BLUE JASMINE Among British Independent Film Award Nominees; Full List Announced

The nominations for this year's British Independent Film Awards were announced today by Ewan McGregor,. Leading the pack is David Mackenzie's Starred Up with eight nods including Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay for Jonathan Asser, and Best Actor for Jack O'Connell.

Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant follows with seven nominations including Best British Independent Film and Best Director,

For the eighth year in a row, the awards ceremony will be hosted by James Nesbitt, and will be held at Old Billingsgate, London, on Sunday December 8th.

The full list of nominations is as follows:

Best British Independent Film
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Metro Manila
Philomena
The Selfish Giant
Starred Up
Le Week-end

Best Director
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Jon S Baird - Filth
Clio Barnard - The Selfish Giant
Sean Ellis - Metro Manila
Jonathan Glazer - Under the Skin
David Mackenzie - Starred Up

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
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Charlie Cattrall - Titus
Tina Gharavi - I Am Nasrine
Jeremy Lovering - In Fear
Omid Nooshin - Last Passenger
Paul Wright - For Those in Peril

Best Screenplay

Jonathan Asser - Starred Up
Clio Barnard - The Selfish Giant
Steven Knight - Locke
Hanif Kureishi - Le Week-end
Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan - Philomena

Best Actress
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Judi Dench - Philomena
Lindsay Duncan - Le Week-end
Scarlett Johansson - Under the Skin
Felicity Jones - The Invisible Woman
Saoirse Ronan - How I Live Now

Best Actor
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Jim Broadbent - Le Week-end
Steve Coogan - Philomena
Tom Hardy - Locke
Jack O'Connell - Starred Up
James McAvoy - Filth

Best Supporting Actress

Siobhan Finneran - The Selfish Giant
Shirley Henderson - Filth
Imogen Poots - The Look of Love
Kristin Scott Thomas - The Invisible Woman
Mia Wasikowska - The Double

Best Supporting Actor
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John Arcilla - Metro Manila
Rupert Friend - Starred Up
Jeff Goldblum - Le Week-end
Eddie Marsan - Filth
Ben Mendelsohn - Starred Up

Most Promising Newcomer
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Harley Bird - How I Live Now
Conner Chapman / Shaun Thomas - The Selfish Giant
Caity Lotz - The Machine
Jake Macapagal - Metro Manila
Chloe Pirrie - Shell

Best Achievement in Production
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A Field in England
Filth
Metro Manila
The Selfish Giant
Starred Up

Best Technical Achievement
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Shaheen Baig - Casting - Starred Up
Johnnie Burn - Sound Design - Under the Skin
Amy Hubbard - Casting - The Selfish Giant
Mica Levi - Music - Under the Skin
Justine Wright - Editing - Locke

Best Documentary

Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer
The Great Hip Hop Hoax
The Moo Man
The Spirit of '45
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

Best British Short
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L'Assenza
Dr Easy
Dylan's Room
Jonah
Z1

Best International Independent Film

Blue Is the Warmest Colour
Blue Jasmine
Frances Ha
The Great Beauty
Wadjda

The Raindance Award
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Everyone's Going to Die
The Machine
The Patrol
Sleeping Dogs
Titus

The Richard Harris Award (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film)

To be announced

The Variety Award

To be announced

The Special Jury Prize

Announced at the Moet British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 8 December

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