London Film Critics Circle Awards 2004

25th London Film Critics Circle Awards

9 February 2005

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Film of the Year:
Sideways

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British Film of the Year:
Vera Drake

The 25th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2004, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 9 February 2005. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Winners and nominees

Film of the Year

Sideways

• The Aviator
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• House of Flying Daggers
• The Motorcycle Diaries

British Film of the Year

Vera Drake

• Finding Neverland
• Ae Fond Kiss...
• My Summer of Love
• Shaun of the Dead

Foreign Language Film of the Year

The Motorcycle Diaries • Argentina

• Bad Education • Spain
• House of Flying Daggers • China/Hong Kong
• The Return • Russia
• A Very Long Engagement • France

Director of the Year

Martin Scorsese – The Aviator

• Michel Gondry – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Alexander Payne – Sideways
• Walter Salles – The Motorcycle Diaries
• Zhang Yimou – House of Flying Daggers

British Director of the Year

Mike Leigh – Vera Drake

• Paul Greengrass – The Bourne Supremacy
• Shane Meadows – Dead Man's Shoes
• Pawel Pawlikowski – My Summer of Love
• Michael Radford – The Merchant of Venice

Screenwriter of the Year

Charlie Kaufman – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

• David Magee – Finding Neverland
• Brad Bird – The Incredibles
• Jean-Pierre Bacri and Agnes Jaoui – Look at Me
• Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – Sideways

British Screenwriter of the Year

Mike Leigh – Vera Drake

• Joe Penhall – Enduring Love
• Paul Laverty – Ae Fond Kiss...
• Pawel Pawlikowski and Michael Wynne – My Summer of Love
• Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright – Shaun of the Dead

Actor of the Year

Jamie Foxx – Ray

• Johnny Depp – Finding Neverland
• Leonardo DiCaprio – The Aviator
• Paul Giamatti – Sideways
• Geoffrey Rush – The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Actress of the Year

Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake

• Annette Bening – Being Julia
• Nicole Kidman – Birth
• Natalie Portman – Closer
• Charlize Theron – Monster

British Actor of the Year

Daniel Craig – Enduring Love

• Paddy Considine – Dead Man's Shoes
• Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog
• James McAvoy – Inside I'm Dancing
• Clive Owen – Closer

British Actress of the Year

Eva Birthistle – Ae Fond Kiss...
Kate Winslet – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

• Judi Dench – Ladies in Lavender
• Emily Mortimer – Dear Frankie
• Natalie Press – My Summer of Love

British Supporting Actor of the Year

Phil Davis – Vera Drake

• Brian Cox – Troy
• Rupert Everett – Stage Beauty
• Eddie Marsan – Vera Drake
• Alfred Molina – Spider-Man 2

British Supporting Actress of the Year

Romola Garai – Inside I'm Dancing

• Eileen Atkins – Vanity Fair
• Minnie Driver – The Phantom of the Opera
• Ruth Sheen – Vera Drake
• Emily Woof – Wondrous Oblivion

British Newcomer of the Year

Natalie Press – My Summer of Love

• Amma Asante – A Way of Life
• Eva Birthistle – Ae Fond Kiss...
• Emily Blunt – My Summer of Love
• Freddie Highmore – Finding Neverland

25th Silver Anniversary Award

• Norma Heyman

Dilys Powell Award

• Ken Loach

References

1. "Critics to honour Ken Loach". Manchester Evening News.
2. "London Film Critics Honour 'Vera Drake'". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
3. "London Critics honour Scorsese, Sideways". ScreenDaily.com.
4. Dawtrey, Adam (29 December 2004). "Blighty crix mostly shun Brit pix". Variety . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2024.