The 7th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2001 and took place on 5 February 2002 at The Dorchester Hotel in London, England.[1][2][4] During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in eight categories as well as three honorary awards. The honorary Independent Spirit Award was first introduced this year. English comedian Phill Jupitus hosted the show for the first time.[1][3]

7th Empire Awards
The logo for the 7th Empire Awards
Date5 February 2002 (2002-02-05)[1]
SiteThe Dorchester Hotel, London, England[1][2]
Hosted byPhill Jupitus[1][3]
Empire issue#154 (April 2002)
Highlights
Best FilmThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best British FilmBridget Jones's Diary
Most awardsMoulin Rouge! and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (3)
Most nominationsThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (8)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Moulin Rouge! were tied for most awards won with three awards apiece. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring won the award for Best Film, while Moulin Rouge! won the award for Best Director for Baz Luhrmann. Other winners included Bridget Jones's Diary who won the award for Best British Film and Enigma with one award apiece. Michael Mann received the Empire Inspiration Award, Christopher Lee received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Alejandro Amenábar received the Independent Spirit Award for The Others.

Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[5]

Honorary Awards

Multiple awards

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The following two films received multiple awards:

Awards Film
3 Moulin Rouge!
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Multiple nominations

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The following 11 films received multiple nominations:

Nominations Film
8 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
4 A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Bridget Jones's Diary
Moulin Rouge!
3 The Others
Traffic
2 Amélie
Enigma
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Lucky Break
Planet of the Apes

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Empire Magazine reports on the 2002 Empire Awards: Best British Actress/Best Debut". Empire (154). United Kingdom: Bauer Consumer Media: 50. April 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "Empire Magazine reports on the 2002 Empire Awards: Inspiration Award/Lifetime Achievement Award". Empire (154). United Kingdom: Bauer Consumer Media: 59. April 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. ^ "The 2002 Empire Awards: Exclusive. The results are in". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ^ "2002 Awards Winners". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Best Film". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002.
  7. ^ "Empire Magazine reports on the 2002 Empire Awards: Best Film". Empire (154). United Kingdom: Bauer Consumer Media: 56. April 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002.
  9. ^ a b "Empire Magazine reports on the 2002 Empire Awards: Best British Film/Best British Actor". Empire (154). United Kingdom: Bauer Consumer Media: 51. April 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Best Director". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002.
  11. ^ a b "Empire Magazine reports on the 2002 Empire Awards: Best Director/Independent Spirit Award". Empire (154). United Kingdom: Bauer Consumer Media: ??. April 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  12. ^ "Best Actor". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 12 June 2002.
  13. ^ a b "Empire Magazine reports on the 2002 Empire Awards: Best Actor/Best Actress". Empire (154). United Kingdom: Bauer Consumer Media: 54. April 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  14. ^ "Best Actor". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 12 June 2002.
  15. ^ "Best Actress". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 12 June 2002.
  16. ^ "Best British Actress". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002.
  17. ^ "Best Debut". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 February 2003.
  18. ^ "Empire Inspiration Award". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 February 2003.
  19. ^ "Lifetime Achievement Award". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 February 2003.
  20. ^ "Independent Spirit Award". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 February 2003.
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