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.BIFA Winners 2009
Awards The winner is bolded at the top of each section.
Best British Independent Film Moon An Education Fish Tank In 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 feature Duncan 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 Roche An Education – Nick Hornby Fish Tank – Andrea Arnold Moon – Nathan Parker Nowhere Boy – Matt Greenhalgh
Most 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 Bull Bronson The Hide The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Katalin Varga
Best Technical Achievement Bright Star – Cinematography – Greig Fraser Bunny and the Bull – Production Design – Gary Williamson Fish Tank – Cinematography – Robbie Ryan Moon – Original Score – Clint Mansell Moon – Production Design – Tony Noble
Best British Documentary Mugabe and the White African The Age of Stupid The End of The Line Sons of Cuba Sounds Like Teen Spirit
Best British Short Love You More Christmas with Dad Leaving Sidney Turtlebaum Washdays
Best Foreign Film Let the Right One In Il Divo The Hurt Locker Sin Nombre The Wrestler
Raindance Award Down Terrace Colin The Disappearance of Alice Creed Exam They Call It Acid
The Richard Harris Award Daniel Day-Lewis
The Variety Award Sir Michael Caine
The Special Jury Prize Baz Bamigboye
References
External links BIFA homepage