‘Starred Up’ tops British Independent Film Awards nominations

The drama “Starred Up” earned the most nominations for the 16th Moet British Independent Film Awards on Monday morning, receiving eight, including best film, best director for David Mackenzie, best actor for Jack O’Connell and supporting actor for Rupert Friend and Ben Mendelsohn. “The Selfish Giant” received seven, followed by “Filth,” “Metro Manila” and “Le Week-end” with five nominations each.

Joining “Starred Up” in the best British Independent Film category are “Metro Manila,” “Philomena,” “The Selfish Giant” and “Le Week-end.”

Vying with Mackenzie for best director are Jon S. Baird for “Filth,” Clio Barnard for “The Selfish Giant,” Sean Ellis for “Metro Mania” and Jonathan Glazer for “Under the Skin.”

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Besides O’Connell, best actor nominations went to Jim Broadbent for “Le Week-end,” Steven Coogan for “Philomena,” Tom Hardy for “Locke” and James McAvoy for “Filth.”

Nominated for best actress were Judi Dench for “Philomena,” Lindsay Duncan for “Le Week-end,” Scarlett Johansson for “Under the Skin,” Felicity Jones for “The Invisible Woman” and Saoirse Ronan for “How I Live.”

The winners will be announced Dec. 8 at a ceremony hosted by actor James Nesbitt at the Old Billingsgate in London.

Here’s a list of top nominations:

Best British Independent Film

“Metro Manila”
“Philomena”
“The Selfish Giant”
“Starred Up”
“Le Week-end”

Best Director

Jon S. Baird -- “Filth”
Clio Barnard -- “The Selfish Giant”
Sean Ellis -- “Metro Manila”
Jonathan Glazer -- “Under the Skin”
David Mackenzie -- “Starred Up”

The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]

Charlie Cattrall -- “Titus”
Tina Gharavi -- “I Am Nasrine”
Jeremy Lovering -- “In Fear”
Omid Nooshin -- “Last Passenger”
Paul Wright -- “For Those in Peril”

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Best Screenplay

Jonathan Asser -- “Starred Up”
Clio Barnard -- “The Selfish Giant”
Steven Knight -- “Locke”
Hanif Kureishi -- “Le Week-end”
Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan -- “Philomena”

Best Actress

Judi Dench -- “Philomena”
Lindsay Duncan -- “Le Week-end”
Scarlett Johansson -- “Under the Skin”
Felicity Jones -- “The Invisible Woman”
Saoirse Ronan -- “How I Live Now”

Best Actor

Jim Broadbent -- “Le Week-end”
Steve Coogan -- “Philomena”
Tom Hardy -- “Locke”
Jack O’Connell -- “Starred Up”
James McAvoy -- “Filth”

Best Supporting Actress

Siobhan Finneran -- “The Selfish Giant”
Shirley Henderson -- “Filth”
Imogen Poots -- “The Look Of Love”
Kristin Scott Thomas -- “The Invisible Woman”
Mia Wasikowska -- “The Double”

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Best Supporting Actor

John Arcilla -- “Metro Manila”
Rupert Friend -- “Starred Up”
Jeff Goldblum -- “Le Week-end”
Eddie Marsan -- “Filth”
Ben Mendelsohn -- “Starred Up”

Most Promising Newcomer

Harley Bird -- “How I Live Now”
Conner Chapman / Shaun Thomas -- “The Selfish Giant”
Caity Lotz -- “The Machine”
Jake Macapagal -- “Metro Manila”
Chloe Pirrie -- “Shell”

Best Achievement In Production

“A Field in England”
“Filth”
“Metro Manila”
“The Selfish Giant”
“Starred Up”

Best Technical Achievement

Shaheen Baig -- casting -- “Starred Up”
Johnnie Burn -- sound design -- “Under the Skin”
Amy Hubbard -- casting -- “The Selfish Giant”
Mica Levi -- music -- “Under the Skin”
Justine Wright -- editing -- “Locke”

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”

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Best British Short

“L’Assenza”
“Dr. Easy”
“Dylan’s Room”
“Jonah”
“Z1”

Best International Independent Film

“Blue Is the Warmest Color”
“Blue Jasmine”
“Frances Ha”
“The Great Beauty”
“Wadjda”

The Raindance Award

“Everyone’s Going to Die”
“The Machine”
“The Patrol”
“Sleeping Dogs”
“Titus”

The Richard Harris Award (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
To be announced

The Variety Award
To be announced

The Special Jury Prize
To be announced at the Moet British Independent Film Awards on Dec. 8

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