The 16th British Independent Film Awards, held on 8 December 2013 in London, were hosted by James Nesbitt. The awards honoured the best British independent films of 2013.

Awards Best Director Sean Ellis – Metro Manila Jon S Baird – Filth Clio Barnard – The Selfish Giant Jonathan Glazer – Under the Skin David Mackenzie – Starred Up

The Douglas Hickox Award Given to a British director on their debut feature. Paul Wright – For Those in Peril Charlie Cattrall – Titus Tina Gharavi – I Am Nasrine Jeremy Lovering – In Fear Omid Nooshin – Last Passenger

Best Screenplay Steven Knight – Locke Jonathan Asser – Starred Up Clio Barnard – The Selfish Giant Hanif Kureishi – Le Week-End Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan – Philomena

Best Actress Lindsay Duncan – Le Week-End Judi Dench – Philomena Scarlett Johansson – Under the Skin Felicity Jones – The Invisible Woman Saoirse Ronan – How I Live Now

Best Supporting Actress Imogen Poots – The Look Of Love Siobhan Finneran – The Selfish Giant Shirley Henderson – Filth Kristin Scott Thomas – The Invisible Woman Mia Wasikowska – The Double

Best Actor James McAvoy – Filth Jim Broadbent – Le Week-end Steve Coogan – Philomena Tom Hardy – Locke Jack O'Connell – Starred Up

Best Supporting Actor Ben Mendelsohn – Starred Up John Arcilla – Metro Manila Rupert Friend – Starred Up Jeff Goldblum – Le Week-end Eddie Marsan – Filth

Most Promising Newcomer Chloe Pirrie – Shell Harley Bird – How I Live Now Conner Chapman / Shaun Thomas – The Selfish Giant Caity Lotz – The Machine Jake Macapagal – Metro Manila

Best Technical Achievement Amy Hubbard – The Selfish Giant (Casting) Shaheen Baig – Starred Up (Casting) Johnnie Burn – Under the Skin (Sound Design) Mica Levi – Under the Skin (Music) Justine Wright – Locke (Editing)

Best Documentary Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer The Great Hip Hop Hoax The Moo Man The Spirit of '45 The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

Best Achievement in Production Metro Manila A Field in England Filth The Selfish Giant Starred Up

Best Short Film Z1 L'Assenza Dr Easy Dylan's Room Jonah

The Raindance Award The Machine Everyone's Going to Die The Patrol Sleeping Dogs Titus

Best Foreign Independent Film Blue is the Warmest Colour The Great Beauty Blue Jasmine Wadjda Frances Ha

Best British Independent Film Metro Manila Philomena The Selfish Giant Starred Up Le Week-End

The Richard Harris Award Julie Walters

The Variety Award Paul Greengrass

The Special Jury Prize Sixteen Films & Friends (AKA Team Loach)

References

External links Press release – MBIFA 2013 Winners final Nominations 2013