Several
Harry Potter alum and a new cast member of
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them were nominated at this year's British Independent Film Awards.
Harry Potter actors Julie Walters (Brooklyn) and Helena Bonham Carter (Suffragette) will go head-to-head once again in the Supporting Actress category; while father and son Brendan Gleeson (Suffragette) and Domhnall Gleeson (Brooklyn) will face off in the Supporting Actor category.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's Colin Farrell got a Lead Actor nomination for his work in the dark comedy,
The Lobster.
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Best Actor
Tom Courtenay, “45 Years”
Colin Farrell, “The Lobster”
Michael Fassbender, “Macbeth”
Tom Hardy, “Legend”
Tom Hiddleston, “High-Rise”
Best Supporting Actor
Luke Evans, “High-Rise”
Brendan Gleeson, “Suffragette”
Domhnall Gleeson, “Brooklyn”
Sean Harris, “Macbeth”
Ben Whishaw, “The Lobster”
Best Supporting Actress
Helena Bonham Carter, “Suffragette”
Olivia Colman, “The Lobster”
Anne-Marie Duff, “Suffragette”
Sienna Miller, “High-Rise”
Julie Walters, “Brooklyn”
Harry Potter and
Fantastic Beasts' longtime casting director, Fiona Weir, also received a nomination, Best Achievement in Craft for
Brooklyn.
Farrell's
Fantastic Beasts' costar Gemma Chan was on hand Tuesday morning to announce the nominees at the London Edition Hotel. Photos can be seen here.
The 2015 British Independent Film Awards will take place on December 6 at London’s Old Billingsgate Market.
Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts' actors nominated for British Independent Film Awards 
