'Moon' Takes Best British Independent Film Award

We have seen a few independent film honors doled out already; the Gothams loved The Hurt Locker while Precious leads the pack of Independent Spirit nominees. Now the British Independent Film Awards have been announced, drawing attention to some smaller films that could use it, including Duncan Jones' anticipated-then-most-ignored Moon. Only about a million people paid to see the film, which stars Sam Rockwell as an astronaut during his final weeks stationed in isolation on the lunar surface, but it should have a better life on DVD. This will help: Moon captured Best British Indpendent Film and Best Debut Director, in a collection of winners that also included Carey Mulligan for An Education and the script for the political/media satire In the Loop. Daniel Day-Lewis and Michael Caine received honorary awards, which is fine, because they've earned plenty of hardware before now. Best British Independent Film
Moon Best Director
Andrea Arnold – Fish Tank Best Debut Director (Douglas Hickox Award)
Duncan Jones – Moon Best Screenplay
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche - In the Loop Best Actress
Carey Mulligan – An Education Best Actor
Tom Hardy – Bronson Best Supporting Actress
Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy Best Supporting Actor
John Henshaw – Looking for Eric Most Promising Newcomer
Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank Get the complete list of winners at the BIFA website.