Empire Awards
| Empire Award | |
|---|---|
 23rd Empire Awards | |
 An Empire award | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Empire |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Last awarded | March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18) |
| Website | 2016 Official website |
The Empire Awards, is an annual British awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the local and global film industry. Winners are awarded the Empire Award statuette. The awards, first presented in 1996, are presented by the British film magazine Empire with the winners voted by the readers of the magazine.
The 23rd Empire Awards, the most recent ceremony, honoring films in 2017, was held on 18 March 2018 in London, England.[1] The awards are sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey since the 14th Empire Awards[2][3] and since then are officially called the Jameson Empire Awards. The official sponsor of the Awards changed to Rakuten TV for the 23rd Empire Awards.
Contents
1 Empire Awards categories
1.1 Award categories as of 2018
1.2 Retired awards
2 Honorary Empire Awards
2.1 Current honorary awards
2.2 Retired honorary awards
2.3 Empire Special Honorary Awards
3 References
4 External links
Empire Awards categories
Award categories as of 2018
Best Actor: 1996 to present
Best Actress: 1996 to present
Best Director: 1996 to present
Best Male Newcomer: 2012 to present
Best Female Newcomer: 2012 to present
Best Film: 1996 to present
Best British Film: 1996 to present; In 2002 it was known as "Sky Movies Best British Film"
Best Comedy: 2006 to present
Best Horror: 2006 to present
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy: 2006 to present; In 2009 it was known as "Best Sci-Fi/Superhero"
Best Thriller: 2006 to present
Best Soundtrack: 2008–2009, 2016–present- Best Animated Film: 2016 to present
- Best Documentary: 2016 to present
- Best Screenplay: 2016 to present
- Best Makeup And Hairstyling: 2016 to present
- Best Costume Design: 2016 to present
- Best Production Design: 2016 to present
- Best Visual Effects: 2016 to present
- Best TV Series: 2016 to present
- Best Actor in a TV Series: 2018 to present
- Best Actress in a TV Series: 2018 to present
Retired awards
Best British Actor: 1996 to 2005
Best British Actress: 1996 to 2005
Best British Director: 1997 to 2001; 2005
Best Supporting Actor: 2014
Best Supporting Actress: 2014
Best Newcomer: 1996 to 2011; From 1996 to 2002 it was known as "Best Debut" (was split into Male and Female Newcomer categories in 2012)
Scene of the Year: 2003 to 2007; From 2003 to 2006 it was known as "Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year"; In 2007 it was known as "Scene of the Year"
The Art of 3D: 2012 to 2013
Done In 60 Seconds Award: 2008 to 2014- Best Short Film: 2016 to 2017
Honorary Empire Awards
Current honorary awards
As of the 19th Empire Awards these are the three awards which are currently handed out:
Empire Hero Award: 2010 to present
Empire Icon Award: 2006; 2008 to 2011; 2014
Empire Inspiration Award: 1997; 1999 to 2002; 2004 to 2006; 2008; 2010 to present
Empire Legend Award: 2012 to 2013; 2015 to 2017; Legend of our Lifetime Award: 2014; 2018
Retired honorary awards
Contribution to Cinema Award: 2000 only
Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema Award: 2005 to 2006; Outstanding Contribution To British Film: 2008 to 2010; Outstanding Contribution: 2013 only
Independent Spirit Award: 2002 to 2005
Lifetime Achievement Award: 1996 to 2003; 2006; Career Achievement Award: 2004 only
Movie Masterpiece Award: 1999 to 2000
Empire Special Honorary Awards
Actor Of Our Lifetime: 2009 only
Action Hero of Our Lifetime: 2014 only
Legend of Our Lifetime: 2014; 2018
Icon of the Decade: 2005 only
Heath Ledger Tribute: 2009 only
References
^ Dyer, James. "Vote For The 2018 Three Empire Awards:Final Round". Empire. Retrieved 4 March 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Jameson Empire Awards 2009 - Nominations" (Press release). Bauer Consumer Media. March 2, 2009. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009.
^ Turney, Ewan (December 1, 2008). "Jameson to sponsor Empire Awards". Morningadvertiser.co.uk. William Reed Business Media. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
External links
- Official website (latest ceremony)
- 2014 Done in 60 Seconds official website
Empire Awards on IMDb
