The nominations have been announced for the 2015 Moet British Independent Film Awards and THE LOBSTER, MACBETH and 45 YEARS are toping the nomination nods.
The awards event is being held on Sunday December 6th at London’s Old Billingsgate Markets, which sees the top contender THE LOBSTER, starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, nominated in seven categories, including: Best British Independent Film and Best Actor.
Farrell plays the role of David in the movie, alongside Olivia Coleman and Ben Whishaw have been nominated for their respective supporting roles.
The film could also bag gongs for Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Producer of the Year.
Following close behind are the superb movies 45 YEARS and MACBETH which share six nominations each.
Michael Fassbender‘s MACBETH has been put up for six awards, including Best Actor for the 39-year-old Oscar-nominated actor, and Best Actress for Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth.
The dramatic period re-telling of Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy of deceit, betrayal, and one man’s decent into madness, has also scored nominations for Best Supporting Actor for Sean Harris in his role as Macduff. You can read our full review of MACBETH here.
Another superb film is 45 YEARS starring Tom Courtney and Charlotte Rampling which has been nominated for six awards, including Best Actor and Best Romance. (You can read our review here).
While blockbuster historical drama SUFFRAGETTE, based on Emmeline Pankhurst’s struggle for women’s suffrage in Britain, has been nominated in four categories. (Again, you can read our full review here).
Three of the film’s stars have been nominated for their efforts in the film, with Carey Mulligan in the Best Actress category and both Helena Bonham Carter and Ann-Marie Duff nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Now in its 18th year, the Awards founded by Elliot Grove and Suzanne Ballantyne in 1998, has crowned international hits such as MOON, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and THE CONSTANT GARDNER as Best Film in the past.
2015 MOËT British Independent Film Awards Nominees Are As Follows:
Best British Independent Film sponsored by Moët & Chandon
45 Years – Tristan Goligher, Andrew Haigh
AMY – James Gay-Rees, Asif Kapadia
Ex Machina – Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Alex Garland
The Lobster – Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
Macbeth – Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Laura Hastings-Smith, Todd Louiso, Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie, Justin Kurzel
Best Director
45 Years – Andrew Haigh
AMY – Asif Kapadia
Ex Machina – Alex Garland
The Lobster – Yorgos Lanthimos
Macbeth – Justin Kurzel
Best Screenplay sponsored by BBC Films
45 Years – Andrew Haigh
Brooklyn – Nick Hornby
Ex Machina – Alex Garland
High-Rise – Amy Jump
The Lobster – Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou
Best Actress sponsored by MAC
Marion Cotillard – Macbeth
Carey Mulligan – Suffragette
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Best Actor sponsored by Movado
Tom Courtenay – 45 Years
Colin Farrell – The Lobster
Michael Fassbender – Macbeth
Tom Hardy – Legend
Tom Hiddleston – High-Rise
Best Supporting Actress
Helena Bonham Carter – Suffragette
Olivia Colman – The Lobster
Anne-Marie Duff – Suffragette
Sienna Miller – High-Rise
Julie Walters – Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor
Luke Evans – High-Rise
Brendan Gleeson – Suffragette
Domhnall Gleeson – Brooklyn
Sean Harris – Macbeth
Ben Whishaw – The Lobster
Most Promising Newcomer sponsored by The London Edition
Agyness Deyn – Sunset Song
Mia Goth – The Survivalist
Abigail Hardingham – Nina Forever
Milo Parker – Mr Holmes
Bel Powley – A Royal Night Out
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
The Hallow – Corin Hardy
KAJAKI: The True Story – Paul Katis
Nina Forever – Chris & Ben Blaine
Slow West – John Maclean
The Survivalist – Stephen Fingleton
The Discovery Award sponsored by Raindance
AAAAAAAAH! – Andrew Starke, Steve Oram
Burn Burn Burn – Daniel-Konrad Cooper, Tim Phillips, Charlie Covell, Chanya Button
ORION: The Man Would be King – Jeanie Finlay
The Return – Oliver Nias
Winter – Tilly Wood, Paula Crickard, Heidi Greensmith
Best Documentary
AMY – James Gay-Rees, Asif Kapadia
Dark Horse: The incredible True Story of Dream Alliance – Judith Dawson, Louise Osmond
How To Change The World – Bous De Jong, Al Morrow, Jerry Rothwell
Palio – James Gay-Rees, John Hunt, Cosima Spender
A Syrian Love Story – Elhum Shakerifar, Sean McAllister
Producer of the Year
Triston Goligher – 45 Years
James Gay-Rees – Amy
Paul Kattis, Andrew De Lotbiniere – Kajaki: The True Story
Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lee Magiday – The Lobster
David A Hughes, David Moores – The Violators
Outstanding Achievement in Craft
Adam Arkapaw – Cinematography: Macbeth
Mark Digby – Production Design: Ex Machina
Chris King – Editing: Amy
Fiona Weir – Casting: Brooklyn
Andrew Whitehurst – Visual Effects: Ex Machina
Best British Short Film
Balcony – Tom Kimberly, Ali Mansuri, Toby Fell-Holden
Crack – Joseph Taussig, Peter King
Edmond – Emilie Jouffroy, Nina Gantz
Love Is Blind – Lizzie Brown, Dan Hodgson
MANoMAN – Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl, Simon Cartwright
Best International Independent Film
Carol – Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Christine Vachon, Phyllis Nagy, Todd Haynes
Force Majeure – Erik Hemmendorff, Marie Kjellson, Philippe Bober, Ruben Östlund
Girlhood – Bénédicte Couvreur, Céline Sciamma
Room – Ed Guiney, David Gross, Emma Donoghue, Lenny Abrahamson
Son of Saul – Gábor Sipos, Gábor Rajna, Cara Royer, László Nemes
