The Empire Award for Best Newcomer (formerly known as Best Debut) was an Empire Award presented annually by the British

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''Empire'' to honor a director with a breakthrough film or an

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who has delivered a breakthrough performance while working within the

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. The Empire Award for Best Newcomer was first introduced at the

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ceremony in 1996 with

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receiving the award for his direction of ''

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'' and last presented at the

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ceremony in 2011. Winners were voted by the readers of ''Empire'' magazine. Since its inception, the award has been given to two male directors, eight actors, seven actresses and one film crew. Gemma Arterton was the only individual to be nominated two times, at the 13th and 14th Empire Awards ceremonies in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Twice two awards were handed out at the same year. The first time was at the

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ceremony in 2000 where there was a tie between

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and the crew of '' East Is East'' and the second time was at the 12th Empire Awards ceremony in 2007 where the award was split to Best Male and Best Female newcomers.

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was the last winner in this category for her roles in '' Kick-Ass'' and '' Let Me In''.

Award history

The award was named "Best Debut" between the

in 1996 and the

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in 2002 and was changed to "Best Newcomer". In 2000, 2007 and 2012, the category was split to "Best Male Newcomer" and "Best Female Newcomer".

Winners and nominees

In the list below, winners are listed first in boldface, 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

2000s

2010s

Gender and role superlatives

Notes

References

External links

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Newcomer Newcomer may refer to: * Newcomer (surname) * Newcomer (Lenape), chief of the western Lenape and founder of Newcomerstown, Ohio * Newcomer, Missouri, a community in the United States * Novichok agent, ''Novichok'' meaning 'Newcomer' in Russian ...

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