Overview
- Akinola Davies Jr.’s My Father’s Shadow tops the field with 12 nominations, with Harry Lighton’s Pillion on 10 and Kirk Jones’s I Swear on 9.
- The Best British Independent Film contenders are The Ballad of Wallis Island, I Swear, My Father’s Shadow, Pillion and Urchin.
- High-profile acting nominees include Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love), Cillian Murphy (Steve), Harry Melling (Pillion), Robert Aramayo (I Swear) and Frank Dillane (Urchin).
- Alex Garland’s Warfare has been named the Best Ensemble Performance winner, with its cast honored ahead of the main ceremony.
- The ceremony is set for Nov. 30 at London’s Roundhouse, and the first-ever public-voted Cinema of the Year features contenders including Depot, The Magic Lantern, Montrose Playhouse, Queen’s Film Theatre and Watershed.