(L to R) Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, winner of The Variety Award, and Keira Knightley pose at The Moet British Independent Film Awards 2014 at Old Billingsgate Market on December 7, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images for The Moet British Independent Film Awards) Mark Strong; Benedict Cumberbatch; Keira Knightley
(L to R) Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, winner of The Variety Award, and Keira Knightley pose at The Moet British Independent Film Awards 2014 at Old Billingsgate Market on December 7, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images for The Moet British Independent Film Awards) Mark Strong; Benedict Cumberbatch; Keira Knightley
The Moet British Independent Film Awards took place in London today with the ceremony being hosted by THE INBETWEENERS star, Simon Bird and held at Old Billingsgate.
This year’s Best  British  Independent  Film  was  awarded to PRIDE, while Yann Demange won Best Director for ’71, Gugu Mbatha-Raw won Best Actress for BELLE and Brendan Gleeson won Best Actor for CALVARY. PRIDE won the most awards, picking up Best British Independent Film, Best Supporting Actress, Imelda Staunton, and Best Supporting Actor, Andrew Scott.

The complete winners list is below.

The Moet British Independent Film Award Statue

Below in the photo gallery you can see the award designed by Fredrikson Stallard and created by Swarovski  which the winners received along with a personalized,  Swarovski  crystal  encrusted magnum of Moët & Chandon.

Honorees

Emma Thompson received the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film, and Benedict Cumberbatch got the Variety Award, which recognizes an actor, director, writer or producer who has helped to shine the international spotlight on the UK. The Special Jury Prize went to John Boorman and the Raindance Award was won by LUNA.

The 17th Moët British Independent Film Awards are proud to announce the following winners for 2014 (highlighted below)

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Sponsored by Moët & Chandon
  • ’71
  • Calvary
  • Mr Turner
  • Pride
  • The Imitation Game
BEST DIRECTOR
Sponsored by AllCity & Intermission John Michael McDonagh – Calvary Lenny Abrahamson – Frank Matthew
  • Warchus – Pride
  • Mike Leigh – Mr Turner
  • Yann Demange –  ’71
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
  • Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe – Catch Me Daddy
  • Hong Khaou – Lilting
  • Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard –  20,000 Days on Earth
  • Morgan Matthews – X+Y
  • Yann Demange – ’71
BEST SCREENPLAY
Sponsored by BBC Films
  • Graham Moore – The Imitation Game
  • Gregory Burke  – ’71
  • John Michael McDonagh – Calvary
  • Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan –  Frank
  • Stephen Beresford – Pride
BEST ACTRESS
Sponsored by M.A.C Cosmetics
  • Alicia Vikander – Testament of Youth
  • Cheng Pei Pei – Lilting
  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw –  Belle
  • Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game
  • Sameena Jabeen Ahmed – Catch Me Daddy
BEST ACTOR
Sponsored by Movado 
  • Asa Butterfield – X+Y
  • Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
  • Brendan Gleeson – Calvary
  • Jack O’Connell – ’71
  • Timothy Spall – Mr Turner
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 
  • Dorothy Atkinson – Mr Turner
  • Imelda Staunton –  Pride
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal – Frank
  • Sally Hawkins – X+Y
  • Sienna Guillory – The Goob
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 
Sponsored by St Martins Lane 
  • Andrew Scott – Pride
  • Ben Schnetzer – Pride
  • Michael Fassbender – Frank
  • Rafe Spall – X+Y Sean Harris – ‘71
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
  • Ben Schnetzer – Pride
  • Cara Delevingne – The Face of An Angel
  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Belle
  • Liam Walpole – The Goob
  • Sameena Jabeen Ahmed –  Catch Me Daddy

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

  • ’71
  • 20,000 Days on Earth
  • Catch Me Daddy
  • Lilting
  • The Goob
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
  • Chris Wyatt – Editing – ’71
  • Dick Pope – Cinematography – Mr Turner
  • Robbie Ryan – Cinematography – Catch Me Daddy
  • Stephen Rennicks – Music –  Frank
  • Tat Radcliffe – Cinematography – ’71
BEST DOCUMENTARY
  • 20,000 Days on Earth
  • Next Goal Wins
  • Night Will Fall
  • The Possibilities Are Endless
  • Virunga
BEST BRITISH SHORT
  • Crocodile
  • Emotional Fusebox
  • Keeping Up With The Joneses
  • Slap
  • The Kármán Line
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
  • Blue Ruin
  • Boyhood 
  • Fruitvale Station
  • Ida
  • The Babadook
THE RAINDANCE AWARD
  • Flim: The Movie…
  • Gregor
  • Luna
  • Keeping Rosy
  • The Beat Beneath My Feet
THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British
Film)
Emma Thompson 
THE VARIETY AWARD
Benedict Cumberbatch
THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
John Boorman

Event Photo Gallery

For further information on Moët & Chandon, visit  http://moet.com
For further information on MBIFA, visit  www.bifa.org.uk
For further information on Raindance, visit  www.raindance.org
Photos Courtesy The Moet British Independent Film Awards / Getty Images

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