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The British Independent Film Awards this year honor two Sundance breakout films, with both “Kneecap” and “Love Lies Bleeding” atop the 2024 nominations list.
Rich Peppiatt’s “Kneecap” (repping Ireland for the 2024 Best International Feature Oscar) leads this year’s nominees with 14 nods, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best British Independent Film. “Kneecap” is based on the eponymous rap group, which star here alongside Michael Fassbender in a fictionalized band origin story.
Following “Kneecap” with 12 nominations is Rose Glass’s “Love Lies Bleeding.” Co-leads Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian are nominated for Best Joint Lead Performance, and the film has also been recognized in the Best British Independent Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay categories.
Additional features that received multiple nominations include “The Outrun,” “Bird,” and “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl.”
In 2023, “All of Us Strangers” swept the top categories with awards, in addition to “Rye Lane” and future Oscar winner “Anatomy of a Fall.”
Check out the full list of the 2024 British Independent Film Award nominations below. The annual BIFA awards ceremony will take place on December 8 at the Roundhouse in Camden, England.
Best British Independent Film
“Kneecap,” Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling
“Love Lies Bleeding,” Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” Rungano Nyoni, Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
“The Outrun,” Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot, Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan
“Santosh,” Sandhya Suri, Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Balthazar de Ganay, Alan McAlex
Best International Independent Film
“All We Imagine as Light,” Payal Kapadia, Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff
“Anora,” Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
“La Chimera,” Alice Rohrwacher, Carlo Cresto-Dina, Paolo Del Brocco
“No Other Land,” Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Fabrien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Mohammad Rasoulof, Rozita Hendijanian, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner
Best Director
Andrea Arnold, “Bird”
Nora Fingscheidt, “The Outrun”
Rose Glass, “Love Lies Bleeding”
Rungano Nyoni, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”
Rich Peppiatt, “Kneecap”
Best Lead Performance
Radhika Apte, “Sister Midnight”
Susan Chardy, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths”
Elliot Page, “Close to You”
Saoirse Ronan, “The Outrun”
Alicia Vikander, “The Assessment”
Best Screenplay
Nora Fingscheidt and Amy Liptrot, “The Outrun”
Rose Glass and Weronika Tofilska, “Love Lies Bleeding”
Rungano Nyoni, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”
Rich Peppiatt, “Kneecap”
Sandhya Suri, “Santosh”
Best Supporting Performance
Michele Austin, “Hard Truths”
Elizabeth Chisela, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”
Barry Keoghan, “Bird”
Jack O’Connell, “Back to Black”
Franz Rogowski, “Bird”
Hayley Squires, “Hoard”
Best Joint Lead Performance
Joseph Quinn and Saura Lightfoot Leon, “Hoard”
Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian, “Love Lies Bleeding”
Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, and Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, “Kneecap”
Jason Patel and Ben Hardy, “Unicorns”
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
Christopher Andrews, “Bring Them Down”
Luna Carmoon, “Hoard”
James Krishna Floyd, “Unicorns” [also directed by Sally El Hosaini]
Karan Handhari, “Sister Midnight”
Rich Peppiatt, “Kneecap”
Breakthrough Producer
Hollie Bryan and Lucy Meer, “The Ceremony”
Balthazar De Ganay and James Bowsher, “Santosh” [also produced by Mike Goodridge, Alan McAlex]
