Some of our favorite up and comers got some award recognition this morning as the British Independent Film Awards announced their annual list of nominees. Steve McQueen’s “Shame”, Thomas Alfredson’s “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and Paddy Considine’s “Tyrannosaur” were the big newsmakers, each being nominated in all the major categories including Best Film, Best Director and Best Acting (Lead and Supporting).
In the most relevant of categories: Most Promising Newcomer, some of our favorites including John Boyega, star of “Attack the Block”, Tom Cullen of “Weekend” and Jessica Brown Findlay of “Albatross” are shortlisted along with Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige of “Submarine.”
On the acting side, some of our favorite more established actors are nominated as well. In the Best Actor category, Michael Fassbender was an easy nominee for “Shame”, a feat he’ll no doubt hope to replicate at the more mainstream BAFTA Awards later and eventually, the Oscars; he’ll be up against Gary Oldman for “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”, Peter Mullan for “Tyrannosaur”, Neil Maskell for “Kill List” and Brendan Glesson for “The Guard.”
For Best Actress, Oscar hopeful Tilda Swinton for “We Need to Talk About Kevin” will contend with less likely Oscar hopefuls Mia Wasikowska for “Jane Eyre”, Rebecca Hall for “The Awakening”, Oliva Coleman for “Tyrannosaur” and MyAnna Burning for “Kill List.”
The winners will be revealed at a ceremony on December 4th, 2011. The full list of nominees is below:
BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Senna
Shame
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tyrannosaur
We Need To Talk About Kevin
BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Wheatley – Kill List
Steve McQueen – Shame
Tomas Alfredson – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Paddy Considine – Tyrannosaur
Lynne Ramsay – We Need To Talk About Kevin
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Joe Cornish – Attack The Block
Ralph Fiennes – Coriolanus
John Michael McDonagh – The Guard
Richard Ayoade – Submarine
Paddy Considine – Tyrannosaur
BEST SCREENPLAY
John Michael McDonagh – The Guard
Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump – Kill List
Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen – Shame
Richard Ayoade – Submarine
Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear – We Need To Talk About Kevin
BEST ACTRESS
Rebecca Hall – The Awakening
Mia Wasikowska – Jane Eyre
MyAnna Buring – Kill List
Olivia Colman – Tyrannosaur
Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin
BEST ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson – The Guard
Neil Maskell – Kill List
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Peter Mullan – Tyrannosaur
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Jessica Brown Findlay – Albatross
John Boyega – Attack The Block
Craig Roberts – Submarine
Yasmin Paige – Submarine
Tom Cullen – Weekend
THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
To Be Announced
THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Announced at the Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 4 December.
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