British Independent Film Award for Best Sound
Winners and nominees
Winners and nominees
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### 2000s

 **Best Technical Achievement**

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) | Area |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [2001](/wiki/2001_in_film "2001 in film") | ***[The Warrior](/wiki/The_Warrior_%282001_British_film%29 "The Warrior (2001 British film)")*** | **[Roman Osin](/wiki/Roman_Osin "Roman Osin")**  **Cinematography**

| *Alone* | Jonathan Rudd | Editing |
| *[Enigma](/wiki/Enigma_%282001_film%29 "Enigma (2001 film)")* | John Beard | Production Design |
| *[High Heels and Low Lifes](/wiki/High_Heels_and_Low_Lifes "High Heels and Low Lifes")* | [Jany Temime](/wiki/Jany_Temime "Jany Temime") | Costume Design |
| [2002](/wiki/2002_in_film "2002 in film") | ***[Morvern Callar](/wiki/Morvern_Callar_%28film%29 "Morvern Callar (film)")*** | **[Alwin H. Küchler](/wiki/Alwin_H._K%C3%BCchler "Alwin H. Küchler")**  **Cinematography** |
| *[24 Hour Party People](/wiki/24_Hour_Party_People "24 Hour Party People")* | Mark Tildesley | Production Design |
| *[Lawless Heart](/wiki/Lawless_Heart "Lawless Heart")* | Scott Thomas | Editing |
| *[Bloody Sunday](/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_%28film%29 "Bloody Sunday (film)")* | Ivan Strasburg | Cinematography |
| [2003](/wiki/2003_in_film "2003 in film") | ***[In This World](/wiki/In_This_World "In This World")*** | **Peter Christelis**  **Editing** |
| *[16 Years of Alcohol](/wiki/16_Years_of_Alcohol "16 Years of Alcohol")* | John Rhodes | Cinematography |
| *[Bright Young Things](/wiki/Bright_Young_Things_%28film%29 "Bright Young Things (film)")* | [Michael Howells](/wiki/Michael_Howells "Michael Howells") | Production Design |
| *[Buffalo Soldiers](/wiki/Buffalo_Soldiers_%282001_film%29 "Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film)")* | [David Holmes](/wiki/David_Holmes_%28musician%29 "David Holmes (musician)") | Music |
| *[In This World](/wiki/In_This_World "In This World")* | Tim Alban, [Joakim Sundström](/wiki/Joakim_Sundstr%C3%B6m "Joakim Sundström"), [Stuart Wilson](/wiki/Stuart_Wilson_%28sound_engineer%29 "Stuart Wilson (sound engineer)") | Sound |
| [2004](/wiki/2004_in_film "2004 in film") | ***[Touching the Void](/wiki/Touching_the_Void_%28film%29 "Touching the Void (film)")*** | **Mike Eley**  **Cinematography** |
| *[Bride and Prejudice](/wiki/Bride_and_Prejudice "Bride and Prejudice")* | Eduardo Castro, Ralph Wheeler\-Holes | Costume Design |
| *[Code 46](/wiki/Code_46 "Code 46")* | Mark Tildesley | Production Design |
| *[Dead Man's Shoes](/wiki/Dead_Man%27s_Shoes_%282004_film%29 "Dead Man's Shoes (2004 film)")* | Lucas Roche, Chris Wyatt | Editing |
| *[Enduring Love](/wiki/Enduring_Love_%28film%29 "Enduring Love (film)")* | [Haris Zambarloukos](/wiki/Haris_Zambarloukos "Haris Zambarloukos") | Cinematography |
| [2005](/wiki/2005_in_film "2005 in film") | ***[The Descent](/wiki/The_Descent "The Descent")*** | **[Jon Harris](/wiki/Jon_Harris_%28director%29 "Jon Harris (director)")**  **Editing** |
| *[The Constant Gardener](/wiki/The_Constant_Gardener_%28film%29 "The Constant Gardener (film)")* | [César Charlone](/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Charlone_%28cinematographer%29 "César Charlone (cinematographer)") | Cinematography |
| *[The Libertine](/wiki/The_Libertine_%282004_film%29 "The Libertine (2004 film)")* | [Ben Van Os](/wiki/Ben_Van_Os "Ben Van Os") | Production Design |
