Everything To Play For

The nominations for the British Independent Film Awards were announced today, with no one film taking an early lead. Sexy Beast, Jump Tomorrow and SW9 all garnered five nominations each, with Bread and Roses, Late Night Shopping, Warrior and Enigma taking on three nominations. The awards are the first of the season and take place in London on 24 October 2001 at the Park Lane Hotel. The nominations are as follows: **Best British Independent Film ** Sexy Beast Bread and Roses South West Nine Jump Tomorrow Best Actor Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast) Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast) Timothy Spall (Lucky Break) Ian Hart (Liam) Best Actress Kate Winslet (Enigma) Susan Lynch (Beautiful Creatures) Samantha Morton (Pandaemonium) Kate Ashfield (Late Night Shopping) Most Promising Newcomer Mark Letheren (South West Nine) Ingrid de Souza (Princesa) Ben Whishaw (My Brother Tom) Natalia Verbeke (Jump Tomorrow) Best Director Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast) Michael Winterbottom (The Claim) Ken Loach (Bread and Roses) Michael Apted (Enigma) The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director) Asif Kapadia (The Warrior) Saul Metzstein (Late Night Shopping) Richard Parry (South West Nine) Joel Hopkins (Jump Tomorrow) Best Screenplay Joel Hopkins (Jump Tomorrow) Louis Mellis & David Scinto (Sexy Beast) Frank Cottrell Boyce (The Claim) Paul Laverty (Bread & Roses) Best Foreign Film (Foreign Language) Le Gout des Autres In the Mood for Love Amores Perros Songs from the Second Floor Best Foreign Film (English Language) Memento Hedwig & the Angry Inch Dark Days Chopper