
Andrea Arnold’s American Honey was the big winner at the 2016 British Independent Film Awards winning four awards, including Best British Independent Film, Best Director for Andrea Arnold, Best Actress for Sasha Lane and Outstanding Achievement in Craft for Robbie Ryan.
Babak Anvari’s Under the Shadow, UK’s entry for 2017 Oscar for Best Foreign Film competition, won three awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress for Avin Manshadi, and The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director) for Babak Anvari.
Notes on Blindness won the award for Best Documentary and Moonlight continued its winning streak grabbing the award for Best International Independent Film.
2016 British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film
American Honey, Andrea Arnold
Best Director
Andrea Arnold, American Honey
Best Actor
Dave Johns, I, Daniel Blake
Best Actress
Sasha Lane, American Honey
Best Screenplay
Babak Anvari, Under The Shadow
Best Documentary
Notes On Blindness, Peter Middleton
Best Supporting Actress
Avin Manshadi, Under The Shadow
Best Supporting Actor
Brett Goldstein, Adult Life Skills
Discovery Award
The Greasy Strangler: Jim Hosking, Toby Harvard, Daniel Noah, Andrew Starke, Ant Timpson, Josh C Waller, Elijah Wood
Best Debut Screenwriter
Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills
Best International Independent Film
Moonlight, Barry Jenkins
The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)
Babak Anvari, Under The Shadow
Outstanding Achievement in Craft
Robbie Ryan: Cinematography, American Honey
Breakthrough Producer
Camille Gatin: The Girl With All The Gifts
Most Promising Newcomer
Hayley Squires: I, Daniel Blake
Best British Short
Jacked: Rene Pannevis, Ashish Ghadiali, Jennifer Eriksson