The 2018 British Independent Film Awards took place Sunday night from Old Billingsgate, handing out awards for, fittingly, the best in independent British film. The Favourite, which earned a massive 13 nominations, walked away with 10 awards including Best British Independent Film, plus Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos and acting awards for Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz.
Check out the full list of 2018 British Independent Film Award winners below.
Best British Independent Film
The Favourite — Yorgos Lanthimos, Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday
- American Animals — Bart Layton, Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger, Mary Jane Skalski
- Beast — Michael Pearce, Kristian Brodie, Lauren Dark, Ivana MacKinnon
- Disobedience — Sebastián Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Ed Guiney, Frida Torresblanco, Rachel Weisz
- You Were Never Really Here — Lynne Ramsay, Pascal Caucheteux, Rosa Attab, James Wilson, Rebecca O’Brien
Best Director
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
- Andrew Haigh – Lean on Pete
- Bart Layton – American Animals
- Michael Pearce – Beast
- Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here
Best Actor
Joe Cole – A Prayer Before Dawn
- Steve Coogan – Stan & Ollie
- Rupert Everett – The Happy Prince
- Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here
- Charlie Plummer – Lean on Pete
Best Actress
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
- Gemma Arterton – The Escape
- Jessie Buckley – Beast
- Maxine Peake – Funny Cow
- Rachel Weisz – Disobedience
Best Supporting Actor
Alessandro Nivola – Disobedience
- Steve Buscemi – Lean on Pete
- Barry Keoghan – American Animals
- Evan Peters – American Animals
- Dominic West – Colette
Best Supporting Actress
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
- Nina Arianda – Stan & Ollie
- Rachel McAdams – Disobedience
- Emma Stone – The Favourite
- Molly Wright – Apostasy
Best Screenplay
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara – The Favourite
- Bart Layton – American Animals
- Sebastián Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz – Disobedience
- Michael Pearce – Beast
- Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here
Most Promising Newcomer
Jessie Buckley – Beast
- Michaela Coel – Been So Long
- Liv Hill – Jellyfish
- Marcus Rutherford – Obey
- Molly Wright – Apostasy
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
Richard Billingham – Ray & Liz
- Daniel Kokotajlo – Apostasy
- Matt Palmer – Calibre
- Michael Pearce – Beast
- Leanne Welham – Pili
Debut Screenwriter
Bart Layton – American Animals
- Karen Gillan – The Party’s Just Beginning
- Daniel Kokotajlo – Apostasy
- Matt Palmer – Calibre
- Michael Pearce – Beast
Breakthrough Producer
Jacqui Davies – Ray & Liz
- Kristian Brodie – Beast
- Anna Griffin – Calibre
- Marcie Maclellan – Apostasy
- Faye Ward – Stan & Ollie
The Discovery Award
Voyageuse – May Miles Thomas
- The Dig – Andy Tohill, Ryan Tohill, Stuart Drennan, Brian J. Falconer
- Irene’s Ghost – Iain Cunningham, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, David Arthur, Ellie Land
- A Moment in the Reeds – Mikko Makela, James Watson
- Super November – Douglas King, Josie Long
Best Documentary
Evelyn – Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara
- Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story – Steve Sullivan
- Island – Steven Eastwood, Elhum Shakerifar
- Nae Pasaran – Felipe Bustos Sierra
- Under the Wire – Christopher Martin, Tom Brisley
Best British Short Film
The Big Day – Dawn Shadforth, Kellie Smith, Michelle Stein
- Bitter Sea – Fateme Ahmadi, Emma Parsons
- The Field – Sandhya Suri, Balthazar de Ganay, Thomas Bidegain
- Pommel – Paris Zarcilla, Sebastian Brown, Ivan Kelava
- To Know Him – Ted Evans, Kellie Smith, Jennifer Monks, Michelle Stein
Best International Independent Film
Roma – Alfonso Cuarón, Nicolás Celis, Gabriela Rodriguez
- Capernaum – Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwani, Khaled Mouzanar, Michel Merkt
- Cold War – Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Ewa Puszczynska, Tanya Seghatchian
- The Rider – Chloé Zhao, Mollye Asher, Sacha Ben Harroche, Bert Hamelinck
- Shoplifters – Hirokazu Koreeda
Best Casting
Dixie Chassay – The Favourite
- Julie Harkin – Beast
- Avy Kaufman – American Animals
- Andy Pryor – Stan & Ollie
- Michelle Smith – Apostasy
Best Cinematography
Robbie Ryan – The Favourite
- Ole Bratt Birkeland – American Animals
- Magnus Nordenhof Jønk – Lean on Pete
- Tom Townend – You Were Never Really Here
- David Ungaro – A Prayer Before Dawn
Best Costume Design
Sandy Powell – The Favourite
- Jacqueline Durran – Peterloo
- Andrea Flesch – Colette
- Guy Sperenza – Stan & Ollie
- Alyssa Tull – An Evening With Beverly Luff Lin
Best Editing
Nick Fenton, Julian Hart, Chris Gill – American Animals
- Joe Bini – You Were Never Really Here
- Marc Boucrot – A Prayer Before Dawn
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis – The Favourite
- Ben Weatley – Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Best Effects
Howard Jones – Early Man
- Matthew Strange and Mark Wellband – Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
- George Zwier and Paul Driver – Peterloo
Best Make Up & Hair Design
Nadia Stacey – The Favourite
- Christine Blundell – Peterloo
- Mark Coulier, Jeremy Woodhead – Stan & Ollie
- Stacey Louise Holman – A Prayer Before Dawn
- Ivana Primorac – Colette
Best Music
Jonny Greenwood – You Were Never Really Here
- Aaron Cupples – Island of the Hungry Ghosts
- Richard Hawley – Funny Cow
- Anne Nikitin – American Animals
- Jim Williams – Beast
Best Production Design
Fiona Crombie – The Favourite
- Michael Carlin – Colette
- Suzie Davies – Peterloo
- John Paul Kelly – Stan & Ollie
- Beck Rainford – Ray & Liz
Best Sound
Paul Davies – You Were Never Really Here
- Johnnie Burn – The Favourite
- Séverin Favriau – A Prayer Before Dawn
- Cj Mirra – Time Trial
- Andrew Stirk – American Animals