British Independent Film Awards 2011

The 14th British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) ceremony took place on December 4, 2011 at Old Billingsgate in London .

jury

• Andrew Eaton (Jury Chairman)
• Josh Appignanesi
• Gemma Arterton
• Lucy Bevan
• Edith Bowman
• Mike Goodridge
• Neil Lamont
• Joseph Mawle
• Mary McCartney
• Molly Nyman
• Debs Paterson
• Tracey Seaward
• Charles Steel
• David Thewlis
• Ruth Wilson
• Justine Wright

Nominations and Awards

price	Original designation	Nominations	Award winners
Best British Independent Film	Best British Independent Film	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tyrannosaur We Need To Talk About Kevin Shame Senna	Tyrannosaur
Best foreign independent film	Best Foreign Independent Film	Animal Kingdom Pina The Skin I Live In A separation Drive	A separation
Best British documentary	Best British Documentary	TT3D Life in a Day Project Nim Senna Hell and Back Again	Senna
Best British Short Film	Best British Short Film	Rite Love At First Sight Chalk Rough skin 0507	Chalk
Best actor	Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film	Brendan Gleeson for The Guard Neil Maskell for Kill List Michael Fassbender for Shame Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Peter Mullan for Tyrannosaur	Michael Fassbender for Shame
Best Actress	Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film	Rebecca Hall for The Awakening Mia Wasikowska for Jane Eyre MyAnna Buring for Kill List Olivia Colman for Tyrannosaur Tilda Swinton for We Need To Talk About Kevin	Olivia Colman for Tyrannosaur
Best supporting actor	Best Supporting Actor in a British Independent Film	Michael Smiley for Kill List Tom Hardy for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Benedict Cumberbatch for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Eddie Marsan for Tyrannosaur Ezra Miller for We Need To Talk About Kevin	Michael Smiley for Kill List
The best supporting actress	Best Supporting Actress in a British Independent Film	Felicity Jones for Albatross Vanessa Redgrave for Coriolanus Carey Mulligan for Shame Sally Hawkins for Submarine Kathy Burke for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Vanessa Redgrave for Coriolanus
Best director	Best Director of a British Independent Film	Ben Wheatley for Kill List Steve McQueen for Shame Tomas Alfredson for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Paddy Considine for Tyrannosaur Lynne Ramsay for We Need To Talk About Kevin	Lynne Ramsay for We Need To Talk About Kevin
Douglas Hickox Award	The Douglas Hickox Award	Joe Cornish for Attack the Block Ralph Fiennes for Coriolanus John Michael McDonagh for The Guard Richard Ayoade for Submarine Paddy Considine for Tyrannosaur	Paddy Considine for Tyrannosaur
Best newcomer	Most promising newcomer	Jessica Brown Findlay for Albatross Attack the block Craig Roberts for Submarine Yasmin Paige for Submarine Tom Cullen for Weekend	Tom Cullen for Weekend
Best script	Best screenplay	John Michael McDonagh for The Guard Ben Wheatley for Kill List Abi Morgan for Shame Richard Ayoade for Submarine Lynne Ramsay for We Need To Talk About Kevin	Richard Ayoade for Submarine
Best production	Best Achievement In Production	Weekend Wild Bill You instead Tyrannosaur Kill list	Weekend
Best technology	Best Technical Achievement	Chris King for Senna Sean Bobbitt for Shame Joe Walker for Shame Maria Djurkovic for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Seamus McGarvey for We Need To Talk About Kevin	Maria Djurkovic for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Raindance Award	The Raindance Award	Acts of Godfrey Leaving Baghdad A thousand kisses deep Hollow Black Pond	Leaving Baghdad

Further prices

• Richards Harris Award for Ralph Fiennes
• Special Jury Prize for Graham Easton
• The Variety Award for Kenneth Branagh

Web links

• Official website for the 2011 awards ceremony