British Independent Film Awards 2009
The 12th British Independent Film Awards, held on 6 December 2009 at The Brewery in West London, honoured the best British independent films of 2009.
Awards
The winner is bolded at the top of each section.Best British Independent Film
MoonAn EducationFish TankIn The Loop- ''Nowhere Boy''
Best Director
Andrea Arnold – Fish Tank- Armando Iannucci – In The Loop
- Duncan Jones – Moon
- Jane Campion – Bright Star
- Lone Scherfig – ''An Education''
The Douglas Hickox Award
Given to a British director on their debut featureDuncan Jones – Moon- Armando Iannucci – In The Loop
- Peter Strickland – Katalin Varga
- Sam Taylor Wood – Nowhere Boy
- Samantha Morton – ''The Unloved''
Best Actor
Tom Hardy – Bronson- Aaron Johnson – Nowhere Boy
- Andy Serkis – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
- Peter Capaldi – In The Loop
- Sam Rockwell – ''Moon''
Best Actress
Carey Mulligan – An Education- Abbie Cornish – Bright Star
- Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
- Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
- Sophie Okonedo – ''Skin''
Best Supporting Actor
John Henshaw – Looking for Eric- Alfred Molina – An Education
- Jim Broadbent – The Damned United
- Michael Fassbender – Fish Tank
- Tom Hollander – ''In The Loop''
Best Supporting Actress
Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy- Kerry Fox – Bright Star
- Kierston Wareing – Fish Tank
- Kristin Scott Thomas – Nowhere Boy
- Rosamund Pike – ''An Education''
Best Screenplay
In The Loop – Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony RocheAn Education – Nick HornbyFish Tank – Andrea ArnoldMoon – Nathan ParkerNowhere Boy – Matt GreenhalghMost Promising Newcomer
Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank- Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles
- Edward Hogg – White Lightnin'
- George MacKay – The Boys Are Back
- Hilda Péter – ''Katalin Varga''
Best Achievement In Production
Bunny and the BullBronsonThe HideThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus- ''Katalin Varga''
Best Technical Achievement
Bright Star – Cinematography – Greig FraserBunny and the Bull – Production Design – Gary WilliamsonFish Tank – Cinematography – Robbie RyanMoon – Original Score – Clint MansellMoon – Production Design – Tony NobleBest British Documentary
Mugabe and the White AfricanThe Age of StupidThe End of The LineSons of CubaBest British Short
Love You MoreChristmas with DadLeavingSidney Turtlebaum- ''Washdays''
Best Foreign Film
Let the Right One InIl DivoThe Hurt LockerSin Nombre- ''The Wrestler''
Raindance Award
Down TerraceColinThe Disappearance of Alice CreedExam- ''They Call It Acid''
The Richard Harris Award
- '''Daniel Day-Lewis'''
The Variety Award
- '''Sir Michael Caine'''
The Special Jury Prize
- '''Baz Bamigboye'''