British Independent Film Awards 2012

The 15th British Independent Film Awards, held on 9 December 2012 at the Old Billingsgate Market in central London, honoured the best British independent films of 2012.

Best Director

 * Peter Strickland - Berberian Sound Studio
 * Bart Layton - The Imposter
 * Ben Wheatley - Sightseers
 * John Madden - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
 * Rufus Norris - Broken

The Douglas Hickox Award
Given to a British director on their debut feature.
 * Bart Layton - The Imposter
 * Ben Drew - Ill Manors
 * Rowan Athale - Wasteland
 * Rufus Norris - Broken
 * Sally El Hosaini - My Brother the Devil

Best Screenplay

 * Amy Jump, Alice Lowe and Steve Oram - Sightseers
 * Mark O'Rowe - Broken
 * Paul Andrew Williams - Song for Marion
 * Peter Strickland - Berberian Sound Studio
 * Abi Morgan - The Iron Lady

Best Actress

 * Andrea Riseborough - Shadow Dancer
 * Alice Lowe - Sightseers
 * Elle Fanning - Ginger and Rosa
 * Judi Dench - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
 * Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

Best Supporting Actress

 * Olivia Colman - Hyde Park on Hudson
 * Vanessa Redgrave - Song for Marion
 * Maggie Smith - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
 * Eileen Davies - Sightseers
 * Alice Englert - Ginger and Rosa

Best Actor

 * Toby Jones - Berberian Sound Studio
 * Tim Roth - Broken
 * Terence Stamp - Song for Marion
 * Steve Oram - Sightseers
 * Riz Ahmed - Ill Manors

Best Supporting Actor

 * Rory Kinnear - Broken
 * Billy Connolly - Quartet
 * Cillian Murphy - Broken
 * Domhnall Gleeson - Shadow Dancer
 * Tom Wilkinson - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Most Promising Newcomer

 * James Floyd - My Brother the Devil
 * Elliott Tittensor - Spike Island
 * Eloise Laurence - Broken
 * Paul Brannigan - The Angels' Share
 * Zawe Ashton - Dreams of a Life

Best Technical Achievement

 * Joakim Sundström - Sound Design - Berberian Sound Studio
 * Nic Knowland - Cinematographer - Berberian Sound Studio
 * Electric Wave Bureau - Music - Broken
 * Robbie Ryan - Cinematographer - Ginger and Rosa
 * Andrew Hulme - Editor - The Imposter

Best Documentary

 * The Imposter
 * London: The Modern Babylon
 * Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
 * Marley
 * Dreams of a Life

Best Achievement in Production

 * Berberian Sound Studio
 * Sightseers
 * The Sweeney
 * Ill Manors
 * The Imposter

Best Short Film

 * Volume
 * Friday
 * Junk
 * Swimmer
 * Skyborn

The Raindance Award

 * Strings
 * Love Tomorrow
 * Frank
 * Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
 * City Slacker

Best Foreign Independent Film

 * The Hunt
 * Amour
 * Searching for Sugarman
 * Rust and Bone
 * Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best British Independent Film

 * Broken
 * Sightseers
 * The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
 * The Imposter
 * Berberian Sound Studio

The Richard Harris Award

 * Michael Gambon

The Variety Award

 * Jude Law

The Special Jury Prize

 * Sandra Hebron