BIFA Announces 2017 Nominees for British Independent Film Awards

The British Independent Film Award Nominations were unveiled on Wednesday.

Several notable names showed up multiple times, including "The Death of Stalin," "I Am Not a Witch," and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

The partial list of nominees is below:

Best British Independent Film

"The Death of Stalin"

"God's Own Country"

"I Am Not a Witch"

"Lady Macbeth"

"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Best Screenplay

"The Death of Stalin," Armando Iannucci & David Schneider & Ian Martin

"God's Own Country," Francis Lee

"I Am Not a Witch," Rungano Nyoni

"Lady Macbeth," Alice Birch

"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," Martin McDonagh

Best Director

Armando Iannucci, "The Death of Stalin"

Francis Lee, "God's Own Country"

Rungano Nyoni, "I Am Not a Witch"

William Oldroyd, "Lady Macbeth"

Martin McDonagh, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Best British Short

"1745"

"The Entertainer"

"Fish Story"

"Work"

"Wren Boys"

Best Actor

Jamie Bell, "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool"

Josh O'Connor, "God's Own Country"

Alec Secareanu, "God's Own Country"

Johnny Harris, "Jawbone"

Paddy Considine, "Journeyman"

Best Actress

Emily Beecham, "Daphne"

Ruth Wilson, "Dark River"

Margaret Mulubwa, "I Am Not a Witch"

Florence Pugh, "Lady Macbeth"

Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Best Supporting Actor

Steve Buscemi, "The Death of Stalin"

Simon Russell Beale, "The Death of Stalin"

Ian Hart, "God's Own Country"

Woody Harrelson, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Best Supporting Actress

Andrea Riseborough, "The Death of Stalin"

Julie Walters, "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool"

Kelly Macdonald, "Goodbye Christopher Robin"

Naomi Ackie, "Lady Macbeth"

Patricia Clarkson, "The Party"

Best Documentary

"Almost Heaven"

"Half Way"

"Kingdom of Us"

"Uncle Howard"

"Williams"

Best International Independent Film

"The Florida Project"

"Get Out"

"I Am Not Your Negro"

"Loveless"

"The Square"

The full list of nominations, including Breakthrough Producer, technical categories and Promising Newcomer can be found at the BIFA official site.

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