British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography

The British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography is an annual award given to the cinematographer's work that has been deemed "best" in a particular year for their work in independent British cinema. The award was introduced in 2017. Before its inception, cinematography was included in the category named Best Technical Achievement.

British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography
Awarded forBest Cinematography
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBIFA
Currently held byJamie D. Ramsay for All of Us Strangers (2023)
Websitewww.bifa.org.uk

Winners and nominees

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2000s

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Best Technical Achievement
Year Film Recipient(s) Area
2001
(4th)
[1]
The Warrior Roman Osin Cinematography
Alone Jonathan Rudd Editing
Enigma John Beard Production Design
High Heels and Low Lifes Jany Temime Costume Design
2002
(5th)
[2][3]
Morvern Callar Alwin H. Küchler Cinematography
24 Hour Party People Mark Tildesley Production Design
Lawless Heart Scott Thomas Editing
Bloody Sunday Ivan Strasburg Cinematography
2003
(6th)
[4][5]
In This World Peter Christelis Editing
16 Years of Alcohol John Rhodes Cinematography
Bright Young Things Michael Howells Production Design
Buffalo Soldiers David Holmes Music
In This World Tim Alban, Joakim Sundström, Stuart Wilson Sound
2004
(7th)
[6]
Touching the Void Mike Eley Cinematography
Bride and Prejudice Eduardo Castro, Ralph Wheeler-Holes Costume Design
Code 46 Mark Tildesley Production Design
Dead Man's Shoes Lucas Roche, Chris Wyatt Editing
Enduring Love Haris Zambarloukos Cinematography
2005
(8th)
[7]
The Descent Jon Harris Editing
The Constant Gardener César Charlone Cinematography
The Libertine Ben Van Os Production Design
A Cock and Bull Story Peter Christelis Editing
Mrs Henderson Presents Sandy Powell Costume Design
2006
(9th)
[8][9]
The Last King of Scotland Anthony Dod Mantle Cinematography
The Queen Alan MacDonald Production Design
Daniel Phillips Makeup
This Is England Ludovico Einaudi Music
The Wind That Shakes the Barley Barry Ackroyd Cinematography
2007
(10th)
[10][11]
Sunshine Mark Tildesley Production Design
28 Weeks Later Enrique Chediak Cinematography
Control Martin Ruhe
And When Did You Last See Your Father? Trevor Waite Editing
Hallam Foe Colin Monie, David Mackenzie Music
2008
(11th)
[12][13]
Hunger Sean Bobbitt Cinematography
The Duchess Michael O'Connor Costume Design
Slumdog Millionaire Anthony Dod Mantle Cinematography
In Bruges Jon Gregory Editing
Shifty Harry Escott, Molly Nyman Music
2009
(12th)
[14][15]
Bright Star Greig Fraser Cinematography
Moon Clint Mansell Music
Tony Noble Production Design
Bunny and the Bull Gary Williamson
Fish Tank Robbie Ryan Cinematography

2010s

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Best Technical Achievement
Year Film Recipient(s) Area
2010
(13th)
[16][17]
Monsters Gareth Edwards Visual Effects
The Arbor Tim Barker Sound
The King's Speech Eve Stewart Production Design
Brighton Rock John Mathieson Cinematography
The Illusionist Sylvain Chomet Animation
2011
(14th)
[18][19]
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Maria Djurkovic Production Design
We Need to Talk about Kevin Seamus McGarvey Cinematography
Shame Sean Bobbitt
Joe Walker Editing
Senna Chris King, Gregers Sall
2012
(15th)
[20][21]
Berberian Sound Studio Joakim Sundström Sound Design
Berberian Sound Studio Nic Knowland Cinematography
Ginger and Rosa Robbie Ryan
Broken Electric Wave Bureau Music
The Imposter Andrew Hulme Editing
2013
(16th)
[22][23]
The Selfish Giant Amy Hubbard Casting
Locke Justine Wright Editing
Starred Up Shaheen Baig Casting
Under the Skin Johnnie Burn Sound Design
Mica Levi Music
2014
(17th)
[24][25]
Frank Stephen Rennicks Music
'71 Chris Wyatt Editing
Tat Radcliffe Cinematography
Catch Me Daddy Robbie Ryan
Mr. Turner Dick Pope
2015
(18th)
[26][27]
Ex Machina Andrew Whitehurst Visual Effects
Amy Chris King Editing
Brooklyn Fiona Weir Casting
Ex Machina Mark Digby Production Design
Macbeth Adam Arkapaw Cinematography
2016
(19th)
[28][29]
American Honey Robbie Ryan Cinematography
Free Fire Shaheen Baig Casting
The Girl with All the Gifts Seb Barker Visual Effects
Notes on Blindness Joakim Sundström Sound Design
Oasis: Supersonic Paul Monaghan, Mat Whitecross Editing
Best Cinematography
Year Film Recipient(s)
2017
(20th)
[30][31]
Lady Macbeth Ari Wegner
I Am Not a Witch David Gallego
Jawbone Tat Radcliffe
Leaning Into the Wind Thomas Riedelsheimer
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Ben Davis
2018
(21st)
[32][33]
The Favourite Robbie Ryan
American Animals Ole Bratt Birkeland
Lean on Pete Magnus Joenck
A Prayer Before Dawn David Ungaro
You Were Never Really Here Thomas Townend
2019
(22nd)
[34][35]
Beats Benjamin Kračun
In Fabric Ari Wegner
Judy Ole Bratt Birkeland
Moffie Jamie D. Ramsay
The Personal History of David Copperfield Zac Nicholson

2020s

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Year Film Recipient(s)
2020
(23rd)
[36][37]
Saint Maud Ben Fordesman
His House Jo Willems
Limbo Nick Cooke
Mogul Mowgli Anika Summerson
Rocks Hélène Louvart
2021
(24th)
[38]
Boiling Point Matthew Lewis
The Nest Mátyás Erdély
Cow Magda Kowalczyk
Censor Annika Summerson
Belfast Haris Zambarloukos
2022
(25th)
[39][40]
Aftersun Gregory Oke
Nascondino Alfredo de Juan
Men Rob Hardy
Kanaval Joel Honeywell
The Wonder Ari Wegner
2023
(25th)
[41][42]
All of Us Strangers Jamie D. Ramsay
The End We Start From Suzie Lavelle
Femme James Rhodes
Rye Lane Olan Collardy
Scrapper Molly Manning Walker
2024
(27th)
[43]
Lee Pawel Edelman
Love Lies Bleeding Ben Fordesman
Civil War Rob Hardy
The Outrun Yunus Roy Imer
Kneecap Ryan Kernaghan

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