2008 British Independent Film Award nominees

To be awarded Sunday November 30 in London.

Best British Independent Film:
• "Hunger"
• "In Bruges"
• "Man on Wire"
• "Slumdog Millionaire"
• "Somers Town"
Best Director:
• Mark Herman, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"
• Steve McQueen, "Hunger"
• Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
• Shane Meadows, "Somers Town"
• Garth Jennings, "Son of Rambow"
The Douglas Hickox Award/Best Debut Director:
• James Watkins, "Eden Lake"
• Rupert Wyatt, "The Escapist"
• Steve McQueen, "Hunger"
• Martin McDonagh, "In Bruges"
• Eran Creevy, "Shifty"
Best Screenplay:
• Enda Walsh and Steve McQueen, "Hunger"
• Martin McDonagh, "In Bruges"
• Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
• Paul Fraser, "Somers Town"
• Garth Jennings, "Son of Rambow"
Best Actress
• Vera Farmiga, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"
• Samantha Morton, "The Daisy Chain"
• Keira Knightley, "The Duchess"
• Kelly Reilly, "Eden Lake"
• Sally Hawkins, "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Best Actor:
• Michael Fassbender, "Hunger"
• Colin Farrell, "In Bruges"
• Brendan Gleeson, "In Bruges"
• Riz Ahmed, "Shifty"
• Thomas Turgoose, "Somers Town"
Best Supporting Actress:
• Emma Thompson, "Brideshead Revisited"
• Hayley Atwell, "The Duchess"
• Kristin Scott Thomas, "Easy Virtue"
• Sienna Miller, "The Edge of Love"
• Alexis Zegerman, "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Best Supporting Actor:
• Ralph Fiennes, "The Duchess"
• Eddie Marsan, "Happy-Go-Lucky"
• Liam Cunningham, "Hunger"
• Ralph Fiennes, " In Bruges"
• Daniel Mays, "Shifty"
Most Promising Newcomer:
• Asa Butterfield, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"
• Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire"
• Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, "Slumdog Millionaire"
• Bill Milner, "Son of Rambow"
• Will Poulter, "Son of Rambow"
Best Achievement in Production:
• "The Daisy Chain"
• "The Escapist"
• "Hush"
• "Shifty"
• "Telstar"
Raindance Award:
• "Clubbed"
• "Flick"
• "One Day Removals"
• "Zebra Crossings"
Best Technical Achievement:
• Wardrobe: Michael O'Connor, "The Duchess"
• Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt, "Hunger"
• Editing: Jon Gregory, "In Bruges"
• Music: Harry Escott and Molly Nyman, "Shifty"
• Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Documentary:
• "A Complete History of My Sexual Failures"
• "Derek"
• "Man on Wire"
• "Of Time and The City"
• "Three Miles North of Molkom"
Best British Short:
• "Alex And Her Arse Truck"
• "Gone Fishing"
• "Love Does Grow On Trees"
• "Red Sands"
• "Soft"
Best Foreign Film:
• "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
• "Gomorrah"
• "I've Loved You So Long"
• "Persepolis"
• "Waltz With Bashir"
The Richard Harris Award (for outstanding contribution to British Film): David Thewlis

The Variety Award: Michael Sheen