Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite leads the nominations for the 2018 British Independent Film Awards, picking up 13 nods ahead of this year’s prize ceremony.
The black comedy, which follows events in the court of Queen Anne in the 18th century, has been recognised for Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Stars of the film have also been individually recognised, with Olivia Colman picking up nominations for Best Actress and Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz both competing in the Best Supporting Actress category.
American Animals is the second most nominated film, having been recognised in 11 categories, while Beast and You Were Never Really Here picked up ten and eight nominations respectively.
Gemma Arterton (The Escape) and Maxine Peake (Funny Cow) are nominated for Best Actress alongside Colman, while Joe Cole (A Prayer Before Dawn), Rupert Everett (The Happy Prince), Steve Coogan (Stan & Ollie), Joaquin Phoenix (You Were Never Really Here) and Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete) all feature in the Best Actor category.
BIFA also say that a record number of women are being celebrated at this year’s awards, with more than 40 per cent of the individual nominations recognising female talent.
BIFA nominations
Here is the list of nominees for the BIFA awards:
Best British Independent Film
- American Animals
- Beast
- Disobedience
- The Favourite
- You Were Never Really Here
- Wilson
Best Director
- Andrew Haigh — Lean On Pete
- Yorgos Lanthimos — The Favourite
- Bart Layton — American Animals
- Michael Pearce — Beast
- Lynne Ramsay — You Were Never Really Here
Best Screenplay
- Deborah Davis, Tony Mcnamara — The Favourite
- Bart Layton — American Animals
- Sebastián Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz — Disobedience
- Michael Pearce — Beast
- Lynne Ramsay — You Were Never Really Here
Best Actress
- Gemma Arterton — The Escape
- Jessie Buckley — Beast
- Olivia Colman — The Favourite
- Maxine Peake — Funny Cow
- Rachel Weisz — Disobedience
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 Supporting Actress
- Nina Arianda — Stan & Ollie
- Rachel McAdams — Disobedience
- Emma Stone — The Favourite
- Rachel Weisz — The Favourite
- Molly Wright — Apostasy
Best Supporting Actor
- Steve Buscemi — Lean On Pete
- Barry Keoghan — American Animals
- Alessandro Nivola — Disobedience
- Evan Peters — American Animals
- Dominic West — Colette
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
BIFA awards
Winners will be announced at the British Independent Film Award ceremony on Sunday 2 December at Old Billingsgate.
For a full list of nominations head to bifa.film
