Winner of the best film at The Toronto International Film Festival, The King’s Speech has managed to snag five more awards including Best British Independent Film, Best Screenplay (David Seidler), Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), and Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter). The night’s other big winner was Gareth Edwards, who won Best Director and Best Technical Achievement for his horror film Monsters. Here is the full list of winners from the 2010 British Independent Film Awards.
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
THE KING’S SPEECH
BEST DIRECTOR
GARETH EDWARDS (MONSTERS)
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
CLIO BARNARD (THE ARBOR)
BEST SCREENPLAY
DAVID SEIDLER (THE KING’S SPEECH)
BEST ACTRESS
CAREY MULLIGAN (NEVER LET ME GO)
BEST ACTOR
COLIN FIRTH (THE KING’S SPEECH)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
HELENA BONHAM CARTER (THE KING’S SPEECH)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
GEOFFREY RUSH (THE KING’S SPEECH)
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
JOANNE FROGGATT (IN OUR NAME)
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
MONSTERS
RAINDANCE AWARD
SON OF BABYLON
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
GARETH EDWARDS – VISUAL EFFECTS (MONSTERS)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE
BEST BRITISH SHORT
BABY
BEST FOREIGN FILM
A PROPHET
THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
HELENA BONHAM CARTER
THE VARIETY AWARD
LIAM NEESON
THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
JENNE CASAROTTO