‘Shame, ‘Tinker’ lead British Independent Film Award nominations

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Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of John le Carre’s spy thriller ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,’ Steve McQueen’s NC-17-rated ‘Shame’ and Paddy Considine’s drama ‘Tyrannosaur’ lead the 14th British Independent Film Award nominations Monday morning with seven each.

Those three pictures were all nominated for Best British Independent Film, along with the Formula One documentary ‘Senna’ and Lynne Ramsay’s ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin.’

The other nominations announced Monday:

Best director: Ben Wheatley for ‘Kill List,’ plus McQueen, Alfredson, Considine, and Ramsay.

Douglas Hickox Award for best directorial debut: Joe Cornish, ‘Attack the Block’; Ralph Fiennes, ‘Coriolanus’; John Michael McDonagh, ‘The Guard’; Richard Ayoade, ‘Submarine’ and Considine.

Best actress: Rebecca Hall, ‘The Awakening’; Mia Wasikowska, ‘Jane Eyre’; MyAnna Buring, ‘Kill List’; Olivia Colman, ‘Tyrannosaur;’ Tilda Swinton, ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin.’

Best actor: Brendan Gleeson, ‘The Guard’; Neil Maskell, ‘Kill List’; Michael Fassbender, ‘Shame’; Gary Oldman, ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’; Peter Mullan, ‘Tyrannosaur.’

Best achievement in production: ‘Kill List,’ ‘Tyrannosaur,’ ‘Weekend,’ ‘Wild Bill,’ ‘You Instead.’

The awards will be handed out in a ceremony on Dec. 4 in London.

See the complete list of nominees.

-- Susan King