The Douglas Hickox Award, also named The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best British debut director. The name of the awards is in honour of British film and television director Douglas Hickox for his commitment and support for new talent. The award was first presented in the 1998 ceremony.
In regards to the category, BIFA states that is "for a British director for their debut fiction feature film. Previous television or documentary credits do not disqualify an individual from consideration. Documentaries are ineligible in this category unless an exception is granted by BIFA’s Nomination Committee".
Winners and nominees 1990s YearDirector(s)Film 1998 Shane Meadows Twenty Four Seven Geneviève Jolliffe Urban Ghost Story Peter Mullan Orphans Andrew Piddington The Fall Guy Ritchie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1999 Lynne Ramsay Ratcatcher Jasmin Dizdar Beautiful People Justin Kerrigan Human Traffic Clare Kilner Janice Beard 45WPM Damien O'Donnell East Is East
2000s YearDirector(s)Film 2000 Kevin Macdonald One Day in September Jim Doyle Going Off Big Time Ben Hopkins Simon Magus Julian Nott Weak at Denise Jamie Thraves The Low Down 2001 Asif Kapadia The Warrior Joel Hopkins Jump Tomorrow Saul Metzstein Late Night Shopping Richard Parry South West 9 2002 Christian Taylor and Lindy Heymann Showboy Duncan Roy AKA Paul Sarossy Mr In-Between Kirsten Sheridan Disco Pigs 2003 Richard Jobson 16 Years of Alcohol Stephen Fry Bright Young Things Sarah Gavron This Little Life Jeremy Wooding Bollywood Queen Penny Woolcock The Principles of Lust 2004 John Crowley Intermission Saul Dibb Bullet Boy Matthew Vaughn Layer Cake Peter Webber Girl with a Pearl Earring Emily Young Kiss of Life 2005 Annie Griffin Festival Gaby Dellal On a Clear Day Laurence Dunmore The Libertine Richard E. Grant Wah-Wah Julian JarroldKinky Boots 2006 Menhaj Huda Kidulthood Andrea Arnold Red Road Caradog W. James Little White Lies Tom Vaughan Starter for 10 Paul Andrew Williams London to Brighton 2007 Anton Corbijn Control Marc Francis and Nick Francis Black Gold Oliver Hodge Garbage Warrior Steve Hudson True North David Schwimmer Run Fatboy Run 2008 Steve McQueen Hunger Eran Creevy Shifty Martin McDonagh In Bruges James Watkins Eden Lake Rupert Wyatt The Escapist 2009 Duncan Jones Moon Armando Iannucci In the Loop Samantha Morton The Unloved Peter Strickland Katalin Varga Sam Taylor-Wood Nowhere Boy
2010s YearDirector(s)Film 2010 Clio Barnard The Arbor Gareth Edwards Monsters Rowan Joffé Brighton Rock Chris Morris Four Lions Debs Paterson Africa United 2011 Paddy Considine Tyrannosaur Richard Ayoade Submarine Joe Cornish Attack the Block Ralph Fiennes Coriolanus John Michael McDonagh The Guard 2012 Bart Layton The Imposter Rowan Athale Wasteland Ben Drew Ill Manors Sally El Hosaini My Brother the Devil Rufus Norris Broken 2013 Paul Wright For Those in Peril Charlie Cattrall Titus Tina Gharavi I Am Nasrine Jeremy Lovering In Fear Omid Nooshin Last Passenger 2014 Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard 20,000 Days on Earth Yann Demange '71 Hong Khaou Lilting Morgan Matthews X+Y Daniel Wolfe and Matthew Wolfe Catch Me Daddy 2015 Stephen Fingleton The Survivalist Ben Blaine and Chris Blanie Nina Forever Corin Hardy The Hallow Paul Katis Kajaki: The True Story John Maclean Slow West 2016 Babak Anvari Under the Shadow Alice Lowe Prevenge Pete Middleton and James Spinney Notes on Blindness Adam Smith Trespass Against Us Rachel Tunnard Adult Life Skills 2017 Rungano Nyoni I Am Not a Witch Deborah Haywood Pin Cushion Francis Lee God's Own Country Thomas Napper Jawbone William Oldroyd Lady Macbeth 2018 Richard Billingham Ray & Liz Daniel Kokotajlo (director) Apostasy Matt Palmer Calibre Michael Pearce Beast Leanne Welham Pili 2019 Harry Wootliff Only You Fyzal Boulifa Lynn + Lucy Ninian Doff Boyz in the Wood Chiwetel Ejiofor The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Richard Phelan and Will Becher A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
2020s YearDirector(s)Film 2020 Rose Glass Saint Maud Henry Blake County Lines Eva Riley Perfect 10 Nick Rowland Calm with Horses Remi Weekes His House 2021 Aleem Khan After Love Prano Bailey-Bond Censor Celeste Bell Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché Cathy Brady Wildfire Marley Morrison Sweetheart 2022 Charlotte Wells Aftersun Andrew Cumming The Origin Thomas Hardiman Medusa Deluxe Georgia Oakley Blue Jean Frances O'Connor Emily 2023 Savanah Leaf Earth Mama Raine Allen-Miller Rye Lane Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping Femme Molly Manning Walker How to Have Sex Charlotte Regan Scrapper 2024 Christopher Andrews Bring Them Down Luna Carmoon Hoard James Krishna Floyd Unicorns Karan Kandhari Sister Midnight Rich Peppiatt Kneecap2025(28th)Laura Carreira On FallingAkinola Davies Jr.My Father's ShadowHarris Dickinson UrchinHarry Lighton PillionCal McMau Wasteman
Notes
See also BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
References
External links Official website