BIFA 2013 Winners

Last night, Sean Ellis' latest film, Metro Manila, which was selected to represent the United Kingdom in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the Academy Awards, won the top prize at the 16th Moet British Independent Film Awards. Ellis also won the Best Director Award. The Best Actress Award went to Lindsay Duncan for her performance in Le Week-End, while James McAvoy won Best Actor for his role in Jon S. Baird's edgy crime comedy Filth.

Here's the complete list with the this year's BIFA winners:

Best British Independent Film
Sponsored by Moët & Chandon
Metro Manila

Best Director
Sponsored by AllCity & Intermission
Sean Ellis – Metro Manila

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
Paul Wright – For Those in Peril

Best Screenplay
Steven Knight – Locke

Best Actress
Sponsored by M.A.C Cosmetics
Lindsay Duncan – Le Week-End

Best Actor
Sponsored by BBC Films
James McAvoy – Filth

Best Supporting Actress
Imogen Poots – The Look of Love

Best Supporting Actor
Sponsored by Sanderson & St Martins Lane
Ben Mendelsohn – Starred Up

Most Promising Newcomer
Sponsored by Studiocanal
Chloe Pirrie – Shell

Best Achievement In Production
Sponsored by Company3
Metro Manila

Best Technical Achievement
Sponsored by LightBrigade Media
Amy Hubbard – Casting – The Selfish Giant

Best Documentary
Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer

Best British Short
Supported by BFI NET.WORK
Z1

Best International Independent Film
Blue Is the Warmest Colour

The Raindance Award
Sponsored by Wentworth Media and Arts
The Machine

The Richard Harris Award
Julie Walters

The Variety Award
Paul Greengrass

The Special Jury Prize
Sixteen Films & Friends (AKA Team Loach)