David Farnor | On 08, Dec 2014

“To the winners, congratulations – to the losers: make better films,” joked The Inbetweeners’ Simon Bird at the 2014 British Independent Film Awards last night. It’s a joke because, of course, this year has been one heck of year for independent cinema, from Boyhood and Frank to Mr. Turner and ’71.

Feel-good flick Pride took home the most awards, bagging Best Supporting Actress (Imelda Staunton), Best Supporting Actor (Andrew Scott) and Best British Independent Film. The rest of the prizes, though, were evenly shared between the deserving nominees, from Yann Demange taking Best Director for ’71 and Gugu Mbatha-Raw winning Best Actress for Belle to Brendan Gleeson being named Best Actor for Calvary and Frank winning Best Screenplay, as well as Best Technical Achievement for Stephen Rennicks’ music.

It’s been a significant 12 months for indie movies online too. Indie film and VOD go together like, well, two things that go together very well, offering filmmakers a chance to reach a wider audience given the challenges of securing theatrical distribution – it’s no coincidence that Raindance has its own video on-demand platform. While the fab Raindance Award nominee The Beat Beneath My Feet travels the UK one cinema screen at a time, other BIFA contenders jumped straight into the digital pool: Artificial Eye’s Lilting, starring Ben Whishaw, received a day-and-date VOD release through Curzon Home Cinema, while Congo documentary Virunga premiered on Netflix.

 

Not seen all of the winners? We round up where you can watch the 2014 BIFA Awards nominees on VOD in the UK:

 

Best Director

John Michael McDonagh for Calvary (Read our review)
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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Lenny Abrahamson for Frank (Read our review)
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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Matthew Warchus for Pride
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Mike Leigh for Mr. Turner
Not available on VOD at time of writing

WINNER: Yann Demange for ’71
Released on 2nd March. Pre-order on iTunes here

The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]

Matthew Wolfe and Daniel Wolfe for Catch Me Daddy
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Hong Khaou for Lilting (Read our review)
iTunes
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WINNER: Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard for 20,000 Days on Earth (Read our review)
iTunes
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Morgan Matthews for X+Y
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Yann Demange for ’71
Released on 2nd March. Pre-order on iTunes here

Best Screenplay

Graham Moore for The Imitation Game
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Gregory Burke for ’71
Released on 2nd March. Pre-order on iTunes here

John Michael McDonagh for Calvary (Read our review)
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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WINNER: Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan for Frank (Read our review)
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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Stephen Beresford for Pride
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Best Actress

Alicia Vikander for Testament of Youth
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Cheng Pei Pei for Lilting (Read our review)
iTunes
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WINNER: Gugu Mbatha-Raw for Belle
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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Keira Knightley for The Imitation Game
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Sameena Jabeen Ahmed for Catch Me Daddy
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Best Actor

Asa Butterfield for X+Y
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Benedict Cumberbatch for The Imitation Game
Not available on VOD at time of writing

WINNER: Brendan Gleeson for Calvary (Read our review)
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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Jack O’Connell for ’71
Released on 2nd March. Pre-order on iTunes here

Timothy Spall for Mr. Turner
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Best Supporting Actress

Dorothy Atkinson for Mr. Turner
Not available on VOD at time of writing

WINNER: Imelda Staunton for Pride
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Maggie Gyllenhaal for Frank (Read our review)
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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Sally Hawkins for X+Y
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Sienna Guillory for The Goob
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER: Andrew Scott for Pride
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Ben Schnetzer for Pride
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Michael Fassbender for Frank (Read our review)
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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Rafe Spall for X+Y
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Sean Harris for ’71
Released on 2nd March. Pre-order on iTunes here

Most Promising Newcomer

Ben Schnetzer for Pride
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Cara Delevingne for The Face of an Angel
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Gugu Mbatha-Raw for Belle
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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Liam Walpole for The Goob
Not available on VOD at time of writing

WINNER: Sameena Jabeen Ahmed for Catch Me Daddy
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Best Technical Achievement

Editing – Chris Wyatt for ’71
Released on 2nd March. Pre-order on iTunes here

Cinematography – Dick Pope for Mr. Turner
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Cinematography – Robbie Ryan for Catch Me Daddy
Not available on VOD at time of writing

WINNER: Music – Stephen Rennicks for Frank (Read our review)
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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Cinematography – Tat Radcliffe for ’71
Released on 2nd March. Pre-order on iTunes here

Best British Short

Emotional Fusebox
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Crocodile
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Keeping Up With The Joneses
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Slap
Not available on VOD at time of writing

WINNER: The Karman Line
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Best Documentary

The Possibilities Are Endless
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Virunga (Read our review)
Netflix UK

WINNER: Next Goal Wins
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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20,000 Days on Earth (Read our review)
iTunes
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Night Will Fall
Not available on VOD at time of writing

The Raindance Award

Gregor
Not available on VOD at time of writing

WINNER: Luna
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Keeping Rosy
Released on 8th December. Pre-order on iTunes here

Flim: The Movie
Not available on VOD at time of writing

The Beat Beneath My Feet
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Best British Independent Film

Calvary (Read our review)
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
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The Imitation Game
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Mr. Turner
Not available on VOD at time of writing

WINNER: Pride
Not available on VOD at time of writing

’71
Released on 2nd March. Pre-order on iTunes here

Best International Independent Film

WINNER: Boyhood
Released on 22nd December. Pre-order on iTunes here

The Babadook
Released on 16th February. Pre-order on iTunes here

Ida

Fruitvale Station

Blue Ruin

Best Achievement in Production

Lilting (Read our review)
iTunes
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20,000 Days on Earth (Read our review)
iTunes
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’71
Released on 2nd March. Pre-order on iTunes here

WINNER: The Goob
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Catch Me Daddy
Not available on VOD at time of writing

Supporters
Not available on VOD at time of writing

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