British Independent Film Awards 2009

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[edit]

The winner is bolded at the top of each section.[2]

### Best British Independent Film[edit]

* Moon
* An Education
* Fish Tank
* In The Loop
* Nowhere Boy

### Best Director[edit]

* Andrea Arnold – Fish Tank
* Armando Iannucci – In The Loop
* Duncan Jones – Moon
* Jane Campion – Bright Star
* Lone Scherfig – An Education

### The Douglas Hickox Award[edit]

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[edit]

* Tom Hardy – Bronson
* Aaron Johnson – Nowhere Boy
* Andy Serkis – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
* Peter Capaldi – In The Loop
* Sam Rockwell – Moon

### Best Actress[edit]

* Carey Mulligan – An Education
* Abbie Cornish – Bright Star
* Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
* Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
* Sophie Okonedo – Skin

### Best Supporting Actor[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy
* Kerry Fox – Bright Star
* Kierston Wareing – Fish Tank
* Kristin Scott Thomas – Nowhere Boy
* Rosamund Pike – An Education

### Best Screenplay[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Bunny and the Bull
* Bronson
* The Hide
* The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
* Katalin Varga

### Best Technical Achievement[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Mugabe and the White African
* The Age of Stupid
* The End of The Line
* Sons of Cuba
* Sounds Like Teen Spirit

### Best British Short[edit]

* Love You More
* Christmas with Dad
* Leaving
* Sidney Turtlebaum
* Washdays

### Best Foreign Film[edit]

* Let the Right One In
* Il Divo
* The Hurt Locker
* Sin Nombre
* The Wrestler

### Raindance Award[edit]

* Down Terrace
* Colin
* The Disappearance of Alice Creed
* Exam
* They Call It Acid

### The Richard Harris Award[edit]

* Daniel Day-Lewis

### The Variety Award[edit]

* Sir Michael Caine

### The Special Jury Prize[edit]

* Baz Bamigboye

## References[edit]

1. ^ BIFA Winners 2009 Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "BIFA Nominations 2009". Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

## External links[edit]

* BIFA homepage

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Categories|

* British Independent Film
* Director
* Lead Performance
* Joint Lead Performance
* Supporting Performance
* Screenplay
* Breakthrough Performance
* Documentary
* British Short Film
* International Independent Film
* Casting
* Cinematography
* Costume Design
* Editing
* Effects
* Make-Up & Hair Design
* Original Music
* Music Supervision
* Production Design
* Sound
* The Richard Harris Award
* The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
* Debut Screenwriter
* Breakthrough Producer
* Raindance Discovery Award
* Special Jury Prize
* Variety Award

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* Actor in a British Independent Film
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* Supporting Actor
* Supporting Actress

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