British Independent Film Awards: 1998

British Independent Film Award

Date:	29 October
Host:	Keith Allen (I)
Jury:	Bobby Allen (III) (Lions Gate Films UK); Tim Bevan (I) (Working Title Films); Grace Carley (Stranger Than Fiction); Lora Fox Gamble (Movie Screen Entertainment); Kirk Jones (III) (director); Steve Kenis (The William Morris Agency); Kay Mellor (writer); Martin Myers (II) (First Independent); Wendy Palmer (Goldwyn Films); Mark Shivas (independent producer); Paul Webster (I) (Film Four)
Location:	Cafe Royal, London, England, UK

Best Performance by a British Actor in an Independent Film


Winner:
	Nil by Mouth (1997) - Ray Winstone (I)
Other Nominees:
	Divorcing Jack (1998) - David Thewlis Love and Death on Long Island (1997) - John Hurt My Name Is Joe (1998) - Peter Mullan (I) Regeneration (1997) - Jonathan Pryce

Best Performance by a British Actress in an Independent Film


Winner:
	Nil by Mouth (1997) - Kathy Burke
Other Nominees:
	My Name Is Joe (1998) - Louise Goodall My Son the Fanatic (1997) - Rachel Griffiths (I) Under the Skin (1997) - Samantha Morton (I) Winter Guest, The (1997) - Emma Thompson (I)

Best British Director of an Independent Film


Winner:
	My Name Is Joe (1998) - Ken Loach
Other Nominees:
	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) - Guy Ritchie Nil by Mouth (1997) - Gary Oldman Regeneration (1997) - Gillies MacKinnon Under the Skin (1997) - Carine Adler

Best Original Screenplay by a British Writer of a Produced Independent Film


Winner:
	My Name Is Joe (1998) - Paul Laverty
Other Nominees:
	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) - Guy Ritchie My Son the Fanatic (1997) - Hanif Kureishi Nil by Mouth (1997) - Gary Oldman Orphans (1997) - Peter Mullan (I)

Best Foreign Independent Film - English Language


Winner:
	Boogie Nights (1997)
Other Nominees:
	Broken Vessels (1998) Castle, The (1997) Chasing Amy (1997) Left Luggage (1998)

Best Foreign Independent Film - Foreign Language


Winner:
	Appartement, L' (1996)
Other Nominees:
	Airbag (1997) Carne trémula (1997) Marquise (1997) Men with Guns (1997/II)

Most Promising Newcomer in any Category


Winner:
	Nil by Mouth (1997) - Laila Morse
Other Nominees:
	Eliminator, The (1996) - Enda Hughes My Funny Valentine (????) - James Breize Pocket (1998) - James Pilkington (I) Strong Language (2000) - Simon Rumley

Best British Independent Film


Winner:
	My Name Is Joe (1998)
Other Nominees:
	24 7: Twenty Four Seven (1997) Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Nil by Mouth (1997)

For the Film Making the Most of Resources Within a Limited Budget


Winner:
	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Other Nominees:
	Razor Blade Smile (1998) Regeneration (1997) Strong Language (2000) Urban Ghost Story (1998)


Winner:
	24 7: Twenty Four Seven (1997) - Shane Meadows
Other Nominees:
	Fall, The (1998) - Andrew Piddington Orphans (1997) - Peter Mullan (I) Urban Ghost Story (1998) - Genevi�ve Jolliffe