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The British Independent Film Awards: Winners list

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It was a marvellous night for Sherlock stars Andrew Scott and Benedict Cumberbatch last night - the pair were both championed at the Moet British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs).

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Andrew Scott - famous for playing the Sherlock's nemesis Moriarty - won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Pride, and Benedict Cumberbatch - whose film roles this year have varied from playing codebreaker Alan Turing in The Imitation Game to voicing a wolf in animation Penguins of Madgascar - was honoured with the Variety Award at the star-studded ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London.

Benedict looked very dapper on the red carpet and he was teamed with Sophie, his fiancée. The 36-year-old stunner looked amazing in a leather dress which she teamed with a pair of black heels.

Benedict told The Sun that Sophie is great at dealing with all the attention he gets from his fans.

He explained: "She's proud of my work, she's proud of me, and she loves me.

"That's the bottom line, isn't it? That's one of the reasons it's a good fit. It could be a really difficult thing, but she's just so in command of it."

Keira Knightley also attended the star-studded event, and brought along her husband James Righton.

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Here is a full list of the winners...

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM

Pride - WINNER

'71

Calvary

Mr Turner

The Imitation Game

BEST DIRECTOR

Yann Demange - '71 - WINNER

John Michael McDonagh - Calvary

Lenny Abrahamson - Frank

Matthew Warchus - Pride

Mike Leigh - Mr Turner

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR

Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard - 20,000 Days on Earth - WINNER

Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe - Catch Me Daddy

Hong Khaou - Lilting

Morgan Matthews - X+Y

Yann Demange - '71

BEST SCREENPLAY

Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan - Frank - WINNER

Graham Moore - The Imitation Game

Gregory Burke - '71

John Michael McDonagh - Calvary

Stephen Beresford - Pride

BEST ACTRESS

Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Belle - WINNER

Alicia Vikander - Testament of Youth

Cheng Pei-Pei - Lilting

Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game

Sameena Jabeen Ahmed - Catch Me Daddy

BEST ACTOR

Brendan Gleeson - Calvary - WINNER

Asa Butterfield - X+Y

Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game

Jack O'Connell - '71

Timothy Spall - Mr Turner

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Imelda Staunton - Pride - WINNER

Dorothy Atkinson - Mr Turner

Maggie Gyllenhaal - Frank

Sally Hawkins - X+Y

Sienna Guillory - The Goob

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Andrew Scott - Pride - WINNER

Ben Schnetzer - Pride

Michael Fassbender - Frank

Rafe Spall - X+Y

Sean Harris - '71

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER

Sameena Jabeen Ahmed - Catch Me Daddy - WINNER

Ben Schnetzer - Pride

Cara Delevingne - The Face of An Angel

Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Belle

Liam Walpole - The Goob

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

The Goob - WINNER

'71

20,000 Days on Earth

Catch Me Daddy

Lilting

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Stephen Rennicks - Music - Frank - WINNER

Chris Wyatt - Editing - '71

Dick Pope - Cinematography - Mr Turner

Robbie Ryan - Cinematography - Catch Me Daddy

Tat Radcliffe - Cinematography - '71

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Next Goal Wins - WINNER

20,000 Days on Earth

Night Will Fall

The Possibilities Are Endless

Virunga

BEST BRITISH SHORT

The Karman Line - WINNER

Crocodile

Emotional Fusebox

Keeping Up With The Joneses

Slap

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM

Boyhood - WINNER

Blue Ruin

Fruitvale Station

Ida

The Babadook

THE RAINDANCE AWARD

Luna - WINNER

Flim: The Movie...

Gregor

Keeping Rosy

The Beat Beneath My Feet

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD

Emma Thompson

THE VARIETY AWARD

Benedict Cumberbatch

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

John Boorman