| 4th British Independent Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best in British independent film |
| Date | 24 October 2001 |
| Site | Park Lane Hotel,London |
| Hosted by | Dermot O'Leary |
| Official website | www |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Sexy Beast |
| Most awards | Sexy Beast (4) |
| Most nominations | Sexy Beast,Jump Tomorrow,South West 9 (5) |
TheBritish Independent Film Awards 2001 were held on 24 October 2001 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom.
To be eligible for consideration, films needed to have been produced, or majority co-produced by a British company, or in receipt of at least 51% of their budget from a British source. In addition they could not be solely funded by a single studio.[1]
Nominations were announced on 26 September 2001.[2][3][4][5] The award ceremony, hosted byDermot O'Leary, was held at thePark Lane Hotel, in London'sWest End the following month, a change from theCafé Royal which was the venue for the first three ceremonies.[6][7][8][9][10] Winners in fourteen categories were selected from the shortlists and a further four were awarded entirely at the jury's discretion, whose make up includedPrimary Colours actorAdrian Lester,High Fidelity directorStephen Frears, director of the BBC filmLast Resort,Paweł Pawlikowski,Christopher Fowler,Paul Trijbits,Parminder Vir andStephen Woolley.[1][11]
New award categories forBest Music andBest Technical Achievement were introduced in this year.[3]
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 5 | Sexy Beast |
| Jump Tomorrow | |
| South West 9 | |
| 4 | The Warrior |
| 3 | Bread and Roses |
| Late Night Shopping | |
| Enigma | |
| 2 | The Claim |