| Best British Independent Film | Best Director |
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- The Favourite - Yorgos Lanthimos, Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney and Lee Magiday
- American Animals - Bart Layton, Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski
- Beast - Michael Pearce, Kristian Brodie, Lauren Dark and Ivana Mackinnon
- Disobedience - Sebastián Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Ed Guiney, Frida Torresblanco and Rachel Weisz
- You Were Never Really Here - Lynne Ramsay, Pascal Caucheteux, Rosa Attab, James Wilson and Rebecca O’Brien
| - Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
- Andrew Haigh - Lean on Pete
- Bart Layton - American Animals
- Michael Pearce - Beast
- Lynne Ramsay - You Were Never Really Here
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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- Joe Cole - A Prayer Before Dawn as Billy Moore
- Steve Coogan - Stan & Ollie as Stan Laurel
- Rupert Everett - The Happy Prince as Oscar Wilde
- Joaquin Phoenix - You Were Never Really Here as Joe
- Charlie Plummer - Lean on Pete as Charley Thompson
| - Olivia Colman - The Favourite as Queen Anne
- Gemma Arterton - The Escape as Tara
- Jessie Buckley - Beast as Moll
- Maxine Peake - Funny Cow as Funny Cow
- Rachel Weisz - Disobedience as Ronit Krushka
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| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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- Alessandro Nivola - Disobedience as Dovid Kuperman
- Steve Buscemi - Lean on Pete as Del Montgomery
- Barry Keoghan - American Animals as Spencer Reinhard
- Evan Peters - American Animals as Warren Lipka
- Dominic West - Colette as Henry Gauthier-Villars
| - Rachel Weisz - The Favourite as Sarah Churchill
- Nina Arianda - Stan & Ollie as Ida Kitaeva Laurel
- Rachel McAdams - Disobedience as Esti Kuperman
- Emma Stone - The Favourite as Abigail Masham
- Molly Wright - Apostasy as Alex
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| Best Screenplay | Most Promising Newcomer |
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- Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara - The Favourite
- Michael Pearce - Beast
- Bart Layton - American Animals
- Sebastián Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz - Disobedience
- Lynne Ramsay - You Were Never Really Here
| - Jessie Buckley - Beast
- Michaela Coel - Been So Long
- Liv Hill - Jellyfish
- Marcus Rutherford - Obey
- Molly Wright - Apostasy
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| The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) | Best Debut Screenwriter |
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- Richard Billingham - Ray & Liz
- Michael Pearce - Beast
- Daniel Kokotajlo - Apostasy
- Matt Palmer - Calibre
- Leanne Welham - Pili
| - Bart Layton - American Animals
- Michael Pearce - Beast
- Matt Palmer - Calibre
- Daniel Kokotajlo - Apostasy
- Karen Gillan - The Party's Just Beginning
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| Breakthrough Producer | The Discovery Award |
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- Jacqui Davies - Ray & Liz
- Kristian Brodie - Beast
- Marcie Maclellan - Apostasy
- Anna Griffin - Calibre
- Faye Ward - Stan & Ollie
| - Voyageuse - May Miles Thomas
- The Dig - Andy Tohill, Ryan Tohill, Stuart Drennan, Brian J. Falconer
- Irene’s Ghost - Iain Cunningham, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, David Arthur, Ellie Land
- A Moment in the Reeds - Mikko Makela, James Watson
- Super November - Douglas King, Josie Long
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| Best Documentary | Best British Short Film |
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- Evelyn - Orlando Von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara
- Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story - Steve Sullivan
- Island - Steven Eastwood, Elhum Shakerifar
- Nae Pasaran - Felipe Bustos Sierra
- Under The Wire - Christopher Martin, Tom Brisley
| - The Big Day - Dawn Shadforth, Kellie Smith, Michelle Stein
- Bitter Sea - Fateme Ahmadi, Emma Parsons
- The Field - Sandhya Suri, Balthazar De Ganay, Thomas Bidegain
- Pommel - Paris Zarcilla, Sebastian Brown, Ivan Kelava
- To Know Him - Ted Evans, Kellie Smith, Jennifer Monks, Michelle Stein
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| Best International Independent Film | Best Casting |
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- Roma - Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodriguez and Nicolás Celis
- Capernaum - Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwani, Khaled Mouzanar and Michel Merkt
- Cold War - Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Ewa Puszczynska and Tanya Seghatchian
- The Rider - Chloé Zhao, Mollye Asher, Sacha Ben Harroche and Bert Hamelinck
- Shoplifters - Hirokazu Kore-eda
| - Dixie Chassay - The Favourite
- Julie Harkin - Beast
- Avy Kaufman - American Animals
- Andy Pryor - Stan & Ollie
- Michelle Smith - Apostasy
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| Best Costume Design | Best Cinematography |
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- Sandy Powell - The Favourite
- Jacqueline Durran - Peterloo
- Andrea Flesch - Colette
- Guy Sperenza - Stan & Ollie
- Alyssa Tull - An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
| - Robbie Ryan - The Favourite
- Ole Bratt Birkeland - American Animals
- Magnus Nordenhof Jønk - Lean on Pete
- Tom Townend - You Were Never Really Here
- David Ungaro - A Prayer Before Dawn
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| Best Editing | Best Effects |
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- Nick Fenton, Julian Hart, Chris Gill - American Animals
- Joe Bini - You Were Never Really Here
- Marc Boucrot - A Prayer Before Dawn
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis - The Favourite
- Ben Wheatley - Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
| - Howard Jones - Early Man
- Matthew Strange, Mark Wellband - Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back)
- George Zwier, Paul Driver - Peterloo
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| Best Make Up & Hair Design | Best Music |
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- Nadia Stacey - The Favourite
- Christine Blundell - Peterloo
- Mark Coulier, Jeremy Woodhead - Stan & Ollie
- Stacey Louise Holman - A Prayer Before Dawn
- Ivana Primorac - Colette
| - Jonny Greenwood - You Were Never Really Here
- Aaron Cupples - Island Of The Hungry Ghosts
- Richard Hawley - Funny Cow
- Anne Nikitin - American Animals
- Jim Williams - Beast
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| Best Production Design | Best Sound |
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- Fiona Crombie - The Favourite
- Michael Carlin - Colette
- Suzie Davies - Peterloo
- John Paul Kelly - Stan & Ollie
- Beck Rainford - Ray & Liz
| - Paul Davies - You Were Never Really Here
- Johnnie Burn - The Favourite
- Séverin Favriau - A Prayer Before Dawn
- Cj Mirra - Time Trial
- Andrew Stirk - American Animals
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