British Independent Film Awards 2003

The 6th British Independent Film Awards ceremony took place in 2003 at the Hammersmith Palais in London (Hammersmith). The event was moderated by Andrea Oliver.

jury

• Daniel Battsek, Vice President of Buena Vista International (UK) Ltd
• Peter Watson, Director of the Recorded Picture Company
• Tracey Scoffield, director of Rainmark Films
• Bill Nighy , actor ( The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy )
• Colin Vaines, Vice President of Miramax Europe
• Meera Syal , actress and writer ( Anita and Me )
• Roman Osin, cameraman
• Kevin Macdonald, Director ( The Last King of Scotland )
• Lindy King
• Tom Hollander , actor ( Enigma - The Secret )
• Lindy Hemming , costume designer
• Parminder Nagra , actress ( Kick it like Beckham )

Nominations and Awards

price	Original designation	Nominations	Award winners
Best British Independent Film	Best British Independent Film	28 days later Buffalo Soldiers Dirty Pretty Things The Magdalene Sisters Young Adam	Dirty Pretty Things
Best British Short Film	Best British Short Film	72 Faced Liar Dad's Dead Extension 21 Perfect Salary Man 6	Dad's Dead
Best British documentary	Best British Documentary	100 doors BUGS! Body song Hoover Street Revival The Game Of Their Lives	Body song
Best foreign independent film	Best Foreign Independent Film	Belleville Rendez-Vous City of God Secretary Spirited Away Whale rider	City of God
Best actor	Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film	Kevin McKidd in 16 Years of Alcohol Joaquin Phoenix in Buffalo Soldiers Chiwetel Ejiofor in Dirty Pretty Things Paddy Considine in In America Ewan McGregor in Young Adam	Chiwetel Ejiofor
Best Actress	Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film	Samantha Morton in In America Helena Bonham Carter in The Heart of Me Olivia Williams in The Heart of Me Kate Ashfield in This Little Life Tilda Swinton in Young Adam	Olivia Williams
Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress	Best Performance by a Supporting Actor or Actress in a British Independent Film	Susan Lynch in 16 Years of Alcohol Sophie Okonedo in Dirty Pretty Things Benedict Wong in Dirty Pretty Things Shirley Henderson in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Adrian Rawlins in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself	Susan Lynch
Best director	Best Director of a British Independent Film	Danny Boyle for 28 Days Later Stephen Frears for Dirty Pretty Things Jim Sheridan for In America Michael Winterbottom for In This World David MacKenzie for Young Adam	Stephen Frears
Douglas Hickox Award	The Douglas Hickox Award	Richard Jobson for 16 Years of Alcohol Jeremy Wooding for Bollywood Queen Stephen Fry for Bright Young Things Penny Woolcock for The Principles of Lust Sarah Gavron for This Little Life	Richard Jobson
Best newcomer	Most promising newcomer	Fenella Woolgar in Bright Young Things Chiwetel Ejiofor in Dirty Pretty Things Romola Garai in I Capture The Castle Harry Eden in Pure Jamie Sives in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself	Harry Eden
Best script	Best screenplay	Eric Weiss for Buffalo Soldiers Nora Maccoby for Buffalo Soldiers Gregor Jordon for Buffalo Soldiers Tim Firth for Calendar Girls Juliette Towhidi for Calendar Girls Steve Knight for Dirty Pretty Things Peter Mullan for The Magdalene Sisters Thomas Jensen for Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself is different Lone Scherfig for Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself	Steve Knight
Best production	Best Achievement In Production	16 years of alcohol 28 days later Bright Young Things Buffalo Soldiers In This World	In This World
Best technology	Best Technical Achievement	John Rhodes for 16 Years of Alcohol Michael Howells for Bright Young Things David Holmes for Buffalo Soldiers Stuart Wilson for In This World Joakim Sundstr for In This World Tim Alban for In This World Peter Christelis for In This World	Peter Christelis

Other prices:

• Special Jury Prize: Jeremy Thomas
• The Variety Award: Ian McKellen
• British Airways Bursary: ​​Lenka Clayton
• The Richard Harris Award: John Hurt

Web links

• 2003 Awards Ceremony website