British Independent Film Awards 2006

The 9th British Independent Film Awards, held in November 2006 at the Hammersmith Palais, London, honoured the best British independent films of 2006.

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Awards

Best British Independent Film

This Is EnglandThe Last King of ScotlandThe QueenRed Road

''The Wind That Shakes the Barley''

Best Director

Kevin Macdonald - The Last King of Scotland

Stephen Frears - The Queen
Michael Caton-Jones - Shooting Dogs
Shane Meadows - This Is England
Ken Loach - ''The Wind That Shakes the Barley''

The Douglas Hickox Award

Given to a British director on their debut featureMenhaj Huda - KiDULTHOOD

Caradog W. James - Little White Lies
Paul Andrew Williams - London to Brighton
Andrea Arnold - Red Road
Tom Vaughan - ''Starter for 10''

Best Actor

Tony Curran - Red Road

James McAvoy - The Last King of Scotland
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
Peter O'Toole - Venus
Cillian Murphy - ''The Wind That Shakes the Barley''

Best Actress

Kate Dickie - Red Road

Juliette Binoche - Breaking and Entering
Robin Wright - Breaking and Entering
Frances de la Tour - The History Boys
Helen Mirren - ''The Queen''

Best Supporting Actor/Actress

Leslie Phillips - Venus

Best Screenplay

Peter Morgan - The Queen

Alan Bennett - The History Boys
Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock - The Last King of Scotland
Shane Meadows - This Is England
Hanif Kureishi - ''Venus''

Most Promising Newcomer

Thomas Turgoose - This Is England

Rafi Gavron - Breaking and Entering
Harry Treadaway and Luke Treadaway - Brothers of the Head
Samuel Barnett - The History Boys
Dominic Cooper - The History Boys
Jodie Whittaker - ''Venus''

Best Achievement in Production

London to BrightonKiDULTHOODThe Road to GuantanamoSeverance

''Shooting Dogs''

Best Technical Achievement

Anthony Dod Mantle - The Last King of Scotland

Alan MacDonald - The Queen
Daniel Phillips - The Queen
Ludovico Einaudi - This Is England
Barry Ackroyd - ''The Wind That Shakes the Barley''

Best British Documentary

The Road to GuantanamoBlindsightThe Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love ThiefThe Pervert's Guide to Cinema

''Unknown White Male''

Best British Short

CubsThe 10th ManAt the End of the SentenceEx Memoria

''Who I Am and What I Want''

Best 15 Second Short

'What's the Point?Ah, YouthChrysanthemums the WordDeath of the Dinosaurs

''Fate and Mr. McKinley''

Best Foreign Film

Caché - Brick - The Beat That My Heart Skipped - Hard Candy - Volver -

The Raindance Award

Ballad of AJ WebermanLondon to Brighton

''Scenes of a Sexual Nature''