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2019 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![The Last Tree Samuel Adewunmi](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-last-tree-shola-amoo-image.jpg)
The Last Tree
Samuel Adewunmi
2018 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Beast Jessie Buckley](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/beast-michael-pearce-image.jpg)
Beast
Jessie Buckley
2017 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Lady Macbeth Naomi Ackie](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lady-macbeth-william-oldroyd-image.jpg)
Lady Macbeth
Naomi Ackie
2016 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![I, Daniel Blake Hayley Squires](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/i-daniel-blake-ken-loach-laura-obiols-image.jpg)
I, Daniel Blake
Hayley Squires
2015 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Nina Forever Abigail Hardingham](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/nina-forever-ben-blaine-chris-blaine-image.jpg)
Nina Forever
Abigail Hardingham
2014 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Catch Me Daddy Sameena Jabeen Ahmed](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/catch-me-daddy-daniel-wolfe-image.jpg)
Catch Me Daddy
Sameena Jabeen Ahmed
2013 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Shell Chloe Pirrie](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/shell-scott-graham-image.jpg)
Shell
Chloe Pirrie
2012 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![My Brother the Devil James Krishna Floyd](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/my-brother-the-devil-sally-el-hosaini-image.jpg)
My Brother the Devil
James Krishna Floyd
2011 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Weekend Tom Cullen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/weekend-image.jpg)
Weekend
Tom Cullen
2010 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![In Our Name Joanne Froggatt](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/in-our-name-brian-welsh-image.jpg)
In Our Name
Joanne Froggatt
2009 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Fish Tank Katie Jarvis](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fish-tank-image.jpg)
Fish Tank
Katie Jarvis
2008 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Slumdog Millionaire Dev Patel](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/slumdog-millionaire-danny-boyle-loveleen-tandanco-director-image.jpg)
Slumdog Millionaire
Dev Patel
2007 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Control Sam Riley](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/control-image.jpg)
Control
Sam Riley
2006 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![This Is England Thomas Turgoose](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/this-is-england-shane-meadows-image.jpg)
This Is England
Thomas Turgoose
2005 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![In My Father's Den Emily Barclay](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/in-my-fathers-den-brad-mcgann-image.jpg)
In My Father’s Den
Emily Barclay
2004 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Bullet Boy Ashley Walters](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bullet-boy-saul-dibb-image.jpg)
Bullet Boy
Ashley Walters
2003 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Pure Harry Eden](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pure-gillies-mackinnon-image.jpg)
Pure
Harry Eden
2002 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Sweet Sixteen Martin Compston](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sweet-sixteen-ken-loach-image.jpg)
Sweet Sixteen
Martin Compston
2001 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![My Brother Tom Ben Whishaw](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/my-brother-tom-dom-rotheroe-image.jpg)
My Brother Tom
Ben Whishaw
2000 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Billy Elliot Jamie Bell](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/billy-elliot-stephen-daldry-image.jpg)
Billy Elliot
Jamie Bell
1999 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![The War Zone Lara Belmont](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-war-zone-tim-roth-image.jpg)
The War Zone
Lara Belmont
1998 British Independent Film Awards – Most Promising Newcomer
![Nil by Mouth Laila Morse](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/nil-by-mouth-gary-oldman-image.jpg)