7th Empire Awards
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{{Infobox film awards
| number = 7
| award = Empire Awards
| image = 7th Empire Awards logo.jpg
| caption = The logo for the 7th Empire Awards
| date = {{Start date|2002|2|5|df=y}}
| site = The Dorchester Hotel, London, England
| host = Phill Jupitus
| director =
| magazine_issue =
| best_film = The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
| best_british = Bridget Jones's Diary
| 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)
| channel =
| duration =
| last = 6th
| next = 8th
}}
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.{{Cite news |last= |date=25 January 2002 |title=Empire Awards: Nominations Announced. Lord of The Rings takes the lead |url=http://www.empireonline.com/News/story.asp?nid=13502 |access-date=29 September 2014 |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media}}{{Cite news |last= |date=5 February 2002 |title=The 2002 Empire Awards: Exclusive. The results are in |url=http://www.empireonline.com/News/story.asp?nid=12584 |access-date=29 September 2014 |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media}} 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.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 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.{{Cite web |year=2013 |title=2002 Awards Winners |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2013/history/2002.asp |access-date=26 September 2014 |website=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media}}
=Multiple awards=
The following two films received multiple awards:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| scope="col" width="55" | Awards
! scope="col" | Film |
|---|
| rowspan=2 | 3 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
=Multiple nominations=
The following 11 films received multiple nominations:
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| scope="col" width="55" | Nominations
! scope="col" | Film |
|---|
| 8 |
| rowspan=3 | 4 |
| Bridget Jones's Diary |
| Moulin Rouge! |
| rowspan=2 | 3 |
| Traffic |
| rowspan=5 | 2
| Amélie |
| Enigma |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
| Lucky Break |
| Planet of the Apes |
References
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External links
- {{Cite web |title=The 7th Empire Awards official website |url=http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2002/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030202054448/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2002/ |archive-date=2 February 2003 |access-date=26 September 2014}}
- {{IMDb event|0000786/2002}}
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Category:2000s in the City of Westminster
Category:2002 in British cinema