The British Independent Film Award for Best Technical Achievement was an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize below-the-line professionals in various artisan areas in a British independent film. The award was first presented in the 2001 ceremony with Roman Osin being the first recipient of the award for his cinematography on The Warrior.
In May 2017, it was announced that this category would be replaced with nine more specific craft categories in order to better recognize the diverse behind the camera talent in British independent filmmaking.
Winners and nominees 2000s YearFilmRecipient(s)Area 2001 The Warrior Roman Osin Cinematography Alone Jonathan Rudd Editing Enigma John Beard Production Design High Heels and Low Lifes Jany Temime Costume Design 2002 Morvern Callar Alwin H. Küchler Cinematography 24 Hour Party People Mark Tildesley Production Design Bloody Sunday Ivan Strasburg Cinematography Lawless Heart Scott Thomas Editing 2003 In This World Peter Christelis Editing 16 Years of Alcohol John Rhodes Cinematography Bright Young Things Michael Howells Production Design Buffalo Soldiers David Holmes Music In This World Tim Alban, Joakim Sundström and Stuart Wilson Sound 2004 Touching the Void Mike Eley Cinematography Bride and Prejudice Eduardo Castro and Ralph Wheeler-Holes Costume Design Code 46 Mark Tildesley Production Design Dead Man's Shoes Lucas Roche and Chris Wyatt Editing Enduring Love Haris Zambarloukos Cinematography 2005 The Descent Jon Harris Editing A Cock and Bull Story Peter Christelis Editing The Constant Gardener César Charlone Cinematography The Libertine Ben Van Os Production Design Mrs Henderson Presents Sandy Powell Costume Design 2006 The Last King of Scotland Anthony Dod Mantle Cinematography The Queen Alan MacDonald Production Design Daniel Phillips Makeup This Is England Ludovico Einaudi Music The Wind That Shakes the Barley Barry Ackroyd Cinematography 2007 Sunshine Mark Tildesley Production Design 28 Weeks Later Enrique Chediak Cinematography And When Did You Last See Your Father? Trevor Waite Editing Control Martin Ruhe Cinematography Hallam Foe Colin Monie and David Mackenzie Music 2008 Hunger Sean Bobbitt Cinematography The Duchess Michael O'Connor Costume Design In Bruges Jon Gregory Editing Shifty Harry Escott and Molly Nyman Music Slumdog Millionaire Anthony Dod Mantle Cinematography 2009 Bright Star Greig Fraser Cinematography Bunny and the Bull Gary Williamson Production Design Fish Tank Robbie Ryan Cinematography Moon Clint Mansell Music Tony Noble Production Design
2010s YearFilmRecipient(s)Area 2010 Monsters Gareth Edwards Visual Effects The Arbor Tim Barker Sound Brighton Rock John Mathieson Cinematography The Illusionist Sylvain Chomet Animation The King's Speech Eve Stewart Production Design 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Maria Djurkovic Production Design Senna Chris King and Gregers Sall Editing Shame Sean Bobbitt Cinematography Joe Walker Editing We Need to Talk about Kevin Seamus McGarvey Cinematography 2012 Berberian Sound Studio Joakim Sundström Sound Design Berberian Sound Studio Nic Knowland Cinematography Broken Electric Wave Bureau Music Ginger and Rosa Robbie Ryan Cinematography The Imposter Andrew Hulme Editing 2013 The Selfish Giant Amy Hubbard Casting Locke Justine Wright Editing Starred Up Shaheen Baig Casting Under the Skin Johnnie Burn Sound Design Mica Levi Music 2014 Frank Stephen Rennicks Music '71 Tat Radcliffe Cinematography Chris Wyatt Editing Catch Me Daddy Robbie Ryan Cinematography Mr. Turner Dick Pope 2015 Ex Machina Andrew Whitehurst Visual Effects Amy Chris King Editing Brooklyn Fiona Weir Casting Ex Machina Mark Digby Production Design Macbeth Adam Arkapaw Cinematography 2016 American Honey Robbie Ryan Cinematography Free Fire Shaheen Baig Casting The Girl with All the Gifts Seb Barker Visual Effects Notes on Blindness Joakim Sundström Sound Design Oasis: Supersonic Paul Monaghan and Mat Whitecross Editing
Multiple nominations
4 nominations Robbie Ryan
3 nominations Joakim Sundström Mark Tildesley
2 nominations Shaheen Baig Sean Bobbitt Peter Christelis Anthony Dod Mantle Chris King Chris Wyatt
See also London Film Critics' Circle Award for Technical Achievement
References
External links Official website