4th Empire Awards explained

Number:4
Award:Empire Awards
Date:1999
Site:Park Lane Hotel, London, England
Magazine Issue:
  1. 119 (May 1999)

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The 4th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 1998 and took place in 1999 at the Park Lane Hotel in London, England.[1] During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as three honorary awards. The honorary Movie Masterpiece award was first introduced this year. The awards were sponsored by Stella Artois for the second consecutive year.[2]

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Titanic and Saving Private Ryan were tied for most awards won with two awards apiece. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels won the award for Best British Film, while Titanic won the award for Best Film. Other winners included Elizabeth, My Name Is Joe and Sliding Doors with one award apiece. Spike Lee received the Empire Inspiration Award, Freddie Francis received the Lifetime Achievement Award and William Friedkin received the Movie Masterpiece Award for The Exorcist.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[3]

Multiple awards

The following three films received multiple awards:

AwardsFilm
2Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Saving Private Ryan
Titanic

Multiple nominations

The following 12 films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilm
4Elizabeth
Twenty Four Seven
3Good Will Hunting
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
My Name Is Joe
Saving Private Ryan
Sliding Doors
The Truman Show
Titanic
2Jackie Brown
Out of Sight
The Big Lebowski

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1999 Empire Awards . . 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000816064656/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/index.html . August 16, 2000 . dead .
  2. News: . Genie succeeds Stella as Empire film awards sponsor . . . January 18, 2001 . September 29, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Past Winners - 1999 . . . 2003 . September 16, 2011 .
  4. Web site: Empire Inspiration Award . . 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000819093327/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/inspiration.html . August 19, 2000 . dead .
  5. Web site: Lifetime Achievement Award . . 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000819093332/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/achievement.html . August 19, 2000 . dead .
  6. Web site: Movie Masterpiece Award . . 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000819093337/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/masterpiece.html . August 19, 2000 . dead .