British Independent Film Awards: Complete list of winners

British writer and director Aleem Khan’s directorial debut ‘After Love’ took home six awards at this year’s British Independent Film Awards. The film is about a widowed Muslim convert who uncovers the secret life led by her late husband.

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It landed six awards at Sunday night’s ceremony, including the top honor of best British independent film, best director, best debut director and best screenplay for Khan. The best actress awards also went to Joanna Scanlan for the film and Talid Ariss taking the best supporting actor award for the same.

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The event returned to an in-person event at their traditional home of Old Billingsgate in London. ‘People Just Do Nothing’ co-creator and star Asim Chaudhry hosted the ceremony. The pandemic saw BIFA livestream the 2020 awards in February this year.

Other winners were Adeel Akhtar  who was named best actor for Clio Barnard’s story of forbidden love, ‘Ali & Ava’. Vinette Robinson won best supporting actress for Philip Barantini’s single-take restaurant drama, ‘Boiling Point’.

Boiling Point, which also won three other awards, went into the night with the joint highest number of nominations, tying with Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ with 11 nods each.

Riz Ahmed was presented with this year’s Richard Harris award for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film.

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See the full list of winners, below:

Best British Independent Film

After Love – (WINNER)

Ali & Ava

Boiling Point

The Nest

The Souvenir Part II

Best Director

Aleem Khan, After Love – (WINNER)

Philip Barantini, Boiling Point

Clio Barnard, Ali & Ava

Sean Durkin, The Nest

Joanna Hogg, The Souvenir Part II

Best Actress

Joanna Scanlan, After Love (WINNER)

Caitríona Balfe, Belfast

Carrie Coon, The Nest

Claire Rushbrook, Ali & Ava

Ruth Wilson, True Things

Best Actor

Adeel Akhtar, Ali & Ava – (WINNER)

Riz Ahmed, Encounter

Stephen Graham, Boiling Point

Jude Law, The Nest

James Norton, Nowhere Special

Best Supporting Actress

Vinette Robinson, Boiling Point – WINNER

Judi Dench, Belfast

Jo Hartley, Sweetheart

Nathalie Richard, After Love

Tilda Swinton, The Souvenir Part II

Best Supporting Actor

Talid Ariss, After Love (WINNER)

Richard Ayoade, The Souvenir Part II

Lucian-River Chauhan, Encounter

Ciarán Hinds, Belfast

Ray Panthaki, Boiling Point