The Empire Award for Best Newcomer (formerly known as Best Debut) was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire to honor a director with a breakthrough film or an actor who has delivered a breakthrough performance while working within the film industry. The Empire Award for Best Newcomer was first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 with Bryan Singer receiving the award for his direction of The Usual Suspects and last presented at the 16th Empire Awards ceremony in 2011. Winners were voted by the readers of Empire magazine.
Empire Award for Best Newcomer | |
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Awarded for | Best breakthrough film by a director or best breakthrough performance by an actor and actress |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | Empire magazine |
First awarded | 1996 |
Last awarded | 2011 |
Currently held by | Chloë Grace Moretz - Kick-Ass and Let Me In (2011) |
Since its inception, the award has been given to two male directors, eight actors, seven actresses and one film crew. Gemma Arterton was the only individual to be nominated two times, at the 13th and 14th Empire Awards ceremonies in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Twice two awards were handed out at the same year. The first time was at the 5th Empire Awards ceremony in 2000 where there was a tie between Carrie-Anne Moss and the crew of East Is East and the second time was at the 12th Empire Awards ceremony in 2007 where the award was split to Best Male and Best Female newcomers. Chloë Grace Moretz was the last winner in this category for her roles in Kick-Ass and Let Me In.
Award history
editThe award was named "Best Debut" between the 1st Empire Awards in 1996 and the 7th Empire Awards in 2002 and was changed to "Best Newcomer". In 2000, 2007 and 2012, the category was split to "Best Male Newcomer" and "Best Female Newcomer".
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.
1990s
edit2000s
edit2010s
editGender and role superlatives
editRole | Wins | Nominations |
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Male Directors | 2 | 14 (+2)[a] |
Female Directors | 0 | 2 |
Actors | 8 | 26 |
Actresses | 7 | 29 |
Groups | 1 | 3[b] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Past Winners - 1996". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Past Winners - 1997". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Past Winners - 1998". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Past Winners - 1999". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Past Winners - 2000". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Empire Awards 2001". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ "Empire Awards 2002: Best Debut". Empire (#154). Bauer Consumer Media: 56. April 2002. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Best Newcomer". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Best Newcomer". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2004. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Best Newcomer". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2005. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Best Newcomer". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2006. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Best Male Newcomer". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Best Female Newcomer". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Best Newcomer". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Best Newcomer". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Best Newcomer". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (February 25, 2010). "In Full: Empire Awards 2010 nominees". digitalspy.co.uk. Digital Spy. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Best Newcomer". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2011. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2011.