| *[A Cock and Bull Story](/wiki/A_Cock_and_Bull_Story "A Cock and Bull Story")* | Peter Christelis | Editing |
| *[Mrs Henderson Presents](/wiki/Mrs_Henderson_Presents "Mrs Henderson Presents")* | [Sandy Powell](/wiki/Sandy_Powell_%28costume_designer%29 "Sandy Powell (costume designer)") | Costume Design |
| [2006](/wiki/2006_in_film "2006 in film") | ***[The Last King of Scotland](/wiki/The_Last_King_of_Scotland_%28film%29 "The Last King of Scotland (film)")*** | **[Anthony Dod Mantle](/wiki/Anthony_Dod_Mantle "Anthony Dod Mantle")** | **Cinematography** |
| *[The Queen](/wiki/The_Queen_%282006_film%29 "The Queen (2006 film)")* | Alan MacDonald | Production Design |
| [Daniel Phillips](/wiki/Daniel_Phillips_%28make-up_artist%29 "Daniel Phillips (make-up artist)") | Makeup |
| *[This Is England](/wiki/This_Is_England "This Is England")* | [Ludovico Einaudi](/wiki/Ludovico_Einaudi "Ludovico Einaudi") | Music |
| *[The Wind That Shakes the Barley](/wiki/The_Wind_That_Shakes_the_Barley_%28film%29 "The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film)")* | [Barry Ackroyd](/wiki/Barry_Ackroyd "Barry Ackroyd") | Cinematography |
| [2007](/wiki/2007_in_film "2007 in film") | ***[Sunshine](/wiki/Sunshine_%282007_film%29 "Sunshine (2007 film)")*** | **Mark Tildesley**  **Production Design** |
| *[28 Weeks Later](/wiki/28_Weeks_Later "28 Weeks Later")* | [Enrique Chediak](/wiki/Enrique_Chediak "Enrique Chediak") | Cinematography |
| *[Control](/wiki/Control_%282007_film%29 "Control (2007 film)")* | [Martin Ruhe](/wiki/Martin_Ruhe "Martin Ruhe") |
| *[And When Did You Last See Your Father?](/wiki/And_When_Did_You_Last_See_Your_Father%3F "And When Did You Last See Your Father?")* | [Trevor Waite](/wiki/Trevor_Waite "Trevor Waite") | Editing |
| *[Hallam Foe](/wiki/Hallam_Foe "Hallam Foe")* | Colin Monie, [David Mackenzie](/wiki/David_Mackenzie_%28director%29 "David Mackenzie (director)") | Music |
| [2008](/wiki/2008_in_film "2008 in film") | ***[Hunger](/wiki/Hunger_%282008_film%29 "Hunger (2008 film)")*** | **[Sean Bobbitt](/wiki/Sean_Bobbitt "Sean Bobbitt")**  **Cinematography** |
| *[The Duchess](/wiki/The_Duchess_%28film%29 "The Duchess (film)")* | [Michael O'Connor](/wiki/Michael_O%27Connor_%28costume_designer%29 "Michael O'Connor (costume designer)") | Costume Design |
| *[Slumdog Millionaire](/wiki/Slumdog_Millionaire "Slumdog Millionaire")* | [Anthony Dod Mantle](/wiki/Anthony_Dod_Mantle "Anthony Dod Mantle") | Cinematography |
| *[In Bruges](/wiki/In_Bruges "In Bruges")* | [Jon Gregory](/wiki/Jon_Gregory_%28film_editor%29 "Jon Gregory (film editor)") | Editing |
| *[Shifty](/wiki/Shifty_%28film%29 "Shifty (film)")* | [Harry Escott](/wiki/Harry_Escott "Harry Escott"), [Molly Nyman](/wiki/Molly_Nyman "Molly Nyman") | Music |
| [2009](/wiki/2009_in_film "2009 in film") | ***[Bright Star](/wiki/Bright_Star_%28film%29 "Bright Star (film)")*** | **[Greig Fraser](/wiki/Greig_Fraser "Greig Fraser")**  **Cinematography** |
| *[Moon](/wiki/Moon_%282009_film%29 "Moon (2009 film)")* | [Clint Mansell](/wiki/Clint_Mansell "Clint Mansell") | Music |
| Tony Noble | Production Design |
| *[Bunny and the Bull](/wiki/Bunny_and_the_Bull "Bunny and the Bull")* | Gary Williamson |
| *[Fish Tank](/wiki/Fish_Tank_%28film%29 "Fish Tank (film)")* | [Robbie Ryan](/wiki/Robbie_Ryan_%28cinematographer%29 "Robbie Ryan (cinematographer)") | Cinematography |
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### 2010s

