The National Film Awards UK are presented in an annual award show hosted by the National Film Academy (NFA). As of 2015, it has taken place in Central London at the Porchester Hall. The 5th National Film Awards UK was held on 27 March 2019.

History

The National Film Academy (NFA) was founded in 1999 and went on to launch the National Film Awards UK in 2015 as an annual awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of established and independent filmmakers, actors, actresses, casting directors, production companies, and crew who make up the motion picture industry. The National Film Awards is scheduled to produce four award ceremonies annually in the

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, South America,

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, and Australia. All nominations and voting for the NFA are submitted and voted for by movie fans, which is similar to the now-defunct award ceremony, the Daily Mail National Film Awards, that was held between 1946–1951. National Film Academy has as its core mission to support, develop, promote and celebrate the achievements of the motion picture industry worldwide. The Academy has over 275,000 members worldwide and runs a year-round programme of premieres, festivals, seminars, conferences, educational events including film screenings and tribute evenings.

Annual ceremony

The ceremony takes place annually in March. The awards are mostly open to all nationalities but all nominees or films must be based in the country of origin except the Best Foreign Film category.

Sponsorship

In 2016, the mobile network O2 sponsored the awards.

National Film Awards UK winners

2022

* Best Actress:

Kate Beckinsale Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress and model. After some minor television roles, her film debut was ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford. She appeared in British costu ...

( ''Jolt'') * Best Actor:

Jude Law David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He received a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, two Tony Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2007, he received an Honorary César ...

('' Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'') * Best Newcomer: Olive Tennant ( ''Belfast'') * Best Actress in a TV Series:

Lily Collins Lily Jane Collins (born 18 March 1989) is a British and American actress and model who is known for her work in several films, including ''Stuck in Love'' (2012), ''The English Teacher'' (2013), and '' Love, Rosie'' (2014), comedy '' Rules D ...

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Emily in Paris ''Emily in Paris'' is an American romantic comedy television series created by Darren Star for Netflix. Set in Paris, the series stars Lily Collins as aspiring marketing executive Emily Cooper, an American who moves to France to provide an Ameri ...

'') * Best Actor in a TV Series:

Ben Miller Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English actor, comedian, and author. He rose to fame as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller. Miller is also known for playing the lead role of DI Richard Poole in the first two seri ...

( ''Professor T.'') * Best Supporting Actress:

Helen Mirren Dame Helen Mirren (born Helen Lydia Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only performer to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom. ...

( ''The Duke'') * Best Supporting Actor: Mathew Horne (''

The Nan Movie ''The Nan Movie'' (originally conceived as ''This Nan's Life'') is a 2022 British comedy film written by Catherine Tate and Brett Goldstein and directed by Josie Rourke (uncredited). The film stars Tate and Mathew Horne. It is based on the tele ...

'') * Best Drama: '' Save the Cinema'' * Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series: Emma Naomi (''Professor T.'') * Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series:

Lucien Laviscount Lucien Leon Laviscount (; born 9 June 1992) is a British actor. He first came to prominence in 2007 after appearing in teen drama '' Grange Hill''. He later appeared in several television series, including ITV's ''Coronation Street'' (2009) and ...

(''Emily in Paris'') * Best TV Drama Series: ''Emily in Paris'' * Best Thriller: ''

Last Night in Soho ''Last Night in Soho'' is a 2021 British psychological horror film directed by Edgar Wright and co-written by Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns. It stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao, Terence S ...

'' * Best Action in a Film/Series: ''

Top Boy ''Top Boy'' is a British television crime drama series, created and written by Ronan Bennett. The series is set in the fictional Summerhouse estate in the London Borough of Hackney and focuses on two drug dealers Dushane ( Ashley Walters) and S ...

'' * Best Independent Film: ''A Violent Man'' * Best Screenplay: Stephen Brown, Marcelo Grion, Stephan Karandy (''The Prototype'') * Best Documentary: '' The Tinder Swindler'' * Best British Film: ''Belfast'' * Best Comedy: '' People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan'' * Outstanding Performance:

Craig Fairbrass Craig John Fairbrass (born 15 January 1964) is an English actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles as Delmar in the thriller film ''Cliffhanger'' (1993), Dan Sullivan in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (1999–2001) ...

(''A Violent Man'') * Best Feature Film: ''Belfast'' * Best Director: Martin Owen ( ''Twist'') * Best Producer: Claire Jones, Tim Sealey (''People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan'') * Best Film Distribution Company:

Vertigo Films Vertigo Films is a British television and film production company based in London, England. Vertigo Films has been responsible for the production and distribution of '' Bronson'', ''StreetDance 3D'', and ''Monsters''. It now focuses solely on ...

