British Independent Film
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