2008 British Independent Film Award winners

Earlier tonight, these were the winners (links are to the BIFA site):

•Best British Independent Film

Slumdog Millionaire

•Best Director of a British Independent Film

Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

•The Douglas Hickox Award

Steve McQueen for Hunger

•Best Screenplay

Martin McDonagh for In Bruges

•Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film

Vera Farmiga for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

•Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film

Michael Fassbender for Hunger

•Best Supporting Actress

Alexis Zegerman for Happy-Go-Lucky

•Best Supporting Actor

Eddie Marsan for Happy-Go-Lucky

•Most Promising Newcomer

Dev Patel

for Slumdog Millionaire

•Best Achievement In Production

The Escapist

•The Raindance Award

Zebra Crossings

•Best Technical Achievement

Sean Bobbitt for Hunger

•Best British Documentary

Man on Wire

•Best British Short Film

Soft

•Best Foreign Independent Film

Waltz with Bashir

•The Richard Harris Award

David Thewlis

•The Variety Award

Michael Sheen

•The Special Jury Prize

Joe Dunton