BIFA ceremony on December 4
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On December 4 in London has been awarded BIFA - Prize for the best independent films of Great Britain. Individual prizes will be awarded Ralph Fiennes and Kenneth Bran. Both were shot in the movie, both working filmmakers, both have brought a lot to the national movies.
Fiennes and Bran are great admirers of Shakespeare, both made their debut in the director's adaptation of the play of the Great Bard. Kenneth Bran in 1989, staged "King Henry V", where he played a major role, and Ralph Fiennes, presented at a film festival in Berlin this year's drama "Coriolanus," where he also plays the title role.
For his directorial debut Kenneth Bran received two nominations for "Oscar" - for best director and men's roles. The actor already has a BAFTA award for his contribution to British film, obtained in 1993. Also Bran has nomination for "Oscar" for the adaptation of "Hamlet."
Ralph Fiennes, in turn, also boasts two nominations for "Oscar", but they relate only to his acting work - in "Schindler's List" and "The English Patient."
And finally, Ralph and Kenneth combines involvement in the Harry Potter franchise: Bran starred in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," where he played an eccentric and conceited professor Lockhart, well and Fiennes has greatly played the evil wizard Volandemort.
The award ceremony will be held on December 4. Kenneth Bran receives reward Variety, awarded to the British, whose work helps to draw world attention to the UK. Ralph Fiennes will be awarded after Richard Harris award for his contribution to acting. This award will also join John Hurt, David Thewlis, Daniel Day-Lewis and Helena Bonham Carter.
If last year among the nominees for the British Independent Film Award the ball has ruled "The King’s speech”, eventually grabbed five awards BIFA, but this year the main candidates are the drama "Shame" Steve McQueen, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” by Thomas Alfredson and directorial debut of actor Paddy Considine "Tyrannosaurus." Each of these films has 7 nominations.
“The King’s speech” – best independent British movie
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Last Sunday in London were named winners of British Independent Film Award (BIFA). "The King’s speech" received awards in five categories, becoming the best film among others. The best British independent filmmaker was named Gareth Edwards for "Monster."
Colin Firth played the British monarch, whose speech defects require speech therapy intervention. George VI reluctantly takes the throne, abandoned by his brother. Exhausted by a terrible nervous stutter and doubts about his abilities to lead the country, George seeks help to unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. After a series of unexpected technician and as a result of the friendship of two dissimilar people hero finally gets his royal voice and boldly leads Britain to war.
Colin Firth won the award for best actor and Helena Bonham Carter, who played Queen Elizabeth, the prize of Best Supporting Actress, and Geoffrey Rush, starring in the role of speech therapist, was best supporting actor.
Receiving the prize, Helena Bonham Carter noted that she absolutely cannot choose the movies, because the role in "The King’s speech", she initially has rejected. Also, the actress explained the reason for the absence of her boyfriend Tim Burton: director is under surgery of kidney stones removing. "We have two children, and hopefully by the end of the evening we will have and two stones", - joked the actress.
Geoffrey Rush was unable to attend the ceremony because that night was on the stage of Melbourne, where he played in the play "Madman Diary" by Gogol.
List of major winners BIFA looks like this:
Best Film - "The King’s speech"
Best Director - Gareth Edwards "Monsters"
The best directorial debut - Clio Barnard “The Arbor”
Best Screenplay - David Saydler "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"
Best Art Direction - "Monsters"
Award for Technical Achievement - special effects in "Monsters"
Most Promising Debut - Joanne Frogett "In Our Name"
Best Documentary – "Enemies of the People"
Best Foreign Language Film - "The Prophete"
Helena Bonham Carter has also received an award named after Richard Harris for her contribution to British cinema, and Liam Neeson was awarded the premium Variety.