British Independent Film Awards 2006

The 9th British Independent Film Awards, held in November 2006 at the Hammersmith Palais, London, honoured the best British independent films of 2006.

Best British Independent Film

 * This Is England
 * The Last King of Scotland
 * The Queen
 * Red Road
 * The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Best Director

 * Kevin Macdonald - The Last King of Scotland
 * Stephen Frears - The Queen
 * Michael Caton-Jones - Shooting Dogs
 * Shane Meadows - This Is England
 * Ken Loach - The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Douglas Hickox Award
Given to a British director on their debut feature
 * Menhaj Huda - KiDULTHOOD
 * Caradog W. James - Little White Lies
 * Paul Andrew Williams - London to Brighton
 * Andrea Arnold - Red Road
 * Tom Vaughan - Starter for 10

Best Actor

 * Tony Curran - Red Road
 * James McAvoy - The Last King of Scotland
 * Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
 * Peter O'Toole - Venus
 * Cillian Murphy - The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Best Actress

 * Kate Dickie - Red Road
 * Juliette Binoche - Breaking and Entering
 * Robin Wright - Breaking and Entering
 * Frances de la Tour - The History Boys
 * Helen Mirren - The Queen

Best Supporting Actor/Actress

 * Leslie Phillips - Venus
 * Martin Compston - Red Road
 * Joseph Gilgun - This Is England
 * Stephen Graham - This Is England
 * Vanessa Redgrave - Venus

Best Screenplay

 * Peter Morgan - The Queen
 * Alan Bennett - The History Boys
 * Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock - The Last King of Scotland
 * Shane Meadows - This Is England
 * Hanif Kureishi - Venus

Most Promising Newcomer

 * Thomas Turgoose - This Is England
 * Rafi Gavron - Breaking and Entering
 * Harry Treadaway and Luke Treadaway - Brothers of the Head
 * Samuel Barnett - The History Boys
 * Dominic Cooper - The History Boys
 * Jodie Whittaker - Venus

Best Achievement in Production

 * London to Brighton
 * KiDULTHOOD
 * The Road to Guantanamo
 * Severance
 * Shooting Dogs

Best Technical Achievement

 * Anthony Dod Mantle - The Last King of Scotland (for cinematography)
 * Alan MacDonald - The Queen (for production design)
 * Daniel Phillips - The Queen (for makeup)
 * Ludovico Einaudi - This Is England (for original music)
 * Barry Ackroyd - The Wind That Shakes the Barley (for cinematography)

Best British Documentary

 * The Road to Guantanamo
 * Blindsight
 * The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief
 * The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
 * Unknown White Male

Best British Short

 * Cubs
 * The 10th Man
 * At the End of the Sentence
 * Ex Memoria
 * Who I Am and What I Want

Best 15 Second Short

 * 'What's the Point?
 * Ah, Youth
 * Chrysanthemums the Word
 * Death of the Dinosaurs
 * Fate and Mr. McKinley

Best Foreign Film

 * ''Caché - (France)
 * Brick - (USA)
 * The Beat That My Heart Skipped - (France)
 * Hard Candy - (USA)
 * Volver - (Spain)

The Raindance Award

 * Ballad of AJ Weberman
 * London to Brighton
 * Scenes of a Sexual Nature

The Richard Harris Award

 * Jim Broadbent

Special Jury Prize

 * Ken Loach

Entertainment Personality Award

 * Helen Mirren