The 3rd Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine ''Empire'', honored the best films of 1997 and took place in 1998. During the ceremony, ''Empire'' presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as one honorary award. The awards were sponsored by Stella Artois for the first time. All of the winners this year won one award each. '' The Full Monty'' won the award for

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, while '' Men in Black'' won the award for Best Film. Other winners included '' A Life Less Ordinary'', '' Hamlet'', '' Jerry Maguire'', '' L.A. Confidential'', '' Nil by Mouth'', '' The Crucible'' and '' The English Patient''.

Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...

received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

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