On the 30th November 2025, the 28th annual BIFA ceremony was held. Amongst the night’s winners were:

MAGID/ZAFAR (Shot by Jaime Ackroyd)

Winner, Best British Short Film

I SWEAR (Designed by Sabrina Linder) 

Winner, Best Lead Performance

Winner, Best Casting

Nominated, Best British Independent Film

Nominated, Breakthrough Performance

3x  Nominated, Best Supporting Performance

Nominated, Best Screenplay

Nominated, Best Director

LOLLIPOP (Short by Jaime Ackroyd)

Winner, Breakthrough Performance

WASTEMAN (Shot by Lorenzo Levrini)

Winner, The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)

Nominated, Best Debut Screenwriter

Nominated, Best Lead Performance

Nominated, Best Supporting Performance

Nominated, Best Music Supervision

Winners & Nominations