The 7th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British

film magazine Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ...

''Empire'', honored the best films of 2001 and took place on 5 February 2002 at The Dorchester Hotel in

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. During the ceremony, ''Empire'' presented

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in eight categories as well as three honorary awards. The honorary Independent Spirit Award was first introduced this year. English comedian

Phill Jupitus Phillip Christopher Jupitus (, ''né'' Swan; born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on all but one BBC Two-broadcast episode of music quiz ''N ...

hosted the show for the first time. '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' and ''

Moulin Rouge! ''Moulin Rouge!'' (, ) is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It follows a young English poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and cour ...

'' were tied for most awards won with three awards apiece. ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' won the award for

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, while ''Moulin Rouge!'' won the award for

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for

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. Other winners included ''

Bridget Jones's Diary ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies (writer), Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding. A co-production of the United Kingdom, United States and France, it is ...

'' who won the award for

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and ''

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'' with one award apiece.

Michael Mann Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer of film and television who is best known for his distinctive style of crime drama. His most acclaimed works include the films ''Thief'' (1981), ' ...

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. ...

Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultimat ...

received the Lifetime Achievement Award and

Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goya Award for Best Director, Goyas—including a Goya Award for Best Director for his 2001 film ''The Othe ...

received the Independent Spirit Award for '' The Others''.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Multiple awards

The following two films received multiple awards:

Multiple nominations

The following 11 films received multiple nominations:

References

External links

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