The Aviator and Vera Drake scoop top prizes at the 2005 Orange BAFTA Film Awards

February 13, 2005

LONDON – The big-budget Hollywood movie The Aviator and the low-budget Brit flick Vera Drake have scooped the main prizes at the 2005 Orange BAFTA Film Awards. Four gongs went to The Aviator with the top ones being Best Film and Cate Blanchett for Best Supporting Actress. Vera Drake got three gongs with Best Director, Best Actress & Costume Design. Jamie Foxx got Best Actor with Ray and Clive Owen got Best Supporting Actor with Closer.

Best film

 * The Aviator
 * Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 * Finding Neverland
 * Motorcycle Diaries
 * Vera Drake

Best British film

 * My Summer of Love
 * Vera Drake
 * Dead Man's Shoes
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * Shaun of the Dead

Best actor in a leading role

 * Jamie Foxx - Ray
 * Gael Garcia Bernal - The Motorcycle Diaries
 * Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 * Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland
 * Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator

Best actress in a leading role

 * Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
 * Charlize Theron - Monster
 * Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 * Kate Winslet - Finding Neverland
 * Ziyi Zhang - House of Flying Daggers

Best actor in a supporting role

 * Clive Owen - Closer
 * Alan Alda - The Aviator
 * Jamie Foxx - Collateral
 * Phil Davis - Vera Drake
 * Rodrigo De La Serna - The Motorcycle Diaries

Best actress in a supporting role

 * Cate Blanchett - The Aviator
 * Heather Craney - Vera Drake
 * Julie Christie - Finding Neverland
 * Meryl Streep - The Manchurian Candidate
 * Natalie Portman - Closer

Original screenplay

 * Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 * The Aviator
 * Collateral
 * Ray
 * Vera Drake

Adapted screenplay

 * Sideways
 * The Chorus
 * Closer
 * Finding Neverland
 * The Motorcycle Diaries

The David Lean Award for achievement in direction

 * Mike Leigh - Vera Drake
 * Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
 * Michael Mann - Collateral
 * Michel Gondry - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 * Marc Forster - Finding Neverland

The Carl Foreman Award for special achievement by a British Director/Producer or Writer in their first feature film

 * Amma Asante - Director/Writer (for A Way of Life)
 * Andrea Gibb - Writer (for Afterlife)
 * Matthew Vaughn - Director (for Layer Cake)
 * Nira Park - Producer (for Shaun of the Dead)
 * Shona Auerbach - Director (for Dear Frankie)

Best film not in the English language

 * Diarios de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries)
 * Les Choristes (The Chorus)
 * Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles (A Very Long Engagement)
 * La Mala Educacion (Bad Education)
 * Shi Mian Mai Fu (House of Flying Daggers)

The Anthony Asquith Award for achievement in film music

 * The Motorcycle Diaries
 * The Aviator
 * The Chorus
 * Finding Neverland
 * Ray

Cinematography

 * Collateral
 * The Aviator
 * Finding Neverland
 * House of Flying Daggers
 * The Motorcycle Diaries

Editing

 * Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 * The Aviator
 * Collateral
 * House of Flying Daggers
 * Vera Drake

Production design

 * The Aviator
 * Finding Neverland
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * House of Flying Daggers
 * Vera Drake

Costume design

 * Vera Drake
 * The Aviator
 * Finding Neverland
 * House of Flying Daggers
 * The Merchant of Venice

Sound

 * Ray
 * The Aviator
 * Collateral
 * House of Flying Daggers
 * Spider-Man 2

Achievement in special visual effects

 * The Day After Tomorrow
 * The Aviator
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * House of Flying Daggers
 * Spider-Man 2

Make Up and Hair

 * The Aviator
 * Finding Neverland
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * House of Flying Daggers
 * Vera Drake

Short animation film

 * Birthday Boy
 * City Paradise
 * Heavy Pockets
 * His Passionate Bride
 * Little Things

Short Film

 * The Banker
 * Can't Stop Breathing
 * Elephant Boy
 * Knitting a Love Song
 * Six Shooter

Orange Film of the Year (public vote)

 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban