2004 Winners
Best British Independent Film
Vera Drake
Best Director of a British Independent Film
Mike Leigh
for Vera Drake
The Douglas Hickox Award
John Crowley
for Intermission
Best Screenplay
Simon Pegg and
Edgar Wright
for Shaun of the Dead
Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film
Imelda Staunton
for Vera Drake
Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
Phil Davis
for Vera Drake
Most Promising Newcomer
Ashley Walters
for Bullet Boy
Best Achievement In Production
Vera Drake
The Raindance Award
The Barn
Best Technical Achievement
Mike Eley
for Touching the Void
Best British Documentary
Touching the Void
Best British Short Film
School of Life
Best Foreign Independent Film
Oldboy
The Richard Harris Award
Bob Hoskins
The Variety Award
JK Rowling
The Special Jury Prize
Norma Heyman
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor or Actress in a British Independent Film
Eddie Marsan
for Vera Drake

Sponsors

UK Film Council Raindance
M.A.C The Creative Partnership
Soho House Chapter Media
BBC Films Variety
3 Mills Studios Optimum Releaseing
Stolichnaya