7th Empire Awards explained

Number:7
Award:Empire Awards
Site:The Dorchester Hotel, London, England
Host:Phill Jupitus
Magazine Issue:
  1. 154 (April 2002)

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The 7th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2001 and took place on 5 February 2002 at The Dorchester Hotel in London, England.[1] [2] During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in eight categories as well as three honorary awards. The honorary Independent Spirit Award was first introduced this year. English comedian Phill Jupitus hosted the show for the first time.

and Moulin Rouge! were tied for most awards won with three awards apiece. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring won the award for Best Film, while Moulin Rouge! won the award for Best Director for Baz Luhrmann. Other winners included Bridget Jones's Diary who won the award for Best British Film and Enigma with one award apiece. Michael Mann received the Empire Inspiration Award, Christopher Lee received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Alejandro Amenábar received the Independent Spirit Award for The Others.

Winners and nominees

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

Multiple awards

The following two films received multiple awards:

AwardsFilm
3Moulin Rouge!

Multiple nominations

The following 11 films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilm
8
4A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Bridget Jones's Diary
Moulin Rouge!
3The Others
Traffic
2Amélie
Enigma
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Lucky Break
Planet of the Apes

External links

  • Web site: The 7th Empire Awards official website . 2014-09-26 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20030202054448/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2002/ . February 2, 2003 . mdy .

Notes and References

  1. News: . Empire Awards: Nominations Announced. Lord of The Rings takes the lead . . . January 25, 2002 . September 29, 2014 .
  2. News: . The 2002 Empire Awards: Exclusive. The results are in . . . February 5, 2002 . September 29, 2014 .
  3. Web site: 2002 Awards Winners . . . 2013 . September 26, 2014 .
  4. . Empire Magazine reports on the 2002 Empire Awards: Inspiration Award/Lifetime Achievement Award . . United Kingdom . . 154 . 59 . April 2002 . September 18, 2011 .
  5. Web site: Empire Inspiration Award . . 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030202095350/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2002/winners/inspirationaward.shtm . February 2, 2003 . dead .
  6. Web site: Lifetime Achievement Award . . 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030202094115/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2002/winners/lifetimeachievement.shtm . February 2, 2003 . dead .
  7. Web site: Independent Spirit Award . . 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030202094715/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2002/winners/independentspirit.shtm . February 2, 2003 . dead .