‘Kneecap’ Tops Craft Classes With 4 Wins


Kneecap,” the comedy song biopic in regards to the real-life Belfast hip-hop trio of the similar identify, has gained 4 of the ten craft classes at this yr’s British Unbiased Movie Awards.

The function — from director Wealthy Peppiatt and Eire’s submission for the Oscars world movie race — gained absolute best casting for Carla Stronge, modifying for Julian Ulrichs and Chris Gill, unique song for Michael “Mikey J” Asante and song supervision for Chris Welch and Jeanette Rehnstrom.

In the meantime, Alex Garland’s imaginative and prescient of a dystopian near-future U.S., “Civil Warfare,” gained absolute best results for David Simpson (his 2d British Unbiased Movie Award win after 2022’s “Males,” additionally with Garland) and sound for Glenn Freemantle, Mary H Ellis and Howard Bargroff.

Profitable one award every have been Rose Glass’ “Loves Lies Bleeding” for cinematography for Ben Fordesman (his 2d BIFA win after claiming the similar award in 2020 for Glass’ debut function “Saint Maud”), “Firebrand” for Michael O’Connor’s gown design, “Unicorns for Lisa Mustafa’s makeup and hair design and “The Overview” for Jan Houllevigue’s manufacturing design.

The ten craft classes — selected through BIFA citizens over the path of 3 rounds of viewing, dialogue and vote casting — have been introduced forward of the principle awards rite being held in London on Dec. 8, the place the winners of the efficiency, directing and writing awards shall be introduced. Forward of the craft winners announcement, “Kneecap” had 14 nominations, together with for absolute best British impartial movie, director, screenplay and joint lead efficiency, carefully following through “Love Lies Bleeding” with 12 nominations and “The Outrun” with 9.


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