The 10th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazineEmpire, honored the best films of 2004 and took place on 13 March 2005 at the Guildhall in London, England.[1][2][4] During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in 10 categories as well as four honorary awards. The honorary Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema award was first introduced this year. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the award ceremonies a special honorary award was presented, the Icon of the Decade award. The awards for Best British Actor, Best British Actress and Best British Director as well as the honorary Independent Spirit award were presented for the last time. This was the first year the Lifetime Achievement Award was not presented. The ceremony was televised in the United Kingdom by Channel 5 on 15 March.[3][4] English television presenter and radio presenterJohnny Vaughan hosted the show for the first time.[1][3][4] The awards were sponsored by Sony Ericsson for the third consecutive year.[5]
