The British Independent Film Award for Best Director is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best directing in a British independent film. The award was first presented in the 1998 ceremony being Ken Loach the first recipient of this award for his work in the film My Name is Joe .
Andrea Arnold is the only director who has received this award more than once, with two wins, while Ken Loach holds the record of most nominations for this category with five.
Winners and nominees [ edit ]
Multiple nominations [ edit ]
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
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^ Rosser, Michael (November 3, 2014). " '71, Pride lead BIFA nominations" . Screen Daily . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "Pride wins best film at British Independent Film Awards" . BBC News . December 7, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Tartaglione, Nancy (November 3, 2015). " 'The Lobster', '45 Years', 'Macbeth' Lead British Independent Film Award Nominations" . Deadline . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Lee, Benjamin (December 7, 2015). "Ex Machina triumphs at British independent film awards" . The Guardian . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Evans, Alan (November 1, 2016). "I, Daniel Blake leads British independent film award nominations" . The Guardian . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Barranclough, Leo (December 4, 2016). " 'American Honey' Triumphs at British Independent Film Awards" . Variety . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Clarke, Stewart (November 1, 2017). " 'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards" . Variety . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Nordine, Michael (December 10, 2017). "British Independent Film Awards: 'God's Own Country' and 'Lady Macbeth' Win Top Prizes" . IndieWire . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Brown, Mark (October 31, 2018). "The Favourite dominates British independent film award nominations" . The Guardian . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Nordine, Michael (December 2, 2018). " 'The Favourite' Wins 10 British Independent Film Awards, Living Up to Its Title" . IndieWire . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Sharf, Zack (October 30, 2019). "2019 British Indie Film Awards Nominations: 'David Copperfield,' Zellweger, and More" . IndieWire . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Ritman, Alex (December 1, 2019). "British Independent Film Awards: 'For Sama' Wins Top Prize" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Ramachandran, Naman (December 9, 2020). " 'Saint Maud,' 'His House,' 'Rocks' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations" . Variety . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Grater, Tom (February 18, 2021). " 'Rocks' & 'His House' Win Big At British Independent Film Awards" . Deadline . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Ramachandran, Naman (November 3, 2021). " 'Belfast,' 'Boiling Point' Lead BIFA Nominations" . Variety . Retrieved November 3, 2021 .
^ Szalai, Georg (4 November 2022). "British Independent Film Awards: Debut Movies 'Aftersun,' 'Blue Jean' Lead Nominations" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 4 November 2022 .
^ Ramachandran, Naman (2 November 2023). "Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal Score Nods as 'Rye Lane,' 'Scrapper', 'All of Us Strangers' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations" . Variety . Retrieved 2 November 2023 .
^ Shafer, Ellise (2024-11-05). " 'Kneecap,' 'Love Lies Bleeding' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations" . Variety . Retrieved 2024-11-05 .
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