Ai British Independent Film Awards è stato trionfo del documentario For Sama, diretto dal residente siriano Waab al-Katead e il regista britannico Edward Watts; il film ha trionfato nelle categorie del miglior film, miglior regia, miglior documentario e miglior montaggio.
Partiva con 11 candidature, ma The Personal History of David Copperfield ne ha guadagnati soltanto 4, tra cui attore non protagonista a Hugh Laurie. Miglior attore protagonista l'interprete emergente Josh O'Connor, mente miglior attrice, un po a sorpresa, è stata Renée Zellweger nel film biografico Judy.
La lista completa dei vincitori dell'edizione 2019:
The Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Actor to British Film
Kristin Scott Thomas
Special Jury Prize
Amanda Nevill
Best British Independent Film
“For Sama”
Best Director
Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts (“For Sama”)
Best Screenplay
Armando Ianucci, Simon Blackwell (“The Personal History of David Copperfield”)
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Best Documentary
“For Sama”
Best Actress
Renee Zellweger (“Judy”)
Best Actor
Josh O’Connor (“Only You”)
Best Supporting Actress
Ruthxjiah Bellenea (“The Last Tree”)
Best Supporting Actor
Hugh Laurie (“The Personal History of David Copperfield”)
Most Promising Newcomer
Sam Adewunmi (“The Last Tree”)
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The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)
Harry Wootliff (“Only You”)
Debut Screenwriter
Emma Jane Unsworth (“Animals”)
Breakthrough Producer
Kate Byers, Linn Waite (“Bait”)
The Raindance Discovery Award
“Children of the Snow Land”
Best Casting
Sarah Crowe (“The Personal History of David Copperfield”)
Best Cinematography
Benjamin Kracun (“Beats”)
Best Costume Design
Suzie Harman, Robert Worley (“The Personal History of David Copperfield”)
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Best Editing
Chloe Lambourne, Simon McMahon (“For Sama”)
Best Effects
Howard Jones (“A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon”)
Best Make-Up & Hair Design
Jeremy Woodhead (“Judy”)
Best Music
Jack Arnold (“Wild Rose”)
Best Production Design
Cristina Casali (“The Personal History of David Copperfield”)
Best Sound
David Bowtle-McMillan, Joakim Sundstrom, Robert Farr (“Beats”)
Best British Short Film
“Anna”
Best International Independent Film
“Parasite”
Fonte: The Wrap
