2021 BIFA Nominees/Winners
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1. Ammonite (2020)
R | 117 min | Drama, History, Romance
1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.
Director: Francis Lee | Stars: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle
Votes: 23,321
2. The Australian Dream (2019)
105 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
"The Australian Dream" is a theatrical feature documentary that uses the remarkable and inspirational story of AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through which to tell a deeper, more powerful story about race, identity, and belonging.
Director: Daniel Gordon | Stars: Adam Goodes, Stan Grant, Nova Peris, Gilbert McAdam
Votes: 947
3. Babyteeth (2019)
MA-17 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Milla, a seriously ill teenager, falls in love with a drug dealer, Moses, her parents' worst nightmare.
Director: Shannon Murphy | Stars: Eliza Scanlen, Michelle Lotters, Toby Wallace, Sora Wakaki
Votes: 19,054
4. Being a Human Person (2020)
90 min | Documentary
At 76, Swedish auteur Roy Andersson is about to complete his last film. With the end of his career in sight, the central thematic concerns of Roy's work - vulnerability, insecurity and mortality - spill over into his creative process.
Director: Fred Scott | Stars: Roy Andersson, Johan Carlsson, Martin Serner, Pernilla Sandström
Votes: 390
5. Calm with Horses (2019)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.
Director: Nick Rowland | Stars: Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Liam Carney, David Wilmot
Votes: 7,077
6. County Lines (2019)
90 min | Drama
A 14-year-old boy is groomed into a lethal nation-wide drug-selling enterprise which exploits vulnerable children and traffics them across Britain.
Director: Henry Blake | Stars: Conrad Khan, Ashley Madekwe, Tabitha Milne-Price, Harris Dickinson
Votes: 1,547
7. The Courier (2020)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, History, Mystery
Businessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to try to help put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Director: Dominic Cooke | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Vladimir Chuprikov
Votes: 73,489 | Gross: $6.61M
8. The Father (I) (2020)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Mystery
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
Director: Florian Zeller | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams
Votes: 193,013
9. Filipiñana (2020)
24 min | Short, Drama
The self-contained cosmos of the golf and country club reflects Philippine societal structures. New 'tee-girl' Isabel still needs to learn the rules, but she's already looking for ways to subvert the system.
Director: Rafael Manuel | Stars: Jorrybell Agoto, Micah Gomez, Sunshine Teodoro, Elle Velasco
Votes: 72
10. The Forgotten C (2020)
15 min | Short, Drama
The pandemic crawls on and Aisha shelters in her flat. Doorstep visits from friends and family mark the passing weeks as Aisha struggles with how to tell them what's happening to her.
Director: Molly Manning Walker | Stars: Ronke Adekoluejo, Saskia Chana, Mandeep Dhillon, Anil Goutam
Votes: 32
11. Herself (2020)
R | 97 min | Drama
A young mother escapes her abusive husband and fights back against a broken housing system. She sets out to build her own home and in the process rebuilds her life and re-discovers herself.
Director: Phyllida Lloyd | Stars: Molly McCann, Clare Dunne, Ruby Rose O'Hara, Ian Lloyd Anderson
Votes: 4,717
12. His House (2020)
TV-14 | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface.
Director: Remi Weekes | Stars: Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku, Malaika Wakoli-Abigaba, Matt Smith
Votes: 48,419
13. Host (II) (2020)
Not Rated | 57 min | Horror, Mystery
Six friends hire a medium to hold a seance via Zoom during lockdown, but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong.
Director: Rob Savage | Stars: Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova
Votes: 39,397
14. Justine (III) (2020)
82 min | Drama
Justine is a love story set against the backdrop of Brighton and tracked by a violent and puzzling tale of a young woman's descent into self-destruction. She meets Rachel and love takes ... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Patterson | Stars: Kirsty Dillon, Sian Reese-Williams, Steve Oram, Tallulah Haddon
Votes: 140
15. Kindred (I) (2020)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Plagued by mysterious hallucinations, a pregnant woman suspects that the family of her deceased boyfriend has intentions for her unborn child.
Director: Joe Marcantonio | Stars: Tamara Lawrance, Edward Holcroft, Jack Lowden, Fiona Shaw
Votes: 2,418
16. Les Misérables (2019)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A cop from the provinces moves to Paris to join the Anti-Crime Brigade of Montfermeil, discovering an underworld where the tensions between the different groups mark the rhythm.
Director: Ladj Ly | Stars: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga, Issa Perica
Votes: 28,282 | Gross: $0.33M
17. Limbo (VI) (2020)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Omar is a promising young musician. Separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request.
Director: Ben Sharrock | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Kenneth Collard, Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai
Votes: 5,280
18. The Long Goodbye (I) (2020)
13 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
Riz and his family are in the middle of a typical family day in their house, whilst a far right march plays out on the telly in the background, which eventually arrives at their front door, leading to a devastating outcome.
Director: Aneil Karia | Stars: Carl Prekopp, Belal Sabir, Leon Ung, Raphael von Blumenthal
Votes: 3,229
19. Looted (2019)
89 min | Crime, Drama
Rob lives his life at 100mph, carefully balancing carjacking schemes and caring for his dying father. But one risky job could bring it all crashing down.
