British Independent Film Awards 2013

The 16th British Independent Film Awards, held on 8 December 2013 in London, were hosted by James Nesbitt. The awards honoured the best British independent films of 2013.

Awards

Best Director

• Sean Ellis – Metro Manila
• Jon S Baird – Filth
• Clio Barnard – The Selfish Giant
• Jonathan Glazer – Under the Skin
• David Mackenzie – Starred Up

The Douglas Hickox Award

Given to a British director on their debut feature.

• Paul Wright – For Those in Peril
• Charlie Cattrall – Titus
• Tina Gharavi – I Am Nasrine
• Jeremy Lovering – In Fear
• Omid Nooshin – Last Passenger

Best Screenplay

• Steven Knight – Locke
• Jonathan Asser – Starred Up
• Clio Barnard – The Selfish Giant
• Hanif Kureishi – Le Week-End
• Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan – Philomena

Best Actress

• Lindsay Duncan – Le Week-End
• Judi Dench – Philomena
• Scarlett Johansson – Under the Skin
• Felicity Jones – The Invisible Woman
• Saoirse Ronan – How I Live Now

Best Supporting Actress

• Imogen Poots – The Look Of Love
• Siobhan Finneran – The Selfish Giant
• Shirley Henderson – Filth
• Kristin Scott Thomas – The Invisible Woman
• Mia Wasikowska – The Double

Best Actor

• James McAvoy – Filth
• Jim Broadbent – Le Week-end
• Steve Coogan – Philomena
• Tom Hardy – Locke
• Jack O'Connell – Starred Up

Best Supporting Actor

• Ben Mendelsohn – Starred Up
• John Arcilla – Metro Manila
• Rupert Friend – Starred Up
• Jeff Goldblum – Le Week-end
• Eddie Marsan – Filth

Most Promising Newcomer

• Chloe Pirrie – Shell
• Harley Bird – How I Live Now
• Conner Chapman / Shaun Thomas – The Selfish Giant
• Caity Lotz – The Machine
• Jake Macapagal – Metro Manila

Best Technical Achievement

• Amy Hubbard – The Selfish Giant (Casting)
• Shaheen Baig – Starred Up (Casting)
• Johnnie Burn – Under the Skin (Sound Design)
• Mica Levi – Under the Skin (Music)
• Justine Wright – Locke (Editing)

Best Documentary

• Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
• The Great Hip Hop Hoax
• The Moo Man
• The Spirit of '45
• The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

Best Achievement in Production

• Metro Manila
• A Field in England
• Filth
• The Selfish Giant
• Starred Up

Best Short Film

• Z1
• L'Assenza
• Dr Easy
• Dylan's Room
• Jonah

The Raindance Award

• The Machine
• Everyone's Going to Die
• The Patrol
• Sleeping Dogs
• Titus

Best Foreign Independent Film

• Blue is the Warmest Colour
• The Great Beauty
• Blue Jasmine
• Wadjda
• Frances Ha

Best British Independent Film

• Metro Manila
• Philomena
• The Selfish Giant
• Starred Up
• Le Week-End

The Richard Harris Award

• Julie Walters

The Variety Award

• Paul Greengrass

The Special Jury Prize

• Sixteen Films & Friends (AKA Team Loach)