The Empire Award for Best Director was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire to honor directors working within the film industry.
| Empire Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best film direction |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Empire magazine |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Currently held by | Rian Johnson - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2018) |
History
editThe Empire Award for Best Director was one of five awards which were first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film and Best British Film) with Danny Boyle receiving the award for his direction of Shallow Grave. Winners were chosen by the readers of Empire magazine.
Since its inception, the award was given to 16 directors. Christopher Nolan has received the most awards in this category with three awards. Christopher Nolan and Peter Jackson were nominated on seven occasions, more than any other director. Kathryn Bigelow and Patty Jenkins are the only female directors to be nominated for the award. Rian Johnson was the most recent winner in this category for his direction of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Winners and nominees
editIn 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 Academy Award for Best Director winner
"‡" indicates Academy Award for Best Director nominee
1990s
edit| Year | Director | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 (1st) |
Danny Boyle | Shallow Grave | [1] |
| 1997 (2nd) |
Terry Gilliam | 12 Monkeys | [2] |
| 1998 (3rd) |
Cameron Crowe | Jerry Maguire | [3] |
| 1999 (4th) |
Steven Spielberg † | Saving Private Ryan | [4][5] |
| Ang Lee | The Ice Storm | ||
| James Cameron † | Titanic | ||
| Peter Weir ‡ | The Truman Show | ||
| Steven Soderbergh | Out of Sight |
2000s
edit2010s
editNotes
edit- ^ The 11th Empire Awards in 2006 had six nominees (instead of the usual five) for Best Director.
Multiple awards and nominations
editMultiple awards
editThe following individuals received two or more Best Director awards:
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 3 | Christopher Nolan |
| 2 | David Yates |
| Steven Spielberg |
Multiple nominations
editThe following individuals received two or more Best Director nominations:
References
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