7th Empire Awards

The 7th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2001 and took place on 5 February 2002 at The Dorchester Hotel in London, England.[1][2][4] During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in eight categories as well as three honorary awards. The honorary Independent Spirit Award was first introduced this year. English comedian Phill Jupitus hosted the show for the first time.[1][3]

7th Empire Awards
The logo for the 7th Empire Awards
Date5 February 2002 (2002-02-05)[1]
SiteThe Dorchester Hotel, London, England[1][2]
Hosted byPhill Jupitus[1][3]
Empire issue#154 (April 2002)
Highlights
Best FilmThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best British FilmBridget Jones's Diary
Most awardsMoulin Rouge! and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (3)
Most nominationsThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (8)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Moulin Rouge! were tied for most awards won with three awards apiece. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring won the award for Best Film, while Moulin Rouge! won the award for Best Director for Baz Luhrmann. Other winners included Bridget Jones's Diary who won the award for Best British Film and Enigma with one award apiece. Michael Mann received the Empire Inspiration Award, Christopher Lee received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Alejandro Amenábar received the Independent Spirit Award for The Others.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[5]

Honorary Awards

Multiple awards

The following two films received multiple awards:

AwardsFilm
3Moulin Rouge!
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Multiple nominations

The following 11 films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilm
8The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
4A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Bridget Jones's Diary
Moulin Rouge!
3The Others
Traffic
2Amélie
Enigma
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Lucky Break
Planet of the Apes

References