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BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS

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    British Independent Film Award

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    Best Achievement in Production

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vera Drake

      7.6 (28K)
    • [object Object]

      Bride & Prejudice

      6.2 (22K)
    • [object Object]

      Code 46

      6.1 (22K)
    • [object Object]

      Dead Man's Shoes

      7.5 (62K)
    • [object Object]

      Girl with a Pearl Earring

      6.9 (85K)

    Best Actor

    • Phil Davis
      Winner
      • Phil Davis
      • Vera Drake
    • Ian Hart at an event for The Tripper (2006)
      • Ian Hart
      • Blind Flight
    • Paddy Considine at an event for House of the Dragon (2022)
      • Paddy Considine
      • Dead Man's Shoes
    • Daniel Craig
      • Daniel Craig
      • Enduring Love
    • Geoffrey Rush
      • Geoffrey Rush
      • The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

    Best Actress

    • Imelda Staunton at an event for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
      Winner
      • Imelda Staunton
      • Vera Drake
    • Eva Birthistle in A Fond Kiss (2004)
      • Eva Birthistle
      • A Fond Kiss
    • Scarlett Johansson
      • Scarlett Johansson
      • Girl with a Pearl Earring
    • Anne Reid in The Mother (2003)
      • Anne Reid
      • The Mother
    • Natalie Press
      • Natalie Press
      • My Summer of Love

    Best British Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Touching the Void

      7.9 (39K)
    • [object Object]

      Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

      7.1 (7.1K)
    • [object Object]

      Drowned Out

      7.7 (75)
    • [object Object]

      Peace One Day

      7.6 (152)
    • [object Object]

      Trollywood

      8.8 (66)

    Best British Independent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vera Drake

      7.6 (28K)
    • [object Object]

      Dead Man's Shoes

      7.5 (62K)
    • [object Object]

      My Summer of Love

      6.7 (22K)
    • [object Object]

      Shaun of the Dead

      7.9 (625K)
    • [object Object]

      Touching the Void

      7.9 (39K)

    Best British Short

    • Winner

      School of Life

      6.2 (128)

    • 6.6.04

      8.6 (7)

    • Brand Spanking

      8.3 (13)

    • London Fields Are Blue

      8.3 (6)
    • [object Object]

      Wasp

      7.5 (6.4K)

    Best Director

    • Mike Leigh
      Winner
      • Mike Leigh
      • Vera Drake
    • Shane Meadows in This Is England (2006)
      • Shane Meadows
      • Dead Man's Shoes
    • Director Roger Michell
      • Roger Michell
      • Enduring Love
    • Pawel Pawlikowski
      • Pawel Pawlikowski
      • My Summer of Love
    • Kevin Macdonald in How I Live Now (2013)
      • Kevin Macdonald
      • Touching the Void

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Touching the Void

      7.9 (39K)

    Best Foreign Independent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Oldboy

      8.3 (689K)
    • [object Object]

      The Motorcycle Diaries

      7.7 (107K)
    • [object Object]

      Fahrenheit 9/11

      7.5 (134K)
    • [object Object]

      Pieces of April

      7.0 (23K)
    • [object Object]

      Hero

      7.9 (192K)

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shaun of the Dead

      7.9 (625K)
      Simon Pegg
      Edgar Wright
    • [object Object]

      Dead Man's Shoes

      7.5 (62K)
      Shane Meadows
      Paddy Considine
    • [object Object]

      A Fond Kiss

      7.1 (7.6K)
      Paul Laverty
    • [object Object]

      The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

      6.9 (16K)
      Christopher Markus
      Stephen McFeely
    • [object Object]

      Vera Drake

      7.6 (28K)
      Mike Leigh

    Best Supporting Actor/Actress

    • Eddie Marsan
      Winner
      • Eddie Marsan
      • Vera Drake
    • Gary Stretch
      • Gary Stretch
      • Dead Man's Shoes
    • Samantha Morton
      • Samantha Morton
      • Enduring Love
    • Romola Garai
      • Romola Garai
      • Rory O'Shea Was Here
    • Paddy Considine at an event for House of the Dragon (2022)
      • Paddy Considine
      • My Summer of Love

    Best Technical Achievement

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Touching the Void

      7.9 (39K)
      Mike Eley(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      Bride & Prejudice

      6.2 (22K)
      Eduardo Castro(costumes)
      Ralph Wheeler-Holes(costumes)
    • [object Object]

      Code 46

      6.1 (22K)
      Mark Tildesley(production designer)
    • [object Object]

      Dead Man's Shoes

      7.5 (62K)
      Lucas Roche(editor)
      Chris Wyatt(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Enduring Love

      6.3 (11K)
      Haris Zambarloukos(cinematographer)

    Most Promising Newcomer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bullet Boy

      6.5 (2.9K)
      Ashley Walters
    • [object Object]

      Dead Man's Shoes

      7.5 (62K)
      Toby Kebbell
    • [object Object]

      A Fond Kiss

      7.1 (7.6K)
      Atta Yaqub
    • [object Object]

      My Summer of Love

      6.7 (22K)
      Emily Blunt
    • [object Object]

      Shaun of the Dead

      7.9 (625K)
      Nick Frost

    Douglas Hickox Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Intermission

      6.8 (17K)
      John Crowley
    • [object Object]

      Bullet Boy

      6.5 (2.9K)
      Saul Dibb
    • [object Object]

      Girl with a Pearl Earring

      6.9 (85K)
      Peter Webber
    • [object Object]

      Kiss of Life

      5.6 (300)
      Emily Young
    • [object Object]

      Layer Cake

      7.2 (204K)
      Matthew Vaughn

    Special Jury Prize

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    • Winner
      • Norma Heyman

    Raindance Award

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    • Winner

      The Barn

      7.0 (15)
    • [object Object]

      Blinded

      5.0 (176)
    • [object Object]

      Chicken Tikka Masala

      5.6 (564)

    Richard Harris Award

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    • Bob Hoskins at an event for The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006)
      Winner
      • Bob Hoskins

    Variety Award

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    • J.K. Rowling at an event for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
      Winner
      • J.K. Rowling

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    • BIFA

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    Event date

    November 30, 2004

    Event location

    England, UK

    Event links

    • http://www.bifa.org.uk/

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