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Empire Awards, UK

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    Empire Award

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    Best Actor

    • Daniel Craig
      Winner
      • Daniel Craig
      • Casino Royale
    • Leonardo DiCaprio at an event for Inception (2010)
      • Leonardo DiCaprio
      • The Departed
    • "The Golden Globe Awards - 66th Annual" (Telecast) Sacha Baron Cohen
      • Sacha Baron Cohen
      • Borat
    • Christian Bale at an event for The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
      • Christian Bale
      • The Prestige
    • Johnny Depp at an event for Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
      • Johnny Depp
      • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    Best Actress

    • Penélope Cruz
      Winner
      • Penélope Cruz
      • Volver
    • Kate Winslet in The Orange British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet (2010)
      • Kate Winslet
      • Little Children
    • Keira Knightley at an event for Anna Karenina (2012)
      • Keira Knightley
      • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
    • Helen Mirren at an event for RED 2 (2013)
      • Helen Mirren
      • The Queen
    • Reese Witherspoon
      • Reese Witherspoon
      • Walk the Line

    Best British Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      United 93

      7.6 (114K)
    • [object Object]

      Tristram Shandy

      6.7 (14K)
    • [object Object]

      Confetti

      5.7 (5.5K)
    • [object Object]

      The Queen

      7.3 (118K)
    • [object Object]

      Starter for 10

      6.7 (26K)

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little Miss Sunshine

      7.8 (543K)
    • [object Object]

      Borat

      7.4 (465K)
    • [object Object]

      Clerks II

      7.3 (143K)
    • [object Object]

      Tristram Shandy

      6.7 (14K)
    • [object Object]

      Nacho Libre

      5.9 (99K)

    Best Director

    • Christopher Nolan at an event for Inception (2010)
      Winner
      • Christopher Nolan
      • The Prestige
    • Martin Scorsese at an event for The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010)
      • Martin Scorsese
      • The Departed
    • George Clooney
      • George Clooney
      • Good Night, and Good Luck.
    • Guillermo del Toro at an event for Splice (2009)
      • Guillermo del Toro
      • Pan's Labyrinth
    • Bryan Singer at an event for Valkyrie (2008)
      • Bryan Singer
      • Superman Returns

    Best Female Newcomer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Casino Royale

      8.0 (724K)
      Eva Green(actress)
    • [object Object]

      The Departed

      8.5 (1.5M)
      Vera Farmiga
    • [object Object]

      Hard Candy

      7.0 (173K)
      Elliot Page
    • [object Object]

      Little Miss Sunshine

      7.8 (543K)
      Abigail Breslin(actress)
    • [object Object]

      The Prestige

      8.5 (1.5M)
      Rebecca Hall

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Casino Royale

      8.0 (724K)
    • [object Object]

      The Departed

      8.5 (1.5M)
    • [object Object]

      Pan's Labyrinth

      8.2 (730K)
    • [object Object]

      Superman Returns

      6.1 (299K)
    • [object Object]

      United 93

      7.6 (114K)

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hostel

      5.9 (200K)
    • [object Object]

      The Host

      7.1 (140K)
    • [object Object]

      The Hills Have Eyes

      6.4 (192K)
    • [object Object]

      The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

      5.8 (80K)

    Best Male Newcomer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Superman Returns

      6.1 (299K)
      Brandon Routh(actor)
    • [object Object]

      Brick

      7.1 (113K)
      Rian Johnson(director)
    • James Corden, Sacha Dhawan, Richard Griffiths, Andrew Knott, Russell Tovey, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett, Samuel Anderson, and Jamie Parker in The History Boys (2006)
      Rebecca Hall, James McAvoy, Dominic Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Elaine Tan, and Alice Eve in Starter for 10 (2006)
      • The History Boys
      • Starter for 10
      Dominic Cooper
    • [object Object]

      Little Miss Sunshine

      7.8 (543K)
      Paul Dano
    • [object Object]

      Stormbreaker

      5.1 (26K)
      Alex Pettyfer

    Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pan's Labyrinth

      8.2 (730K)
    • [object Object]

      Superman Returns

      6.1 (299K)
    • [object Object]

      Children of Men

      7.9 (552K)
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

      7.4 (805K)
    • [object Object]

      X-Men: The Last Stand

      6.6 (563K)

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Departed

      8.5 (1.5M)
    • [object Object]

      Caché

      7.3 (89K)
    • [object Object]

      Inside Man

      7.6 (416K)
    • [object Object]

      Mission: Impossible III

      6.9 (415K)
    • [object Object]

      Munich

      7.5 (249K)

    Scene of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mission: Impossible III

      6.9 (415K)
      The bridge attack.
    • [object Object]

      Borat

      7.4 (465K)
      Borat's naked scrap with Azamat.
    • [object Object]

      Brick

      7.1 (113K)
      The foot chase.
    • [object Object]

      Casino Royale

      8.0 (724K)
      The parkour chase.
    • [object Object]

      Children of Men

      7.9 (552K)
      Attack on the car.
    • [object Object]

      The Departed

      8.5 (1.5M)
      Frank and Mr. French interrogate Costigan.
    • [object Object]

      Little Miss Sunshine

      7.8 (543K)
      Olive's dance routine.
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

      7.4 (805K)
      The waterwheel swordfight.
    • [object Object]

      Superman Returns

      6.1 (299K)
      The Space Shuttle rescue.
    • [object Object]

      X-Men: The Last Stand

      6.6 (563K)
      The Phoenix and Professor X showdown.

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    Event date

    March 27, 2007

    Event location

    London, England, UK

    Event links

    • http://www.empireonline.com/awards2009/

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