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2019 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![For Sama Waad Al-Kateab](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/for-sama-waad-al-kateab-edward-watts-image.jpg)
For Sama
Waad Al-Kateab
2018 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-favourite-yorgos-lanthimos-image.jpg)
The Favourite
Yorgos Lanthimos
2017 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![I Am Not a Witch Rungano Nyoni](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/i-am-not-a-witch-rungano-nyoni-image.jpg)
I Am Not a Witch
Rungano Nyoni
2016 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![American Honey Andrea Arnold](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/american-honey-image.jpg)
American Honey
Andrea Arnold
2015 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Ex Machina Alex Garland](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ex-machina-image.jpg)
Ex Machina
Alex Garland
2014 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![71 Yann Demange](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/71-yann-demange-image.jpg)
71
Yann Demange
2013 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Metro Manila Sean Ellis](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/metro-manila-sean-ellis-image.jpg)
Metro Manila
Sean Ellis
2012 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Berberian Sound Studio Peter Strickland](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/berberian-sound-studio-peter-strickland-image.jpg)
Berberian Sound Studio
Peter Strickland
2011 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![We Need to Talk About Kevin Lynne Ramsay](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-lynne-ramsay-image.jpg)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lynne Ramsay
2010 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Monsters Gareth Edwards](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/monsters-gareth-edwards-image.jpg)
Monsters
Gareth Edwards
2009 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Fish Tank Andrea Arnold](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fish-tank-image.jpg)
Fish Tank
Andrea Arnold
2008 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/slumdog-millionaire-danny-boyle-loveleen-tandanco-director-image.jpg)
Slumdog Millionaire
Danny Boyle
2007 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Control Anton Corbijn](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/control-image.jpg)
Control
Anton Corbijn
2006 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![The Last King of Scotland Kevin Macdonald](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-last-king-of-scotland-kevin-macdonald-image.jpg)
The Last King of Scotland
Kevin Macdonald
2005 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![The Descent Neil Marshall](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-descent-neil-marshall-image.jpg)
The Descent
Neil Marshall
2004 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Vera Drake Mike Leigh](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/vera-drake-mike-leigh-image.jpg)
Vera Drake
Mike Leigh
2003 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Dirty Pretty Things Stephen Frears](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dirty-pretty-things-stephen-frears-image.jpg)
Dirty Pretty Things
Stephen Frears
2002 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Bloody Sunday Paul Greengrass](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bloody-sunday-paul-greengrass-image.jpg)
Bloody Sunday
Paul Greengrass
2001 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Sexy Beast Jonathan Glazer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sexy-beast-jonathan-glazer-image.jpg)
Sexy Beast
Jonathan Glazer
2000 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Billy Elliot Stephen Daldry](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/billy-elliot-stephen-daldry-image.jpg)
Billy Elliot
Stephen Daldry
1999 British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
![Hilary and Jackie Anand Tucker](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hilary-and-jackie-image.jpg)