6th Empire Awards explained

Number:6
Award:Empire Awards
Date:19 February 2001
Site:The Dorchester Hotel, London, England
Host:Dermot O'Leary
Magazine Issue:
  1. 143 (May 2001)

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The 6th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2000 and took place on 19 February 2001.[1] During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as two honorary awards. The award for Best British Director was presented for the last time until the 10th Empire Awards where it was presented again for the last time. The ceremony was televised in the United Kingdom by Film4 on 21 February and Channel 4 on 25 February.[2] British television presenter and radio presenter Dermot O'Leary hosted the show for the first time.[3] The awards were sponsored by Genie for the first time.

Billy Elliot and Gladiator were tied for most awards won with three awards apiece. Billy Elliot won the award for Best British Film, while Gladiator won the award for Best Film. Other winners included Snatch with two awards and X-Men with one. Aardman Animations received the Empire Inspiration Award and Richard Harris received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[4]

Multiple awards

The following three films received multiple awards:

AwardsFilm
3Billy Elliot
Gladiator
2Snatch

Multiple nominations

The following nine films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilm
4American Beauty
Billy Elliot
Gladiator
3Chicken Run
Snatch
2Angela's Ashes
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
High Fidelity
Magnolia

External links

  • Web site: The 6th Empire Awards official website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020613052807/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2001/default.html . 13 June 2002 . 26 September 2014 .

Notes and References

  1. News: . 18 January 2001 . Genie succeeds Stella as Empire film awards sponsor . 29 September 2014 . . Centaur Communications Ltd.
  2. Web site: 2001 . Best British Film . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020417195057/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2001/default.html . 17 April 2002 . Empireonline.co.uk.
  3. Web site: 2001 . Empire Awards 2001 . 18 September 2011 . Internet Movie Database.
  4. Web site: 2003 . Past Winners - 2001 . 16 September 2011 . . Bauer Consumer Media.
  5. Web site: 2001 . Empire Inspiration Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020527020052/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2001/nominees/inspiration.html . 27 May 2002 . Empireonline.co.uk.
  6. Web site: 2001 . Lifetime Achievement Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020620045619/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2001/nominees/lifetime.html . 20 June 2002 . Empireonline.co.uk.