The British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual award given to the Best Supporting Actor in a British film. The award was introduced in the 2008 ceremony.
| Year | Winners and nominees | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Eddie Marsan | Happy-Go-Lucky | Scott |
| Liam Cunningham | Hunger | Father Dominic Moran | |
| Ralph Fiennes | In Bruges | Harry Waters | |
| Daniel Mays | Shifty | Chris | |
| Ralph Fiennes | The Duchess | William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire | |
| 2009 | John Henshaw | Looking for Eric | Meatballs |
| Alfred Molina | An Education | Jack Mellor | |
| Tom Hollander | In the Loop | Simon Foster | |
| Michael Fassbender | Fish Tank | Connor | |
| Jim Broadbent | The Damned United | Sam Longson |
| Year | Winners and nominees | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Geoffrey Rush | The King's Speech | Lionel Logue |
| Kayvan Novak | Four Lions | Waj | |
| Bob Hoskins | Made in Dagenham | Albert | |
| Andrew Garfield | Never Let Me Go | Tommy | |
| Guy Pearce | The King's Speech | King Edward VIII | |
| 2011 | Michael Smiley | Kill List | Gal |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Peter Guilliam | |
| Tom Hardy | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Ricki Tarr | |
| Eddie Marsan | Tyrannosaur | James | |
| Ezra Miller | We Need to Talk about Kevin | Kevin Khatchadourian |