British Independent Film Awards 2014

The 17th British Independent Film Awards were held on 7 December 2014 in London. The awards honoured the best British independent films of 2014.

Best British Independent Film

 * Pride
 * '71
 * Calvary
 * Mr. Turner
 * The Imitation Game

Best Director

 * Yann Demange - '71
 * John Michael McDonagh - Calvary
 * Lenny Abrahamson - Frank
 * Matthew Warchus - Pride
 * Mike Leigh - Mr. Turner

Best Actress

 * Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Belle
 * Alicia Vikander - Testament of Youth
 * Cheng Pei-pei - Lilting
 * Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
 * Sameena Jabeen Ahmed - Catch Me Daddy

Best Actor

 * Brendan Gleeson - Calvary
 * Asa Butterfield - X+Y
 * Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
 * Jack O'Connell - '71
 * Timothy Spall - Mr. Turner

Best Supporting Actress

 * Imelda Staunton - Pride
 * Dorothy Atkinson - Mr. Turner
 * Maggie Gyllenhaal - Frank
 * Sally Hawkins - X+Y
 * Sienna Guillory - The Goob

Best Supporting Actor

 * Andrew Scott - Pride
 * Ben Schnetzer - Pride
 * Michael Fassbender - Frank
 * Rafe Spall - X+Y
 * Sean Harris - '71

Most Promising Newcomer

 * Sameena Jabeen Ahmed - Catch Me Daddy
 * Ben Schnetzer - Pride
 * Cara Delevingne - The Face of an Angel
 * Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Belle
 * Liam Walpole - The Goob

The Douglas Hickox Award
Given to a British director on their debut feature.
 * Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard - 20,000 Days on Earth
 * Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe - Catch Me Daddy
 * Hong Khaou - Lilting
 * Morgan Matthews - X+Y
 * Yann Demange - '71

Best Screenplay

 * Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan - Frank
 * Graham Moore - The Imitation Game
 * Gregory Burke - '71
 * John Michael McDonagh - Calvary
 * Stephen Beresford - Pride

Best Achievement in Production

 * The Goob
 * '71
 * 20,000 Days on Earth
 * Catch Me Daddy
 * Lilting

Best Technical Achievement

 * Stephen Rennicks - Frank (Music)
 * Chris Wyatt - '71 (Editing)
 * Dick Pope - Mr. Turner (Cinematography)
 * Robbie Ryan - Catch Me Daddy (Cinematography)
 * Tat Radcliffe - '71 (Cinematography)

Best Documentary

 * Next Goal Wins
 * 20,000 Days on Earth
 * Night Will Fall
 * The Possibilities are Endless
 * Virunga

Best Foreign Independent Film

 * Boyhood
 * Blue Ruin
 * Fruitvale Station
 * Ida
 * The Babadook

The Raindance Award

 * Luna
 * Flim: The Movie...
 * Gregor
 * Keeping Rosy
 * The Beat Beneath My Feet

Best Short Film

 * The Kárman Line
 * Crocodile
 * Emotional Fusebox
 * Keeping up with the Joneses
 * Slap

The Variety Award

 * Benedict Cumberbatch