Hosted by Phill Jupitus Date 5 February 2002 Host Phill Jupitus Best british film Bridget Jones's Diary | Empire issue #154 (April 2002) Other ceremonies 2001, 2003 Site The Dorchester | |
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Best Film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Most awards Moulin Rouge! and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (3) Most nominations The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (8) Winner Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge!) | ||
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. 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.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring won three awards including Best Film. Other winners included Moulin Rouge! also with three awards including Best Director for Baz Luhrmann and Bridget Jones's Diary and Enigma with one. 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.
Multiple awards
The following two films received multiple awards:
Multiple nominations
The following 11 films received multiple nominations: