Shane Meadows’ British drama “Somers Town” won the prestigious Michael Powell Award Sunday at the 62nd edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Praised by jury member Danny Huston, the film follows two teenagers who spend their time pursuing moneymaking scams and falling in love with local waitresses. Meadows’ directing credits also include “This is England.”

The PPG Award for best performance in a British feature went to Robert Carlyle for “Summer,” Kenneth Glenaan’s drama about the struggle of a man to confront his past. Carlyle also recently starred in “28 Weeks Later.”

Werner Herzog won the award for best documentary for “Encounters at the End of the World,” in which the director travels to Antarctica to capture the landscape’s rarely seen beauty.

The Standard Life Audience Award was presented to James Marsh for “Man on Wire,” a documentary about tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s daring but often illegal stunts. On the same night, the film also won the prize for best international feature at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival.

Other winners included Marianna Palka, who took home the Skillset New Directors Award for “Good Dick,” and Daniel Mulloy, who won the UK Film Council Award for Best British Short Film for “Son.”

For a complete list of all EIFF 2008 winners, visit the festival’s official Web site right here.