The 13th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2007 and took place on 9 March 2008 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England. During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in 12 categories as well as three honorary awards. The awards for the Sony Ericsson Soundtrack and the Done In 60 Seconds competition were first introduced this year. The Best Newcomer returned to a single award, having last year been split into "Best Male Newcomer" and "Best Female Newcomer" awards and the honorary Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema was renamed to Outstanding Contribution to British Film. The ceremony was televised in the United Kingdom by ITV2 on March 10. Welsh actor Rob Brydon hosted the show for the first time. The awards were sponsored by Sony Ericsson for the fifth year, having last sponsored the 11th ceremony held in 2006.
Atonement won the most awards with three including Best British Film. Other winners included Control with two awards and 28 Weeks Later, American Gangster, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hot Fuzz, Stardust and The Bourne Ultimatum with one. Ewan McGregor received the Empire Icon Award, Guillermo del Toro received the Empire Inspiration Award, and Shane Meadows received the Outstanding Contribution to British Film award. Nick Jesper from the United Kingdom won the Done In 60 Seconds Award for his 60-second film version of Titanic.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
The Bourne Ultimatum Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Ratatouille The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Zodiac Atonement Control Hot Fuzz Sunshine This Is England David Yates — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix David Fincher — Zodiac Edgar Wright — Hot Fuzz Joe Wright — Atonement Paul Greengrass — The Bourne Ultimatum James McAvoy — Atonement Daniel Radcliffe — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Gerard Butler — 300 Matt Damon — The Bourne Ultimatum Simon Pegg — Hot Fuzz Keira Knightley — Atonement Angelina Jolie — A Mighty Heart Cate Blanchett — Elizabeth: The Golden Age Emma Watson — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Katherine Heigl — Knocked Up Hot Fuzz Knocked Up Ratatouille Run Fatboy Run Superbad 28 Weeks Later 30 Days of Night 1408 Death Proof Saw IV Stardust 300 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Sunshine Transformers American Gangster Disturbia Eastern Promises The Bourne Ultimatum Zodiac Sam Riley — Control Gemma Arterton — St Trinian's Saoirse Ronan — Atonement Shia LaBeouf — Transformers Thomas Turgoose — This Is England Control Atonement Hairspray Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Once United Kingdom: Titanic by Nick Jesper Finalists: United Kingdom: Alien by George Pursall and Thomas Stock United Kingdom: Atonement by Ellie Rogers United Kingdom: Close Encounters of the Third Kind by Phil Heeks United Kingdom: Speed by Mark Wong The other shortlisted films: United Kingdom: Back to the Future by Lynsey Yarnell United Kingdom: Dino-Empire (Jurassic Park) by Ryhs Owain United Kingdom: Evil Dead II by Tim Chivers United Kingdom: Harry Potter by Oliver Hollingdale United Kingdom: Nosferatu by Liam Johnston United Kingdom: Rambo: First Blood by Tom Marshall United Kingdom: Saving Private Ryan by Alison Goldsmith United Kingdom: The Seventh Seal by Dan Horn United Kingdom: The Dam Busters by Matt Bigwood United Kingdom: The Shining by Henry S & Matt D Empire Icon Award: Ewan McGregor Empire Inspiration Award: Guillermo del Toro Outstanding Contribution to British Film: Shane Meadows
Multiple awards The following two films received multiple awards:
Awards Film 3 Atonement 2 Control
Multiple nominations The following 12 films received multiple nominations:
Nominations Film 6 Atonement Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 4 Hot Fuzz The Bourne Ultimatum 3 Control Zodiac 2 300 Knocked Up Ratatouille Sunshine This Is England Transformers
Done In 60 Seconds films
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