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3rd Empire Awards
The 3rd Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine ''Empire'', honored the best films of 1997 and took place in 1998. During the ceremony, ''Empire'' presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as one honorary award. The awards were sponsored by Stella Artois for the first time. All of the winners this year won one award each. ''The Full Monty'' won the award for Best British Film, while ''Men in Black'' won the award for Best Film. Other winners included ''A Life Less Ordinary'', ''Hamlet'', ''Jerry Maguire'', '' L.A. Confidential'', '' Nil by Mouth'', ''The Crucible'' and ''The English Patient ''The English Patient'' is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. The book follows four dissimilar people brought together at an Italian villa during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War. The four main characters are: an unrecognisably burn ...''. Dennis Hopper received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men In Black (1997 Film)
''Men in Black'' (stylized as ''MIB: Men in Black'') is a 1997 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald and written by Ed Solomon. Loosely based on the Marvel comic book series of a similar name created by Lowell Cunningham and Sandy Carruthers, the film stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as two agents of a secret organization called the Men in Black, who supervise extraterrestrial lifeforms who live on Earth and hide their existence from ordinary humans. The film featured the creature effects and makeup of Rick Baker and visual effects by Industrial Light & Magic. The film was released in the United States on July 2, 1997, by Columbia Pictures, and grossed over $589.3 million worldwide against a $90 million budget, becoming the year's third highest-grossing film. It received positive reviews, with critics praising its script, set pieces, and the performances of Jones and Smith. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The English Patient (film)
''The English Patient'' is a 1996 epic romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by Saul Zaentz. The eponymous protagonist, a man burned beyond recognition who speaks with an English accent, recalls his history in a series of flashbacks, revealing to the audience his true identity and the love affair he was involved in before the war. He does not admit his identity or reveal the entire story to the nurse who cares for him and the man who suspects him until the end of the film. This form of exposition is very different from the book, where, under the influence of morphine, the patient talks about his past. The film ends with a definitive onscreen statement that it is a highly fictionalized account of László Almásy (died 1951) and other historical figures and events. The film received twelve nominations at the 69th Academy Awards, winning nine, including Best Picture, Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Allen
Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She began her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1977, won the 1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for ''And a Nightingale Sang'', and won the 1988 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her Broadway debut in ''Burn This''. She is also a three-time Academy Award nominee, receiving Best Supporting Actress nominations for ''Nixon'' (1995) and ''The Crucible'' (1996), and a Best Actress nomination for '' The Contender'' (2000). Allen's other film roles include '' Manhunter'' (1986), ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' (1986), '' Tucker: The Man and His Dream'' (1988), ''Searching for Bobby Fischer'' (1993), ''The Ice Storm'' (1997), ''Face/Off'' (1997), '' Pleasantville'' (1998), ''The Bourne Supremacy'' (2004), ''The Upside of Anger'' (2005), '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007), '' Death Race'' (2008), and '' The Bourne Legacy'' (2012). She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Award For Best Actress
The Empire Award for Best Actress is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine ''Empire'' to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role, while working within the film industry. The Empire Award for Best Actress is one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being Best Actor, Best Director, Best Film, and Best British Film), with Nicole Kidman receiving the award for her role in ''To Die For''. Winners are voted by the readers of ''Empire'' magazine. Since its inception, the award has been given to 20 actresses. Nicole Kidman has received the most awards in this category, with two awards. Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman were nominated on five occasions, more than any other actress. Daisy Ridley is the most recent winner in this category, for her role in '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi''. Winners and nominees In the list below, winners are listed first in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewan McGregor
Ewan Gordon McGregor ( ; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and charity. His first professional role was in 1993, as a leading role in the British Channel 4 series '' Lipstick on Your Collar''. He then achieved international fame with his portrayals of heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films '' Trainspotting'' (1996) and ''T2 Trainspotting'' (2017), Obi-Wan Kenobi in the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film ''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001), SPC John Grimes in '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), young Edward Bloom in ''Big Fish'' (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in ''Robots'' (2005), Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna in ''Angels and Demons'' (2009), "the ghost" in Roman Polanski's political thriller ''The Ghost Writer'' (2010), Dr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Award For Best British Actor