 **Best Technical Achievement**

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) | Area |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [2010](/wiki/2010_in_film "2010 in film") | ***[Monsters](/wiki/Monsters_%282010_film%29 "Monsters (2010 film)")*** | **[Gareth Edwards](/wiki/Gareth_Edwards_%28director%29 "Gareth Edwards (director)")**  **Visual Effects** |
| *The Arbor* | Tim Barker | Sound |
| *[The King's Speech](/wiki/The_King%27s_Speech "The King's Speech")* | [Eve Stewart](/wiki/Eve_Stewart "Eve Stewart") | Production Design |
| *[Brighton Rock](/wiki/Brighton_Rock_%282010_film%29 "Brighton Rock (2010 film)")* | [John Mathieson](/wiki/John_Mathieson_%28cinematographer%29 "John Mathieson (cinematographer)") | Cinematography |
| *[The Illusionist](/wiki/The_Illusionist_%282010_film%29 "The Illusionist (2010 film)")* | [Sylvain Chomet](/wiki/Sylvain_Chomet "Sylvain Chomet") | Animation |
| [2011](/wiki/2011_in_film "2011 in film") | ***[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy](/wiki/Tinker_Tailor_Soldier_Spy_%28film%29 "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)")*** | **Maria Djurkovic**  **Production Design** |
| *[We Need to Talk about Kevin](/wiki/We_Need_to_Talk_about_Kevin_%28film%29 "We Need to Talk about Kevin (film)")* | [Seamus McGarvey](/wiki/Seamus_McGarvey "Seamus McGarvey") | Cinematography |
| *[Shame](/wiki/Shame_%282011_film%29 "Shame (2011 film)")* | [Sean Bobbitt](/wiki/Sean_Bobbitt "Sean Bobbitt") |
| [Joe Walker](/wiki/Joe_Walker_%28film_editor%29 "Joe Walker (film editor)") | Editing |
| *[Senna](/wiki/Senna_%28film%29 "Senna (film)")* | Chris King, Gregers Sall |
| [2012](/wiki/2012_in_film "2012 in film") | ***[Berberian Sound Studio](/wiki/Berberian_Sound_Studio "Berberian Sound Studio")*** | **[Joakim Sundström](/wiki/Joakim_Sundstr%C3%B6m "Joakim Sundström")**  **Sound Design** |
| *Berberian Sound Studio* | Nic Knowland | Cinematography |
| *[Ginger and Rosa](/wiki/Ginger_and_Rosa "Ginger and Rosa")* | [Robbie Ryan](/wiki/Robbie_Ryan_%28cinematographer%29 "Robbie Ryan (cinematographer)") |
| *[Broken](/wiki/Broken_%282012_film%29 "Broken (2012 film)")* | Electric Wave Bureau | Music |
| *[The Imposter](/wiki/The_Imposter_%282012_film%29 "The Imposter (2012 film)")* | Andrew Hulme | Editing |
| [2013](/wiki/2013_in_film "2013 in film") | ***[The Selfish Giant](/wiki/The_Selfish_Giant_%282013_film%29 "The Selfish Giant (2013 film)")*** | **Amy Hubbard**  **Casting** |
| *[Locke](/wiki/Locke_%28film%29 "Locke (film)")* | [Justine Wright](/wiki/Justine_Wright "Justine Wright") | Editing |
| *[Starred Up](/wiki/Starred_Up "Starred Up")* | Shaheen Baig | Casting |
| *[Under the Skin](/wiki/Under_the_Skin_%282013_film%29 "Under the Skin (2013 film)")* | Johnnie Burn | Sound Design |
| [Mica Levi](/wiki/Mica_Levi "Mica Levi") | Music |
| [2014](/wiki/2014_in_film "2014 in film") | ***[Frank](/wiki/Frank_%28film%29 "Frank (film)")***  **[Stephen Rennicks](/wiki/Stephen_Rennicks "Stephen Rennicks")**  **Music** |
| *['71](/wiki/%2771_%28film%29 "'71 (film)")* | [Chris Wyatt](/wiki/Chris_Wyatt_%28producer%29 "Chris Wyatt (producer)") | Editing |
| Tat Radcliffe | Cinematography |
| *[Catch Me Daddy](/wiki/Catch_Me_Daddy "Catch Me Daddy")* | [Robbie Ryan](/wiki/Robbie_Ryan_%28cinematographer%29 "Robbie Ryan (cinematographer)") |
| *[Mr. Turner](/wiki/Mr._Turner "Mr. Turner")* | [Dick Pope](/wiki/Dick_Pope_%28cinematographer%29 "Dick Pope (cinematographer)") |
| [2015](/wiki/2015_in_film "2015 in film")  
  