Director: Rene van Pannevis | Stars: Charley Palmer Rothwell, Thomas Turgoose, Tom Fisher, Morgane Polanski
Votes: 371
20. Luxor (2020)
85 min | Drama, Romance
When British aid worker Hana returns to the ancient city of Luxor, she meets former lover Sultan. As she wanders, haunted by the familiar place, she struggles to reconcile the choices of the past with the uncertainty of the present.
Director: Zeina Durra | Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Michael Landes, Shereen Reda, Karim Saleh
Votes: 858
21. Mandem (2020)
10 min | Short
A job is just a job, but as with anything, time flies when you're doing it with your best friend. And today's no different. We follow Ty Malcolm as they go about their daily routine. Just another day for two really good friends.
Director: John Ogunmuyiwa | Stars: Bradley Banton, Michael Akinsulire, Stevie Basaula, Denise Orita
Votes: 64
22. Misbehaviour (2020)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A group of women hatch a plan to disrupt the 1970 Miss World beauty competition in London.
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe | Stars: Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Greg Kinnear
Votes: 10,550
23. Mogul Mowgli (2020)
89 min | Drama, Music
A British Pakistani rapper is on the cusp of his first world tour, but is struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his big break.
Director: Bassam Tariq | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Aiysha Hart, Anjana Vasan, Nabhaan Rizwan
Votes: 3,212
24. Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama
A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.
Director: Eliza Hittman | Stars: Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin, Eliazar Jimenez
Votes: 31,146
25. Notturno (I) (2020)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary
Gianfranco Rosi's new documentary is an immersive portrait of those trying to survive in the war-torn Middle East.
Director: Gianfranco Rosi
Votes: 1,313
26. One Man and His Shoes (2020)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, History
'One Man and His Shoes' tells the story of the phenomenon of Air Jordan sneakers showing their social, cultural and racial significance and how ground-breaking marketing strategies created a multi-billion-dollar business.
Director: Yemi Bamiro | Stars: David Falk, Jemele Hill, Scoop Jackson, DJ Clark Kent
Votes: 427
27. Perfect 10 (2019)
83 min | Drama
An aspiring teenager gymnast's world is turned upside down with the arrival of the half-brother she never knew she had.
Director: Eva Riley | Stars: Frankie Box, Alfie Deegan, Sharlene Whyte, William Ash
Votes: 692
28. The Reason I Jump (2020)
82 min | Documentary, Drama
Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, this immersive film explores the experiences of non-speaking autistic people around the world.
Director: Jerry Rothwell | Stars: Donna Budway, Emma Budway, Jeremy Dear, Joss Dear
Votes: 1,136
29. Rising Phoenix (2020)
PG-13 | 105 min | Documentary, Sport
The history and current standing of the Paralympic Games, which has grown to become the world's third largest sporting event.
Directors: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Stars: Jean-Baptiste Alaize, Ryley Batt, Ellie Cole, Philip Craven
Votes: 1,847
30. Rocks (2019)
TV-MA | 93 min | Drama
A young teenage girl finds herself struggling to take care of herself and her younger brother after being abandoned by their single mother with no choice but to live out on the streets.
Director: Sarah Gavron | Stars: Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali, D'angelou Osei Kissiedu, Shaneigha-Monik Greyson
Votes: 5,546
31. Rose (V) (2020)
86 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Gripped by a violent, terrifying illness, Rose lives in seclusion with her husband, but the arrival of a stranger shatters the fragile refuge they have built.
Director: Jennifer Sheridan | Stars: Sophie Rundle, Olive Gray, Matt Stokoe, Nathan McMullen
Votes: 1,217
32. Saint Maud (2019)
R | 84 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A pious nurse becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient.
Director: Rose Glass | Stars: Morfydd Clark, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Jennifer Ehle, Marcus Hutton
Votes: 46,933
33. The Secret Garden (2020)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An orphaned girl discovers a magical garden hidden at her strict uncle's estate.
Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Dixie Egerickx, Richard Hansell, David Verrey, Tommy Gene Surridge
Votes: 10,051
34. Sudden Light (2020)
15 min | Short
Mia takes her sister Squeeze to walk their dog near their home. The landscape begins to morph around them, plunging them into a powerless limbo of grief and introducing Mia to a strange man lurking at the edge of a dark wood.
Director: Sophie Littman | Stars: Millie Ashford, Esme Creed-Miles, Sam Spruell
Votes: 54
35. Undergods (2020)
92 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An otherworldly journey through a Europe in decline - a collection of darkly humorous, fantasy tales about ill-fated characters and doomed fortune.
Director: Chino Moya | Stars: Johann Myers, Géza Röhrig, Michael Gould, Hayley Carmichael
Votes: 1,532
36. White Riot (2019)
80 min | Documentary, Music
Rock Against Racism was formed in 1976, prompted by Eric Clapton. It blends fresh interviews with archive footage to recreate a hostile environment of anti-immigrant hysteria and National Front marches.
Director: Rubika Shah | Stars: Red Saunders, Roger Huddle, Kate Webb, Syd Shelton
Votes: 935
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