UPDATE: Voting has now closed for Screen International’s Best British Film of the Year award.
The winner will be announced at The Big Screen Awards ceremony held on November 24 at the Brewery in London.
The Big Screen Awards were rebranded from the Screen Awards, last held in 2019, and aim to recognise the achievements of marketing, distribution, publicity and exhibition teams and companies for their work releasing films into UK cinemas and connecting them with audiences.
The full list of nominees have been announced here.
The Best British Film of the Year award launched in 2018, with Dan Kokotajlo’s Apostasy winning the first edition and Mark Jenkin’s Bait winning in 2019.
This year’s top 10 was selected by Screen International’s senior editors based on films that received a UK theatrical release during the Big Screen Awards eligibility period: May 17, 2021 (when UK cinemas were allowed to reopen) to September 30, 2022. Titles were defined as British based on BFI or Bafta criteria.
Best British Film of the Year nominees
After Love
Dir. Aleem Khan
Producer: Matthieu de Braconier
UK distributor: BFI
UK release date: June 4, 2021
Ali & Ava
Dir. Clio Barnard
Producer: Tracy O’Riordan
UK distributor: Altitude
UK release date: March 4, 2022
Belfast
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Producers: Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas
UK distributor: Universal
UK release date: January 21, 2022
Boiling Point
Dir. Philip Barantini
Producers: Hester Ruoff, Bart Ruspoli
UK distributor: Vertigo Releasing
UK release date: January 7, 2022
The Father
Dir. Florian Zeller
Producers: Philippe Carcassonne, Simon Friend, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt, Christopher Spadone
UK distributor: Lionsgate UK
UK release date: June 11, 2021
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Dir. Sophie Hyde
Producers: Debbie Gray, Adrian Politowski
UK distributor: Lionsgate UK
UK release date: June 17, 2022
The Power Of The Dog
Dir. Jane Campion
Producers: Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman
UK distributor: Netflix
UK release date: November 11, 2021
The Reason I Jump
Dir. Jerry Rothwell
Producers: Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee, Al Morrow
UK distributor: Picturehouse Entertainment
UK release date: June 18, 2021
The Souvenir: Part II
Dir. Joanna Hogg
Producers: Ed Guiney, Joanna Hogg, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton, Luke Schiller
UK distributor: Picturehouse Entertainment
UK release date: February 4, 2022
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