Control takes five BIFAs as the only true indie in competition

Anton Corbijn's Control took five awards at the British Independ Film Awards, hosted at the Roundhouse, Wednesday night. Paddy Considine's short, staring Peter Mullan, picked up best short film. Special Award were given to Ray Winstone, Daniel Craig and the Artificial Eye founders.

Adam Dawtrey in Variety has pointed out that Control was the only film competing for Best Picture that was genuinely a British independent films - the rest were part financed by US majors. The winners below:

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
"Control"

BEST DIRECTOR
Anton Corbijn - "Control"

BEST ACTRESS
Judi Dench - "Notes on a Scandal"

BEST ACTOR
Viggo Mortensen - "Eastern Promises"

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Andi Engel, Pamela Engel and Robert Beeson [Artificial Eye]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR/ACTRESS
Toby Kebbell - "Control"

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Sam Riley - "Control"

BEST SCREENPLAY
Patrick Marber - "Notes on a Scandal"

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Anton Corbijn - "Control"

BEST DOCUMENTARY
"Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten"

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
"Black Gold"

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Mark Tildesley - Production Design - "Sunshine"

BEST BRITISH SHORT
"Dog Altogether"

BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FEATURE
"The Lives of Others"

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
"The Inheritance"

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD
Ray Winstone

THE VARIETY AWARD
Daniel Craig