8th Empire Awards


The 8th Empire Awards ceremony, 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, ' and ' 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.

  • * Die Another Day
  • * Minority Report
  • * Road to Perdition
  • * Spider-Man
  • 28 Days Later
  • * 24 Hour Party People
  • * About a Boy
  • * Bend It Like Beckham
  • * The Guru
  • Steven Spielberg — Minority Report
  • * M. Night Shyamalan — Signs
  • * Peter Jackson — '
  • * Sam Raimi — Spider-Man
  • * Steven Soderbergh — Ocean's Eleven
  • Tom Cruise — Minority Report
  • * Colin Farrell — Minority Report
  • * Mike Myers — Austin Powers in Goldmember
  • * Tom Hanks — Road to Perdition
  • * Viggo Mortensen — '
  • Hugh Grant — About a Boy
  • * Andy Serkis — '
  • * Ian McKellen — '
  • * Jude Law — Road to Perdition
  • * Steve Coogan — 24 Hour Party People
  • Kirsten Dunst — Spider-Man
  • * Halle Berry — Die Another Day
  • * Hilary Swank — Insomnia
  • * Jennifer Connelly — A Beautiful Mind
  • * Miranda Otto — '
  • Samantha Morton — Minority Report
  • * Emily Watson — Red Dragon
  • * Helen Mirren — Gosford Park
  • * Keira Knightley — Bend It Like Beckham
  • * Kelly Macdonald — Gosford Park
  • Rosamund Pike — Die Another Day
  • * Cillian Murphy — 28 Days Later
  • * Neil Marshall — Dog Soldiers
  • * Martin Compston — Sweet Sixteen
  • * Parminder Nagra — Bend It Like Beckham
  • : Yoda's duel
  • * Austin Powers in Goldmember: The opening sequence
  • * Die Another Day: The sword fight
  • * Minority Report: The spyders
  • * ': Gollum's debate
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Dustin Hoffman
  • Independent Spirit Award: Michael Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton Director & Producer of 24 Hour Party People

    • Multiple awards

    The following film received multiple awards:
    AwardsFilm
    3Minority Report

    Multiple nominations

    The following 11 films received multiple nominations:
    NominationsFilm
    7
    6Minority Report
    4Die Another Day
    324 Hour Party People
    3Bend It Like Beckham
    3Road to Perdition
    3Spider-Man
    228 Days Later
    2About a Boy
    2Austin Powers in Goldmember
    2Gosford Park