Saint Maud, written and directed by Rose Glass, recorded 17 nominations, including best British independent film, best director and best screenplay for Glass, and best actress for Morfydd Clark.
Remi Weekes’s His House, another debut feature, received 16 nominations; the spooky thriller about refugee couple in England whose house appears to be haunted is also up for best British independent film, best director and best screenplay, as well as best actor and best actress for its leads Wunmi Mosaku and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù.
Anthony Hopkins is nominated for his first Bifa for his lead role as a man affected by dementia in The Father, while Riz Ahmed is nominated in four different categories: best actor, debut screenwriter and best screenplay for Mogul Mowgli, and for best short film for The Long Goodbye, which he co-created and acted in.