Fish Tank
Yes the awards season is almost upon up and the British Independent Film Awards have announced their nominations.
And it's Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank that is leading the way with eight nominations with Moon, the directing debut from Duncan Jones, just behind with seven nods.
Fish Tank was the talk of the festival circuit earlier this year and the central performance from newcomer Kate jarvis was highly praised.
The movie is only the second feature from filmmaker Arnold after Red Road but has picked up Best Independent Movie, best Director, Best Actress and Best Newcomer nods.
Mia (Jarvis) is a feisty, foul-mouthed 15-year-old schoolgirl living on a sink estate with her mum (Kierston Wareing) and little sister, both of whom she bickers with constantly
One day, mum brings home a new boyfriend, Connor (Michael Fassbender), a good-looking Irish security guard who immediately takes a shine Mia, complimenting her on her dancing skills and lending her money.
A drive out to the countryside holds the vague promise that a happy family could be forming but the chemistry between Mia and Conner is palpable.
Moon is another film that seen bags of nominations come it's way, including Best Independent Film, best Director and Best Actor for Sam Rockwell.
Other British movies that have done well are the much talked about An Education, which sees itself in the Best Film category as well as a nod for Carey Mulligan's central performance, and Brisht Star, which is based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats' untimely death at age 25.
But the Best Film category is highly contested with In The Loop, An Education and Nowhere Boy joining Fish Tank and Moon.
Daniel Day Lewis will receive The Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution to British Film.
Take a look at the full list of nominations
- Best British Independent Film
An Education
Fish Tank
In The Loop
Moon
Nowhere Boy
- Best Director
Andrea Arnold - Fish Tank
Armando Iannucci - In The Loop
Duncan Jones - Moon
Jane Campion - Bright Star
Lone Scherfig - An Education
- The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]
Armando Iannucci - In The Loop
Duncan Jones - Moon
Peter Strickland - Katalin Varga
Sam Taylor Wood - Nowhere Boy
Samantha Morton - The Unloved
- Best Screenplay
An Education - Nick Hornby
Fish Tank - Andrea Arnold
In The Loop - Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Moon - Nathan Parker
Nowhere Boy - Matt Greenhalgh
- Best Actress
Abbie Cornish - Bright Star
Carey Mulligan - An Education
Emily Blunt - The Young Victoria
Katie Jarvis - Fish Tank
Sophie Okonedo - Skin
- Best Actor
Aaron Johnson - Nowhere Boy
Andy Serkis - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Peter Capaldi - In The Loop
Sam Rockwell - Moon
Tom Hardy - Bronson
- Best Supporting Actress
Anne-Marie Duff - Nowhere Boy
Kerry Fox - Bright Star
Kierston Wareing - Fish Tank
Kristin Scott Thomas - Nowhere Boy
Rosamund Pike - An Education
- Best Supporting Actor
Alfred Molina - An Education
Jim Broadbent - The Damned United
John Henshaw - Looking for Eric
Michael Fassbender - Fish Tank
Tom Hollander - In The Loop
- Most Promising Newcomer
Christian McKay - Me & Orson Welles
Edward Hogg - White Lightnin’
George MacKay - The Boys Are Back
Hilda Péter - Katalin Varga
Katie Jarvis - Fish Tank
- Best Achievement In Production
Bronson
Bunny & The Bull
The Hide
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Katalin Varga
- Raindance Award
Colin
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Down Terrace
Exam
They Call It Acid
- Best Technical Achievement
Bright Star - Cinematography - Greig Fraser
Bunny & The Bull - Production Design - Gary Williamson
Fish Tank - Cinematography - Robbie Ryan
Moon - Original Score - Clint Mansell
Moon - Production Design - Tony Noble
- Best Documentary
The Age of Stupid
The End of The Line
Mugabe and The White African
Sons of Cuba
Sounds Like Teen Spirit
- Best British Short
Christmas with Dad
Leaving
Love You More
Sidney Turtlebaum
Washdays
- Best Foreign Film
Il Divo
The Hurt Locker
Let The Right One In
Sin Nombre
The Wrestler
- The Richard Harris Award (for outstanding contribution to British Film)
Daniel Day Lewis
Tagged in British Independent Film Awards