British Independent Film Awards 2022


The British Independent Film Awards 2022 were held on 4 December 2022 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom. The nominations were announced on 4 November 2022 by actors Sam Claflin and Kosar Ali during an event in London. Aftersun led the nominations with 16, followed by Blue Jean with 13 and The Wonder with 12. The ceremony took place at Old Billingsgate in London and was hosted by Ben Bailey Smith.
Aftersun won the most awards, winning 7 awards including the top prize, Best British Independent Film.
In July 2022, it was announced that gender-neutral categories would replace the male and female performance categories, introducing Best Lead Performance, Best Supporting Performance, Best Joint Lead Performance and Best Ensemble Performance. Additionally, the creation of Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary and the division of the Best Music category into Best Original Music and Best Music Supervision were also announced.
The longlists for Best International Independent Film, Best Documentary and the Raindance Discovery Award were announced on 21 October, while the longlists for The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary, Best Debut Screenwriter, Breakthrough Performance and Breakthrough Producer were announced on 24 October.

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 4 November 2022. The winners of the craft categories were announced on 18 November 2022. The winners for the remaining categories were announced during a ceremony on 4 December 2022.

Films with multiple nominations and awards

NominationsFilm
16Aftersun
13Blue Jean
12The Wonder
8Living
7Flux Gourmet
5Men
5The Origin
5God's Creatures
4Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
4Nascondino
4Emily
3Nothing Compares
3Medusa Deluxe
3Our River... Our Sky
2My Old School
2The Silent Twins
2Kanaval
2Brian and Charles
2Winners
2Nezouh
2The Feast

AwardsFilm
7Aftersun
4Blue Jean
2Nothing Compares
2Winners