  ***[Ex Machina](/wiki/Ex_Machina_%28film%29 "Ex Machina (film)")*** | **[Andrew Whitehurst](/wiki/Andrew_Whitehurst "Andrew Whitehurst")**  **Visual Effects** |
| *[Amy](/wiki/Amy_%282015_film%29 "Amy (2015 film)")* | Chris King | Editing |
| *[Brooklyn](/wiki/Brooklyn_%28film%29 "Brooklyn (film)")* | [Fiona Weir](/wiki/Fiona_Weir "Fiona Weir") | Casting |
| *[Ex Machina](/wiki/Ex_Machina_%28film%29 "Ex Machina (film)")* | Mark Digby | Production Design |
| *[Macbeth](/wiki/Macbeth_%282015_film%29 "Macbeth (2015 film)")* | [Adam Arkapaw](/wiki/Adam_Arkapaw "Adam Arkapaw") | Cinematography |
| [2016](/wiki/2016_in_film "2016 in film")  
  
  ***[American Honey](/wiki/American_Honey_%28film%29 "American Honey (film)")*** | **[Robbie Ryan](/wiki/Robbie_Ryan_%28cinematographer%29 "Robbie Ryan (cinematographer)")**  **Cinematography** |
| *[Free Fire](/wiki/Free_Fire_%28film%29 "Free Fire (film)")* | Shaheen Baig | Casting |
| *[The Girl with All the Gifts](/wiki/The_Girl_with_All_the_Gifts_%28film%29 "The Girl with All the Gifts (film)")* | Seb Barker | Visual Effects |
| *[Notes on Blindness](/wiki/Notes_on_Blindness "Notes on Blindness")* | [Joakim Sundström](/wiki/Joakim_Sundstr%C3%B6m "Joakim Sundström") | Sound Design |
| *[Oasis: Supersonic](/wiki/Oasis:Supersonic "Supersonic")* | Paul Monaghan, [Mat Whitecross](/wiki/Mat_Whitecross "Mat Whitecross") | Editing |
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**Best Sound**

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [2017](/wiki/2017_in_film "2017 in film")   
  
  ***[God's Own Country](/wiki/God%27s_Own_Country_%282017_film%29 "God's Own Country (2017 film)")*** | **Anna Bertmark**

| *[Breathe](/wiki/Breathe_%282017_film%29 "Breathe (2017 film)")* | Becki ´Ponting, Ian Wilson |
| *[I Am Not a Witch](/wiki/I_Am_Not_a_Witch "I Am Not a Witch")* | Maiken Hansen |
| *[Jawbone](/wiki/Jawbone_%28film%29 "Jawbone (film)")* | Andy Shelley, Steve Griffiths |
| *[Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri](/wiki/Three_Billboards_Outside_Ebbing%2C_Missouri "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri")* | [Joakim Sundström](/wiki/Joakim_Sundstr%C3%B6m "Joakim Sundström") |
| [2018](/wiki/2018_in_film "2018 in film")   
  
  ***[You Were Never Really Here](/wiki/You_Were_Never_Really_Here "You Were Never Really Here")*** | **Paul Davies**

| *[American Animals](/wiki/American_Animals "American Animals")* | Andrew Stirk |
| *[The Favourite](/wiki/The_Favourite "The Favourite")* | Johnnie Burn |
| *[A Prayer Before Dawn](/wiki/A_Prayer_Before_Dawn_%28film%29 "A Prayer Before Dawn (film)")* | Séverin Favriau |
| *[Time Trial](/wiki/Time_Trial_%28film%29 "Time Trial (film)")* | CJ Mirra |
| [2019](/wiki/2019_in_film "2019 in film")   
  
