The 7th British Independent Film Awards, held on November 30, 2004 at the Hammersmith Palais, London, honoured the best British independent films of 2004.
Awards
[edit]Best British Independent Film
[edit]Best Director
[edit]- Mike Leigh - Vera Drake
- Shane Meadows - Dead Man's Shoes
- Roger Michell - Enduring Love
- Paweł Pawlikowski - My Summer of Love
- Kevin Macdonald - Touching the Void
The Douglas Hickox Award
[edit]Given to a British director on their debut feature
- John Crowley - Intermission
- Saul Dibb - Bullet Boy
- Peter Webber - Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Emily Young - Kiss of Life
- Matthew Vaughn - Layer Cake
Best Actor
[edit]- Phil Davis - Vera Drake
- Ian Hart - Blind Flight
- Paddy Considine - Dead Man's Shoes
- Daniel Craig - Enduring Love
- Geoffrey Rush - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Best Actress
[edit]- Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
- Eva Birthistle - Ae Fond Kiss...
- Scarlett Johansson - Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Anne Reid - The Mother
- Natalie Press - My Summer of Love
Best Supporting Actor/Actress
[edit]- Eddie Marsan - Vera Drake
- Gary Stretch - Dead Man's Shoes
- Samantha Morton - Enduring Love
- Romola Garai - Rory O'Shea Was Here
- Paddy Considine - My Summer of Love
Best Screenplay
[edit]- Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg - Shaun of the Dead
- Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine - Dead Man's Shoes
- Paul Laverty - Ae Fond Kiss...
- Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- Mike Leigh - Vera Drake
Most Promising Newcomer
[edit]- Ashley Walters - Bullet Boy
- Toby Kebbell - Dead Man's Shoes
- Atta Yaqub - Ae Fond Kiss...
- Emily Blunt - My Summer of Love
- Nick Frost - Shaun of the Dead
Best Achievement in Production
[edit]Best Technical Achievement
[edit]- Mike Eley - Touching the Void (for cinematography)
- Eduardo Castro and Ralph Wheeler-Holes - Bride and Prejudice (for costumes)
- Mark Tildesley - Code 46 (for production design)
- Lucas Roche and Chris Wyatt - Dead Man's Shoes (for editing)
- Haris Zambarloukos - Enduring Love (for cinematography)
Best British Documentary
[edit]Best British Short Film
[edit]- School of Life
- 6.6.04
- Brand Spanking
- London Fields Are Blue
- Wasp