<div style="float: right; font-size: smaller; background-color:#E6E6FA; padding: 12px; margin-left: 5em; margin-bottom: 2em; width: 180px" align="center"> **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](https://bliptext.com/articles/london-film-critics-circle) Awards**, honouring the best in film for [2004](https://bliptext.com/articles/2004-in-film), were announced by the [London Film Critics Circle](https://bliptext.com/articles/london-film-critics-circle) on 9 February 2005.

Winners and nominees

Film of the Year

Sideways

British Film of the Year

Vera Drake

Foreign Language Film of the Year

The Motorcycle Diaries • Argentina

Director of the Year

Martin Scorsese – The Aviator

British Director of the Year

Mike Leigh – Vera Drake

Screenwriter of the Year

Charlie Kaufman – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

British Screenwriter of the Year

Mike Leigh – Vera Drake

Actor of the Year

Jamie Foxx – Ray

Actress of the Year

Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake

British Actor of the Year

Daniel Craig – Enduring Love

British Actress of the Year

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

British Supporting Actor of the Year

Phil Davis – Vera Drake

British Supporting Actress of the Year

Romola Garai – Inside I'm Dancing

British Newcomer of the Year

Natalie Press – My Summer of Love

25th Silver Anniversary Award

Dilys Powell Award