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Empire Awards, UK

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    Empire Award

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    Best Actor

    • Christoph Waltz
      Winner
      • Christoph Waltz
      • Inglourious Basterds
    • Sam Worthington
      • Sam Worthington
      • Avatar
    • Michael Caine at an event for Sleuth (2007)
      • Michael Caine
      • Harry Brown
    • Robert Pattinson at an event for The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
      • Robert Pattinson
      • The Twilight Saga: New Moon
    • Robert Downey Jr. at an event for The Judge (2014)
      • Robert Downey Jr.
      • Sherlock Holmes

    Best Actress

    • Zoe Saldaña
      Winner
      • Zoe Saldaña
      • Avatar
    • Carey Mulligan
      • Carey Mulligan
      • An Education
    • Mélanie Laurent
      • Mélanie Laurent
      • Inglourious Basterds
    • Anne-Marie Duff
      • Anne-Marie Duff
      • Nowhere Boy
    • Emily Blunt at an event for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
      • Emily Blunt
      • The Young Victoria

    Best British Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harry Brown

      7.2 (94K)
    • [object Object]

      An Education

      7.2 (141K)
    • [object Object]

      In the Loop

      7.4 (64K)
    • [object Object]

      Nowhere Boy

      7.1 (41K)
    • [object Object]

      The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

      6.7 (157K)

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Loop

      7.4 (64K)
    • [object Object]

      A Serious Man

      7.0 (157K)
    • [object Object]

      The Hangover

      7.7 (910K)
    • [object Object]

      The Men Who Stare at Goats

      6.2 (141K)
    • [object Object]

      Up in the Air

      7.4 (358K)

    Best Director

    • James Cameron
      Winner
      • James Cameron
      • Avatar
    • Neill Blomkamp at an event for Chappie (2015)
      • Neill Blomkamp
      • District 9
    • Quentin Tarantino at an event for The Oscars (2013)
      • Quentin Tarantino
      • Inglourious Basterds
    • J.J. Abrams at an event for Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
      • J.J. Abrams
      • Star Trek
    • Kathryn Bigelow
      • Kathryn Bigelow
      • The Hurt Locker

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Avatar

      7.9 (1.5M)
    • [object Object]

      District 9

      7.9 (745K)
    • [object Object]

      Inglourious Basterds

      8.4 (1.7M)
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek

      7.9 (634K)
    • [object Object]

      The Hurt Locker

      7.5 (491K)

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Let the Right One In

      7.8 (237K)
    • [object Object]

      Thirst

      7.1 (54K)
    • [object Object]

      Drag Me to Hell

      6.6 (228K)
    • [object Object]

      Paranormal Activity

      6.3 (269K)
    • [object Object]

      Zombieland

      7.5 (658K)

    Best Newcomer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nowhere Boy

      7.1 (41K)
      Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    • [object Object]

      An Education

      7.2 (141K)
      Carey Mulligan
    • [object Object]

      District 9

      7.9 (745K)
      Sharlto Copley
    • [object Object]

      Fish Tank

      7.3 (68K)
      Katie Jarvis
    • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
      Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
      • Up in the Air
      • The Twilight Saga: New Moon
      Anna Kendrick

    Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Star Trek

      7.9 (634K)
    • [object Object]

      Avatar

      7.9 (1.5M)
    • [object Object]

      District 9

      7.9 (745K)
    • [object Object]

      Moon

      7.8 (391K)
    • [object Object]

      The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

      6.7 (157K)

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sherlock Holmes

      7.5 (699K)
    • [object Object]

      Harry Brown

      7.2 (94K)
    • [object Object]

      Inglourious Basterds

      8.4 (1.7M)
    • [object Object]

      Public Enemies

      6.9 (332K)
    • [object Object]

      The Hurt Locker

      7.5 (491K)

    Done in 60 Seconds

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Top Gun in 60 Seconds

      5.8 (110)
      Mark C. Wong
      Christopher Slaughter
    • [object Object]

      The Departed: Done in 60 Seconds

      Kevin de la Isla O'Neill(director)

    Empire Hero Award

    • Jude Law
      Winner
      • Jude Law

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    Event location

    London, England, UK

    Event links

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

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