Annunciati i vincitori dei Bristish Independent Award 2025, ha trionfare come Miglior Film Pillion di Harry Lighton.
La commedia romantica BDSM Pillion di Harry Lighton, ha vinto il premio come Miglior Film Indipendente Britannico ai BIFA 2025, dove Lighton si è aggiudicato anche il titolo di Miglior Sceneggiatore Esordiente. Con le precedenti vittorie per costumi, trucco e acconciature, il film arriva a quattro riconoscimenti, pari merito con Warfare di Alex Garland, premiato per cast corale, suono, effetti speciali e montaggio.
The Ballad of Wallis Island, come riportato da AwardsWatch, si è aggiudicato tre premi — miglior musica, sceneggiatura e interpretazione da protagonista, grazie alle performance di Tim Key e Tom Basden. Nonostante le sue undici nomination, My Father’s Shadow invece ha portato a casa un solo riconoscimento, quello per la regia di Akinola Davies Jr. Il film norvegese Sentimental Value di Joachim Trier è stato eletto miglior film indipendente internazionale.
Tutti i vincitori dei BIFA 2025
Best British Independent Film
- PILLION – Harry Lighton, Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton – WINNER
- The Ballad of Wallis Island – James Griffiths, Tom Basden, Tim Key, Rupert Majendie
- I Swear – Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff, Piers Tempest
- My Father’s Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr., Wale Davies, Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo
- Urchin – Harris Dickinson, Archie Pearch, Scott O’Donnell
Best Director
- Akinola Davies Jr. – My Father’s Shadow – WINNER
- Laura Carreira – On Falling
- Kirk Jones – I Swear
- Harry Lighton – Pillion
- Lynne Ramsay – Die My Love
Best Screenplay
- Tom Basden, Tim Key – The Ballad of Wallis Island – WINNER
- Laura Carreira – On Falling
- Wale Davies – My Father’s Shadow
- Kirk Jones – I Swear
- Harry Lighton – Pillion
Best Lead Performance
- Robert Aramayo – I Swear – WINNER
- Frank Dillane – Urchin
- David Jonsson – Wasteman
- Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
- Harry Melling – Pillion
- Cillian Murphy – Steve
Best Supporting Performance
- Jay Lycurgo – Steve – WINNER
- Tom Blyth – Wasteman
- Scott Ellis Watson – I Swear
- Peter Mullan – I Swear
- Maxine Peake – I Swear
- Alexander Skarsgård – Pillion
Best Joint Lead Performance
- Tim Key, Tom Basden – The Ballad of Wallis Island – WINNER
- Ebada Hassan, Saffiya Ingar – Brides
- Andrea Riseborough, Brenda Blethyn – Dragonfly
Best Ensemble Performance
- Warfare – D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Joseph Quinn, Charles Melton
Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
- Cal McMau – Wasteman – WINNER
- Laura Carreira – On Falling
- Akinola Davies Jr. – My Father’s Shadow
- Harris Dickinson – Urchin
- Harry Lighton – Pillion
Breakthrough Producer
- Dhiraj Mahey – Ish – WINNER
- Wyn Baptiste – Shoot the People
- Charlotte Knowles – Palestine Comedy Club
- Joann Kushner – LifeHack
- Archie Pearch – Urchin
Breakthrough Performance
- Posy Sterling – Lollipop – WINNER
- Scott Ellis Watson – I Swear
- Ebada Hassan – Brides
- Safiyya Ingar – Brides
- Connor Tompkins – The Son and the Sea
Best Debut Screenwriter
- Harry Lighton – Pillion – WINNER
- Hunter Andrews, Eoin Doran – Wasteman
- Tom Basden, Tim Key – The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Laura Carreira – On Falling
- Wale Davies – My Father’s Shadow
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary
- Myrid Carten – A Want in Her – WINNER
- Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson – Mother Vera
- Victoria Mapplebeck – Motherboard
Raindance Maverick Award
- A Want in Her – Myrid Carten – WINNER
- Foul Evil Deeds – Richard Hunter
- Holloway – Sophie Compton, Daisy-May Hudson, Stella Heath Keir, Alice Hughes, Polly Creed
- Mother Vera – Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson, Laura Shacham
- Motherboard – Victoria Mapplebeck
Best Feature Documentary
- A Want in Her – Myrid Carten, Tadhg O’Sullivan, Roisín Geraghty, Kat Mansoor – WINNER
- Antidote – James Jones, David Moulton
- Mother Vera – Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson, Laura Shacham
- Motherboard – Victoria Mapplebeck
- The Shepherd and the Bear – Max Keegan, Elizabeth Woodward, Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss
Best British Short Film
- Magid / Zafar – Luís Hindman, Sufiyaan Salam, Aidan Robert Brooks – WINNER
- Flock – Mac Nixon, Matt Ashwell, Daley Nixon
- A Sisyphean Task – Gus Flind-Henry, George Malcher, George Telfer
- Stomach Bug – Matty Crawford, Karima Sammout Kanellopoulou
- Two Black Boys in Paradise – Ben Jackson, Baz Sells, Dean Atta
Best International Independent Film
- Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar – WINNER
- It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi, Phillippe Martin
- Sirāt – Oliver Laxe et al.
- Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor et al.
- Sound of Falling – Mascha Schilinski et al.
Craft Awards
- Best Casting: Lauren Evans – I Swear
- Best Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey – Die My Love
- Best Costume Design: Grace Snell – Pillion
- Best Editing: Fin Oates – Warfare
- Best Effects: Simon Stanley-Clamp & Ryan Conder – Warfare
- Best Make-Up & Hair: Diandra Ferreira – Pillion
- Best Music Supervision: Raife Burchell & Ian Neil – Die My Love
- Best Original Music: Tom Basden & Adem Ilhan – The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Best Production Design: Nathan Parker – Harvest
- Best Sound: Glenn Freemantle, Mitch Low, Howard Bargroff, Ben Barker & Richard Spooner – Warfare
