The 2nd Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 1996 and took place on 5 March 1997 at the Park Lane Hotel in London, England.[1] During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as two honorary awards. The award for Best British Director and the honorary Empire Inspiration Award were first introduced this year. The awards were sponsored by Miller Brewing Company.[1]
| 2nd Empire Awards | |
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 The logo for the 2nd Empire Awards | |
| Date | 5 March 1997[1] |
| Site | Park Lane Hotel, London, England[1] |
| Empire issue | #95 (May 1997) |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Seven |
| Best British Film | Trainspotting |
| Most awards | Trainspotting (4) |
Trainspotting won the most awards with four including Best British Film, Best British Director for Danny Boyle and Best British Actor for Ewan McGregor. Other winners included Seven with two awards including Best Film and 12 Monkeys, Fargo and Secrets & Lies with one. The Monty Python team received the Empire Inspiration Award and Freddie Francis received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Winners and nominees
editWinners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2]
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Honorary Awards
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Multiple awards
editThe following two films received multiple awards:
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 4 | Trainspotting |
| 2 | Seven |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hans ten Cate (20 August 1997). "Monty Python Received the Empire Inspiration Award". Pythonline's Daily Llama. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Past Winners - 1997". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ a b Hans ten Cate (20 August 1997). "Terry Gillian wins Best Director at Empire Awards". Pythonline's Daily Llama. Retrieved 25 September 2014.