6th Empire Awards


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. 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 February 21 and Channel 4 on February 25. British television presenter and radio presenter Dermot O'Leary hosted the show for the first time. 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.

  • Gladiator
  • * American Beauty
  • * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  • * High Fidelity
  • * Magnolia
  • Billy Elliot
  • * Angela’s Ashes
  • * Chicken Run
  • * Snatch
  • * Topsy-Turvy
  • Bryan Singer — X-Men
  • * Ang Lee — Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  • * Christopher Nolan — Memento
  • * Michael Mann — The Insider
  • * Paul Thomas Anderson — Magnolia
  • Guy Ritchie — Snatch
  • * Nick Park and Peter Lord — Chicken Run
  • * Ridley Scott — Gladiator
  • * Sam Mendes — American Beauty
  • * Stephen Daldry — Billy Elliot
  • Russell Crowe — Gladiator
  • * George Clooney — O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • * Jim Carrey — Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  • * John Cusack — High Fidelity
  • * Kevin Spacey — American Beauty
  • Vinnie Jones — Snatch
  • * Christian Bale — American Psycho
  • * Jude Law — The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • * Michael Caine — The Cider House Rules
  • * Robert Carlyle — Angela’s Ashes
  • Connie Nielsen — Gladiator
  • * Angelina Jolie — Girl, Interrupted
  • * Hilary Swank — Boys Don't Cry
  • * Julia Roberts — Erin Brockovich
  • * Kate Winslet — Quills
  • Julie Walters — Billy Elliot
  • * Brenda Blethyn — Saving Grace
  • * Kathy Burke — Kevin & Perry Go Large
  • * Samantha Morton — Sweet and Lowdown
  • * Thandie Newton — '
  • Jamie Bell — Billy Elliot
  • * Nick Park and Peter Lord — Chicken Run
  • * Sam Mendes — American Beauty
  • * Sofia Coppola — The Virgin Suicides
  • * Spike Jonze — Being John Malkovich
  • Empire Inspiration Award: Aardman Animations
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Richard Harris'''

    • Multiple awards

    The following three films received multiple awards:
    AwardsFilm
    3Billy Elliot
    3Gladiator
    2Snatch

    Multiple nominations

    The following nine films received multiple nominations:
    NominationsFilm
    4American Beauty
    4Billy Elliot
    4Gladiator
    3Chicken Run
    3Snatch
    2Angela’s Ashes
    2Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    2High Fidelity
    2Magnolia