British Independent Awards.

"Control, the biopic about late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, has scooped five prizes at the British Independent Awards, including best film," reports the BBC. The other four: Most Promising Newcomer (Sam Riley), Best Director and the Douglas Hickox Award, given to the best debuting director (Anton Corbijn) and Best Supporting Actor/Actress (Toby Kebbell).

Other winners:

Updated.

• Best Actress: Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal.

• Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises.

• Special Jury Prize: Andi Engel, Pamela Engel and Robert Beeson of Artificial Eye.

• Best Screenplay: Patrick Marber, Notes on a Scandal.

• Best Documentary: Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten.

• Best Achievement in Production: Black Gold.

• Best Technical Achievement: Mark Tildesley, Sunshine.

• Best British Short: Dog Altogether.

• Best Foreign Independent Feature: The Lives of Others.

• The Raindance Award: The Inheritance.

• The Richard Harris Award: Ray Winstone.

• The Variety Award: Daniel Craig.

Update: The Guardian hosts a roundtable discussion with the jury. First question: "What have been the main advances in British film over the last couple of years?"

Posted by dwhudson at November 29, 2007 12:49 AM