US Edition'My Father's Shadow' Leads British Independent Film Awards Nominees
'My Father’s Shadow' leads with 12 nominations and 'Pillion' follows with 10 at the 2025 British Independent Film Awards, recognizing diverse British filmmaking talent.
- On Monday, the British Independent Film Awards revealed nominations, with Akinola Davies Jr.'s My Father's Shadow and Harry Lighton's Pillion leading; the ceremony is November 30 at the Roundhouse, London.
- At One Hundred Shoreditch, London, actors Ben Hardy and Saura Lightfoot-Leon unveiled nominations for BFI-funded My Father's Shadow and Pillion, both premiering at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
- My Father's Shadow leads with 12 nominations including Best Director and Best Screenplay, while Pillion has 10 nominations including the same categories.
- Alex Garland's Warfare was confirmed as this year's Best Ensemble Performance, honoring D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Joseph Quinn, and Charles Melton, and also received six craft nominations.
- Breakthrough categories and breakthrough producers highlight emerging talent, with Jennifer Lawrence and Cillian Murphy nominated, plus I Swear on nine, Urchin on six, and The Ballad of Wallis Island on five nominations.
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‘My Father’s Shadow,’ ‘Pillion,’ ‘I Swear’ Score Top British Independent Film Award Noms
The British Independent Film Award nominations for 2025 have been unveiled, celebrating the past year of independently funded productions from the United Kingdom. Akinola Davies Jr.’s Cannes premiere “My Father’s Shadow,” a coming-of-age story set during the 1993 Nigerian presidential election, leads the pack with 12 nominations, including for Best British Independent Film. Harry Lighton’s queer BDSM romance “Pillion,” starring Alexander Skarsgå…
British Independent Film Awards: Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Leads Nominations
Akinola Davies Jr.’s debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, leads this year’s British Independent Film Award nominations with 12 nods, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. Scroll down for the full list. Directed by Davies Jr. from a screenplay he wrote with his brother, Wale, the film’s impressive haul also includes nods in the Best British Independent Film, Best Debut Director, and Best Debut Screenwriter categories, alongside several cra…
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