The 8th British Independent Film Awards, given on 30 November 2005 at the Hammersmith Palais, London, honoured the best British independent films of 2005.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Ralph Fiennes - The Constant Gardener
• Best Actress:
  • Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener
• Best British Documentary:
  • The Liberace of Baghdad
• Best British Independent Film:
  • The Constant Gardener
• Best British Short:
  • Six Shooter
• Best Director:
  • Neil Marshall - The Descent
• Best Foreign Film:
  • Der Untergang (Downfall), Germany/Italy/Austria (2004)
• Best Production
  • Gypo
• Best Screenplay:
  • Millions - Frank Cottrell Boyce (2004)
• Best Supporting Actor/Actress:
  • Rosamund Pike - The Libertine
• Best Technical Achievement:
  • The Descent - Jon Harris for the editing.
• Most Promising Newcomer
  • Emily Barclay - In My Father's Den (2004)