Monday, December 6, 2010

‘King’s Speech’ Sweeps Brit Indie Awards

The Weinstein Co movie won 5 British Independent Film Awards at the ceremony in London’s East End tonight, including Best Film, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), and Best Screenplay. Micro-budget sci-film Monsters won 3 awards: Best Director (Gareth Edwards), Best Achievement in Production and Best Technical Achievement, while Carey Mulligan was named best actress for Never Let Me Go.

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
THE KING’S SPEECH

BEST DIRECTOR
GARETH EDWARDS (MONSTERS)

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
CLIO BARNARD (THE ARBOR)

BEST SCREENPLAY
DAVID SEIDLER (THE KING’S SPEECH)

BEST ACTRESS
CAREY MULLIGAN (NEVER LET ME GO)

BEST ACTOR
COLIN FIRTH (THE KING’S SPEECH)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
HELENA BONHAM CARTER (THE KING’S SPEECH)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
GEOFFREY RUSH (THE KING’S SPEECH)

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
JOANNE FROGGATT (IN OUR NAME)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
MONSTERS

RAINDANCE AWARD
SON OF BABYLON

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
GARETH EDWARDS – VISUAL EFFECTS (MONSTERS)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE

BEST BRITISH SHORT
BABY

BEST FOREIGN FILM
A PROPHET

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
HELENA BONHAM CARTER

THE VARIETY AWARD
LIAM NEESON

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
JENNE CASAROTTO

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