BIFA Nominations: Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Leads Noms

Akinola Davies Jr. ’s debut feature, My Father’s Shadow , leads this year’s British Independent Film Award nominations with 12 nods, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. Scroll down for the full list.

Directed by Davies Jr. from a screenplay he wrote with his brother, Wale, the film’s impressive haul also includes nods in the Best British Independent Film, Best Debut Director, and Best Debut Screenwriter categories, alongside several craft nods, including Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design. Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye profiled Davies Jr. out of Cannes, where the film debuted. You can check out that profile here .

Trailing My Father’s Shadow is Harry Lighton’s debut feature, Pillion . The film has 10 nominations, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best De