The 17th British Independent Film Awards were held on 7 December 2014 in London. The awards honoured the best British independent films of 2014.

Awards Best British Independent Film Pride '71 Calvary Mr. Turner The Imitation Game

Best Director Yann Demange - '71 John Michael McDonagh - Calvary Lenny Abrahamson - Frank Matthew Warchus - Pride Mike Leigh - Mr. Turner

Best Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Belle Alicia Vikander - Testament of Youth Cheng Pei-pei - Lilting Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game Sameena Jabeen Ahmed - Catch Me Daddy

Best Actor Brendan Gleeson - Calvary Asa Butterfield - X+Y Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game Jack O'Connell - '71 Timothy Spall - Mr. Turner

Best Supporting Actress Imelda Staunton - Pride Dorothy Atkinson - Mr. Turner Maggie Gyllenhaal - Frank Sally Hawkins - X+Y Sienna Guillory - The Goob

Best Supporting Actor Andrew Scott - Pride Ben Schnetzer - Pride Michael Fassbender - Frank Rafe Spall - X+Y Sean Harris - '71

Most Promising Newcomer Sameena Jabeen Ahmed - Catch Me Daddy Ben Schnetzer - Pride Cara Delevingne - The Face of an Angel Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Belle Liam Walpole - The Goob

The Douglas Hickox Award Given to a British director on their debut feature. Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard - 20,000 Days on Earth Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe - Catch Me Daddy Hong Khaou - Lilting Morgan Matthews - X+Y Yann Demange - '71

Best Screenplay Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan - Frank Graham Moore - The Imitation Game Gregory Burke - '71 John Michael McDonagh - Calvary Stephen Beresford - Pride

Best Achievement in Production The Goob '71 20,000 Days on Earth Catch Me Daddy Lilting

Best Technical Achievement Stephen Rennicks - Frank (Music) Chris Wyatt - '71 (Editing) Dick Pope - Mr. Turner (Cinematography) Robbie Ryan - Catch Me Daddy (Cinematography) Tat Radcliffe - '71 (Cinematography)

Best Documentary Next Goal Wins 20,000 Days on Earth Night Will Fall The Possibilities are Endless Virunga

Best Foreign Independent Film Boyhood Blue Ruin Fruitvale Station Ida The Babadook

The Raindance Award Luna Flim: The Movie... Gregor Keeping Rosy The Beat Beneath My Feet

Best Short Film The Kárman Line Crocodile Emotional Fusebox Keeping up with the Joneses Slap

The Variety Award Benedict Cumberbatch

References

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