The6th Empire Awardsceremony, presented by the Britishfilm magazineEmpire,honored the bestfilms of 2000and took place on 19 February 2001.[1]During the ceremony,EmpirepresentedEmpire Awardsin nine categories as well as two honorary awards. The award forBest British Directorwas presented for the last time until the10th Empire Awardswhere it was presented again for the last time. The ceremony was televised in the United Kingdom byFilm4on 21 February andChannel 4on 25 February.[3]Britishtelevision presenterandradio presenterDermot O'Learyhosted the show for the first time.[2]The awards were sponsored byGeniefor the first time.[1]
| 6th Empire Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 February 2001[1] |
| Site | The Dorchester Hotel,London,England[citation needed] |
| Hosted by | Dermot O'Leary[2] |
| Empireissue | #143 (May 2001) |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Gladiator |
| Best British Film | Billy Elliot |
| Most awards | Billy ElliotandGladiator(3) |
| Most nominations | American Beauty,Billy ElliotandGladiator(4) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Film4andChannel 4[3] |
Billy ElliotandGladiatorwere tied for most awards won with three awards apiece.Billy Elliotwon the award forBest British Film,whileGladiatorwon the award forBest Film.Other winners includedSnatchwith two awards andX-Menwith one.Aardman Animationsreceived theEmpire Inspiration AwardandRichard Harrisreceived the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Winners and nominees
editWinners are listed first and highlighted inboldface.[4]
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Honorary Awards
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Multiple awards
editThe following three films received multiple awards:
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 3 | Billy Elliot |
| Gladiator | |
| 2 | Snatch |
Multiple nominations
editThe following nine films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 4 | American Beauty |
| Billy Elliot | |
| Gladiator | |
| 3 | Chicken Run |
| Snatch | |
| 2 | Angela's Ashes |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | |
| High Fidelity | |
| Magnolia |
References
edit- ^abc"Genie succeeds Stella as Empire film awards sponsor".Marketingweek.co.uk.Centaur Communications Ltd.18 January 2001.Retrieved29 September2014.
- ^ab"Empire Awards 2001".Internet Movie Database.2001.Retrieved18 September2011.
- ^ab"Best British Film".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 17 April 2002.
- ^"Past Winners - 2001".Empireonline.com.Bauer Consumer Media.2003.Retrieved16 September2011.
- ^"Best Film".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2002.
- ^"Best British Film".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 16 March 2002.
- ^"Best Director".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2002.
- ^"Best British Director".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 16 March 2002.
- ^"Best Actor".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 16 March 2002.
- ^"Best British Actor".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 16 March 2002.
- ^"Best Actress".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 20 January 2003.
- ^"Best British Actress".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2002.
- ^"Best Debut".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2002.
- ^"Empire Inspiration Award".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 27 May 2002.
- ^"Lifetime Achievement Award".Empireonline.co.uk.2001. Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2002.
External links
edit- "The 6th Empire Awards official website".Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2002.Retrieved26 September2014.
- 6th Empire AwardsatIMDb