British Independent Film Awards: 2001

British Independent Film Award

Date:	24 October
Host:	Dermot O'Leary
Jury:	Adrian Lester; Christopher Fowler (Creative Partnership); Pawel Pawlikowski; Paul Trijbits (The Film Council); Parminder Vir; Stephen Woolley; Stephen Frears
Location:	Park Lane Hotel, London, England, UK

Best Actor


Winner:
	Sexy Beast (2000) - Ben Kingsley
Other Nominees:
	Liam (2000) - Ian Hart Lucky Break (2001) - Timothy Spall Sexy Beast (2000) - Ray Winstone (I)

Best Actress


Winner:
	Late Night Shopping (2001) - Kate Ashfield
Other Nominees:
	Beautiful Creatures (2000) - Susan Lynch (I) Enigma (2001) - Kate Winslet Pandaemonium (2000) - Samantha Morton

Best Director


Winner:
	Sexy Beast (2000) - Jonathan Glazer (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bread and Roses (2000) - Ken Loach Claim, The (2000) - Michael Winterbottom Enigma (2001) - Michael Apted

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Sexy Beast (2000) - Louis Mellis; David Scinto
Other Nominees:
	Bread and Roses (2000) - Paul Laverty Claim, The (2000) - Frank Cottrell Boyce Jump Tomorrow (2001) - Joel Hopkins (I)

Best Music


Winner:
	South West 9 (2001) - David Pearce (I)
Other Nominees:
	Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry (2000) Jump Tomorrow (2001) Warrior, The (2001)

Best Foreign Independent Film - Foreign Language


Winner:
	Fa yeung nin wa (2000)
Other Nominees:
	Amores perros (2000) Goût des autres, Le (2000) Sånger från andra våningen (2000)

Best Foreign Independent Film - English Language


Winner:
	Memento (2000)
Other Nominees:
	Chopper (2000) Dark Days (2000) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

Best Technical Achievement


Winner:
	Warrior, The (2001) - Roman Osin (directory of photography)
Other Nominees:
	Alone (2002) - Jonathan Rudd (I) (editor) Enigma (2001) - John Beard (I) (production designer) High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) - Jany Temime (costume designer)

Best Achievement in Production


Winner:
	Gas Attack (2001) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	Kin (2000) Late Night Shopping (2001) South West 9 (2001)

Best British Independent Film


Winner:
	Sexy Beast (2000)
Other Nominees:
	Bread and Roses (2000) Jump Tomorrow (2001) South West 9 (2001) Warrior, The (2001)

Most Promising Newcomer


Winner:
	My Brother Tom (2001) - Ben Whishaw
Other Nominees:
	Jump Tomorrow (2001) - Natalia Verbeke Princesa (2001/I) - Ingrid de Souza South West 9 (2001) - Mark Letheren


Winner:
	Warrior, The (2001) - Asif Kapadia
Other Nominees:
	Jump Tomorrow (2001) - Joel Hopkins (I) Late Night Shopping (2001) - Saul Metzstein South West 9 (2001) - Richard Parry (II)


Winner:
	Bob Weinstein; Harvey Weinstein