British Independent Film Awards 2010

The 13th British Independent Film Awards, held on 5 December 2010 at The Brewery in West London, honoured the best British independent films of 2010.

Best British Independent Film

 * The King's Speech
 * Four Lions
 * Kick-Ass
 * Monsters
 * Never Let Me Go

Best Director

 * Gareth Edwards – Monsters
 * Mike Leigh – Another Year
 * Matthew Vaughn – Kick-Ass
 * Tom Hooper – The King's Speech
 * Mark Romanek – Never Let Me Go

The Douglas Hickox Award
Given to a British director on their debut feature
 * Clio Barnard – The Arbor
 * Deborah Gardner-Paterson – Africa United
 * Rowan Joffé – Brighton Rock
 * Chris Morris – Four Lions
 * Gareth Edwards – Monsters

Best Actor

 * Colin Firth – The King's Speech
 * Jim Broadbent – Another Year
 * Riz Ahmed – Four Lions
 * Scoot McNairy – Monsters
 * Aidan Gillen – Treacle Junior

Best Actress

 * Carey Mulligan – Never Let Me Go
 * Manjinder Virk – The Arbor
 * Ruth Sheen – Another Year
 * Andrea Riseborough – Brighton Rock
 * Sally Hawkins – Made in Dagenham

Best Supporting Actor

 * Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech
 * Kayvan Novak – Four Lions
 * Guy Pearce – The King's Speech
 * Bob Hoskins – Made in Dagenham
 * Andrew Garfield – Never Let Me Go

Best Supporting Actress

 * Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech
 * Lesley Manville – Another Year
 * Rosamund Pike – Made in Dagenham
 * Keira Knightley – Never Let Me Go
 * Tamsin Greig – Tamara Drewe

Best Screenplay

 * The King's Speech – David Seidler
 * Four Lions – Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell, Chris Morris
 * Kick-Ass - Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn
 * Made in Dagenham – William Ivory
 * Never Let Me Go – Alex Garland

Most Promising Newcomer

 * Joanne Froggatt – In Our Name
 * Manjinder Virk – The Arbor
 * Andrea Riseborough – Brighton Rock
 * Tom Hughes – Cemetery Junction
 * Conor McCarron – Neds

Best Achievement In Production

 * Monsters
 * The Arbor
 * In Our Name
 * Skeletons
 * StreetDance 3D

Best Technical Achievement

 * Monsters – Visual Effects – Gareth Edwards
 * The Arbor – Sound – Tim Barker
 * Brighton Rock – Cinematography – John Mathieson
 * The Illusionist – Animation – Sylvain Chomet
 * The King's Speech – Production Design – Eve Stewart

Best British Documentary

 * Enemies of the People
 * The Arbor
 * Exit Through the Gift Shop
 * Fire in Babylon
 * Waste Land

Best British Short

 * Baby
 * Photograph Of Jesus
 * Sign Language
 * Sis
 * The Road Home

Best Foreign Film

 *  A Prophet (Un prophète)
 * Dogtooth (Kynodontas)
 * I Am Love (Io sono l'amore)
 * The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos)
 * Winter's Bone

The Raindance Award

 * Son Of Babylon
 * Brilliant Love
 * Jackboots On Whitehall
 * Legacy
 * Treacle Junior

The Richard Harris Award

 * Helena Bonham Carter

The Variety Award

 * Liam Neeson

The Special Jury Prize

 * Jenne Casarotto