The Empire Award for Best Film was an
Empire Award
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 ...
presented annually by the British
film magazine
Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ...
''Empire'' to honor the best film of the previous year. The Empire Award for Best Film was one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the
1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being
Best Actor,
Best Actress,
Best Director and
Best British Film) with ''
Braveheart
''Braveheart'' is a 1995 American epic film, epic historical drama, historical war drama film directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior William Wallace in the First War of Scottish Independence against Edward I of Engl ...
'' receiving the award. ''
Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' was the
most recent winner in this category. Winners were chosen by the readers of ''Empire'' magazine.
Winners and nominees
In the list below, winners are listed first in boldface, followed by the other nominees. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article (if any) on that ceremony.
"†" indicates the film won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
1990s
2000s
2010s
References
External links
{{Empire Awards
Film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
Awards for best film