The Empire Award for Best British Director was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire to honor a British director working within the film industry.
History The Empire Award for Best British Director was first introduced at the 2nd Empire Awards ceremony in 1997 with Danny Boyle receiving the award for his direction of Trainspotting and last presented as an annual award at the 6th Empire Awards ceremony in 2001 with it returning for a final time at the 10th Empire Awards ceremony in 2005. It was one of three Best British awards retired that year (the others being Best British Actor and Best British Actress). Winners were voted by the readers of Empire magazine.
Since its inception, the award has been given to six directors. Guy Ritchie, Roger Michell and Shane Meadows were nominated on two occasions each, more than any other director. Matthew Vaughn was the last winner in this category for his role in Layer Cake.
Winners and nominees In the list below, winners are listed first in bold, followed by the other nominees. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article (if any) on that ceremony.
1990s Year Director Film 1997 Danny Boyle Trainspotting 1998 Anthony Minghella The English Patient 1999 Peter Howitt Sliding Doors Guy Ritchie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Ken Loach My Name Is Joe Nick Hamm Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence Shane Meadows Twenty Four Seven
2000s Year Director Film 2000 Roger Michell Notting Hill Damien O'Donnell East Is East John Madden Shakespeare in Love Justin Kerrigan Human Traffic Mark Herman Little Voice 2001 Guy Ritchie Snatch Nick Park and Peter Lord Chicken Run Ridley Scott Gladiator Sam Mendes American Beauty Stephen Daldry Billy Elliot 2005 Matthew Vaughn Layer Cake Edgar Wright Shaun of the Dead Paul Greengrass The Bourne Supremacy Roger Michell Enduring Love Shane Meadows Dead Man's Shoes
Multiple awards and nominations No individual received more than one Best British Director award.
Multiple nominations The following individuals received two or more Best British Director nominations:
Nominations Film 2 Guy Ritchie Roger Michell Shane Meadows
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