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British Independent Film Award for Best Technical Achievement

British Independent Film Award for Best Technical Achievement
Awarded forBest Technical Achievement in a British Independent Film
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBIFA
First award2001
Final award2016
Currently held byAmerican Honey – Robbie Ryan (2016)
Websitewww.bifa.org.uk

The British Independent Film Award for Best Technical Achievement was an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize below-the-line professionals in various artisan areas in a British independent film. The award was first presented in the 2001 ceremony with Roman Osin being the first recipient of the award for his cinematography on The Warrior.

In May 2017, it was announced that this category would be replaced with nine more specific craft categories in order to better recognize the diverse behind the camera talent in British independent filmmaking.[1]

Winners and nominees

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2000s

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Year Film Recipient(s) Area
2001
(4th)
[2][3]		 The Warrior Roman Osin Cinematography
Alone Jonathan Rudd Editing
Enigma John Beard Production Design
High Heels and Low Lifes Jany Temime Costume Design
2002
(5th)
[4][5]		 Morvern Callar Alwin H. Küchler Cinematography
24 Hour Party People Mark Tildesley Production Design
Bloody Sunday Ivan Strasburg Cinematography
Lawless Heart Scott Thomas Editing
2003
(6th)
[6][7]		 In This World Peter Christelis Editing
16 Years of Alcohol John Rhodes Cinematography
Bright Young Things Michael Howells Production Design
Buffalo Soldiers David Holmes Music
In This World Tim Alban, Joakim Sundström and Stuart Wilson Sound
2004
(7th)
[8][9]		 Touching the Void Mike Eley Cinematography
Bride and Prejudice Eduardo Castro and Ralph Wheeler-Holes Costume Design
Code 46 Mark Tildesley Production Design
Dead Man's Shoes Lucas Roche and Chris Wyatt Editing
Enduring Love Haris Zambarloukos Cinematography
2005
(8th)
[10][11]		 The Descent Jon Harris Editing
A Cock and Bull Story Peter Christelis Editing
The Constant Gardener César Charlone Cinematography
The Libertine Ben Van Os Production Design
Mrs Henderson Presents Sandy Powell Costume Design
2006
(9th)
[12][13]		 The Last King of Scotland Anthony Dod Mantle Cinematography
The Queen Alan MacDonald Production Design
Daniel Phillips Makeup
This Is England Ludovico Einaudi Music
The Wind That Shakes the Barley Barry Ackroyd Cinematography
2007
(10th)
[14][15]		 Sunshine Mark Tildesley Production Design
28 Weeks Later Enrique Chediak Cinematography
And When Did You Last See Your Father? Trevor Waite Editing
Control Martin Ruhe Cinematography
Hallam Foe Colin Monie and David Mackenzie Music
2008
(11th)
[16][17]		 Hunger Sean Bobbitt Cinematography
The Duchess Michael O'Connor Costume Design
In Bruges Jon Gregory Editing
Shifty Harry Escott and Molly Nyman Music
Slumdog Millionaire Anthony Dod Mantle Cinematography
2009
(12th)
[18][19]		 Bright Star Greig Fraser Cinematography
Bunny and the Bull Gary Williamson Production Design
Fish Tank Robbie Ryan Cinematography
Moon Clint Mansell Music
Tony Noble Production Design

2010s

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Year Film Recipient(s) Area
2010
(13th)
[20][21]		 Monsters Gareth Edwards Visual Effects
The Arbor Tim Barker Sound
Brighton Rock John Mathieson Cinematography
The Illusionist Sylvain Chomet Animation
The King's Speech Eve Stewart Production Design
2011
(14th)
[22][23]		 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Maria Djurkovic Production Design
Senna Chris King and Gregers Sall Editing
Shame Sean Bobbitt Cinematography
Joe Walker Editing
We Need to Talk about Kevin Seamus McGarvey Cinematography
2012
(15th)
[24][25]		 Berberian Sound Studio Joakim Sundström Sound Design
Berberian Sound Studio Nic Knowland Cinematography
Broken Electric Wave Bureau Music
Ginger and Rosa Robbie Ryan Cinematography
The Imposter Andrew Hulme Editing
2013
(16th)
[26][27]		 The Selfish Giant Amy Hubbard Casting
Locke Justine Wright Editing
Starred Up Shaheen Baig Casting
Under the Skin Johnnie Burn Sound Design
Mica Levi Music
2014
(17th)
[28][29]		 Frank Stephen Rennicks Music
'71 Tat Radcliffe Cinematography
Chris Wyatt Editing
Catch Me Daddy Robbie Ryan Cinematography
Mr. Turner Dick Pope
2015
(18th)
[30][31]		 Ex Machina Andrew Whitehurst Visual Effects
Amy Chris King Editing
Brooklyn Fiona Weir Casting
Ex Machina Mark Digby Production Design
Macbeth Adam Arkapaw Cinematography
2016
(19th)
[32][33]		 American Honey Robbie Ryan Cinematography
Free Fire Shaheen Baig Casting
The Girl with All the Gifts Seb Barker Visual Effects
Notes on Blindness Joakim Sundström Sound Design
Oasis: Supersonic Paul Monaghan and Mat Whitecross Editing

Multiple nominations

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Bifa nominations in full". BBC. 2001-09-26. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
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  5. ^ Gibbons, Fiachra (October 31, 2002). "Sweet Sixteen named best of the independents". The Guardian. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Dams, Tim (September 22, 2003). "Dirty Pretty Things leads BIFA nominations". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dirty Pretty Things sweeps Brit indie awards". The Guardian. November 3, 2003. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
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  9. ^ Dawtrey, Adam (November 30, 2004). "'Drake' takes the cake". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
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  20. ^ Child, Ben (November 2, 2010). "The King's Speech rings out in Bifa awards nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
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  22. ^ Knegt, Peter (October 31, 2011). ""Shame," "Tyrannosaur" and "Tinker Tailor" Lead British Independent Film Award Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  23. ^ Masters, Tim (December 5, 2011). "Tyrannosaur in triple win at British Independent Film Awards". BBC News. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  24. ^ Child, Ben (November 6, 2012). "Broken fixed up with nine British independent film award nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
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  26. ^ "'Metro Manila' gets 5 nominations in British film awards". ABS-CBN News. November 13, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  27. ^ Kemp, Stuart (December 8, 2013). "'Metro Manila' Wins Big at British Independent Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  28. ^ Rosser, Michael (November 3, 2014). "'71, Pride lead BIFA nominations". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  29. ^ "Pride wins best film at British Independent Film Awards". BBC News. December 7, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  30. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (November 3, 2015). "'The Lobster', '45 Years', 'Macbeth' Lead British Independent Film Award Nominations". Deadline. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  31. ^ Lee, Benjamin (December 7, 2015). "Ex Machina triumphs at British independent film awards". The Guardian. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  32. ^ Evans, Alan (November 1, 2016). "I, Daniel Blake leads British independent film award nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  33. ^ Barranclough, Leo (December 4, 2016). "'American Honey' Triumphs at British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
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