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| Sci-fi film Moon named best Indie | Sci-fi film Moon named best Indie |
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| Science fiction thriller Moon has been named best British independent film and its director, Duncan Jones, has won an award for best first-time film-maker. | Science fiction thriller Moon has been named best British independent film and its director, Duncan Jones, has won an award for best first-time film-maker. |
| The British Independent Film Awards, which celebrate independently funded movies, also honoured screen veterans Daniel Day-Lewis and Sir Michael Caine. | The British Independent Film Awards, which celebrate independently funded movies, also honoured screen veterans Daniel Day-Lewis and Sir Michael Caine. |
| At the ceremony held in London, best actress award went to Carey Mulligan in the coming-of-age drama, An Education. | At the ceremony held in London, best actress award went to Carey Mulligan in the coming-of-age drama, An Education. |
| And Tom Hardy was named best actor for his role in the biopic Bronson. | And Tom Hardy was named best actor for his role in the biopic Bronson. |
| He was up against Sam Rockwell, Andy Serkis and Peter Capaldi. | He was up against Sam Rockwell, Andy Serkis and Peter Capaldi. |
| Emily Blunt, Sophie Okonedo and Katie Jarvis were nominated for the best actress award. | Emily Blunt, Sophie Okonedo and Katie Jarvis were nominated for the best actress award. |
| BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 2009 Best British Independent Film - MoonBest Director - Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank)Best Debut Director - Duncan Jones (Moon)Best Screenplay - In the LoopBest Actress - Carey Mulligan (An Education)Best Actor - Tom Hardy (Bronson)Best Supporting actress - Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy)Best Supporting Actor - John Henshaw (Looking for Eric)Most Promising Newcomer - Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank)Best Documentary - Mugabe and the White AfricanBest Foreign Film - Let the Right One InOutstanding Contribution - Daniel Day-LewisThe Variety Award - Sir Michael Caine | |
| Essex drama Fish Tank was nominated for eight awards and took home two - Andrea Arnold won best director and Katie Jarvis clinched the award for most promising newcomer. | Essex drama Fish Tank was nominated for eight awards and took home two - Andrea Arnold won best director and Katie Jarvis clinched the award for most promising newcomer. |
| Duncan Jones, the son of music legend David Bowie, won the Douglas Hickox award for best debut director for Moon - a moving account of space worker Sam Bell's lonely stint on a lunar base. | Duncan Jones, the son of music legend David Bowie, won the Douglas Hickox award for best debut director for Moon - a moving account of space worker Sam Bell's lonely stint on a lunar base. |
| Sir Michael took the Variety Award while the Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Film went to Day-Lewis. | Sir Michael took the Variety Award while the Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Film went to Day-Lewis. |
| The awards, now in their 12th year, were hosted by actor James Nesbitt at the Brewery. | The awards, now in their 12th year, were hosted by actor James Nesbitt at the Brewery. |
| Anne-Marie Duff took best supporting actress award for Nowhere Boy, a chronicle of Beatle John Lennon's childhood. | Anne-Marie Duff took best supporting actress award for Nowhere Boy, a chronicle of Beatle John Lennon's childhood. |
| And Looking for Eric's John Henshaw scooped best supporting actor for his role alongside French, former Manchester United footballer Eric Cantona. | And Looking for Eric's John Henshaw scooped best supporting actor for his role alongside French, former Manchester United footballer Eric Cantona. |
| Armando Iannucci's Westminster satire In The Loop took best screenplay. | Armando Iannucci's Westminster satire In The Loop took best screenplay. |
| This year's jury included The Wire star Idris Elba, Irish actor Liam Cunningham and Brick Lane director Sarah Gavron. | This year's jury included The Wire star Idris Elba, Irish actor Liam Cunningham and Brick Lane director Sarah Gavron. |
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| Stars on the red carpet speak out in support of independent films | Stars on the red carpet speak out in support of independent films |