The British Independent Film Awards returned to celebrate the best of indie cinema this Sunday night and showered All Of Us Strangers with accolades. This acclaimed drama was honored with seven awards at this year’s BIFAs, including the coveted best British film award.
All Of Us Strangers received 14 nods at this year’s ceremony, behind romantic comedy film Rye Lane with 16 and Scrapper with 14 nominations. That didn’t stop this film from dominating most of the major categories, starting with the best British independent film.
All Of Us Strangers defeated the likes of Femme, How to Have S-x, Rye Lane, and Scrapper to win the ceremony’s main award. This film also won prizes for best cinematography, editing, and music supervision, while Andrew Haigh was named the best director and screenwriter.
When it comes to acting awards, Mia McKenna-Bruce impressed the voters with her performance in How to Have S-x. She faced tough competition from Jodie Comer, Andrew Scott, and Tilda Swinton and defeated them all to win the trophy for best lead performance. Her co-star Shaun Thomas collected the award for best supporting performance, tying with Paul Mescal for All of Us Strangers.
The 2023 British Independent Film Awards were held in London on December 3, with Lolly Adefope and Kiell Smith-Bynoe serving as hosts.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS:
Best British Independent Film
All of Us Strangers
Best Director
Andrew Haigh (All of Us Strangers)
Best International Independent Film
Anatomy Of A Fall
Best British Short Film
Festival of Slaps
The Raindance Maverick Award
If the Streets Were on Fire
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary
Chloe Abrahams (The Taste of Mango)
Breakthrough Producer
Theo Barrowclough (Scrapper)
Best Debut Screenwriter
Nida Manzoor (Polite Society)
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
Savanah Leaf (Earth Mama)
Best Feature Documentary
If the Streets Were on Fire
Breakthrough Performance
Vivian Oparah (Rye Lane)
Best Supporting Performance
Paul Mescal (All of Us Strangers)
Shaun Thomas (How to Have S-x)
Best Screenplay
Andrew Haigh (All of Us Strangers)
Best Lead Performance
Mia McKenna-Bruce (How to Have S-x)
Best Joint Lead Performance
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay (Femme)
Special Jury Prize
We Are Parable
