British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Nominations, Led by I, Daniel Blake

Although there isn’t a lot of Oscar crossover here, it’s definitely worth noting that both Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight show up on this list. Andrea Arnold and American Honey might be headed for a screenplay nomination. The jury is sill out on I. Daniel Blake but the Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg did pose the idea that it’s possible the revered Ken Loach could receive a lone Best Director nomination, as sometimes happens with the Directors Branch, even if the film overall doesn’t make it.

Thanks to Indiewire:
Best British Independent Film
American Honey
Couple in a Hole
I, Daniel Blake
Notes on Blindness
Under the Shadow

Best International Independent Film
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Mustang
Toni Erdmann

Best Director
Andrea Arnold, American Honey
Babak Anvari, Under the Shadow
Ben Wheatley, Free Fire
Ken Loach, I, Daniel Blake
Peter Middleton and James Spinney, Notes on Blindness

Best Screenplay
Andrea Arnold, American Honey
Babak Anvari, Under the Shadow
Billy O’Brien and Christopher Hyde, I Am Not a Serial Killer
Paul Laverty, I, Daniel Blake
Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills

Best Actor
Dave Johns, I, Daniel Blake
Max Records, I Am Not a Serial Killer
Michael Fassbender, Trespass Against Us
Shia Labeouf, American Honey
Steve Brandon, My Feral Heart

Best Actress
Hayley Squires, I, Daniel Blake
Jodie Whittaker, Adult Life Skills
Kate Dickie, Couple in a Hole
Narges Rashidi, Under the Shadow
Sasha Lane, American Honey

Best Supporting Actor
Arinze Kene, The Pass
Brett Goldstein, Adult Life Skills
Christopher Lloyd, I Am Not a Serial Killer
Jamie Dornan, Anthropoid
Sean Harris, Trespass Against Us

Best Supporting Actress
Avin Manshadi, Under the Shadow
Gemma Arterton, The Girl with All the Gifts
Naomie Harris, Our Kind of Traitor
Shana Swash, My Feral Heart
Terry Pheto, A United Kingdom

Best Documentary
The Confession: Living the War on Terror
Dancer
The Hard Stop
Notes on Blindness
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Outstanding Achievement in Craft
Joakim Sundström, Notes on Blindness” (sound)
Paul Monaghan and Mat Whitecross, Supersonic” (editing)
Robbie Ryan, American Honey” (cinematography)
Seb Baker, The Girl with All the Gifts” (visual effects)
Shaheen Baig, Free Fire” (casting)

The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)
Adam Smith, Trespass Against Us
Alice Lowe, Prevenge
Babak Anvari, Under the Shadow
Peter Middleton and James Spinney, Notes on Blindness
Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills

Breakthrough Producer
Camille Gatin, The Girl with All the Gifts
Dionne Walker, The Hard Stop
Michael Berliner, Adult Life Skills
Mike Brett, Jo-Jo Ellison and Steve Jamison, Notes on Blindness
Paul Fegan, Where You’re Meant to Be

Debut Screenwriter
Ed Talfan, The Passing
Hope Dickson Leach, The Leveling
John Cairns and Michael McCartney, A Patch of Fog
Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills
Simon Farnaby and Julian Barratt, Mindhorn

Most Promising Newcomer
Dave Johns, I, Daniel Blake
Hayley Squires, I, Daniel Blake
Letitia Wright, Urban Hymn
Sennia Nanua, The Girl with All the Gifts
Steve Brandon, My Feral Heart”