British Independent Film Awards 2022

25th British Independent Film Awards
Awarded forBest in British independent film
Date4 December 2022
SiteOld Billingsgate, London
Hosted byBen Bailey Smith
Official websitewww.bifa.film
Highlights
Best FeatureAftersun
Most awardsAftersun (7)
Most nominationsAftersun (16)

The British Independent Film Awards 2022 were held on 4 December 2022 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom. The nominations were announced on 4 November 2022 by actors Sam Claflin and Kosar Ali during an event in London. Aftersun led the nominations with 16, followed by Blue Jean with 13 and The Wonder with 12.[1] The ceremony took place at Old Billingsgate in London and was hosted by Ben Bailey Smith.[2]

Aftersun won the most awards, winning 7 awards including the top prize, Best British Independent Film.

In July 2022, it was announced that gender-neutral categories would replace the male and female performance categories, introducing Best Lead Performance, Best Supporting Performance, Best Joint Lead Performance and Best Ensemble Performance. Additionally, the creation of Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary and the division of the Best Music category into Best Original Music and Best Music Supervision were also announced.[3]

The longlists for Best International Independent Film, Best Documentary and the Raindance Discovery Award were announced on 21 October, while the longlists for The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary, Best Debut Screenwriter, Breakthrough Performance and Breakthrough Producer were announced on 24 October.[4][5]

  1. ^ Szalai, Georg (4 November 2022). "British Independent Film Awards: Debut Movies 'Aftersun,' 'Blue Jean' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ "BEN BAILEY SMITH TO HOST 25TH BIFA CEREMONY". BIFA. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "BIFA ANNOUNCES NEW CATEGORIES FOR THE 2022 AWARDS". BIFA. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (21 October 2022). "'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,' 'Decision to Leave' Among British Independent Film Awards Nominations Longlist". Variety. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (24 October 2022). "Phoebe Dynevor, Charlotte Wells Among British Independent Film Awards New Talent Longlists". Variety. Retrieved 3 November 2022.