* Best Film Production Company: Darren Star Productions * Best Foreign Language Film: Martín Barrenechea, Nicolás Branca ( ''9'') * Best International Film: ''Citation'' * Global Contribution to Motion Picture:

Anthony Hopkins Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor, director, and producer. One of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins has received many accolad ...

( ''The Father'') * Lifetime Achievement Award:

Anita Dobson Anita Dobson (born 29 April 1949) is an English stage, film and television actress, and singer. She is best known for her role from 1985 to 1988 as Angie Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. In 1986, she reached number four in the UK Sin ...

2021

* Best Animation Film: '' A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon'' * Best International Film: '' The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind'' * Best Director:

Shelagh McLeod Shelagh McLeod'', sometimes credited as Shelagh MacLeod or Sheleigh McCleod, is a British-based Canadian film and television actress. Early life and education McLeod was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. At the age of five and a hal ...

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Astronaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally ...

'') * Best Actor:

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (, ; born 22 August 1967) is an English actor, director, and former fashion model known for his roles as Lock-Nah in '' The Mummy Returns'', Nykwana Wombosi in '' The Bourne Identity'', Heavy Duty in '' G.I. Joe: The ...

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Farming Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people ...

'') * Best Actress:

(''Farming'') * Best Newcomer: Mhairi Calvey * Best Supporting Actress:

Gemma Jones Jennifer "Gemma" Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her film appearances include ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), the ''Bridget Jones'' series (2001–2016), the ''Harry Potter'' series ( ...

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Rocketman ''RocketMan'' (also written as ''Rocket Man'') is a 1997 American comic science fiction film directed by Stuart Gillard and starring Harland Williams, Jessica Lundy, William Sadler, and Jeffrey DeMunn. A partial remake of the 1967 film, '' T ...

'') * Best Supporting Actor: Khali Best (''

Blue Story ''Blue Story'' is a 2019 British musical crime drama film written, directed, and narrated by Rapman (Andrew Onwubolu) through the medium of rap and starring Stephen Odubola and Micheal Ward, with Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Khali Best, Karla-Simone Spe ...

'') * Best Actress in a TV Series:

T'Nia Miller T'Nia Miller (born 1980) is a British actress, known for her appearances in television series including '' Witless'' (2016–2018), '' Years and Years'' (2019), ''Free Rein'' (2019), ''The Haunting of Bly Manor'' (2020), and ''Foundation'' (2021 ...

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Years & Years Years & Years is the solo project of British singer Olly Alexander. Originally formed as a band in 2010, Years & Years' music has been described as electropop, mixing R&B and 1990s house elements. The band's debut studio album, '' Communion'' ...

'') * Best Actor in a TV Series: Mathew Horne (''

Gavin & Stacey ''Gavin & Stacey'' is a British sitcom written by James Corden and Ruth Jones about two families: one in Billericay, Essex; one in Barry, South Wales. Mathew Horne and Joanna Page play the titular characters Gavin and Stacey and the writers ...

'') * Best Drama: ''Farming'' * Best TV Drama Series: ''

Beecham House ''Beecham House'' is a short-lived British historical drama television series set in 1795, co-created, directed and produced by Gurinder Chadha. The six-part series was announced in August 2018 and was broadcast between Sunday 23 Jun ...

'' * Best Thriller: ''The Haunting of Borley Rectory'' * Best Action: Acceptable Damage * Best Screenplay in a TV Series:

Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office (British TV series), The Office'' (2001–2003), ''Extras (TV serie ...

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AfterLife The afterlife (also referred to as life after death) is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body. The surviving e ...

'') * Best Independent Film: '' Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella'' * Best Screenplay: ''Blue Story'' * Best Documentary: ''Liam Gallagher: As It Was'' (

Liam Gallagher William John Paul Gallagher (born 21 September 1972) is an English singer and songwriter. He achieved fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis from 1991 to 2009, and later fronted the rock band Beady Eye from 2009 to 2014, before start ...

, Gavin Fitzgerald, Charlie Lightening) * Best British Film: '' Lynn + Lucy'' * Best Comedy: '' Eaten by Lions'' * Outstanding Performance:

Louis Ashbourne Serkis Louis George Ashbourne Serkis (born 19 June 2004) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Alex in the 2019 fantasy adventure film ''The Kid Who Would Be King''. Early life Ashbourne Serkis was born on 19 June 2004 in Haringey, Nor ...

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The Kid Who Would Be King ''The Kid Who Would Be King'' is a 2019 fantasy action-adventure film written and directed by Joe Cornish. A British/American venture, the film stars Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Taylor, Dean Chaumoo, Rhianna Doris, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson, ...

'') * Best Feature Film: ''Lucas & Albert'' * Best Producer:

Ged Doherty Ged Doherty is a British film and music industry executive. Formerly the chairman of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and BRIT Awards Limited and the chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK, he is the CEO and co-founder of Raindog Films. Earl ...

, Elizabeth Fowler, Melissa Shiyu Zuo ('' Official Secrets'') * Best Film Distribution Company: Evolutionary films * Best Film Production Company: Fable Pictures * Best Foreign Language Film: ''Jessica Forever'' (France) * Outstanding Achievement Award:

Vanessa Redgrave Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over seven decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Television Award, tw ...

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

Rowan Atkinson Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He played the title roles on the sitcoms '' Blackadder'' (1983–1989) and '' Mr. Bean'' (1990–1995), and the film series ''Johnny English'' (2003–20 ...

* Global Contribution to Motion Picture: Rowan Atkinson

2019

* Best Animation Film: ''

Sherlock Gnomes ''Sherlock Gnomes'' is a 2018 3D computer-animated mystery comedy film directed by John Stevenson. Based on the character Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the film serves as a sequel and spin-off to '' Gnomeo & Juliet'' (2011 ...

'' * Best International Film: ''

Black Panther A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been do ...

'' * Global Contribution to Motion Picture:

Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film icon ...

* Best Director:

Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor.

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Yardie Yardie (or Yaadi) is a term often used, particularly within the Caribbean expatriate and Jamaican diaspora, to refer to people of Jamaican origin, though its exact meaning changes depending on context. The term is derived from the Jamaican pat ...

'') * Best Actor:

Rupert Everett Rupert James Hector Everett (; born 29 May 1959) is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film '' Another Country'' (1984) as a gay pupi ...

('' The Happy Prince'') * Best Actress:

Sophie Kennedy Clark Sophie Kennedy Clark (born 1990) is a Scottish actress. She is the daughter of actress and singer Fiona Kennedy and the granddaughter of singer Calum Kennedy. Career Her first big break came when she starred as David Tennant's eldest daughte ...

(''Obey'') * Best Newcomer: Justin Clarke ('' The Intent 2: The Come Up'') * Best Supporting Actress: Charlotte Milchard ('' Scott and Sid'') * Best Supporting Actor:

Ricky Tomlinson Eric "Ricky" Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939) is an English actor. He is best known for his television roles as Bobby Grant in '' Brookside'', DCI Charlie Wise in '' Cracker'' and Jim Royle in '' The Royle Family'', and playing the titular ch ...

(''Gloves Off'') * Outstanding Contribution Award:

Sylvia Young Sylvia Young (born 1939 in Hackney, London, England) is the founder and principal of Sylvia Young Theatre School in London, England. Sylvia Young Theatre School Young founded her theatre school in 1981 in Drury Lane, London, before moving to i ...

* Best Drama: ''

'' * Best TV Drama Series: '' Collateral'' * Best Thriller: '' Redcon-1'' * Best Action: '' The Intent 2: The Come Up'' * Best Independent Film: ''Dead Ringer'' * Best Screenplay: ''16/03'' * Best Documentary: '' Bros: After the Screaming Stops'' * Best British Film: '' Scott and Sid'' (Scott Elliott and Sid Sadowskyj) * Best Comedy: ''The More You Ignore Me'' * Best Breakthrough Performance: Justin Clarke ('' The Intent 2: The Come Up'') * Best Feature Film: ''Gloves Off'' * Best Producer: Kristian Brodie ('' Beast'') * Best Film Distribution Company: Evolutionary Films * Best Film Production Company: Carnaby International

2018

* Best Actress:

Alice Lowe Alice Eva Lowe (born 3 April 1977)England & Wales births 1837 – 2006 is an English actress, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her roles as Dr. Haynes in '' Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'' and Madeleine Wool/Liz Asher in ''Garth Mareng ...

('' Prevenge'') * Best Newcomer:

Daniel Kaluuya Daniel Kaluuya (; born 24 February 1989) is a British actor. Prominent both on screen and stage, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nomin ...

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Get Out ''Get Out'' is a 2017 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landr ...

'') * Best Supporting Actress:

Jane Asher Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946)The International Who's Who of Women, 3rd edition, ed. Elizabeth Sleeman, Europa Publications, 2002, p. 29 is an English actress and author. She achieved early fame as a child actress and has worked extensively in f ...

(''Brian Pern: A Tribute'') * Best Supporting Actor:

Robert Webb Robert Patrick Webb (born 29 September 1972) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is one half of the double act Mitchell and Webb, alongside David Mitchell. Webb and Mitchell both starred in the Channel 4 sitc ...

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Back The human back, also called the dorsum, is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck. It is the surface of the body opposite from the chest and the abdomen. The vertebral column run ...

'') * Best Drama: '' A Caribbean Dream'' * Best TV Drama Series: ''

The Cuckoo's Calling ''The Cuckoo's Calling'' is a 2013 crime fiction novel by J. K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It is the first novel in the '' Cormoran Strike'' series of detective novels and was followed by '' The Silkworm'' in 201 ...

'' * Best Thriller: ''Redwood'' * Best Foreign Language Film: '' Mersal'' * Best Action: ''

Jawbone In anatomy, the mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is the largest, strongest and lowest bone in the human facial skeleton. It forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. The mandible sits beneath the maxilla. It is the only movable bone ...

'' * Best Independent Film: '' Rise of the Footsoldier 3'' * Best Screenplay: Oliver Veysey (''Access All Areas'') * Best Documentary: ''The Moving Theatre'' * Best British Film: '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' * Best Actor:

('' Rise of the Footsoldier 3'') * Best Comedy: ''Brian Pern: A Tribute'' * Best Breakthrough Performance: Johnny Harris ('' Jawbone'') * Best Director:

Matthew Vaughn Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn; 7 March 1971) is an English filmmaker. He has produced films including ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1998) and '' Snatch'' (2000), and directed ''Layer Cake'' (2004 ...

('' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'') * Best International Film: ''

'' * Global Contribution to Motion Picture:

Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Go ...

* Lifetime Achievement Award: Anna Sher

2017

* Best International Film: '' American Honey'' * Best Actor: Steven Brandon (''My Feral Heart'') * Best Actress:

Kate Dickie Kate Dickie (born 1971) is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, stage plays and films. She is known for her television roles as Lex in the BBC series '' Tinsel Town'' (2000–2001) and Lysa Arryn in the HBO series ''Game o ...

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Couple in a Hole ''Couple in a Hole'' is a 2015 film directed by Tom Geens and starring Kate Dickie and Paul Higgins. The lead actors play a man and woman who live together in the Pyrenees in what could be described as a shallow hole in the ground. Dickie won best ...

'') * Best Breakthrough Performance in a Film: Jonathan Readwin (''Stoner Express'') * Best Newcomer: Avin Manshadi * Best Supporting Actress: Terry Pheto (''

A United Kingdom ''A United Kingdom'' is a 2016 biographical romantic drama film directed by Amma Asante and written by Guy Hibbert, based on the true-life romance of Seretse Khama, heir to the throne of the Bangwato Tribe in Serowe – one of many tribes foun ...

'') * Best Supporting Actor: Arnold Oceng ('' Brotherhood'') * Best Comedy: '' David Brent: Life on the Road'' * Best Action: '' Brotherhood'' * Best Drama: ''

I, Daniel Blake ''I, Daniel Blake'' is a 2016 drama film written by Paul Laverty and directed by Ken Loach. The film stars Dave Johns as Daniel Blake, a middle-aged man who is denied Employment and Support Allowance despite being declared unfit to work by his ...

'' * Best Independent Feature: '' The Fall of the Krays'' * Best Documentary: ''Britain's Billionaire Immigrants'' * Best Thriller: ''Plan Z'' * Best Screenplay:

Andrea Arnold Andrea Arnold, OBE (born 5 April 1961) is an English filmmaker and former actor. She won an Academy Award for her short film ''Wasp'' in 2005. Her feature films include '' Red Road'' (2006), ''Fish Tank'' (2009), and '' American Honey'' (2016), ...

('' American Honey'') * Best Short Film: ''Beverley'' * Best British Film: ''

A Street Cat Named Bob James Anthony Bowen (born 15 March 1979)''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007'' is an English author based in London. His memoirs ''A Street Cat Named Bob'', ''The World According to Bob'' and ''A Gift from Bob'', were ...

'' * Best Director:

Dexter Fletcher Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English film director and actor. He has appeared in Guy Ritchie's ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', as well as in television shows such as the comedy drama '' Hotel Babylon'' and the HBO series ...

('' Eddie the Eagle'') * Best Foreign Language Film: '' Neruda'' * Global Contribution to Motion Picture:

Simon Pegg Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He came to prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom ''Spaced'' (1999–2001), directed by Edgar Wright. H ...

