British Independent Film Awards 2006
The 9th British Independent Film Awards, held in November 2006 at the Hammersmith Palais, London, honoured the best British independent films of 2006.
Awards[edit]
Best British Independent Film[edit]
Best Director[edit]
- Kevin Macdonald - The Last King of Scotland
- Stephen Frears - The Queen
- Michael Caton-Jones - Shooting Dogs
- Shane Meadows - This Is England
- Ken Loach - The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Douglas Hickox Award[edit]
Given to a British director on their debut feature
- Menhaj Huda - KiDULTHOOD
- Caradog W. James - Little White Lies
- Paul Andrew Williams - London to Brighton
- Andrea Arnold - Red Road
- Tom Vaughan - Starter for 10
Best Actor[edit]
- Tony Curran - Red Road
- James McAvoy - The Last King of Scotland
- Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
- Peter O'Toole - Venus
- Cillian Murphy - The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Best Actress[edit]
- Kate Dickie - Red Road
- Juliette Binoche - Breaking and Entering
- Robin Wright - Breaking and Entering
- Frances de la Tour - The History Boys
- Helen Mirren - The Queen
Best Supporting Actor/Actress[edit]
- Leslie Phillips - Venus
- Martin Compston - Red Road
- Joseph Gilgun - This Is England
- Stephen Graham - This Is England
- Vanessa Redgrave - Venus
Best Screenplay[edit]
- Peter Morgan - The Queen
- Alan Bennett - The History Boys
- Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock - The Last King of Scotland
- Shane Meadows - This Is England
- Hanif Kureishi - Venus
Most Promising Newcomer[edit]
- Thomas Turgoose - This Is England
- Rafi Gavron - Breaking and Entering
- Harry Treadaway and Luke Treadaway - Brothers of the Head
- Samuel Barnett - The History Boys
- Dominic Cooper - The History Boys
- Jodie Whittaker - Venus
Best Achievement in Production[edit]
Best Technical Achievement[edit]
- Anthony Dod Mantle - The Last King of Scotland (for cinematography)
- Alan MacDonald - The Queen (for production design)
- Daniel Phillips - The Queen (for makeup)
- Ludovico Einaudi - This Is England (for original music)
- Barry Ackroyd - The Wind That Shakes the Barley (for cinematography)
Best British Documentary[edit]
- The Road to Guantanamo
- Blindsight
- The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief
- The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
- Unknown White Male
Best British Short[edit]
- Cubs
- The 10th Man
- At the End of the Sentence
- Ex Memoria
- Who I Am and What I Want
Best 15 Second Short[edit]
- 'What's the Point?
- Ah, Youth
- Chrysanthemums the Word
- Death of the Dinosaurs
- Fate and Mr. McKinley
Best Foreign Film[edit]
- Caché - (France)
- Brick - (USA)
- The Beat That My Heart Skipped - (France)
- Hard Candy - (USA)
- Volver - (Spain)