7th Empire Awards


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.
and Moulin Rouge! were tied for most awards won with three awards apiece. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring won the award for Best Film, while Moulin Rouge! won the award for Best Director for Baz Luhrmann. Other winners included Bridget Jones's Diary who won the award for Best British Film and Enigma with one award apiece. 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.

  • * A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • * Moulin Rouge!
  • * The Others
  • Bridget Jones's Diary
  • * Enigma
  • * Lucky Break
  • * '
  • * The Parole Officer
  • Baz Luhrmann — Moulin Rouge!
  • * Cameron Crowe — Almost Famous
  • * Peter Jackson — '
  • * Steven Soderbergh — Traffic
  • * Steven Spielberg — A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • Elijah Wood —
  • * Benicio del Toro — Traffic
  • * Billy Bob Thornton — The Man Who Wasn't There
  • * Haley Joel Osment — A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • * Viggo Mortensen — '
  • Ewan McGregor — Moulin Rouge!
  • * Hugh Grant — Bridget Jones's Diary
  • * Ian McKellen — '
  • * Sean Bean — '
  • * Tim Roth — Planet of the Apes
  • Nicole Kidman — Moulin Rouge!
  • * Audrey Tautou — Amélie
  • * Frances O'Connor — A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • * Nicole Kidman — The Others
  • * Renée Zellweger — Bridget Jones's Diary
  • Kate Winslet — Enigma
  • * Catherine Zeta-Jones — Traffic
  • * Helena Bonham Carter — Planet of the Apes
  • * Olivia Williams — Lucky Break
  • * Rachel Weisz — The Mummy Returns
  • Orlando Bloom —
  • * Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan — '
  • * Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson — Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • * Keira Knightley — The Hole
  • * Sharon Maguire — Bridget Jones's Diary
  • Empire Inspiration Award: Michael Mann
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Christopher Lee
  • Independent Spirit Award: Alejandro Amenábar — The Others
  • * Alejandro González Iñárritu — Amores perros
  • * Jean-Pierre Jeunet — Amélie
  • * Terry Zwigoff — Ghost World

    • Multiple awards

    The following two films received multiple awards:
    AwardsFilm
    3Moulin Rouge!
    3

    Multiple nominations

    The following 11 films received multiple nominations:
    NominationsFilm
    8
    4A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    4Bridget Jones's Diary
    4Moulin Rouge!
    3The Others
    3Traffic
    2Amélie
    2Enigma
    2Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
    2Lucky Break
    2Planet of the Apes