| 53rd BFI London Film Festival (2009) |
| Best Film |
| Un prophète, dir. Jacques Audiard |
| The Sutherland Trophy |
| Ajami, dir. Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani |
| Best British Newcomer Award |
| Jack Thorne, writer of The Scouting Book For Boys |
| The Grierson Award for Best Documentary |
| Defamation, dir. Yoav Shamir |
| BFI Fellowships |
| Filmmaker - Souleymane Cissé | |
| Actor - John Hurt |