The Empire Awards was an annual British awards ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the local and global film industry. Winners were awarded the Empire Award statuette. The awards, first presented in 1996, were presented by the British

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'' with the winners voted by the readers of the magazine. The 23rd Empire Awards was the final ceremony, honouring films in 2017, was held on 18 March 2018 in

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. The awards were sponsored by

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and were thenceforth officially called the Jameson Empire Awards. The official sponsor of the Awards changed to

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for the 23rd Empire Awards. The Empire Awards ceremonies were discontinued after 2018.

Empire Awards categories

Award categories

* Best Actor: 1996 to 2018 *

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: 1996 to 2018 *

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: 1996 to 2018 * Best Male Newcomer: 2012 to 2018 * Best Female Newcomer: 2012 to 2018 *

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: 1996 to 2018 * Best British Film: 1996 to 2018; In 2002 it was known as "Sky Movies Best British Film" * Best Comedy: 2006 to 2018 * Best Horror: 2006 to 2018 * Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy: 2006 to 2018; In 2009 it was known as "Best Sci-Fi/Superhero" * Best Thriller: 2006 to 2018 * Best Soundtrack: 2008–2009, 2016–2018 * Best Animated Film: 2016 to 2018 * Best Documentary: 2016 to 2018 * Best Screenplay: 2016 to 2018 * Best Makeup And Hairstyling: 2016 to 2018 * Best Costume Design: 2016 to 2018 * Best Production Design: 2016 to 2018 * Best Visual Effects: 2016 to 2018 * Best TV Series: 2016 to 2018 * Best Actor in a TV Series: 2018 * Best Actress in a TV Series: 2018

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

Honorary awards

As of the 19th Empire Awards four honorary awards were handed out: *

Empire Hero Award The Empire Hero Award is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine ''Empire''. The Empire Hero Award was first introduced at the 15th Empire Awards ceremony in 2010 with Jude Law receiving the award. Actor Tom Hiddleston is ...

: 2010 to 2018 *

Empire Icon Award The Empire Icon Award is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine ''Empire''. The Empire Icon Award was first introduced at the 11th Empire Awards ceremony in 2006 with Brian Cox receiving the award. The award was absent f ...

: 2006; 2008 to 2011; 2014 *

Empire Inspiration Award The Empire Inspiration Award is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine ''Empire''. The Empire Inspiration Award was first introduced at the 2nd Empire Awards ceremony in 1997 with the Monty Python team receiving the award. ...

: 1997; 1999 to 2002; 2004 to 2006; 2008; 2010 to 2018 *

Empire Legend Award The Empire Legend Award (also known as the Legend of Our Lifetime Award) is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine ''Empire''. The Empire Legend Award was first introduced at the 17th Empire Awards in 2012 with Tim Burton ...

: 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

External links

* * {{Empire Awards 1996 establishments in the United Kingdom Awards established in 1996 Awards disestablished in 2018