Paul Mescal wins best supporting performance at British Independent Film Awards

Film And TV
04 Dec 23

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal in All Of Us Strangers. Photo: Searchlight Pictures

Andrew Haigh's ‘All Of Us Strangers’ sweeps awards ceremony with 7 wins including Best Film

Andrew Haigh’s latest feature, All of Us Strangers swept the board at the British Independent Film Awards last night in London, bagging seven wins in total.

All of Us Strangers prominently features Irish talent with its two leads played by Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, the latter of whom snagged an award for best supporting performance which he shared with How To Have Sex's Shaun Thomas.

All of Us Strangers won four gongs on the evening itself evening adding to its three craft awards, which was announced in November.

The film had a total of 14 nominations, of which it brought home 7 of the awards. Scott was nominated for Best Lead Performance in a newly gender-blind category, against other big names like Tilda Swinton and Jodie Comer but it ultimately went to Mia McKenna-Bruce of How to Have Sex.

The film's haul included Best Director and Best Screenplay for Andrew Haigh, while the film also snagged the most coveted gong; Best Film.

Hot on the heels of All of Us Strangers was Molly Manning Walker’s directorial debut How To Have Sex which took home three awards in total.

The synopsis of the film reads: "One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbour, Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before."

All of us Strangers has gotten much attention within the film festival circuit, after its Irish premiere at the Cork International Film Festival. It has gained nominations from various film festivals including the Gotham Independent Film Awards and the Chicago International Film Festival and is due to release in Irish cinemas in the New Year on 26th January 2024.

A full list of awards winners is attached below:

Best British Independent Film

All of Us Strangers

Best Director

Andrew Haigh (All of Us Strangers)

Best International Independent Film

Anatomy Of A Fall

Best British Short Film

Festival of Slaps

The Raindance Maverick Award

If the Streets Were on Fire

Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary