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MOON has won the prestigious Best British Independent Film Award at the BIFAs tonight. MOON had received 7 nominations in 6 categories, and beat off stiff competition from a strong group consisting of ‘An Education’, ‘Fish Tank’, ‘In The Loop’ and ‘Nowhere Boy’

Full list of winners for 2009 over on the BIFA site.

On top of that, Director Duncan Jones has been awarded the The Douglas Hickox Award for best debut Director. Full details of all of tonights winners over on the Birmingham Post (quick off the mark there chaps!) and over on the BBC

Many, many congratulations to Duncan Jones, Stuart Fenegan, Liberty Films, and the entire cast and crew of officially, the UK’s and the world’s 2009 BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM!! Onwards…..

The nominations and jury members for the twelfth annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were announced today, Monday 26 October, at Soho House in London.

‘Moon’ has received a massive SEVEN nominations, as follows:

• BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM (Moon)
• BEST DIRECTOR (Duncan Jones)
• THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR] (Duncan Jones)
• BEST SCREENPLAY (Nathan Parker)
• BEST ACTOR (Sam Rockwell)
• BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT ( x2 Original Score – Clint Mansell & Production Design – Tony Noble)

Congratulations to all, the much anticipated 12th awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 6 December at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, in London and will be hosted by James Nesbitt. Further details on the BIFA site >>HERE<<