Gary Dretzka
Leonard Klady
David Poland
Ray Pride

Awards: November 30, 2004

British Independent Film Awards
Complete List

Best British independent film
Vera Drake

Also nominated:
Dead Man's Shoes
Touching the Void
Shaun of the Dead
My Summer of Love

Best foreign independent film
Oldboy

Also nominated:
Motorcycle Diaries
Fahrenheit 9/11
Hero
Pieces of April

Best performance by an actor
Phil Davis - Vera Drake

Also nominated:
Paddy Considine - Dead Man's Shoes
Geoffrey Rush - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Daniel Craig - Enduring Love
Ian Hart - Blind Flight

Best performance by an actress
Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake

Also nominated:
Natalie Press - My Summer of Love
Eva Birthistle - Ae Fond Kiss¿
Anne Reid - The Mother
Scarlett Johansson - Girl With A Pearl Earring

Best performance by a supporting actor/actress
Eddie Marsan - Vera Drake

Also nominated:
Paddy Considine - My Summer of Love
Gary Stretch - Dead Man's Shoes
Romola Garai - Inside I'm Dancing
Samantha Morton - Enduring Love

Best director
Mike Leigh - Vera Drake

Also nominated:
Kevin Macdonald - Touching the Void
Shane Meadows - Dead Man's Shoes
Pawel Pawlikowsky - My Summer of Love
Roger Michell - Enduring Love

The Douglas Hickox award for best directorial debut
John Crowley - Intermission

Also nominated:
Peter Webber - Girl With A Pearl Earring
Matthew Vaughn - Layer Cake
Saul Dibb - Bullet Boy
Emily Young - Kiss Of Life

Best Screenplay
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright - Shaun Of The Dead

Also nominated:
Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine - Dead Man's Shoes
Paul Laverty - Ae Fond Kiss¿
Mike Leigh - Vera Drake
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely - The Life and Death Of Peter Sellers

Most promising newcomer
Ashley Walters - Bullet Boy

Also nominated:
Toby Kebbell - Dead Man's Shoes
Emily Blunt - My Summer of Love
Nick Frost - Shaun Of the Dead
Atta Yaqub - Ae Fond Kiss

Best British feature documentary
Touching the Void

Also nominated:
Aileen
Trollywood
Drowned Out
Peace One Day

Best achievement in production
Vera Drake

Also nominated:
Dead Man's Shoes
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Code 46
Bride and Prejudice

Best technical achievement
Cinematography - Touching the Void - Mike Eley

Also nominated:
Wardrobe - Bride and Prejudice - Eduardo Castro and Ralph Holes
Cinematography - Enduring Love - Haris Zambarloukos
Editing - Dead Man's Shoes - Lucas Roche and Chris Wyatt
Production Design - Code 46 - Mark Tildesley

Best British Short (Nokia supported by The British Council)
School of Life

The Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film
Bob Hoskins

The Special Jury Prize (Supported by the UK Film Council)
Norma Heyman

The Variety UK entertainment personality award
J K Rowling