The British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), on Tuesday, have unveiled their nominations, which director Simon Stone’s Elsinore leads and stars Andrew Scott. Jay Lycurgo and Posy Sterling, who are BIFA-winning actors had revealed at One Hundred Shoreditch that the film had received 12 nominations. Behind this film are Clio Barnard’s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning which have eight nominations and Animol with seven nominations. Animol also marks the film debut of Adolescence star Ashley Walters.
Elsinore and I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning are also joined by Marc Evans’ Effi O Blaenau, Queen at Sea which is directed by Lance Hammer and Tender Loving Care which is directed by Mike Leigh which are all in the best British independent film category. Stone and Barnard had also been nominated for best debut director along with Andrew Haigh for A Long Winter, Mark Jenkin for Rose of Nevada and Leigh for Tender Loving Care. There have also been many nominations for best lead performance such as Scott for Elsinore, Juliette Binoche for her role in Queen at Sea, Erin Doherty for Faith, Leisa Gwenllian for Effi O Blaenau, Jonathan Jules for Florid, and Tut Nyuot for Animol.
There are many other categories that have received nominations such as best supporting performers and best ensemble performance. Best supporting performer nominees include Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Sekou Diaby, Anna Calder-Marshall, Billie Piper and Bill Pullman. Nominees in the best ensemble performance category include Bella Ramsey, Anthony Boyle, Joe Cole, Lycurgo, Daryl McCormack, Lola Petticrew, James Blunt, James Norton and Neil Patrick Harris. There is also a category for best international independent film which include All of a Sudden, Club Kid, La Bola Negra, La Gradiva and Possible Love. Included in the nomination list is the category for the feature documentary award which include All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea, Everybody to Kenmure Street, One in a Million, Something Familiar and We, the Hated. There is also a category for best music supervision award category which features Connie Farr receiving two nominations. The BIFAs ceremony will officially take place on December 6, 2026 at the Camden Roundhouse in London. People can see the full list of nominees here.
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