The British "Oscars" took place this past saturday.

They're not terribly exciting awards, being British as you'd expect they are very formal and official and proper.

The Aviator only picked up 4 of it's 11 nominations, but Brits hardly have the ingrained love for Scorsese that the US has, so expect a big change in that result at the Oscars. Also a surprise was the lack of awards for prime Oscar-bait Closer with Clive Owen being the only one to receive an award in it's two nominations. Nice to see Collateral pick up a gong for some beautiful work in Cinematography. And before anyone asks, Monster was a 2004 release in the UK, hence it's eligibility for Best Actress.
I've included a list of the nominees as well so you can all argue over what "should've won".

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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
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Chorus
A Very Long Engagement
Bad Education
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