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    'Rocks' and 'His House' Win Big at 2021 British Independent Film Awards

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    The Sarah Gavron-directed drama has been named the Best British Independent Film while the Remi Weekes-helmed horror picks up Best Director among others.

    Feb 19, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “Rocks” and “His House” were the big winners at the British Independent Film Awards on Thursday (18Feb21), picking up nine honours between them.
    Sarah Gavron’s “Rocks” was crowned Best British Independent Film, beating out favourites “Saint Maud” and “The Father”, for which Anthony Hopkins landed a Best Actor gong.

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    Kosar Ali picked up the Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer honours for “Rocks”, while co-star D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu was named Best Supporting Actor.
    Horror film “His House” scored four awards, including a Best Director prize for Remi Weekes and Best Actress trophy for Wunmi Mosaku while Oscars favourite “Nomadland” picked up another accolade, claiming the Best International Independent Film award.
    The full list of 2021 BIFA winners is:
    Best British Independent Film: “Rocks”
    Best Director: Remi Weekes, “His House”
    Best Screenplay: Florian Zeller & Christopher Hampton, “The Father”
    Best Actress: Wunmi Mosaku, “His House”
    Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”
    Best Supporting Actress: Kosar Ali, “Rocks”
    Best Supporting Actor: D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu, “Rocks”
    The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director): Rose Glass, “Saint Maud”
    Breakthrough Producer: Irune Gurtubai, “Limbo”
    Debut Screenwriter: Riz Ahmed, “Mogul Mowgli”
    Most Promising Newcomer: Kosar Ali, “Rocks”
    Best Documentary: “The Reason I Jump”
    The Raindance Discovery Award: “Perfect 10”
    Best British Short Film: “The Long Goodbye”
    Best International Independent Film: “Nomadland”
    Best Casting: Lucy Pardee, “Rocks”
    Best Cinematography: Ben Fordesman, “Saint Maud”
    Best Costume Design: Charlotte Walter, “Misbehaviour”
    Best Editing: Yorgos Lamprinos, “The Father”
    Best Effects: Pedro Sabrosa & Stefano Pepin, “His House”
    Best Make Up & Hair Design: Jill Sweeney, “Misbehaviour”
    Best Music: Paul Corley, “Mogul Mowgli”
    Best Production Design: Jacqueline Abrahams, “His House”
    Best Sound: Nick Ryan, Ben Baird & Sara De Oliveira Lima, “The Reason I Jump”

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    'Saint Maud' and 'Rocks' Top Nominations at London Critic's Circle Film Awards

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    Rose Glass’ feature directorial debut and Sarah Gavron’ coming-of-age drama are among the movies by female filmmakers dominating the nominations at the 41st annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards.

    Jan 13, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Rose Glass and Sarah Gavron are among the female filmmakers who scored multiple nominations at the 41st London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, which were announced on Tuesday (12Jan21).
    Films by women writer-directors including Glass – whose horror film “Saint Maud” earned eight nominations – including film, director, screenwriter, actress (Morfydd Clark), supporting actress (Jennifer Ehle) and British/Irish film of the year, scored the most nominations.
    Gavron’s coming-of-age tale “Rocks” scored six nods, Chloe Zhao’s much heralded road movie “Nomadland” five, and Emerald Fennell’s black comedy “Promising Young Woman”, four.
    David Fincher’s biopic “Mank” and Steve McQueen’s house-party film “Lovers Rock” also garnered four nominations each.
    Rounding out the 10 nominees for Film of the Year are Roy Andersson’s reflective comedy “About Endlessness”, Alexander Nanau’s journalism documentary “Collective”, Charlie Kaufman’s existential black comedy “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”, Kevin Macdonald’s arresting Guantanamo drama “The Mauritanian”, and Lee Isaac Chung’s Korean-American immigrant saga “Minari”.
    Meanwhile, the late Chadwick Boseman received nominations for his lead role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and his supporting role in “Da 5 Bloods”.
    Other multiple acting nominees include Anthony Hopkins, Carey Mulligan, Riz Ahmed, Vanessa Kirby, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Bukky Bakray.
    Film of the Year:
    Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
    Documentary of the Year:
    “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets”
    “Collective”
    “Dick Johnson Is Dead”
    “Time”
    “The Truffle Hunters”
    “The Attenborough Award”
    British/Irish Film of the Year:
    Director of the Year:

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    Screenwriter of the Year:
    Actress of the Year:
    Actor of the Year:
    Supporting Actress of the Year:
    Supporting Actor of the Year:
    British/Irish Actress of the Year (for body of work):
    British/Irish Actor of the Year (for body of work):
    THE PHILIP FRENCH AWARD
    Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker:
    Young British/Irish Performer:
    British/Irish Short Film:
    “Filipinana” – Rafael Manuel, director
    “Hungry Joe” – Paul Holbrook, director
    “Lizard” – Akinola Davies Jr, director
    “The Long Goodbye” – Aneil Karia, director
    “The Shift” – Laura Carreira, director
    Technical Achievement:

    “Ammonite” – Stephane Fontaine, cinematography
    “Birds of Prey” – Deborah Lamia Denaver & Adruitha Lee, makeup & hair
    “Lovers Rock” – Mica Levi, music
    “Mank” – Donald Graham Burt, production design
    “Nomadland” – Joshua James Richards, cinematography
    “Rocks” – Lucy Pardee, casting
    “Soul” – Pete Docter, animation
    “Sound of Metal” – Phillip Bladh, sound design
    “Tenet” – Jennifer Lame, film editing
    “WolfWalkers” – Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart, animation

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