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8th Empire Awards

2003 British film awards ceremony

2003 British film awards ceremony

FieldValue
number8
awardEmpire Awards
image8th Empire Awards logo.gif
captionThe logo for the 8th Empire Awards
date
siteThe Dorchester Hotel, London, England
hostRichard E. Grant
magazine_issue#166 (April 2003)
best_film*The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
best_british*[28 Days Later](28-days-later)*
most_awards*Minority Report* (3)
most_nominations*The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (7)
last7th
next9th

The 8th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2002 and took place on 5 February 2003 at The Dorchester Hotel in London, England. During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as two honorary awards. The award for Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year was first introduced this year. The Best Debut award was renamed to "Best Newcomer". British actor Richard E. Grant hosted the show for the first time. The awards were sponsored by Sony Ericsson for the first time.

Minority Report won the most awards with three including Best Director for Steven Spielberg. Other winners included 28 Days Later, About a Boy, Die Another Day, Spider-Man, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers with one. Dustin Hoffman received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Michael Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton received the Independent Spirit Award for their role in the direction and production of 24 Hour Party People.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Multiple awards

The following film received multiple awards:

AwardsFilm
3*Minority Report*

Multiple nominations

The following 11 films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilm
7*The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
6*Minority Report*
4*Die Another Day*
3*[24 Hour Party People](24-hour-party-people)*
*Bend It Like Beckham*
*Road to Perdition*
*Spider-Man*
2*[28 Days Later](28-days-later)*
*About a Boy*
*Austin Powers in Goldmember*
*Gosford Park*

References

References

  1. . (29 January 2003). ["Empire Awards Nominations. Your shortlist revealed"](http://www.empireonline.com/News/story.asp?nid=12357). *[[Bauer Consumer Media]]*.
  2. (2003). "Report: The Eighth Annual Empire Awards". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
  3. Matthew, Sam. (10 December 2004). "Sony Ericsson pushes camera phones at Empire Awards". [[Haymarket Media Group]].
  4. . (5 February 2003). ["The Empire Awards 2003. This year's winners announced!"](http://www.empireonline.com/News/story.asp?nid=12377). *[[Bauer Consumer Media]]*.
  5. (2003). "Best Film". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
  6. (2003). "Sky Movies Best British Film". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
  7. (2003). "Best Director". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
  8. (2003). "Best Actor". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
  9. (2003). "Best British Actor". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
  10. (2003). "Best Actress". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
  11. (2003). "Best British Actress". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
  12. (2003). "Best Newcomer". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
  13. (2003). "Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
  14. (2003). "Lifetime Achievement Award". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
  15. (2003). "Independent Spirit Award". [[Bauer Consumer Media]].
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