16th British Independent Film Awards (2013) List of Nominees - John Arcilla, Jake Macapagal get recognized

The nominees for the 16th annual Möet British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) has been revealed and a movie about a life in Metro Manila gets five nominations out of eighteen categories.

Directed by Sean Ellis, Metro Manila is about the struggles of a family searching for a better life in the metro.

The film is vying for Best Film and Best Achievement in Production, Ellis for Best Director, and local actors John Arcilla and Jake Macapagal for Best Supporting Actor and Most Promising Newcomer respectively.

Awards night happens on December 8 at Old Billinsgate, London.

Check out the list of nominees in the 16th BIFAs:

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

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

Most Promising Newcomer
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
A Field in England
Filth
Metro Manila
The Selfish Giant
Starred Up

Best Technical Achievement
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
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
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
To be announced

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photo: bifa.org.uk