One of the most overlooked films of the year is finally getting some recognition. We loved it at Sundance and then again, as we gave it another look with its limited theatrical release, but it seems to have mostly exited theaters. Paddy Considine‘s Tyrannosaur, along with Lars von Trier‘s Melancholia, have each received their well-deserved due, with the latter taking the top prize at the European Film Awards and the former grabbing top honors at the British Independent Film Award Winners.

At the indie awards, Richard Ayoade took home the best screenplay award for the wonderful Submarine, likely one of the only awards this under-appreciated gem will get. It is also nice to see Senna get best documentary after the Academy Awards snubbed it on their shortlist. As for the Euro awards, The King’s Speech received the most recognition along with Melancholia. There wasn’t anything too terribly surprising — and these awards have little effect on the Oscars — but it is nice to see von Trier get some love, along with the Dardennes for their great The Kid with a Bike screenplay. Check out the full list below.

British Independent Film Awards

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Tyrannosaur

BEST DIRECTOR
Lynne RamsayWe Need To Talk About Kevin

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Paddy ConsidineTyrannosaur

BEST SCREENPLAY
Richard AyoadeSubmarine

BEST ACTRESS
Olivia ColmanTyrannosaur

BEST ACTOR
Michael FassbenderShame

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Vanessa RedgraveCoriolanus

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael SmileyKill List

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Tom CullenWeekend

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Production Design)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
Weekend

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Senna

BEST BRITISH SHORT
Chalk

BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
A Separation

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
Leaving Baghdad

European Film Awards

EUROPEAN FILM 2011
Melancholia – Dir. Lars von Trier

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2011
Susanne Bier for In a Better World

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2011
Tilda Swinton in We Need To Talk About Kevin

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2011
Colin Firth in The King’s Speech

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2011
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for The Kid with a Bike

CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2011
Manuel Alberto Claro for Melancholia

EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY 2011
Pina – Dir. Wim Wenders

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2011
Mads Mikkelsen

EFA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Stephen Frears

EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD – PRIX EURIMAGES
Mariela Besuievsky

EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2011
Chico & Rita – Dir. Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba

EUROPEAN EDITOR 2011
Tariq Anwar for The King’s Speech

EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGN
Jette Lehmann for Melancholia

EUROPEAN COMPOSER
Ludovic Bource for The Artist

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY – PRIX FIPRESCI
Oxygen – Dir. Hans Van Nuffel

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
The King’s Speech

EFA SHORT FILM AWARD
The Wholly Family

Have you seen Tyrannosaur yet? Any other films you need to catch up on?

[indieWIRE, THR]

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