2009 British Independent Film Award Nominations

Katie Jarvis in Fish Tank (top); Sam Rockwell in Moon (middle); Carey Mulligan, Dominic Cooper in An Education (bottom)

Andrea Arnold’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‘ 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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by Andre Soares | October 26, 2009   
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Edinburgh Film Festival Awards 2009

2009 Edinburgh Film Festival Awards
2009 Edinburgh Film Festival: June 17-28, 2009
 

After spending three years at a moon base extracting a gas needed to reverse Earth’s energy crisis, an astronaut (Sam Rockwell) is about to return to his home planet when he starts seeing and hearing things. His company has apparently come up with an eerie retirement plan of their own.
 

Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film: Moon directed by Duncan Jones
Best Performance in a British Feature Film: Katie Jarvis in Fish Tank
Best New International Feature: Easier with Practice by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Best Documentary: Boris Ryzhy by Aliona van der Horst
Best British Short Film: After Tomorrow by Emma Sullivan
Best International Short Film: Princess Margaret BLVD directed by Kazik Radwanksi
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by Deborah Arthur | July 3, 2009   
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