London Film Critics Circle Awards 2004

 25th London Film Critics Circle Awards 9 February 2005

Film of the Year:  Sideways 

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.

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