The Moet Independent British Film Awards took place in London last night and the big winners were Pride and Boyhood, taking home British and International independent film respectively. Pride was one of the feelgood films of the year, telling the real life tale of LGBT activists helping British Miners in their 1984 strike. Richard Linklater’s Boyhood – tipped for Oscar attention – was filmed over 12 years, charting a boy’s life from five to 18. Other key prizes on the night – held at the Old Billingsgate Market – went to Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Best Actress for her role in Belle), Brendan Gleeson (Best Actor for Calvary), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Variety award), Emma Thompson (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film) and 81-year-old Director John Boorman, who won the special jury prizefor films including Deliverance, Point Blank and Excalibur. Keira Knightley was up for Best Actress for her role in The Imitation Game and Cara Delevingne lost out to Sameena Jabeen Ahmed for Most Promising Newcomer. Check the full list of winners below.
British independent film Pride
International independent film Boyhood
Director Yann Demange – ’71
Douglas Hickox award for debut director Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard – 20,000 Days on Earth
Screenplay Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan – Frank
Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Belle
Actor Brendan Gleeson – Calvary
Supporting actress Imelda Staunton – Pride
Supporting actor Andrew Scott – Pride
Most promising newcomer Sameena Jabeen Ahmed – Catch Me Daddy
Achievement in production The Goob
Technical achievement Stephen Rennicks – Music – Frank
Documentary Next Goal Wins
The Raindance award Luna
British short The Kármán Line
Richard Harris award (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film) Emma Thompson
The Variety award Benedict Cumberbatch
The special jury prize John Boorman