13th Empire Awards

Summary

The 13th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2007 and took place on 9 March 2008 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England.[1] During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in 12 categories as well as three honorary awards. The awards for the Sony Ericsson Soundtrack and the Done In 60 Seconds competition were first introduced this year. The Best Newcomer returned to a single award, having last year been split into "Best Male Newcomer" and "Best Female Newcomer" awards and the honorary Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema was renamed to Outstanding Contribution to British Film. The ceremony was televised in the United Kingdom by ITV2 on March 10.[1][2] Welsh actor Rob Brydon hosted the show for the first time.[2] The awards were sponsored by Sony Ericsson for the fifth year, having last sponsored the 11th ceremony held in 2006.[1]

13th Empire Awards
The logo for the 13th Empire Awards
Date9 March 2008 (2008-03-09)[1]
SiteGrosvenor House Hotel, London, England[1]
Hosted byRob Brydon[2]
Highlights
Best FilmThe Bourne Ultimatum
Best British FilmAtonement
Most awardsAtonement (3)
Most nominationsAtonement and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (6)
Television coverage
ChannelITV2[1]

Atonement won the most awards with three including Best British Film. Other winners included Control with two awards and 28 Weeks Later, American Gangster, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hot Fuzz, Stardust and The Bourne Ultimatum with one. Ewan McGregor received the Empire Icon Award, Guillermo del Toro received the Empire Inspiration Award, and Shane Meadows received the Outstanding Contribution to British Film award. Nick Jesper from the United Kingdom won the Done In 60 Seconds Award for his 60-second film version of Titanic.

Winners and nominees edit

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[3][4]

Finalists:[17]

The other shortlisted films:[17]

Honorary Awards

Multiple awards edit

The following two films received multiple awards:

Awards Film
3 Atonement
2 Control

Multiple nominations edit

The following 12 films received multiple nominations:

Nominations Film
6 Atonement
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
4 Hot Fuzz
The Bourne Ultimatum
3 Control
Zodiac
2 300
Knocked Up
Ratatouille
Sunshine
This Is England
Transformers

Done In 60 Seconds films edit

  1. ^ Done In 60 Seconds: Titanic by Nick Jesper on YouTube
  2. ^ Done In 60 Seconds: Alien by George Pursall and Thomas Stock on YouTube
  3. ^ Done In 60 Seconds: Atonement by Ellie Rogers on YouTube
  4. ^ Done In 60 Seconds: Close Encounters of the Third Kind by Phil Heeks on YouTube
  5. ^ Done In 60 Seconds: Speed by Mark Wong on YouTube
  6. ^ Lynsey Yarnell (2008). Done In 60 Seconds: Back to the Future.
  7. ^ Ryhs Owain (2008). Done In 60 Seconds: Dino-Empire.
  8. ^ Done In 60 Seconds: Evil Dead II by Tim Chivers on YouTube
  9. ^ Oliver Hollingdale (2008). Done In 60 Seconds: Harry Potter.
  10. ^ Liam Johnston (2008). Done In 60 Seconds: Nosferatu.
  11. ^ Done In 60 Seconds: Rambo: First Blood by Tom Marshall on YouTube
  12. ^ Done In 60 Seconds: Saving Private Ryan by Alison Goldsmith on YouTube
  13. ^ Done In 60 Seconds: The Seventh Seal by Dan Horn on YouTube
  14. ^ Done In 60 Seconds: The Dam Busters by Matt Bigwood on YouTube
  15. ^ Done In 60 Seconds: The Shining by Henry S & Matt D on YouTube

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ramsay, Fiona (January 9, 2001). "Sony Ericsson to sponsor Empire Film Awards". Mediaweek.co.uk. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "The Minute-By-Minute Blog". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (February 4, 2008). "'Atonement' receives six Empire nominations". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Hilton, Beth (March 10, 2008). "Sony Ericsson Empire Awards: The Winners". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Best Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  6. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  7. ^ "Best Director". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  8. ^ "Best Actor". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  9. ^ "Best Actress". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  10. ^ "Best Comedy". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  11. ^ "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  12. ^ "Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  13. ^ "Best Thriller". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  14. ^ "Best Newcomer". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  15. ^ "Sony Ericsson Soundtrack Award". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  16. ^ "Done In 60 Seconds Award". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  17. ^ a b "Done In 60 Seconds. Nominees". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  18. ^ "Empire Icon Award". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  19. ^ "Empire Inspiration Award". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  20. ^ "Outstanding Contribution To British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2011.

External links edit

  • The 13th Sony Ericsson Empire Awards official website
  • 13th Empire Awards at IMDb