Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light has bagged a nomination for best international film in the upcoming British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) 2024, which announced the entries for different categories on Tuesday, giving four nods to Sandhya Suri’s Santosh.
Santosh — which is UK’s entry for best international feature in the Oscars — received nominations for the best British independent film, best screenplay, best breakthrough producer and best breakthrough screenwriter. Indian actress Radhika Apte also received a nomination for best lead performance for her role in Sister Midnight.
How to Have Sex actress Mia McKenna-Bruce and Rye Lane star Vivian Oparah unveiled the nominations on Tuesday. The winners will be announced in London on December 8.
Rich Peppiatt-directed Kneecap, a story that captures the raw energy and social commentary of Northern Ireland’s rap trio Kneecap, leads the roster with 14 nominations. The film earned nods for best screenplay and director for Rich Peppiatt, and joint lead performance nominations for the Kneecap members Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, and JJ Ó Dochartaigh.
Following closely is Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding, which received 12 nominations, including best British independent film, best director, best screenplay, and a shared lead performance nomination for Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian.
The Outrun, led by Saoirse Ronan, claimed nine nominations. This adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s memoir includes best British independent film, best director for Nora Fingscheidt, best screenplay for Fingscheidt and Liptrot, and a lead performance nod for Ronan, whose portrayal has been widely praised.
Here’s the full list of nominations:
Best British Independent Film
- Kneecap
- Love Lies Bleeding
- On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- The Outrun
- Santosh
Best International Independent Film
- All We Imagine as Light
- Anora
- La Chimera
- No Other Land
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Director
- Andrea Arnold, Bird
- Nora Fingscheidt, The Outrun
- Rose Glass, Love Lies Bleeding
- Rungano Nyoni, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Rich Peppiatt, Kneecap
Best Screenplay
- Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot — The Outrun
- Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska, Love Lies Bleeding
- Rungano Nyoni, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Rich Peppiatt, Kneecap
- Sandhya Suri, Santosh
Best Lead Performance
- Radhika Apte, Sister Midnight
- Susan Chardy, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
- Elliot Page, Close to You
- Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun
- Alicia Vikander, The Assessment
Best Supporting Performance
- Michele Austin, Hard Truths
- Elizabeth Chisela, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Barry Keoghan, Bird
- Jack O’Connell, Back to Black
- Franz Rogowski, Bird
- Hayley Squires, Hoard
Best Joint Lead Performance
- Joseph Quinn, Saura Lightfoot Leon — Hoard
- Katy O’Brian, Kristen Stewart — Love Lies Bleeding
- Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh — Kneecap
- Jason Patel, Ben Hardy — Unicorns
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
- Christopher Andrews, Bring Them Down
- Luna Carmoon, Hoard
- James Krishna Floyd, Unicorns (also directed by Sally El Hosaini)
- Karan Kandhari, Sister Midnight
- Rich Peppiatt, Kneecap
Breakthrough Producer
- Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer — The Ceremony
- Balthazar de Ganay, James Bowsher — Santosh (also produced by Mike Goodridge, Alan McAlex)
- Jacob Swan Hyam — Bring Them Down (also produced by Julianne Ford, Ivana MacKinnon, Jean-Yves Roubin, Ruth Treacey, Cassandre Warnauts)
- Ben Toye — Treading Water
- Rebecca Wolff — Grand Theft Hamlet (also produced by Julia Ton)
Breakthrough Performance
- Nykiya Adams, Bird
- Susan Chardy, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Hoard
- Ruaridh Mollica, Sebastian
- Jason Patel, Unicorns
Best Debut Screenwriter
- James Krishna Floyd, Unicorns
- Karan Kandhari, Sister Midnight
- Rich Peppiatt, Kneecap
- Sandhya Suri, Santosh
- Mrs. & Mr. Thomas, The Assessment (also written by John Donnelly)
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary
- Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane — Grand Theft Hamlet
- Manon Ouimet, Jacob Perlmutter — Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other
- Rachel Ramsay, Copa 71 (also directed by James Erskine)
- Clair Titley, The Contestant
- The Raindance Maverick Award
- The Ceremony — Jack King, Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer
- Grand Theft Hamlet — Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff
- Restless — Jed Hart, Benedict Turnbull
- Satu — The Year of the Rabbit — Joshua Trigg
- Witches — Elizabeth Sankey, Jeremy Warmsley, Chiara Ventura, Manon Ardisson
Best Feature Documentary
- The Contestant — Clair Titley, Megumi Inman, Andee Ryder, Amit Dey, Ian Bonhôte
- Grand Theft Hamlet — Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story — Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford
- Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other — Jacob Perlmutter, Manon Ouimet, Signe Byrge Sørensen
- Witches — Elizabeth Sankey, Jeremy Warmsley, Chiara Ventura, Manon Ardisson
Best British Short Film
- Delivery — Ben Lankester, Bophanie Lun, Joe Binks
- Housewarming — Liam White, Guy Lindley
- Meat Puppet — Eros V, Masha Thorpe, Leah Draws
- A Move — Elahe Esmaili, Hossein Behboudi Rad
- Wander to Wonder — Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, Daan Bakker, Maarten Swart
Best Casting
- Heather Basten — Hoard
- Isabella Odoffin — On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Lucy Pardee — Bird
- Carla Stronge — Kneecap
- Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu — Love Lies Bleeding
Best Cinematography
- Pawel Edelman, Lee
- Ben Fordesman, Love Lies Bleeding
- Rob Hardy, Civil War
- Yunus Roy Imer, The Outrun
- Ryan Kernaghan, Kneecap
Best Costume Design
- Zjena Glamocanin, Kneecap
- Meghan Kasperlik, Civil War
- Olga Mill, Love Lies Bleeding
- Nirage Mirage, Unicorns
- Michael O’Connor, Firebrand
Best Editing
- Stephen Bechinger — The Outrun
- Joe Bini — Bird
- Margarida Cartaxo, Stuart Davidson — Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
- Jake Roberts — Civil War
- Julian Ulrichs, Chris Gill — Kneecap
Best Visual Effects
- James Allen — Love Lies Bleeding
- Glen McGuigan, Ingo Putze — Lee
- David Simpson — Civil War
Best Music Supervision
- Iain Cooke, Giles Martin — Back to Black
- Kle Savidge — Sister Midnight
- Gary Welch, Jeanette Rehnstrom — Kneecap
Best Make-Up & Hair Design
- Megan Daum, Frieda Valenzuela — Love Lies Bleeding
- Peta Dunstall — Back to Black
- Kat Morgan — The Outrun
- Lisa Mustafa — Unicorns
- Jenny Shircore — Firebrand
Best Original Music
- Michael Mikey J Asante — Kneecap
- Burial — Bird
- Stuart Earl — Unicorns
- John Gürtler, Jan Miserre — The Outrun
- Clint Mansell — Love Lies Bleeding
Best Production Design
- Bobbie Cousins — Hoard
- Jan Houllevigue — The Assessment
- Katie Hickman — Love Lies Bleeding
- Caty Maxey — Civil War
- Nicola Moroney, Kneecap
Best Sound
- Louise Burton, Brendan Rehill, Aza Hand, Simon Kerr — Kneecap
- Paul Davies, Andrew Stirk, Linda Forsén, Rose Bladh, Tim Burns — Love Lies Bleeding
- Glen Freemantle — Civil War
- Dominik Leube, Oscar Stiebitz, Jonathan Schorr, Gregor Bonse — The Outrun
- Mike Prestwood Smith, Csaba Major, Jimmy Boyle — Lee