- An Education – Nick Hornby
- Fish Tank – Andrea Arnold
- Moon – Nathan Parker
- Nowhere Boy – Matt Greenhalgh
Most Promising Newcomer
- Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
- Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles
- Edward Hogg – White Lightnin'
- George MacKay – The Boys Are Back
- Hilda Péter – Katalin Varga
Best Achievement In Production
Best Technical Achievement
- Bright Star – Cinematography – Greig Fraser
- Bunny and the Bull – Production Design – Gary Williamson
- Fish Tank – Cinematography – Robbie Ryan
- Moon – Original Score – Clint Mansell
- Moon – Production Design – Tony Noble
Best British Documentary
- Mugabe and the White African
- The Age of Stupid
- The End of The Line
- Sons of Cuba
- Sounds Like Teen Spirit
Best British Short
- Love You More
- Christmas with Dad
- Leaving
- Sidney Turtlebaum
- Washdays
Best Foreign Film
Raindance Award
- Down Terrace
- Colin
- The Disappearance of Alice Creed
- Exam
- They Call It Acid