The Evening Standard Film Awards took place at the London Movie Museum last night, with Fish Tank being named best film of the year.
Anne-Marie Duff won best actress for her role as John Lennon’s mother Julia in Nowhere Boy – biographical works were obviously popular, with Andy Serkis awarded best actor for his portrayal of Ian Dury.
Attendees and presenters included Chris Martin, Terry Gilliam, Sarah Brown, Eva Green and Steve Coogan. Oscar favourite The Hurt Locker got an award for cinematography, with Barry Ackroyd beating Tony Noble’s incredible production design for Moon. In fact, Moon was cruelly overlooked. Without a best director category, Duncan Jones was put in best newcomer, where he lost to Peter Strickland for Katalin Varga.
The winners were:
Best film: Fish Tank
Nominees:
Bright Star
Helen
Best actor: Andy Serkis – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Nominees:
Tom Hardy – Bronson
Christian McKay – Me And Orson Welles
Alex MacQueen – The Hide
Best actress: Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy
Nominees:
Kelly Macdonald – The Merry Gentleman
Carey Mulligan – An Education
London Film Museum award for technical achievement: Barry Ackroyd, cinematographer – The Hurt Locker
Nominees:
James Herbert, film editor – Sherlock Holmes
Tony Noble, production designer – Moon
Best screenplay: Jesse Armstrong/Simon Blackwell/Armando Iannucci/Tony Roche – In The Loop
Nominees:
Nick Hornby – An Education
Paul Laverty – Looking for Eric
Most promising newcomer: Peter Strickland, for his direction and screenplay of Katalin Varga
Nominees:
Katie Jarvis, for her performance in Fish Tank
Duncan Jones, for his direction of Moon
Peter Sellers award for comedy: Sacha Baron Cohen – Bruno
Nominees:
Peter Capaldi – In The Loop
Ricky Gervais – The Invention Of Lying
Best documentary: Anvil! The Story of Anvil – Sacha Gervasi
Nominees:
Afghan Star – Havana Marking
Sleep Furiously – Gideon Koppel
Alexander Walker special award: Nicolas Roeg for his contribution to film
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