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