The Empire Award for Best British Actor was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine ''Empire'' to honor a British actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry. The Empire Award for Best British Actor was first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 with Ewan McGregor receiving the award for his role in ''Shallow Grave'' and last presented at the 10th Empire Awards ceremony in 2005. It was one of three Best British awards retired that year (the others being Best British Actress and Best British Director). Winners were voted by the readers of ''Empire'' magazine. Since its inception, the award has been given to six actors. Ewan McGregor had received the most awards in this category with four awards and was nominated on seven occasions, more than any other actor. Paddy Considine was the last winner in this category for his role in '' Dead Man's Shoes''. Winners and nominees In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles before gaining a leading man status in film and television. Spacey has received various accolades for his performances on stage and screen including two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He received nominations for a Grammy Award as well as twelve Primetime Emmy Awards. Spacey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, and was named an honorary Commander and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2010 and 2015, respectively. His first film roles were Mike Nichols's ''Heartburn'' (1986) and ''Working Girl'' (1988). He continued to act in independent films such as '' Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1992) and ''Swimming with Sharks'' (1994). Spacey gained prominence for his villainous roles in 1995 crime thriller films ''Seven'' and ''The Usual Suspects'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Award For Best Actor
The Empire Award for Best Actor is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine ''Empire'' to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry. The Empire Award for Best Actor is one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being Best Actress, Best Director, Best Film and Best British Film) with Nigel Hawthorne receiving the award for his role in ''The Madness of King George''. Winners are voted by the readers of ''Empire'' magazine. Since its inception, the award has been given to 18 actors. Johnny Depp and James McAvoy have received the most awards in this category with two awards each. Johnny Depp was nominated on five occasions, more than any other actor. Hugh Jackman is the most recent winner in this category for his role in '' Logan''. Winners and nominees In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella, (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for ''The English Patient'' (1996). In addition, he received three more Academy Award nominations; he was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for both ''The English Patient'' and ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), and was posthumously nominated for Best Picture for ''The Reader'' (2008), as a producer. Early life Minghella was born in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England that is a popular holiday resort. His family are well known on the Island, where they ran a café in Ryde until the 1980s and have run an eponymous business making and selling Italian-style ice cream since the 1950s. His parents were Edoardo Minghella (an Italian immigrant) and Leeds-born Gloria Alberta (née Arcari). His mother's anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Award For Best British Director
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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Crowe
Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American journalist, author, writer, producer, director, actor, lyricist, and playwright. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, for which he still frequently writes. Crowe's debut screenwriting effort, ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a student at Clairemont High School in San Diego. Later, he wrote and directed another high school film, '' Say Anything...'' (1989), followed by ''Singles'' (1992), a story of twentysomethings that was woven together by a soundtrack centering on Seattle's burgeoning grunge music scene. Crowe landed his biggest hit with ''Jerry Maguire'' (1996). After this, he was given a green-light to go ahead with a pet project, the autobiographical film ''Almost Famous'' (2000). Centering on a teenage music journalist on tour with an up-and-coming band, it gave insight to his li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Award For Best Director
The Empire Award for Best Director is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine ''Empire'' to honor directors working within the film industry. History The Empire Award for Best Director was one of five awards which were first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film and Best British Film) with Danny Boyle receiving the award for his direction of '' Shallow Grave''. Winners are voted by the readers of ''Empire'' magazine. Since its inception, the award has been given to 16 directors. Christopher Nolan has received the most awards in this category with three awards. Christopher Nolan and Peter Jackson were nominated on seven occasions, more than any other director. Kathryn Bigelow and Patty Jenkins are the only female directors to be nominated for the award. Rian Johnson is the most recent winner in this category for his direction of '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi''. Winners and nominees I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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