The 2015 Moet British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were held at Old Billingsgate Market in London on Dec 6, where Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Lobster led the nominations with seven nods.

But it was sci-fi Ex Machina that won the night, with four awards including Best British Independent Film. Full report here.

BIFAs 2015

Best British Independent Film

Ex Machina, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Alex Garland

• 45 Years, Tristan Goligher, Andrew Haigh
• Amy, James Gay-Rees, Asif Kapadia
• The Lobster, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
• Macbeth, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Laura Hastings-Smith, Todd Louiso, Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie, Justin Kurzel

Best Director

Alex Garland, Ex Machina

• 45 Years, Andrew Haigh
• Amy, Asif Kapadia
• The Lobster, Yorgos Lanthimos
• Macbeth, Justin Kurzel

Best Actress

Saorise Ronan, Brooklyn

• Marion Cotillard, Macbeth
• Carey Mulligan, Suffragette
• Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
• Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Best Supporting Actress

Olivia Colman, The Lobster

• Helen Bonham Carter, Suffragette
• Anne-Marie Duff, Suffragette
• Sienna Miller, High-Rise
• Julie Walters, Brooklyn

Most Promising Newcomer

Abigail Hardingham, Nina Forever

• Agyness Deyn, Sunset Song
• Mia Goth, The Survivalist
• Milo Parker, Mr Holmes
• Bel Powley, A Royal Night Out

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)

The Survivalist, Stephen Fingleton

• The Hallow, Corin Hardy
• Kajaki: The True Story, Paul Katis
• Nina Forever, Chris & Ben Blaine
• Slow West, John Maclean

The Discovery Award

Orion: The Man Who Would Be King, Jeanie Finlay

• AAAAAAAAH!, Andrew Starke, Steve Oram
• Burn Burn Burn, Daniel-Konrad Cooper, Tim Phillips, Charlie Covell, Chanya Button
• The Return, Oliver Nias
• Winter, Tilly Wood, Paula Crickard, Heidi Greensmith

Best Screenplay

Ex Machina, Alex Garland

• 45 Years, Andrew Haigh
• Brooklyn, Nick Hornby
• High-Rise, Amy Jump
• The Lobster, Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou

Best Actor

Tom Hardy, Legend

• Tom Courtenay, 45 Years
• Colin Farrell, The Lobster
• Michael Fassbender, Macbeth
• Tom Hiddleston, High-Rise

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson, Suffragette

• Luke Evans, High-Rise
• Domhnall Gleeson, Brooklyn
• Sean Harris, Macbeth
• Ben Whishaw, The Lobster

Best Documentary

Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance, Judith Dawson, Louise Osmond

• Amy, James Gay-Rees, Asif Kapadia
• How to Change the World, Bous De Jong, Al Morrow, Jerry Rothwell
• Palio, James Gay-Rees, John Hunt, Cosima Spender
• A Syrian Love Story, Elhum Shakerifar, Sean McAllister

Producer of the Year

Paul Katis, Andrew de Lotbiniere, Kajaki: The True Story

• Tristian Goligher, 45 Years
• James Gay-Rees, Amy
• Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lee Magiday, The Lobster
• David A. Hughes, David Moores, The Violators

Outstanding Achievement in Craft

Andrew Whitehurst, Visual Effects – Ex Machina

• Adam Arkapaw, Cinematography – Macbeth
• Mark Digby, Production Design – Ex Machina
• Chris King, Editing – Amy
• Fiona Weir, Casting – Brooklyn

Best British Short Film

Edmond, Emilie Jouffroy, Nina Gantz

• Balcony, Tom Kimberly, Ali Mansuri, Toby Fell-Holden
• Crack, Joseph Taussig, Peter King
• Love Is Blind, Lizzie Brown, Dan Hodgson
• Manoman, Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl, Simon Cartwright

Best International Independent Film

Room, Ed Guiney, David Gross, Emma Donoghue, Lenny Abrahamson

• Carol, Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Christine Vachon, Phyllis Nagy, Todd Haynes
• Force Majeure, Erik Hemmendorff, Marie Kjellson, Philippe Bober, Ruben Östlund
• Girlhood, Bénédicte Couvreur, Céline Sciamma
• Son of Saul, Gábor Sipos, Gábor Rajna, Cara Royer, László Nemes