Writer-director Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap had a successful night at the British Independent Film Awards. Here’s the full list of BIFA 2024 winners.
The awards season is officially underway as the crème de la crème of British independent filmmaking gathered to celebrate the year of films we’ve had. The British Independent Film Awards, or BIFAs for short, took place on Sunday 8th December.
Writer-director Rich Peppiatt’s music biopic Kneecap, telling the unusual story of the titular Irish rap trio, was the night’s big winner, taking home a total of seven prizes, including Best British Independent Film. The director acknowledged the strangeness of the situation in his acceptance speech.
“There’s an irony in the best British film being Irish,” Peppiatt said on stage.
Anora was named Best International Independent Film, while Marianne Jean-Baptiste took home Best Lead Performance for Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths and Bird’s Franz Rogowski was awarded Best Supporting Performance.
Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane, makers of Grand Theft Hamlet, were named Best Debut Directors while their documentary also took home The Raindance Maverick Award.
Take a look at the full list of the BIFA winners:
Best British Independent Film
KNEECAP
Best International Independent Film
ANORA
Best Director
RUNGANO NYONI On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Best Lead Performance
MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE Hard Truths
Best Screenplay
SANDHYA SURI Santosh
Best Supporting Performance
FRANZ ROGOWSKI Bird
Best Joint Lead Performance
LIAM ÓG Ó HANNAIDH, NAOISE Ó CAIREALLÁIN, JJ Ó DOCHARTAIGH Kneecap
The Douglas Hickox Award
(Best Debut Director)
CHRISTOPHER ANDREWS Bring Them Down
Breakthrough Producer
BALTHAZAR DE GANAY, JAMES BOWSHER Santosh
Breakthrough Performance
SUSAN CHARDY, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Best Debut Screenwriter
RICH PEPPIATT Kneecap
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary
PINNY GRYLLS & SAM CRANE, Grand Theft Hamlet
The Raindance Maverick Award
GRAND THEFT HAMLET
Best Feature Documentary
WITCHES
Best British Short Film
WANDER TO WONDER
