2006 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director Winner and Nominees

The Last King of Scotland

Kevin Macdonald

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.

Beyond the Gates

Michael Caton-Jones

The Queen

Stephen Frears

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

Ken Loach

This Is England

Shane Meadows