I, Daniel Blake, starring comedian Dave Johns has been nominated for more British Independent Film Awards than any other film this year.

The acclaimed movie directed by Ken Loach has received seven nominations. Dave Johns has been nominated for Best Actor alongside Max Records for I Am Not a Serial Killer, Michael Fassbender for Trespass Against Us, Shia Labeouf for American Honey and Steve Brandon for My Feral Heart. Johns is also up for Most Promising Newcomer alongside his co-star Hayley Squires.

Numerous other comedians also feature in the nominations. Brett Goldstein is up for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Adult Life Skills. Alice Lowe is nominated for the The Douglas Hickox Award (debut director) for Prevenge. Simon Farnaby and Julian Barratt are in the running for the Best Screenwriter prize for their script for Mindhorn. And Gareth Tunley, Jack Healy Guttmann and Tom Meeten are in contention for the Discovery Award for The Ghoul as are Jamie Adams and Jon Rennie for Black Mountain Poets.

The results will be announced on December 4 in a ceremony hosted by Richard Ayoade.