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Irish rap comedy Kneecap tops British independent film awards

Director Rich Peppiatt said ‘there is an irony in the best British film being Irish’ as his Belfast-set film won seven prizes in total

Other double winners on the night were in-game Shakespeare documentary Grand Theft Hamlet (best debut director – feature documentary, and Raindance Maverick award) and Lucknow-set crime drama Santosh (best screenplay and breakthrough producer). Though it was excluded from the writing and directing categories, Mike Leigh’s new film Hard Truths did pick up a major award with best lead performance for Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Best British independent film Kneecap Best international independent film Anora Best feature documentary Witches Best director Rungano Nyoni, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Best screenplay Sandhya Suri, Santosh Best lead performance Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths Best supporting performance Franz Rogowski, Bird Best joint lead performance Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Kneecap Best ensemble performance Wicked Little Letters Best debut director Christopher Andrews, Bring Them Down Best debut director – feature documentary Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Grand Theft Hamlet Breakthrough producer Balthazar De Ganay, James Bowsher, Santosh Breakthrough performance Susan Chardy, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Best debut screenwriter Rich Peppiatt, Kneecap Raindance Maverick award Grand Theft Hamlet Best British short film Wander to Wonder Outstanding contribution by an actor to British film Sophie Okonedo

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