2015 Awards -- British Independent Film Award Nominations

Strong showings for several films for the British Film Award, especially from the films up for Best Film, which also feature into the director, acting and screenplay categories. Once the winners were announced, the big winner was Ex Machina, taking 4 awards total including 3 of the biggies.

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
45 Years
Amy
Ex Machina
The Lobster
Macbeth

BEST DIRECTOR
Alex Garland - "Ex Machina"
Andrew Haigh - "45 Years"
Asif Kapadia - "Amy"
Justin Kurzel - "Macbeth"
Yorgos Lanthimos - "The Lobster"

BEST ACTOR
Tom Courtenay - "45 Years"
Colin Farrell - "The Lobster"
Michael Fassbender - "Macbeth"
Tom Hardy - "Legend"
Tom Hiddleston - "High-Rise"

BEST ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard - "Macbeth"
Carey Mulligan - "Suffragette"
Charlotte Rampling - "45 Years"
Saoirse Ronan - "Brooklyn"
Alicia Vikander - "The Danish Girl"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Luke Evans - "High-Rise"
Brendan Gleeson - "Suffragette"
Domnhall Gleeson - "Brooklyn"
Sean Harris - "Macbeth"
Ben Whishaw - "The Lobster"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Helena Bonham Carter - "Suffragette"
Olivia Colman - "The Lobster"
Anne-Marie Duff - "Suffragette"
Sienna Miller - "High-Rise"
Julie Walters - "Brooklyn"

BEST SCREENPLAY
45 Years
Brooklyn
Ex Machina
High-Rise
The Lobster

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
Carol
Force Majeure
Girlhood
Room
Son of Saul

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance
How to Change the World
Palio
A Syrian Love Story

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR (DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD)
Chris & Ben Blaine - "Nina Forever"
Stephen Fingleton - "The Survivalist"
Corin Hardy - "The Hallow"
Paul Katis - "Kajaki: The True Story"
John Maclean - "Slow West"

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Agyness Dean - "Sunset Song"
Mia Goth - "The Survivalist"
Abigail Hardingham - "Nina Forever"
Milo Parker - "Mr. Holmes"
Bel Powley - "A Royal Night Out"

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CRAFT
Adam Arkapaw - "Macbeth" - Cinematography
Mark Digby - "Ex Machina" - Production Design
Chris King - "Amy" - Editing
Fiona Weir - "Brooklyn" - Casting
Andrew Whitehurst - "Ex Machina" - Production Design

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos & Lee Magiday - "The Lobster"
James Gay-Rees - "Amy"
Tristan Goligher - "45 Years"
David A. Hughes & David Moores - "The Violators"
Paul Katis & Andrew De Lotbiniere - "Kajaki: The True Story"

RAINDANCE DISCOVERY AWARD
Aaaaaaaah!
Burn Burn Burn
Orion: The Man Who Would Be King
The Return
Winter

BEST SHORT FILM
Balcony
Crack
Edmond
Love is Blind
Manoman