British Independent Film Awards 2023: The complete winners list
The British Independent Film Awards 2023 proved to be an unforgettable night for director Andrew Haigh, as his movie All of Us Strangers scooped up seven awards.
Haigh’s film, which stars Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott as love interests, previously won three awards at the craft edition of the British Independent Film Awards last month. Now, the film has added to its tally of gongs by picking up wins in the ‘Best Director’, ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Screenplay’ categories.
Meanwhile, Mia McKenna-Bruce was awarded ‘Best Lead Performance’ for her performance How to Have Sex. The motion picture, directed by Molly Manning Walker, won a total of three BIFAs in total, including ‘Best Casting’.
Additionally, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay landed ‘Best Joint Lead Performance’ for Femme, Savannah Leaf took home ‘Best Debut Director’ for Earth Mama, and ‘Best Debut Screenwriter’ went to Nida Manzoor for Polite Society.
Furthermore, Rye Lane‘s Vivian Oparah was named the recipient of the ‘2023 Breakthrough Performance’ award for her performance in the highly-acclaimed rom-com, which also landed Kwes with the ‘Best Original Music’ prize.
See the full list of winners below.
Full list of winners from the British Independent Film Awards 2023:
‘Best British Independent Film’
- All Of Us Strangers – Andrew Haigh
‘Best International Independent Film’
- Anatomy Of A Fall – Justine Triet
‘Best Director’
- Andrew Haigh – All Of Us Strangers
‘Best Screenplay’
- Andrew Haigh – All Of Us Strangers
‘Best Lead Performance’
- Mia Mckenna-Bruce – How To Have Sex
‘Best Joint Lead Performance’
- Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George Mackay – Femme
‘Best Supporting Performance’
- Paul Mescal – All Of Us Strangers
- Shaun Thomas – How To Have Sex
‘The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)’
- Savanah Leaf – Earth Mama
‘Breakthrough Producer’
- Theo Barrowclough – Scrapper
‘Breakthrough Performance’
- Vivian Oparah – Rye Lane
‘Best Debut Screenwriter’
- Nida Manzoor – Polite Society
‘Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary‘
- Chloe Abrahams – The Taste Of Mango
‘The Raindance Maverick Award‘
- If The Streets Were On Fire – Alice Russell, Gannesh Rajah
‘Best Feature Documentary’
- If The Streets Were On Fire – Alice Russell, Gannesh Rajah
‘Best British Short Film‘
- Festival Of Slaps – Abdou Cissé, Cheri Darbon, George Telfer
‘Best Casting’
- Isabella Odoffin – How To Have Sex
‘Best Cinematography’
- Jamie D. Ramsay – All Of Us Strangers
‘Best Costume Design’
- Buki Ebiesuwa – Femme
‘Best Editing’
- Jonathan Alberts – All Of Us Strangers
‘Best Effects’
- Jonathan Gales, Richard Baker – The Kitchen
‘Best Music Supervision’
- Connie Farr – All Of Us Strangers
‘Best Make-Up & Hair Design’
- Marie Deehan – Femme
‘Best Original Music’
- Kwes- Rye Lane
‘Best Production Design’
- Nathan Parker – The Kitchen
‘Best Sound’
- Mark Jenkin – Enys Men
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