British Independent Film Award for Best Debut Screenwriter
| British Independent Film Award for Best Debut Screenwriter | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Debut Screenwriter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | BIFA |
| First award | 2016 |
| Currently held by | Rich Peppiatt for Kneecap (2024) |
| Website | www |
The British Independent Film Award for Best Debut Screenwriter is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best British debut screenwriter. The award was first presented in the 2016 ceremony.
According to BIFA, the award is for a "British screenwriter for their debut fiction feature film". The award usually goes to one screenwriter with co-writers being eligible when there is no lead screenwriter credited for the film.[1]
Winners and nominees
2010s
| Year | Recipient(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 (19th) [2][3] | Rachel Tunnard | Adult Life Skills |
| Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby | Mindhorn | |
| John Cairns and Michael McCartney | A Patch of Fog | |
| Hope Dickson Leach | The Levelling | |
| Ed Talfan | The Passing (Yr Ymadawiad) | |
| 2017 (20th) [4][5] | Francis Lee | God's Own Country |
| Alice Birch | Lady Macbeth | |
| Gaby Chiappe | Their Finest | |
| Johnny Harris | Jawbone | |
| Rungano Nyoni | I Am Not a Witch | |
| 2018 (21st) [6][7] | Bart Layton | American Animals |
| Karen Gillan | The Party's Just Beginning | |
| Daniel Kokotajlo | Apostasy | |
| Matt Palmer | Calibre | |
| Michael Pearce | Beast | |
| 2019 (22nd) [8][9] | Emma Jane Unsworth | Animals |
| Kieran Hurley | Beats | |
| Lisa Owens | Days of the Bagnold Summer | |
| Nicole Taylor | Wild Rose | |
| Harry Wootliff | Only You |
2020s
| Year | Recipient(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (23rd) [10][11] | Riz Ahmed | Mogul Mowgli |
| Rose Glass | Saint Maud | |
| Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson | Rocks | |
| Joe Murtagh | Calm with Horses | |
| Remi Weekes and Bassam Tariq | His House | |
| 2021 (24th) [12] | Cathy Brady | Wildfire |
| Prano Bailey-Bond | Censor | |
| Aleem Khan | After Love | |
| Marley Morrison | Sweetheart | |
| Reggie Yates | Pirates | |
| 2022 (25th) [13] | Georgia Oakley | Blue Jean |
| Shane Crowley | God's Creatures | |
| Davi Earl and Chris Hayward | Brian and Charles | |
| Ruth Greenberg | The Origin | |
| Charlotte Wells | Aftersun | |
| 2023 (26th) [14] | Nida Manzoor | Polite Society |
| Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia | Rye Lane | |
| Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping | Femme | |
| Molly Manning Walker | How to Have Sex | |
| Charlotte Regan | Scrapper | |
| 2024 (27th) [15] | Rich Peppiatt | Kneecap |
| James Krishna Floyd | Unicorns | |
| Karan Kandhari | Sister Midnight | |
| Sandhya Suri | Santosh | |
| Mrs & Mr Dave Thomas | The Assessment [a] |
Notes
- ^ Also written by John Donnelly.
See also
References
- ^ "Rules and Eligibility". British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Alan (November 1, 2016). "I, Daniel Blake leads British independent film award nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Barranclough, Leo (December 4, 2016). "'American Honey' Triumphs at British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (November 1, 2017). "'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Nordine, Michael (December 10, 2017). "British Independent Film Awards: 'God's Own Country' and 'Lady Macbeth' Win Top Prizes". IndieWire. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Brown, Mark (October 31, 2018). "The Favourite dominates British independent film award nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Nordine, Michael (December 2, 2018). "'The Favourite' Wins 10 British Independent Film Awards, Living Up to Its Title". IndieWire. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (October 30, 2019). "2019 British Indie Film Awards Nominations: 'David Copperfield,' Zellweger, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (December 1, 2019). "British Independent Film Awards: 'For Sama' Wins Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (December 9, 2020). "'Saint Maud,' 'His House,' 'Rocks' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Grater, Tom (February 18, 2021). "'Rocks' & 'His House' Win Big At British Independent Film Awards". Deadline. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (November 3, 2021). "'Belfast,' 'Boiling Point' Lead BIFA Nominations". Variety. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ Szalai, Georg (4 November 2022). "British Independent Film Awards: Debut Movies 'Aftersun,' 'Blue Jean' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2 November 2023). "Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal Score Nods as 'Rye Lane,' 'Scrapper', 'All of Us Strangers' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Shafer, Ellise (2024-11-05). "'Kneecap,' 'Love Lies Bleeding' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-05.