British Independent Film Awards 2009

The 12th British Independent Film Awards, held on 6 December 2009 at The Brewery in West London, honoured the best British independent films of 2009.

Awards
The winner is bolded at the top of each section.

Best British Independent Film

 * Moon
 * An Education
 * Fish Tank
 * In The Loop
 * Nowhere Boy

Best Director

 * Andrea Arnold – Fish Tank
 * Armando Iannucci – In The Loop
 * Duncan Jones – Moon
 * Jane Campion – Bright Star
 * Lone Scherfig – An Education

The Douglas Hickox Award
Given to a British director on their debut feature
 * Duncan Jones – Moon
 * Armando Iannucci – In The Loop
 * Peter Strickland – Katalin Varga
 * Sam Taylor Wood – Nowhere Boy
 * Samantha Morton – The Unloved

Best Actor

 * Tom Hardy – Bronson
 * Aaron Johnson – Nowhere Boy
 * Andy Serkis – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
 * Peter Capaldi – In The Loop
 * Sam Rockwell – Moon

Best Actress

 * Carey Mulligan – An Education
 * Abbie Cornish – Bright Star
 * Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
 * Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
 * Sophie Okonedo – Skin

Best Supporting Actor

 * John Henshaw – Looking for Eric
 * Alfred Molina – An Education
 * Jim Broadbent – The Damned United
 * Michael Fassbender – Fish Tank
 * Tom Hollander – In The Loop

Best Supporting Actress

 * Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy
 * Kerry Fox – Bright Star
 * Kierston Wareing – Fish Tank
 * Kristin Scott Thomas – Nowhere Boy
 * Rosamund Pike – An Education

Best Screenplay

 * In The Loop'' – Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
 * An Education – Nick Hornby
 * Fish Tank – Andrea Arnold
 * Moon – Nathan Parker
 * Nowhere Boy – Matt Greenhalgh

Most Promising Newcomer

 * Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
 * Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles
 * Edward Hogg – White Lightnin'
 * George MacKay – The Boys Are Back
 * Hilda Péter – Katalin Varga

Best Achievement In Production

 * Bunny and the Bull
 * Bronson
 * The Hide
 * The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
 * Katalin Varga

Best Technical Achievement

 * Bright Star – Cinematography – Greig Fraser
 * Bunny and the Bull – Production Design – Gary Williamson
 * Fish Tank – Cinematography – Robbie Ryan
 * Moon – Original Score – Clint Mansell
 * Moon – Production Design – Tony Noble

Best British Documentary

 * Mugabe and the White African
 * The Age of Stupid
 * The End of The Line
 * Sons of Cuba
 * Sounds Like Teen Spirit

Best British Short

 * Love You More
 * Christmas with Dad
 * Leaving
 * Sidney Turtlebaum
 * Washdays

Best Foreign Film

 * Let the Right One In
 * Il Divo
 * The Hurt Locker
 * Sin Nombre
 * The Wrestler

Raindance Award

 * Down Terrace
 * Colin
 * The Disappearance of Alice Creed
 * Exam
 * They Call It Acid

The Richard Harris Award

 * Daniel Day-Lewis

The Variety Award

 * Sir Michael Caine

The Special Jury Prize

 * Baz Bamigboye