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British Independent Film Award for Best Director

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British Independent Film Award for Best Director
Awarded forBest Directing
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBIFA
First awarded1998
Currently held byAndrew HaighAll of Us Strangers (2023)
Websitewww.bifa.org.uk

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

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1990s

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Year Film Recipient(s)
1998
(1st)
[1]
My Name is Joe Ken Loach
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Guy Ritchie
Nil by Mouth Gary Oldman
Regeneration Gillies MacKinnon
Under the Skin Carine Adler
1999
(2nd)
[2]
Hilary and Jackie Anand Tucker
Gods and Monsters Bill Condon
A Room for Romeo Brass Shane Meadows
The War Zone Tim Roth
Wonderland Michael Winterbottom

2000s

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Year Film Recipient(s)
2000
(3rd)
[3]
Billy Elliot Stephen Daldry
The House of Mirth Terence Davies
Last Resort Paweł Pawlikowski
Saving Grace Nigel Cole
Topsy-Turvy Mike Leigh
2001
(4th)
[4]
Sexy Beast Jonathan Glazer
Bread and Roses Ken Loach
The Claim Michael Winterbottom
Enigma Michael Apted
2002
(5th)
[5][6]
Bloody Sunday Paul Greengrass
Lawless Heart Neil Hunter, Tom Hunsinger
Morvern Callar Lynne Ramsay
Sweet Sixteen Ken Loach
2003
(6th)
[7][8]
Dirty Pretty Things Stephen Frears
28 Days Later Danny Boyle
In America Jim Sheridan
In This World Michael Winterbottom
Young Adam David Mackenzie
2004
(7th)
[9]
Vera Drake Mike Leigh
Dead Man's Shoes Shane Meadows
Enduring Love Roger Mitchell
My Summer of Love Paweł Pawlikowski
Touching the Void Kevin Macdonald
2005
(8th)
[10]
The Descent Neil Marshall
A Cock and Bull Story Michael Winterbottom
The Constant Gardener Fernando Meirelles
The Libertine Laurence Dunmore
Mrs Henderson Presents Stephen Frears
2006
(9th)
[11][12]
The Last King of Scotland Kevin Macdonald
The Queen Stephen Frears
Shooting Dogs Michael Caton-Jones
This Is England Shane Meadows
The Wind That Shakes the Barley Ken Loach
2007
(10th)
[13][14]
Control Anton Corbijn
And When Did You Last See Your Father? Anand Tucker
Brick Lane Sarah Gavron
Eastern Promises David Cronenberg
Hallam Foe David Mackenzie
2008
(11th)
[15][16]
Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Mark Herman
Hunger Steve McQueen
Somers Town Shane Meadows
Son of Rambow Garth Jennings
2009
(12th)
[17][18]
Fish Tank Andrea Arnold
Bright Star Jane Campion
An Education Lone Scherfig
In the Loop Armando Iannucci
Moon Duncan Jones

2010s

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Year Film Recipient(s)
2010
(13th)
[19][20]
Monsters Gareth Edwards
Another Year Mike Leigh
Kick-Ass Matthew Vaughn
The King's Speech Tom Hooper
Never Let Me Go Mark Romanek
2011
(14th)
[21][22]
We Need to Talk About Kevin Lynne Ramsay
Kill List Ben Wheatley
Shame Steve McQueen
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tomas Alfredson
Tyrannosaur Paddy Considine
2012
(15th)
[23][24]
Berberian Sound Studio Peter Strickland
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden
Broken Rufus Norris
The Imposter Bart Layton
Sightseers Ben Wheatley
2013
(16th)
[25][26]
Metro Manila Sean Ellis
Filth Jon S. Baird
The Selfish Giant Clio Barnard
Starred Up David Mackenzie
Under the Skin Jonathan Glazer
2014
(17th)
[27][28]
'71 Yann Demange
Calvary John Michael McDonagh
Frank Lenny Abrahamson
Mr. Turner Mike Leigh
Pride Matthew Warchus
2015
(18th)
[29][30]
Ex Machina Alex Garland
45 Years Andrew Haigh
Amy Asif Kapadia
The Lobster Yorgos Lanthimos
Macbeth Justin Kurzel
2016
(19th)
[31][32]
American Honey Andrea Arnold
Free Fire Ben Wheatley
I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach
Notes on Blindness James Spinney, Pete Middleton
Under the Shadow Babak Anvari
2017
(20th)
[33][34]
I Am Not a Witch Rungano Nyoni
The Death of Stalin Armando Iannucci
God's Own Country Francis Lee
Lady Macbeth William Oldroyd
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh
2018
(21st)
[35][36]
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos
American Animals Bart Layton
Beast Michael Pearce
Lean on Pete Andrew Haigh
You Were Never Really Here Lynne Ramsay
2019
(22nd)
[37][38]
For Sama Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts
Bait Mark Jenkin
Diego Maradona Asif Kapadia
Moffie Oliver Hermanus
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg

2020s

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Year Film Recipient(s)
2020
(23rd)
[39][40]
His House Remi Weekes
Calm with Horses Nick Rowland
The Father Florian Zeller
Rocks Sarah Gavron
Saint Maud Rose Glass
2021
(24th)
[41]
After Love Aleem Khan
Ali & Ava Clio Barnard
Boiling Point Philip Barantini
The Nest Sean Durkin
The Souvenir Part II Joanna Hogg
2022
(25th)
[42]
Aftersun Charlotte Wells
Blue Jean Georgia Oakley
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Sophie Hyde
Living Oliver Hermanus
The Wonder Sebastián Lelio
2023
(26th)
[43]
All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh
Femme Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping
How to Have Sex Molly Manning Walker
Rye Lane Raine Allen-Miller
Scrapper Charlotte Regan
2024
(27th)
[44]
Andrea Arnold Bird
Nora Fingscheidt The Outrun
Rose Glass Love Lies Bleeding
Rungano Nyoni On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Rich Peppiatt Kneecap

Multiple nominations

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Multiple wins

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References

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