Empire issue #119 (May 1999) Other ceremonies 1998, 2001 Site Park Lane Hotel | Date 1999 | |
Best british film | ||
The 4th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 1998 and took place in 1999 at the Park Lane Hotel in London, England. During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as three honorary awards. The honorary Movie Masterpiece award was first introduced this year. The awards were sponsored by Stella Artois for the second consecutive year.
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels won two awards including Best British Film. Other winners included Titanic and Saving Private Ryan also with three awards apiece and Elizabeth, My Name Is Joe and Sliding Doors with one. Spike Lee received the Empire Inspiration Award, Freddie Francis received the Lifetime Achievement Award and William Friedkin received the Movie Masterpiece Award for The Exorcist.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Multiple awards
The following three films received multiple awards:
Multiple nominations
The following 12 films received multiple nominations: