1998

My Name Is Joe - Paul Laverty - Best Screenplay

Award: 
Best Screenplay
Film: 
My Name Is Joe
People: 
Paul Laverty
Nominated: 
No
Winner: 
No

The 1998 Awards

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.

The Venue: 
The Cafe Royal
The Host: 
Keith Allen
Jury Members: 
Bobby Allen
Mark Shivas
Wendy Palmer
Martin Myers
Kay Mellor
Steve Kenis
Kirk Jones
Lora Fox Gamble
Grace Carley
Tim Bevan
Paul Webster
Sponsors: 

MAJOR SPONSORS:

Channel 4 (Best Newcomer)
Film Finders (Best Foreign Film)
BBC Films (Best Director)
Screen International (Lifetime Achievement)
Baker & McKenzie (Best Original Screenplay)
Flashpoint Entertainment Financing (Special Jury Prize)
Bucks Laboratories (Best achievement in Production)
Warner Village Cinemas (Best Actress)
Gunner and Stables (Best British Film)
ABC Cinemas (Best Actor)

Sponsors

The Creative Partnership
None
Sponsoring Best Director of a British Independent Film
BBC Films
None
Sponsoring Best Screenplay
M.A.C.
None
Sponsoring Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film
Raindance
None
Sponsoring The Raindance Award
Chapter Media
None
Sponsoring Best Technical Achievement
Variety
None
Sponsoring The Variety Award

Sponsors

UK Film Council Raindance
M.A.C The Creative Partnership
Soho House Chapter Media
BBC Films Variety
3 Mills Studios Optimum Releaseing
Stolichnaya  
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