The Favourite Lives Up To Its Name At 2018 British Independent Film Awards
Talk about a performance fit for a queen! The Favourite went into the 2018 BIFAs with frontrunner status firmly sewed onto its gilded, ruffled lapel, but few could have foreseen its dominance at tonight's ceremony. Or perhaps they could have, as its five technical category wins had already been announced, but its five more - making 10 out of 13 nominations across 12 categories a record-setting victory for the British black comedy - are arguably even more impressive a feat. There were debut category wins for Ray & Liz and American Animals, the latter of which inevitably suffered greatly in the face of The Favourite's strength. Take a look at the full, final winners list below:
Best British Independent Film
The Favourite (Deborah Davis, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lee Magiday and Tony McNamara)
Best Director
Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)
Best Actress
Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Best Actor
Joe Cole (A Prayer Before Dawn)
Best Supporting Actress
Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)
Best Supporting Actor
Alessandro Nivola (Disobedience)
Best Screenplay
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (The Favourite)
Best Cinematography
Robbie Ryan (The Favourite)
Best Editing
Nick Fenton, Chris Gill and Julian Hart (American Animals)
Best Production Design
Fiona Crombie (The Favourite)
Best Costume Design
Sandy Powell (The Favourite)
Best Sound
Paul Davies (You Were Never Really Here)
Best Effects
Howard Jones (Early Man)
Best Make-Up and Hair Design
Nadia Stacey (The Favourite)
Best Music
Jonny Greenwood (You Were Never Really Here)
Best Casting
Dixie Chassay (The Favourite)
Best Documentary
Evelyn (Joanna Natasegara and Orlando von Einsiedel)
Best International Independent Film
Roma (Nicolas Celis, Alfonso Cuaron and Gabriela Rodriguez)
The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director
Richard Billingham (Ray & Liz)
Best Debut Screenwriter
Bart Layton (American Animals)
Best Breakthrough Producer
Jacqui Davies (Ray & Liz)
The Discovery Award
Voyageuse (May Miles Thomas)
Most Promising Newcomer
Jessie Buckley (Beast)
Best Short Film
The Big Day (Dawn Shadforth, Kellie Smith and Michelle Stein)
Special Jury Prize
Horace Ove
Richard Harris Award
Judi Dench
Variety Award
Felicity Jones