The BIFA nominations are out

It’s that time of year again – when kids are gearing up to wander the streets dressed as horror’s most gruesome creations and ask for sweets, or push a crudely crafted dummy around and ask for cash. But it’s also awards season, and Britain’s answer to the Indie Spirit Awards – the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) are being handed out on 29 November in a ceremony that will likely include plenty of booze on tap and the presence of more than a few famous faces.

This year, the films with the most nominations are Stephen Frears’ The Queen, Kevin Macdonald’s The Last King Of Scotland and Shane Meadows’ This is England, with the likes of Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker and Peter O’Toole battling it out for the acting gongs. The full list can be found at the BIFA website by clicking here , but here’s a rundown of the main categories:

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
The Last King of Scotland
The Queen
Red Road
This is England
The Wind That Shakes the Barley

BEST DIRECTOR SPONSORED BY THE CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP
Kevin Macdonald -- The Last King of Scotland
Stephen Frears -- The Queen
Michael Caton Jones -- Shooting Dogs
Shane Meadows -- This is England
Ken Loach -- The Wind that Shakes the Barley

BEST ACTOR
Forest Whitaker -- The Last King of Scotland
Peter O'Toole -- Venus
Cillian Murphy -- The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Tony Curran -- Red Road
James McAvoy -- The Last King of Scotland

BEST ACTRESS SPONSORED BY MAC
Helen Mirren -- The Queen
Kate Dickie -- Red Road
Frances de la Tour -- The History Boys
Robin Wright Penn -- Breaking & Entering
Juliette Binoche -- Breaking & Entering

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR / ACTRESS
Martin Compston -- Red Road
Leslie Phillips -- Venus
Vanessa Redgrave -- Venus
Joseph Gilgun -- This is England
Stephen Graham -- This is England

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER (ON SCREEN) SPONSORED BY DIESEL
Jodie Whittaker -- Venus
Thomas Turgoose -- This is England
Samuel Barnett -- The History Boys
Harry and Luke Treadaway -- Brothers of the Head
Dominic Cooper -- The History Boys
Rafi Gavron -- Breaking & Entering

BEST SCREENPLAY SPONSORED BY BBC FILMS
Alan Bennett -- The History Boys
Peter Morgan -- The Queen
Hanif Kureishi -- Venus
Shane Meadows -- This is England
Peter Morgan & Jeremy Brock -- The Last King of Scotland

BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
Volver
Hidden (Cache)
The Beat My Heart Skipped
Brick
Hard Candy

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD (BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR)
Menhaj Huda -- Kidulthood
Paul Andrew Williams -- London to Brighton
Andrea Arnold -- Red Road
Tom Vaughan -- Starter For Ten
Caradog W James -- Little White Lies

BEST BRITISH DOCUMENTARY
The Road to Guantanamo
Blindsight
The Great Happiness Space
The Pervert's Guide To Cinema
Unknown White Male

Source: ( Bifa.org.uk )