2005 London Film Critics' Circle Awards
2005 London Film Critics' Circle Award winners: February 9, 2005.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti in Sideways
Best Film
The Aviator- Martin Scorsese
The Motorcycle Diaries – Walter Salles
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Michel Gondry
House of Flying Daggers – Zhang Yimou
* Sideways – Alexander Payne
Best British Film
Ae Fond Kiss . . . – Ken Loach
Finding Neverland – Marc Foster
My Summer of Love – Pawel Pwawlikowski
Shaun of the Dead – Edgar Wright
* Vera Drake – Mike Leigh
Best Foreign Language Film
* The Motorcycle Diaries – Walter Salles
A Very Long Engagement – Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Bad Education – Pedro Almodóvar
House of Flying Daggers – Zhang Yimou
The Return – Andrei Zvyagintsev
Best Director
Michel Gondry – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Alexander Payne – Sideways
Walter Salles – The Motorcycle Diaries
* Martin Scorsese – The Aviator
Zhang Yimou – House of Flying Daggers
Best British Director
Paul Greengrass – The Bourne Supremacy
* Mike Leigh – Vera Drake
Shane Meadows – Dead Man's Shoes
Pawel Pawlikowski – My Summer of Love
Michael Radford – The Merchant of Venice
Best Actor
Johnny Depp – Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Aviator
* Jamie Foxx – Ray
Paul Giamatti – Sideways
Geoffrey Rush – The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Best British Actor
Paddy Considine – Dead Man's Shoes
* Daniel Craig – Enduring Love
Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog
James McAvoy – Inside I'm Dancing
Clive Owen – Closer
Best Actress
Annette Bening – Being Julia
Nicole Kidman – Birth
Natalie Portman – Closer
* Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
Charlize Theron – Monster
Best British Actress (tie)
* Eva Birthistle – Ae Fond Kiss . . .
Judi Dench – Ladies in Lavender
Natalie Press – My Summer of Love
Emily Mortimer – Dear Frankie
* Kate Winslet – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Screenwriter
Brad Bird – The Incredibles
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor – Sideways
David Magee – Finding Neverland
* Charlie Kaufman – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui – Look at Me
Best British Screenwriter
Pawel Pawlikowski, Michael Wynne – My Summer of Love
* Mike Leigh – Vera Drake
Paul Laverty – Ae Fond Kiss . . .
Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright – Shaun of the Dead
Joe Penhall – Enduring Love
Best British Supporting Actor
Alfred Molina – Spider-Man 2
Rupert Everett – Stage Beauty
* Phil Davis – Vera Drake
Eddie Marsan – Vera Drake
Brian Cox – Troy
Best British Supporting Actress
Eileen Atkins – Vanity Fair
* Romola Garai – Inside I'm Dancing
Minnie Driver – The Phantom of the Opera
Ruth Sheen – Vera Drake
Emily Woof – Wondrous Oblivion
Best British Newcomer
Amma Asante – A Way of Life
* Natalie Press – My Summer of Love
Emily Blunt – My Summer of Love
Freddie Highmore – Finding Neverland
Eva Birthistle – Ae Fond Kiss . . .
Dilys Powell Award: Ken Loach
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