2013 British Independent Film Awards: ‘Look Of Love’s Imogen Poots Best Supporting Actress; ‘Starred Up’s Ben Mendelsohn Best Supporting Actor (UPDATED LIVE)

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The British Independent Film Awards are taking place tonight at London’s Old Billingsgate Market in the City. Scottish director David Mackenzie’s prison drama Starred Up has the most nominations with eight including Film,

Director, Actor and Screenplay. Tribeca Film recently acquired the pic that stars Jack O’Connell. Clio Barnard’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight title, The Selfish Giant, has seven nods, and three films picked up five each: James McAvoy-starrer Filth; the UK’s Foreign Language Oscar entry, Metro Manila; and Roger Michell’s Le Week-End. The Best Film category includes all of the above save for Filth and along with Stephen Frears’ Philomena which has four nods. Other nominees include Jonathan Glazer’s Under The Skin with Scarlett Johansson; Tom Hardy man-in-crisis-in-a-car movie, Locke; and Ralph Fiennes’ The Invisible Woman. Honorees tonight include Julie Walters and Paul Greengrass. I’ll be updating the winners live as they happen:

BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Ellis – Metro Manila

BEST ACTRESS
Lindsay Duncan – Le Week-End

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Paul Wright – For Those In Peril

BEST SCREENPLAY
Steven Knight – Locke

BEST ACTOR
James McAvoy – Filth

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
Metro Manila

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Imogen Poots – The Look Of Love

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Amy Hubbard – Casting – The Selfish Giant

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Sixteen Films & Friends (aka Team Loach)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ben Mendelsohn – Starred Up

BEST BRITISH SHORT
Z1

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Chloe Pirrie – Shell

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
The Machine

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
Blue Is The Warmest Color