* Lifetime Achievement Award: Sir

David Jason Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940), known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', Detective Inspector ...

and

Nicholas Lyndhurst Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor and became best known for his role as Rodney Trotter in the sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' (1981–2003). He also had major roles in other ...

2016

* Best International Film: '' Kingsman: The Secret Service'' * Best Comedy: '' Man Up'' * Best Action: ''Chasing Robert Barker'' * Best Drama: ''A Reason to Leave'' * Best Independent Feature: ''Never Let Go'' * Best Documentary: '' The Hard Stop'' * Best Thriller: ''Dartmoor Killing'' * Best British Film: '' Rise of the Footsoldier II'' * Best Actor:

Tom Hiddleston Thomas William Hiddleston (born 9 February 1981) is an English actor. He gained international fame portraying Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), starting with '' Thor'' in 2011 and most recently in the Disney+ series ''Loki'' in 202 ...

('' High-Rise'') * Best Actress:

Nathalie Emmanuel Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel (born 2 March 1989) is an English actress. Emmanuel began her acting career appearing in theatre in the late 1990s, acquiring roles in various West End productions such as the musical ''The Lion King''. In 2006, she be ...

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Furious 7 ''Furious 7'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 7'') is a 2015 American action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Fast & Furious 6'' (2013) and '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), and ser ...

'') * Best Director: Stephen Fingleton ('' The Survivalist'') * Best Screenplay: '' London Road'' * Best Breakthrough Performance in a Film:

John Boyega John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), known professionally as John Boyega, is a British actor and producer. He first rose to prominence in his native Britain for his role as Moses in the sci-fi comedy film '' Attack the Block ...

('' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'') * Best Newcomer:

Taron Egerton Taron Egerton ( ; born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor. He is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, and has received nominations for a Grammy Award and two British Academy Film Awards. Born in Birkenhead, England, Egerton began acting at ag ...

('' Kingsman: The Secret Service'') * Best Foreign Language Film: ''

Son of Saul ''Son of Saul'' ( hu, Saul fia) is a 2015 Hungarian historical drama film directed by László Nemes, in his feature directorial debut, and co-written by Nemes and Clara Royer. It is set in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, ...

'' * Best Supporting Actress: Alexandra Evans ('' Redistributors'') * Best Supporting Actor:

Samuel L. Jackson Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him ...

('' Kingsman: The Secret Service'') * Best Short Film: ''Above'' * Global Contribution to Motion Picture:

2015

* Best Comedy: '' What We Did on Our Holiday'' * Best Action: ''

The Guvnors ''The Guvnors'' is a 2014 British crime film directed by Gabe Turner. Former football hooligan Cass Pennant was involved in producing the film. Plot Mitch, is the ex-leader of a London firm known as The Guvnors who has walked away from his l ...

'' * Best Drama: '' Belle'' * Best Independent Feature: '' Abducted'' * Best Documentary: ''Now: In The Wings On a World Stage'' * Best Thriller: '' Black Sea'' * Outstanding Achievement Award:

Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor.

* Best Actress: Sameena Jabeen Ahmed * Best Director:

Amma Asante Amma Asante (born 13 September 1969) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, former actress, and Chancellor at Norwich University of the Arts, who was born in London to parents from Ghana. Her love for the film industry started when she received ...

* Best Screenplay: ''

Electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described ...

'' * Best Newcomer: Harley Sylvester (''

'') * Best Short Film: ''Echo'' * Best International Film: '' The Theory of Everything'' * Best Actor:

Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his work on screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence Oli ...

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The Imitation Game ''The Imitation Game'' is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, based on the 1983 biography '' Alan Turing: The Enigma'' by Andrew Hodges. The film's title quotes the name of the game cr ...

'') * Best Breakthrough Performance:

Gugu Mbatha-Raw Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw (; born 21 April 1983) is a British actress who is known for her performances on stage and screen. In 2017 she was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama ...

('' Belle'') * NFA Icon Award:

In memoriam section

During the ceremony, National Film Awards UK pauses to pay tribute to those in the industry who died over the previous twelve months, with a montage of images accompanied by music. In 2016 the legendary late actor

Alan Rickman Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespea ...

was honored.

National Film Academy Honorary Awards

In 2015, Dame

Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia Dench (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress. Regarded as one of Britain's best actresses, she is noted for her versatile work in various films and television programmes encompassing several genres, as well as for her ...

was voted by Academy members to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, whilst the 2016 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award was Dame

and

were awarded the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, Anna Sher the 2018 award, and Rowan Atkinson the 2021 award.