Along with the annual

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 ...

that were presented by ''Empire'' magazine for best in acting, directing and film there have been honorary awards which weren't always presented on a consistent annual basis. As of the 19th Empire Awards three honorary awards are currently handed out: Empire Hero Award, Empire Inspiration Award and Icon Award.

Award history

Current honorary awards

Empire Hero Award The Empire Hero Award is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine ''Empire''. The Empire Hero Award was first introduced at the 15th Empire Awards ceremony in 2010 with Jude Law receiving the award. Actor Tom Hiddleston is ...

: 2010 to 2018 *

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. ...

: 1997; 1999 to 2002; 2004 to 2006; 2008; 2010 to 2018 *

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 ...

: 2012 to 2018

Retired honorary awards

* Contribution to Cinema Award: 2000 only * Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema Award: 2005 to 2006; Outstanding Contribution To British Film: 2008 to 2010; Outstanding Contribution: 2013 only * Independent Spirit Award: 2002 to 2005 * Lifetime Achievement Award: 1996 to 2003; 2006; Career Achievement Award: 2004 only * Movie Masterpiece Award: 1999 to 2000 *

Empire Icon Award The Empire Icon Award is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine ''Empire''. The Empire Icon Award was first introduced at the 11th Empire Awards ceremony in 2006 with Brian Cox receiving the award. The award was absent f ...

: 2006; 2008 to 2011; 2014

Empire Special Honorary Awards

* Actor Of Our Lifetime: 2009 only * Action Hero of Our Lifetime: 2014 only * Legend of Our Lifetime: 2014 only * Icon of the Decade: 2005 only * Heath Ledger Tribute: 2009 only

Retired honorary awards

Contribution to Cinema Award

The Contribution to Cinema Award was an honorary

Empire Award 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 ...

that was presented by ''Empire'' magazine only once at the 5th Empire Awards in 2000, to Industrial Light & Magic, in honour of significant contributions to cinema.

Winner

Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema Award

The Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema Award also known as the Best Brit Award was an honorary

that was presented by ''Empire'' magazine to honour a British star company or franchise with significant contributions to British cinema. The award was presented at the

10th 10 (ten) is the even natural number following 9 and preceding 11. Ten is the base of the decimal numeral system, by far the most common system of denoting numbers in both spoken and written language. It is the first double-digit number. The re ...

and 11th Empire Awards in 2005-2006 and was handed out to

Working Title Films Working Title Films is a British film studio that produces motion pictures and television programs and is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a division of Comcast. The company was founded by Tim Be ...

with

Eric Fellner Eric Fellner, (born 10 October 1959) is a British film producer. He is the co-chairman (along with Tim Bevan) of the production company Working Title Films. Early life and education Fellner was born to a Jewish family in England. From 1972 t ...

and

Tim Bevan Timothy John Bevan, (born 20 December 1957) is a New Zealand-British film producer, the co-chairman (with Eric Fellner) of the production company Working Title Films. Bevan and Fellner are the most successful British producers of their era ...

accepting the reward and to The ''Harry Potter'' films respectively. The award was rewarded again at the

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, 14th and

15th Empire Awards The 15th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine ''Empire'', honored the best films of 2009 and took place on 28 March 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England. ...

in 2008-2010 with its name changed to Outstanding Contribution To British Film and was handed out to

Shane Meadows Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is an English director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film '' This Is England'' (2006) and its three sequels (2010–2015). Meadows' other films i ...

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including '' Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel '' T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', ''28 Days Later'', '' S ...

and

Ray Winstone Raymond Andrew Winstone (; born 19 February 1957) is an English television, stage and film actor with a career spanning five decades. Having worked with many prominent directors, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, Winstone is perha ...

respectively and again during the

18th Empire Awards The 18th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine ''Empire'', honored the best films of 2012 and took place on 24 March 2013 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England. ...

in 2013 with its name changed that year to Outstanding Contribution and handed out again to

Winners

Independent Spirit Award

The Independent Spirit Award was an honorary

that was presented by ''Empire'' magazine starting with the 7th Empire Awards in 2002 and ending with the 10th Empire Awards in 2005, with awards handed out to

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

Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—''Welcome to Sarajevo'', ''Wonderland'' and ''24 Hour Party People''—h ...

and

Andrew Eaton Andrew Campbell Eaton (born 7 December 1959) is a film and television producer. He was educated at Campbell College and Churchill College, graduating with a BA in 1982. In 1994, he co-founded Revolution Films Revolution Films is a British ...

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

and

Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film '' Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, ...

Winner

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award was an honorary

that was presented by ''Empire'' magazine from the establishment of the Empire Awards in 1996 until the 11th Empire Awards in 2006, with no award handed out during the 10th Empire Awards. At the 9th Empire Awards in 2004 the award was called Career Achievement Award . The award was handed to honour an individual with a long and distinguished career

Winner

Movie Masterpiece Award

The Movie Masterpiece Award was an honorary

that was presented by ''Empire'' magazine at the 4th Empire Awards in 1999 and at the 5th Empire Awards in 2000 to films which were considered a masterpiece achievement.

Winners

Legend Award

The Legend Award was an honorary

that was presented by ''Empire'' magazine at the

17th Empire Awards The 17th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine ''Empire'', honoured the best films of 2011 and took place on 25 March 2012 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England. ...

in 2012 and

in 2013, with awards handed out to

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as '' Beetlejuice'' (1988), '' Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), '' The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993 ...

Award history

Current honorary awards

Retired honorary awards

Empire Special Honorary Awards

Retired honorary awards

Contribution to Cinema Award

Winner

Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema Award

Winners

Independent Spirit Award

Winner

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner

Movie Masterpiece Award

Winners

Legend Award

Winner

References

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