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