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18th Empire Awards

18th Empire Awards

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The 18th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2012 and took place on 24 March 2013[1] at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England.[2][5][6] During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in 13 categories as well as four honorary awards. The honorary Outstanding Contribution to British Film Award was renamed Outstanding Contribution. The Art of 3D Award as well as the honorary Empire Legend Award and Outstanding Contribution Award were presented for the last time. The ceremony was televised in the United Kingdom by Sky Movies on March 30.[4] Irish comedian Ed Byrne hosted the show for the first time.[3] The awards were sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey for the fifth consecutive year.[5]

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In related events, Empire and Jameson Irish Whiskey held the 4th Done In 60 Seconds Competition Global Final on March 22, 2013[5][7][8] at the Google Campus, London, England.[7] The team of judges consisted of Empire editor-in-chief Mark Dinning,[7][8] Bauer Media CEO Paul Keenan,[5] Sky Movies Premiere, English presenter Alex Zane,[7] Scottish radio DJ Edith Bowman[7][8] and English actors Joanne Froggatt[5] and Tom Hiddleston,[5][8] which selected from a shortlist of 23 nominees[7] the five Done In 60 Seconds Award finalists that were invited to the Empire Awards where the winner was announced.[5][7][8]

Skyfall won two awards including Best Film and Best Director for Sam Mendes. Other winners included The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey also with two awards and Dredd, Headhunters, Les Misérables, Sightseers, Ted, The Hunger Games, The Impossible and The Woman in Black with one. Daniel Radcliffe received the Empire Hero Award, Sam Mendes received the Empire Inspiration Award, Helen Mirren received the Empire Legend Award and Danny Boyle received the Outstanding Contribution Award. Philip Askins from the United Kingdom won the Done In 60 Seconds Award for his 60-second film version of Blade Runner.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[9][10][11][12][13]

Finalists:[26]

The other shortlisted films:[27]

Honorary Awards

Multiple awards

The following two films received multiple awards:

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Multiple nominations

The following 14 films received multiple nominations:

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References

  1. "Empire Awards Shortlist Announced" (Press release). Bauer Consumer Media. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. "Ed Byrne to host Empire Awards" (Press release). Bauer Consumer Media. February 26, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. "Jameson Renews Partnership" (Press release). Bauer Consumer Media. March 22, 2013. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  4. Jackson, Helen (March 24, 2013). "Mirren, Mendes and Spacey Grace the Empire Awards". Variety.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  5. Warmann, Amon (March 26, 2013). "Jameson Empire Done In 60 Seconds Awards 2013". amonymousblog.com. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  6. Grobler, Craig (March 6, 2013). "See the 5 Jameson Empire Done In 60 Seconds DISS UK finalists short films". Theestablishingshot.com. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  7. Blackall, Luke (March 24, 2013). "Jameson Empire Film Awards: Martin Freeman wins best actor for performance in The Hobbit". Independent.co.uk. Independent Print Ltd. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  8. Lyttelton, Oliver (March 25, 2013). "'Skyfall,' 'The Hobbit' & 'Sightseers' All Big Winners At 2013 Empire Awards". Indiewire.com. SnagFilms. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  9. "Best Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2004.
  10. "Best Director". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2004.
  11. "Best Actor". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2004.
  12. "Best Actress". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2004.
  13. "Best Comedy". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2004.
  14. "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2004.
  15. "Best Thriller". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2004.
  16. "The Art of 3D". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2004.
  17. "DISS 2013 Finalists". 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2014.

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