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		<title>2009 British Independent Film Award Nominations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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Katie Jarvis in Fish Tank (top); Sam Rockwell in Moon (middle); Carey Mulligan, Dominic Cooper in An Education (bottom)

Andrea Arnold&#8217;s Fish Tank leads the list of 2009 British Independent Film Award nominees.
The tale of a rough teenager (Katie Jarvis) whose life is upended after her mother gets a new boyfriend, Fish Tank was shortlisted in eight categories including best independent British film, best director, best screenplay (Arnold),  best actress (Jarvis), best supporting actress (Kierston Wareing), best supporting actor (2008 BIFA best actor winner Michael Fassbender), and most promising newcomer (also Jarvis). 
Duncan Jones&#8216; feature-film debut, the sci-fi thriller  Moon, received seven nominations including best British film, best director,  best debut director, and best actor (Sam Rockwell).
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		<title>British Independent Film Awards 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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2009 British Independent Film Awards 
2009 British Independent Film Award nominations: Oct. 26, 2009
2009 British Independent Film Award winners: The Brewery in London on Dec. 6, 2009
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Emma Thompson, Carey Mulligan in An Education (top); Katie Jarvis in Fish Tank (bottom)
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BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
An Education
  Fish Tank
  In the Loop
  Moon
  Nowhere Boy
BEST FOREIGN FILM
  Il Divo
  The Hurt Locker
  Let The Right One In
  Sin Nombre
  The Wrestler
BEST DOCUMENTARY
  The Age of Stupid
  The End of The Line
  Mugabe and The White African
  Sons of Cuba
  Sounds Like Teen Spirit
BEST DIRECTOR
Andrea Arnold – Fish Tank
  Armando Iannucci – In the Loop
  Duncan Jones – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Independent Film Awards 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2008 British Independent Film Awards 
2008 British Independent Film Award nominations: October 28, 2008
2008 British Independent Film Award winners: Old Billingsgate Market  in London on November 30, 2008 
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The romantic fantasy Slumdog Millionaire (above, top photo), about a poor young man (best newcomer winner Dev Patel) who gets a chance to become a millionaire on an Indian TV game show, was the top winner at the 2008 British Independent Film Awards, bagging trophies for best British independent film and best director (Danny Boyle). 
The Douglas Hickox award for debut director went to Steve McQueen for the  Anglo-Irish political drama Hunger (above, lower photo). Hunger also won awards for  actor Michael Fassbender, who plays real-life Republican leader Bobby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Independent Film Awards 2005</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 8th British Independent Film Awards &#8211; 2005
The 8th British Independent Film Award nominees were announced on Oct. 25, 2005. 
The 8th British Independent Film Award winners were announced on Nov. 30, 2005.
(&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category)
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Best British Film
A Cock &#38; Bull Story
* The Constant Gardener 
The Descent
The Libertine
Mrs Henderson Presents
Best Foreign Film
Broken Flowers (U.S.)
Crash (U.S.)
* Der Untergang / Downfall (Germany) 
Secuestro Express (Venezuela)
The Woodsman (U.S.)
Best Director
Michael Winterbottom &#8211; A Cock &#38; Bull Story
Fernando Meirelles &#8211; The Constant Gardener
* Neil Marshall &#8211; The Descent 
Laurence Dunmore &#8211; The Libertine
Stephen Frears &#8211; Mrs Henderson Presents
Best Actor
* Ralph Fiennes &#8211; The Constant Gardener 
Matthew macfadyen &#8211; In My Father&#8217;s Den
Chiwetel Ejiofor &#8211; Kinky Boots
Johnny Depp &#8211; The Libertine
Bob Hoskins &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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