The 17th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British
film magazine
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''Empire'', honoured the best
films of 2011 and took place on 25 March 2012 at the
Grosvenor House Hotel
]
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in
London
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,
England
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.
During the ceremony, the ''Empire'' presented
Empire Awards
The Empire Awards was an annual British awards ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the local and global film industry. Winners were awarded the Empire Award statuette. The awards, first presented in 1996, were presented by the British f ...
in 13 categories as well as three honorary awards. The awards for
The Art of 3D, the new
Best Male Newcomer and
Best Female Newcomer (replacing the
Best Newcomer award) and the honorary
Empire Legend Award The Empire Legend Award (also known as the Legend of Our Lifetime Award) is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine ''Empire''. The Empire Legend Award was first introduced at the 17th Empire Awards in 2012 with Tim Burton ...
were first introduced this year. English Radio DJ
Lauren Laverne
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and ''Empire'' magazine's news editor
Chris Hewitt
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Early life
Hewitt was born in Kingston, Ja ...
co-hosted the show, marking the first time for each and the first time the show was co-hosted.
The awards were sponsored by
Jameson Irish Whiskey
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for the fourth consecutive year.
In related events, ''Empire'' and Jameson Irish Whiskey held the 3rd Done In 60 Seconds Competition Global Final on March 23, 2012
at the
London Film Museum
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, London, England.
The team of judges consisted of ''Empire''
editor-in-chief
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Mark Dinning
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,
Sky Movies Premiere
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English presenter
Alex Zane
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,
Irish actor and comedian
Chris O'Dowd
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and English director
Gareth Edwards
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In 2003, in a poll of international ru ...
,
which selected from a shortlist of 28 nominees
the five
Done In 60 Seconds Award
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finalists that were invited to the Empire Awards where the winner was announced.
''
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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'' won the most awards with three, including
Best British Film
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. Other winners included ''
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
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'' and ''
Thor
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'' with two awards and ''
Kill List
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When a British soldier returns home from Kyiv, he jo ...
'', ''
Like Crazy
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'', ''
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'', ''
The Inbetweeners Movie
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'', and ''
Tyrannosaur
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'' with one.
Michael Fassbender
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received the
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,
Ron Howard
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received the
Empire Inspiration Award The Empire Inspiration Award is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine ''Empire''. The Empire Inspiration Award was first introduced at the 2nd Empire Awards ceremony in 1997 with the Monty Python team receiving the award. ...
and
Tim Burton
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received the Empire Legend Award. Indira Suleimenova from Kazakhstan won the
Done In 60 Seconds Award
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for her 60-second film version of ''
Black Swan
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''.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Multiple awards
The following three films received multiple awards:
Multiple nominations
The following 13 films received multiple nominations:
Done In 60 Seconds films
References
External links
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Empire Award ceremonies
2011 film awards
2012 in London
2012 in British cinema
March 2012 events in the United Kingdom
2010s in the City of Westminster