Overview
- Akinola Davies Jr.’s debut My Father’s Shadow leads with 12 nominations, including Best British Independent Film and Best Director.
- Harry Lighton’s Pillion earns 10 nominations, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and performance nods, while Kirk Jones’s I Swear follows with nine, including Best Director and four acting nominations.
- Alex Garland’s Warfare is named Best Ensemble Performance ahead of the ceremony and receives six craft nominations spanning casting, editing, effects, makeup and hair, production design, and sound.
- Best British Independent Film contenders are The Ballad of Wallis Island, I Swear, My Father’s Shadow, Pillion, and Urchin.
- Best Director nominees are Laura Carreira, Akinola Davies Jr., Kirk Jones, Harry Lighton, and Lynne Ramsay, underscoring a slate driven by first-time feature directors from the festival circuit.