  ***[Beats](/wiki/Beats_%282019_British_film%29 "Beats (2019 British film)")*** | **David Bowtle\-McMillan, [Joakim Sundström](/wiki/Joakim_Sundstr%C3%B6m "Joakim Sundström"), Robert Farr**

| *[Diego Maradona](/wiki/Diego_Maradona_%28film%29 "Diego Maradona (film)")* | Stephen Griffiths, Tim Cavagin, Max Walsh, Andy Shelley |
| *[Gwen](/wiki/Gwen_%28film%29 "Gwen (film)")* | Anna My Bertmark, Jonathan Seale, Jules Woods |
| *[In Fabric](/wiki/In_Fabric "In Fabric")* | Martin Pavey, Rob Entwistle |
| *[Wild Rose](/wiki/Wild_Rose_%282018_film%29 "Wild Rose (2018 film)")* | Colin Nicolson, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker |
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### 2020s

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [2020](/wiki/2020_in_film "2020 in film") | ***The Reason I Jump*** | **Nick Ryan, Ben Baird, Sara de Oliveira Lima**

| *[His House](/wiki/His_House "His House")* | Adrian Bell, Glenn Freemantle, Frank Kruse, Brendan Nicholson, Richard Pryke |
| *[Host](/wiki/Host_%28film%29 "Host (film)")* | Calum Sample |
| *[Mogul Mowgli](/wiki/Mogul_Mowgli "Mogul Mowgli")* | Paul Davies, Robert Farr, Nigel Albermaniche, Ian Morgan |
| *[Saint Maud](/wiki/Saint_Maud "Saint Maud")* | Paul Davies, Simon Farmer, Andrew Stirk |
| [2021](/wiki/2021_in_film "2021 in film") | ***[Boiling Point](/wiki/Boiling_Point_%282021_film%29 "Boiling Point (2021 film)")*** | **James Drake, Rob Entwistle, Kiff McManus** |
| *[Cow](/wiki/Cow_%282021_film%29 "Cow (2021 film)")* | [Nicolas Becker](/wiki/Nicolas_Becker_%28sound_engineer%29 "Nicolas Becker (sound engineer)"), Cyril Holtz, Linda Forsen |
| *[Censor](/wiki/Censor_%282021_film%29 "Censor (2021 film)")* | Tim Harrison, Jamie Roden, Adele Fletcher |
| *[IN THE EⱯRTH](/wiki/In_the_Earth "In the Earth")* | Martin Pavey |
| *[Encounter](/wiki/Encounter_%282021_film%29 "Encounter (2021 film)")* | Andrew Stirk, Paul Davies, Morgan Muse, Bernard O'Reilley, Julian Howarth |
| [2022](/wiki/2022_in_film "2022 in film") | ***[Flux Gourmet](/wiki/Flux_Gourmet "Flux Gourmet")*** | **Tim Harrison, Raoul Brand, Cassandra Rutledge** |
| *[Men](/wiki/Men_%282022_film%29 "Men (2022 film)")* | Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Gillian Dodders, Howard Bargoff, Mitch Low |
| *[Aftersun](/wiki/Aftersun "Aftersun")* | Jovan Adjer |
| *[The Wonder](/wiki/The_Wonder_%28film%29 "The Wonder (film)")* | Hugh Fox, Ben Baird |
| *[The Feast](/wiki/The_Feast "The Feast")* | Dom Corbisiero, Dai Shell |
| [2023](/wiki/2023_in_film "2023 in film") | ***[Enys Men](/wiki/Enys_Men "Enys Men")*** | **Mark Jenkin** |
| *[All of Us Strangers](/wiki/All_of_Us_Strangers "All of Us Strangers")* | [Joakim Sundström](/wiki/Joakim_Sundstr%C3%B6m "Joakim Sundström"), Per Bostrom, and Stevie Haywood |
| *[The End We Start From](/wiki/The_End_We_Start_From "The End We Start From")* | Jens Rosenlund\-Petersen, Amy Felton, Joe Jackson, Tim Cavagin, and Lori Dovi |
| *[How to Have Sex](/wiki/How_to_Have_Sex "How to Have Sex")* | Steve Fanagan |
| *[Scrapper](/wiki/Scrapper_%282023_film%29 "Scrapper (2023 film)")* | Ben Baird, Jack Wensley, Adam Fletcher, and Alexej Mungersdorff |
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