Take a look at our photo galleries to see what happens on the night, at our nominations parties and at Cannes.
1998 BIFA Awards Ceremony
The inaugural British Independent Film Awards took place on the evening of 29th October at the Café Royal, London.
The ceremony, hosted by Keith Allen, was attended by 400 guests, and saw Awards presented to Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Nik Powell and Shane Meadows, amongst others.
The Awards became the first British film event to recognise Ken Loach as Best Director, and the only film awards in the world to offer an award explicitly for producing. Phillippa Braithwaite collected the first Producer of the Year award from Kerry Fox for her work on Sliding Doors.
2002 BIFA Awards Ceremony
Indicative of the vibrant and cutting edge spirit of independent film in the UK, the fifth British Independent Film Awards saw a shift in locale to the trendy nightclub Pacha in London's Victoria on Wednesday, October 30th 2002.
2003 Nominations
The nominations for the 2003 British Independent Film Awards were announced on September 23, 2003 at Soho House, London.
