Elsinore leads the 2026 British Independent Film Awards nominations with 12 nods. Simon Stone’s film, starring Andrew Scott, is in the running for Best British Independent Film, Best Director for Stone and Best Screenplay for Stephen Beresford. Scott is nominated for Best Lead Performance, while Billie Piper is among the Best Supporting Performance contenders.
The film also picked up seven craft nominations, including cinematography, casting, costume design, editing, make-up and hair design, original music and production design. Its craft nominees include Nadia Stacey for make-up and hair design and Helen Scott for production design.
Clio Barnard’s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning is next with eight nominations. It is shortlisted for Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay for Enda Walsh and Best Ensemble Performance, alongside craft nominations for casting, music supervision and editing.
Ashley Walters’ debut feature Animol earned seven nominations, including Best Debut Director for Walters and Breakthrough Producer for Tom Hawkins. Its leads, Tut Nyuot and Sekou Diaby, each received two acting nominations: Nyuot for Best Lead Performance and Breakthrough Performance, and Diaby for Best Supporting Performance and Breakthrough Performance.
The Best International Independent Film nominees are All of a Sudden, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi; Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love; La Bola Negra, by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo; Jordan Firstman’s Club Kid; and Marine Atlan’s La Gradiva.
The BIFA craft winners are due to be announced on November 24 through the awards’ social channels. The full ceremony will take place on December 6 at Roundhouse in Camden.
Sources: Deadline.