Jacob Swan Hyam, “Bring Them Down” [also produced by also produced by Julianne Ford, Ivana MacKinnon, Jean-Yves Roubin, Ruth Treacey, Cassandre Warnauts]
Ben Toye, “Treading Water”
Rebecca Wolff, “Grand Theft Hamlet” [also produced by Julia Ton]
Breakthrough Performance
Nykiya Adams, “Bird”
Susan Chardy, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”
Saura Lightfoot-Leon, “Hoard”
Ruaridh Mollica, “Sebastian”
Jason Patel, “Unicorns”
Best Debut Screenwriter
James Krishna Floyd, “Unicorns”
Karan Kandhari, “Sister Midnight”
Rich Peppiatt, “Kneecap”
Sandhya Suri, “Santosh”
Mrs. and Mr. Thomas, “The Assessment” [also written by John Donnelly]
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary
Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane, “Grand Theft Hamlet”
Manon Ouimet and Jacob Perlmutter, “Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other”
Rachel Ramsay, “Copa 71” [also directed by James Erskine]
Clair Titley, “The Contestant”
The Raindance Maverick Award
“The Ceremony,” Jack King, Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer
“Grand Theft Hamlet,” Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff
“Restless,” Jed Hart, Benedict Turnbull
“Satu – The Year of the Rabbit,” Joshua Trigg
“Witches,” Elizabeth Sankey, Jeremy Warmsley, Chiara Ventura, Manon Ardisson
Best Feature Documentary, sponsored by Intermission Film
“The Contestant,” Clair Titley, Megumi Inman, Andee Ryder, Amit Dey, Ian Bonhôte
“Grand Theft Hamlet,” Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford
“Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other,” Jacob Perlmutter, Manon Ouimet, Signe Byrge Sørensen
“Witches,” Elizabeth Sankey, Jeremy Warmsley, Chiara Ventura, Manon Ardisson
Best British Short Film
“Delivery,” Ben Lankester, Bophanie Lun, Joe Binks
“Housewarming,” Liam White, Guy Lindley
“Meat Puppet,” Eros V, Masha Thorpe, Leah Draws
“A Move,” Elahe Esmaili, Hossein Behboudi Rad
“Wander to Wonder,” Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, Daan Bakker, Maarten Swart
Best Casting
Heather Basten, “Hoard”
Isabella Odoffin, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”
Lucy Pardee, “Bird”
Carla Stronge, “Kneecap”
Mary Vernieu and Lindsay Graham Ahanonu, “Love Lies Bleeding”
Best Cinematography
Pawel Edelman, “Lee”
Ben Fordesman, “Love Lies Bleeding”
Rob Hardy, “Civil War”
Yunus Roy Imer, “The Outrun”
Ryan Kernaghan, “Kneecap”
Best Costume Design
Zjena Glamocanin, “Kneecap”
Meghan Kasperlik, “Civil War”
Olga Mill, “Love Lies Bleeding”
Nirage Mirage, “Unicorns”
Michael O’Connor, “Firebrand”
Best Editing
Stephen Bechinger, “The Outrun”
Joe Bini, “Bird”
Margarida Cartaxo and Stuart Davidson, “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger”
Jake Roberts, “Civil War”
Ulian Ulrichs and Chris Gill, “Kneecap”
Best Effects
James Allen, “Love Lies Bleeding”
Glen McGuigan and Ingo Putze, “Lee”
David Simpson, “Civil War”
Best Music Supervision
Iain Cooke and Giles Martin, “Back to Black”
Kle Savidge, “Sister Midnight”
Gary Welch and Jeanette Rehnstrom, “Kneecap”
Best Make-Up & Hair Design
Megan Daum and Frieda Valenzuela, “Love Lies Bleeding”
Peta Dunstall, “Back to Black”
Kat Morgan, “The Outrun”
Lisa Mustafa, “Unicorns”
Jenny Shircore, “Firebrand”
Best Original Music
Michael “Mikey J” Asante, “Kneecap”
Burial, “Bird”
Stuart Earl, “Unicorns”
John Gurtler and Jan Miserre, “The Outrun”
Clint Mansell, “Love Lies Bleeding”
Best Production Design
Bobbie Cousins, “Hoard”
Jan Houllevigue, “The Assessment”
Katie Hickman, “Love Lies Bleeding”
Caty Maxey, “Civil War”
Nicola Moroney, “Kneecap”
Best Sound
Louise Burton, Brendan Rehill, Aza Hand, and Simon Kerr, “Kneecap”
Paul Davies, Andrew Stirk, Linda Forsen, Rose Bladh, and Tim Burns, “Love Lies Bleeding”
Glen Freemantle, “Civil War”
Dominik Leube, Oscar Stiebitz, Jonathan Schorr, and Gregor Bonse, “The Outrun”
Mike Prestwood Smith, Csaba Major, and Jimmy Boyle, “Lee”
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