British Independent Film Award for Best Editing
Awarded forBest Editing
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBIFA
First awarded2017
Currently held byJonathan Alberts for All of Us Strangers (2023)
Websitewww.bifa.org.uk

The British Independent Film Award for Best Editing is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best editing in a British independent film. The award was first presented in the 2017 ceremony.

Prior to 2017, editing was included in the category Best Technical Achievement alongside different areas of crafts in film, this category was presented from 2001 to 2016.

Winners and nominees

2000s

Best Technical Achievement
Year Film Recipient(s) Area
2001
(4th)
[1]		 The Warrior Roman Osin Cinematography
Alone Jonathan Rudd Editing
Enigma John Beard Production Design
High Heels and Low Lifes Jany Temime Costume Design
2002
(5th)
[2][3]		 Morvern Callar Alwin H. Küchler Cinematography
24 Hour Party People Mark Tildesley Production Design
Lawless Heart Scott Thomas Editing
Bloody Sunday Ivan Strasburg Cinematography
2003
(6th)
[4][5]		 In This World Peter Christelis Editing
16 Years of Alcohol John Rhodes Cinematography
Bright Young Things Michael Howells Production Design
Buffalo Soldiers David Holmes Music
In This World Tim Alban, Joakim Sundström, Stuart Wilson Sound
2004
(7th)
[6]		 Touching the Void Mike Eley Cinematography
Bride and Prejudice Eduardo Castro, Ralph Wheeler-Holes Costume Design
Code 46 Mark Tildesley Production Design
Dead Man's Shoes Lucas Roche, Chris Wyatt Editing
Enduring Love Haris Zambarloukos Cinematography
2005
(8th)
[7]		 The Descent Jon Harris Editing
The Constant Gardener César Charlone Cinematography
The Libertine Ben Van Os Production Design
A Cock and Bull Story Peter Christelis Editing
Mrs Henderson Presents Sandy Powell Costume Design
2006
(9th)
[8][9]		 The Last King of Scotland Anthony Dod Mantle Cinematography
The Queen Alan MacDonald Production Design
Daniel Phillips Makeup
This Is England Ludovico Einaudi Music
The Wind That Shakes the Barley Barry Ackroyd Cinematography
2007
(10th)
[10][11]		 Sunshine Mark Tildesley Production Design
28 Weeks Later Enrique Chediak Cinematography
Control Martin Ruhe
And When Did You Last See Your Father? Trevor Waite Editing
Hallam Foe Colin Monie, David Mackenzie Music
2008
(11th)
[12][13]		 Hunger Sean Bobbitt Cinematography
The Duchess Michael O'Connor Costume Design
Slumdog Millionaire Anthony Dod Mantle Cinematography
In Bruges Jon Gregory Editing
Shifty Harry Escott, Molly Nyman Music
2009
(12th)
[14][15]		 Bright Star Greig Fraser Cinematography
Moon Clint Mansell Music
Tony Noble Production Design
Bunny and the Bull Gary Williamson
Fish Tank Robbie Ryan Cinematography

2010s

Best Technical Achievement
Year Film Recipient(s) Area
2010
(13th)
[16][17]		 Monsters Gareth Edwards Visual Effects
The Arbor Tim Barker Sound
The King's Speech Eve Stewart Production Design
Brighton Rock John Mathieson Cinematography
The Illusionist Sylvain Chomet Animation
2011
(14th)
[18][19]		 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Maria Djurkovic Production Design
We Need to Talk about Kevin Seamus McGarvey Cinematography
Shame Sean Bobbitt
Joe Walker Editing
Senna Chris King, Gregers Sall
2012
(15th)
[20][21]		 Berberian Sound Studio Joakim Sundström Sound Design
Berberian Sound Studio Nic Knowland Cinematography
Ginger and Rosa Robbie Ryan
Broken Electric Wave Bureau Music
The Imposter Andrew Hulme Editing
2013
(16th)
[22][23]		 The Selfish Giant Amy Hubbard Casting
Locke Justine Wright Editing
Starred Up Shaheen Baig Casting
Under the Skin Johnnie Burn Sound Design
Mica Levi Music
2014
(17th)
[24][25]		 Frank Stephen Rennicks Music
'71 Chris Wyatt Editing
Tat Radcliffe Cinematography
Catch Me Daddy Robbie Ryan
Mr. Turner Dick Pope
2015
(18th)
[26][27]		 Ex Machina Andrew Whitehurst Visual Effects
Amy Chris King Editing
Brooklyn Fiona Weir Casting
Ex Machina Mark Digby Production Design
Macbeth Adam Arkapaw Cinematography
2016
(19th)
[28][29]		 American Honey Robbie Ryan Cinematography
Free Fire Shaheen Baig Casting
The Girl with All the Gifts Seb Barker Visual Effects
Notes on Blindness Joakim Sundström Sound Design
Oasis: Supersonic Paul Monaghan, Mat Whitecross Editing
Best Editing
Year Film Recipient(s)
2017
(20th)
[30][31]		 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Jon Gregory
The Death of Stalin Peter Lambert
Jawbone David Charap
Us and Them Joe Martin
Williams Johnny Burke
2018
(21st)
[32][33]		 American Animals Nick Fenton, Chris Gill, Julian Hart
The Favourite Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead Ben Wheatley
A Prayer Before Dawn Marc Boucrot
You Were Never Really Here Joe Bini
2019
(22nd)
[34][35]		 For Sama Chloe Lambourne, Simon McMahon
Bait Mark Jenkin
Diego Maradona Chris King
The Personal History of David Copperfield Mick Audsley, Peter Lambert
The Souvenir Helle Le Fevre

2020s

Year Film Recipient(s)
2020
(23rd)
[36][37]		 The Father Yorgos Lamprinos
His House Julia Bloch
Host Brenna Rangott
Rocks Maya Maffioli
Saint Maud Mark Towns
2021
(24th)
[38]		 The Souvenir Part II Helle le Fevre
Cow Rebecca Lloyd, Jacob Schulsinger, Nicolas Chaudeurge
Belfast Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
Censor Mark Towns
IN THE EⱯRTH Ben Wheatley
2022
(25th)
[39][40]		 Aftersun Blair McClendon
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts Joanna Crickmay
Blue Jean Izabella Curry
Flux Gourmet Mátyás Fekete
Nothing Compares Mich Mahon
2023
(25th)
[41][42]		 All of Us Strangers Jonathan Alberts
Bobi Wine: The People's President Paul Carlin
The End We Start From Arttu Salmi
High & Low – John Galliamo Avdhesh Mohla
Rye Lane Victoria Boydell

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