The British Independant Film Awards which celebrate, strangely enough, independant movies in the UK, were in London on Wednesday with Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener sweeping the top awards.

Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz both picked up awards for their roles in the movie while the movie itself picked up the Best Picture award.

In other awards, Neil "Dog Soldiers" Marshall's sophomore picture The Decent picked up two awards, critically acclaimed German bio-drama Downfall picked up the Best Foreign Film award and Keira Knightley deservedly picked up the "Best Media Whore" award.

Complete list of winners

• Best British independent film: The Constant Gardener
• Best actor: Ralph Fiennes - The Constant Gardener
• Best actress: Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener
• Best supporting actor/actress: Rosamund Pike - The Libertine
• Most promising newcomer: Emily Barclay - In My Father's Den
• Best director: Neil Marshall - The Descent
• Best screenplay: Frank Cottrell Boyce - Millions
• Douglas Hickox Award (for debut director): Annie Griffin - Festival
• Best technical achievement: Jon Harris - The Descent
• Best achievement in production: Gypo
• Best foreign film: Downfall
• Best documentary: The Liberace of Baghdad
• The Raindance Award: Evil Aliens
• Variety UK Personality of the Year: Keira Knightley
• Special Jury Prize: Sandy Lieberson
• Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Achievement: Tilda Swinton
• Best British short film: Six Shooter