Pete Ross

There have been ceremonies handing out prizes in London and New York.

And as Tom Brook reports, many of the early winners are generating Oscar buzz.

London's Roundhouse is where the latest phase in movie awards season kicked off.

At the British Independent Film Awards, there was excitement over the stories generated by independent cinema.

Praise came from actor Emily Watson.

It's really great to see that people are striking out and, you know, using a voice that's truly independent, asking awkward questions.

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The picture Pillion took home four prizes at the British Independent Film Awards.

Its screenplay was also recognised at the Gotham Awards in New York.

How do you get a man like that?

It's a story of submission and dominance between two men, starring Alexander Skarsgård as a leather-clad biker.

It's seen as a thought-provoking, boundary-pushing film.

And Skarsgård gives credit to the independent film community in the UK for getting the project off the ground.

So the fact that movies like Pilly can still get made makes me happy at least.

Akinola Davis won the Best Director trophy at the British Independent Film Awards for My Father's Shadow, centred on family relationships involving two young brothers and their father at a pivotal time in Nigeria in 1993.

The film is the UK's official submission in the Oscars race.

It also picked up two Gotham Awards.

It's a British-Nigerian film praised for its authenticity.

Akinola Davis sees himself as part of a new generation of British filmmakers.

We're able to make films that reflect ourselves from an honest point of view.