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Moon

Duncan Jones
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Four Lions

Chris Morris
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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Kneecap

Rich Peppiatt
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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Tyrannosaur

  • Paddy Considine
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The Imposter

  • Bart Layton
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Kelly + Victor

Kieran Evans
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Pride

  • Stephen Beresford
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Theeb

  • Naji Abu Nowar
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Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer

Through The Years

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    Kneecap

    Rich Peppiatt
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Sister Midnight

    Karan Kandhari
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Santosh

    • Sandhya Suri
    • James Bowsher
    • Balthazar de Ganay
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Monkey Man

    Dev Patel
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Hoard

    Luna Carmoon
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Earth Mama

    • Savanah Leaf
    • Shirley O'Connor
    • Medb Riordan
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Is There Anybody Out There?

    Ella Glendining
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    How To Have Sex

    Molly Manning Walker
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Bobi Wine: The People's President

    Christopher Sharp
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Blue Bag Life

    • Lisa Selby
    • Rebecca Lloyd-Evans
    • Alex Fry
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Aftersun

    Charlotte Wells
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Rebellion

    • Elena Sánchez Bellot
    • Maia Kenworthy
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Good Luck to You Leo Grande

    Katy Brand
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Electric Malady

    Marie Lidén
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Blue Jean

    • Georgia Oakley
    • Hélène Sifre
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    The Harder They Fall

    Jeymes Samuel (Writer/Director) [also written by Boaz Yakin]
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Passing

    Rebecca Hall (Writer/Director)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Keyboard Fantasies

    • Posy Dixon (Writer/Director)
    • Liv Proctor (Producer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Boiling Point

    • James Cummings (Writer)
    • Philip Barantini (Writer)
    • Hester Ruoff (Producer) [also produced by Bart Ruspoli]
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    After Love

    Aleem Khan (Writer/Director)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    His House

    Remi Weekes (Writer/Director)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Saint Maud

    • Rose Glass (Writer/Director)
    • Oliver Kassman (Producer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Rocks

    • Theresa Ikoko (Writer)
    • Claire Wilson (Writer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Moffie

    Jack Sidey (Writer/Producer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Limbo

    • Ben Sharrock (Writer/Director)
    • Irune Gurtubai (Producer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Bait

    • Mark Jenkin (Writer/Director)
    • Kate Byers
    • Linn Waite (Producers)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Retablo

    Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio (Writer/Director) - also written by Héctor Gálvez
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Only You

    Harry Wootliff (Writer/Director)
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    Maiden

    Alex Holmes (Director)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    • Waad al-Kateab (Director/Producer)
    • Edward Watts (Director)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Beast

    • Michael Pearce (Writer/Director)
    • Lauren Dark (Producer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Ray & Liz

    • Richard Billingham (Writer/Director)
    • Jacqui Davies (Producer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Pili

    • Leanne Welham (Writer/Director)
    • Sophie Harman (Producer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    A Cambodian Spring

    Chris Kelly (Writer/Director/Producer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    Apostasy

    Daniel Kokotajlo (Writer/Director)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
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    I Am Not a Witch

    • Rungano Nyoni (Writer/Director)
    • Emily Morgan (Producer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Lady Macbeth

    • Alice Birch (Writer)
    • William Oldroyd (Director)
    • Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly (Producer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Kingdom of Us

    Lucy Cohen (Director)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Jawbone

    • Johnny Harris (Writer/Producer)
    • Thomas Napper (Director)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    The Ghoul

    • Gareth Tunley (Writer/Director/Producer)
    • Jack Healy Guttmann (Producer)
    • Tom Meeten (Producer)
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
  • Winner

    Babak Anvari, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, Lucan Toh

    Under The Shadow
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    John Donnelly, Ben A. Williams

    The Pass
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    George Amponsah, Dionne Walker

    The Hard Stop
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Pete Middleton James Spinney, Jo-Jo Ellison

    Notes on Blindness
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Mike Carey , Camille Gatin

    The Girl with All the Gifts
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
  • Winner

    Theeb

    • Naji Abu Nowar
    • Rupert Lloyd
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    The Survivalist

    Stephen Fingleton
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    A Syrian Love Story

    • Sean McAllister
    • Elhum Shakerifar
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Second Coming

    Debbie Tucker Green
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Ex Machina

    Alex Garland
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
  • Winner

    Pride

    • Stephen Beresford
    • David Livingstone
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Kajaki: The True Story

    • Paul Katis
    • Andrew de Lotbinière
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    ’71

    • Gregory Burke
    • Yann Demange
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Lilting

    Hong Khaou
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Northern Soul

    Elaine Constantine
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
  • Winner

    Kelly + Victor

    Kieran Evans
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Shell

    Scott Graham
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    For Those in Peril

    • Paul Wright
    • Polly Stokes
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Saving Mr. Banks

    Kelly Marcel
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Good Vibrations

    • Colin Carberry
    • Glenn Patterson
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
  • Winner

    The Imposter

    • Bart Layton
    • Dimitri Doganis
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    I Am Nasrine

    Tina Gharavi
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    The Muppets

    James Bobin
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Wild Bill

    • Dexter Fletcher
    • Danny King
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    McCullin

    • David Morris
    • Jacqui Morris
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
  • Winner

    Tyrannosaur

    • Paddy Considine
    • Diarmid Scrimshaw
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Submarine

    Richard Ayoade
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Black Pond

    • Sarah Brocklehurst
    • Tom Kingsley
    • Will Sharpe
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Coriolanus

    Ralph Fiennes
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Attack The Block

    Joe Cornish
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
  • Winner

    Four Lions

    Chris Morris
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Skeletons

    Nick Whitfield
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Monsters

    Gareth Edwards
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Exit Through The Gift Shop

    • Banksy
    • Jaimie D'Cruz
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    The Arbor

    • Clio Barnard
    • Tracy O'Riordan
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
  • Winner

    Moon

    Duncan Jones
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Nowhere Boy

    Sam Taylor-Wood
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Shifty

    Eran Creevy
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Exam

    Stuart Hazeldine
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
    Nominee

    Mugabe And The White African

    • Lucy Bailey
    • Andrew Thompson
    • Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock
    • David Pearson
    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer

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