Empire Honorary Awards

Along with the annual Empire Awards that were presented by Empire magazine for best in acting, directing and film there have been honorary awards which weren't always presented on a consistent annual basis. As of the 19th Empire Awards three honorary awards are currently handed out: Empire Hero Award, Empire Inspiration Award and Icon Award.

Award history

Current honorary awards

Retired honorary awards

  • Contribution to Cinema Award: 2000 only
  • Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema Award: 2005 to 2006; Outstanding Contribution To British Film: 2008 to 2010; Outstanding Contribution: 2013 only
  • Independent Spirit Award: 2002 to 2005
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: 1996 to 2003; 2006; Career Achievement Award: 2004 only
  • Movie Masterpiece Award: 1999 to 2000
  • Empire Icon Award: 2006; 2008 to 2011; 2014

Empire Special Honorary Awards

  • Actor Of Our Lifetime: 2009 only
  • Action Hero of Our Lifetime: 2014 only
  • Legend of Our Lifetime: 2014 only
  • Icon of the Decade: 2005 only
  • Heath Ledger Tribute: 2009 only

Retired honorary awards

Contribution to Cinema Award

The Contribution to Cinema Award was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire magazine only once at the 5th Empire Awards in 2000, to Industrial Light & Magic,[1] in honour of significant contributions to cinema.

Winner

Year Winner Ref
2000 (5th)
Industrial Light & Magic [1]

Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema Award

The Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema Award also known as the Best Brit Award[2] was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire magazine to honour a British star[3] company or franchise with significant contributions to British cinema.[2] The award was presented at the 10th and 11th Empire Awards in 2005-2006 and was handed out to Working Title Films with Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan accepting the reward[4][5] and to The Harry Potter films[6] respectively. The award was rewarded again at the 13th, 14th and 15th Empire Awards in 2008-2010 with its name changed to Outstanding Contribution To British Film and was handed out to Shane Meadows,[7] Danny Boyle[8] and Ray Winstone[9] respectively and again during the 18th Empire Awards in 2013 with its name changed that year to Outstanding Contribution and handed out again to Danny Boyle.[10][11]

Winners

Year Winner Ref
2005 (10th)
Working Title Films [4]
2006 (11th)
The Harry Potter films [6]
2008 (13th)
Shane Meadows [7]
2009 (14th)
Danny Boyle [8]
2010 (15th)
Ray Winstone [9]
2013 (18th)
Danny Boyle [10]

Independent Spirit Award

The Independent Spirit Award was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire magazine starting with the 7th Empire Awards in 2002 and ending with the 10th Empire Awards in 2005, with awards handed out to Alejandro Amenábar,[12] Michael Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton,[13] Roger Corman[14] and Kevin Smith[15]

Winner

Year Winner Ref
2002 (7th)
Alejandro Amenábar – writer, director and Scorer of The Others [12]
2003 (8th)
Michael Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton – director & producer of 24 Hour Party People [13]
2004 (9th)
Roger Corman [14]
2005 (10th)
Kevin Smith [15]

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire magazine from the establishment of the Empire Awards in 1996 until the 11th Empire Awards in 2006, with no award handed out during the 10th Empire Awards. At the 9th Empire Awards in 2004 the award was called Career Achievement Award . The award was handed to honour an individual with a long and distinguished career [16]

Winner

Year Winner Ref
1996 (1st)
Mike Leigh [17]
1997 (2nd)
Freddie Francis [18]
1998 (3rd)
Dennis Hopper [19]
1999 (4th)
Bob Hoskins [20]
2000 (5th)
Michael Caine [1]
2001 (6th)
Richard Harris [21]
2002 (7th)
Christopher Lee [22]
2003 (8th)
Dustin Hoffman [23]
2004 (9th)
Sigourney Weaver [24]
2006 (11th)
Tony Curtis [6]

Movie Masterpiece Award

The Movie Masterpiece Award was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire magazine at the 4th Empire Awards in 1999 and at the 5th Empire Awards in 2000 to films which were considered a masterpiece achievement.

Winners

Year Director Film Ref
1999 (4th)
William Friedkin The Exorcist [20]
2000 (5th)
Oliver Stone JFK [1]

Legend Award

The Legend Award was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire magazine at the 17th Empire Awards in 2012 and 18th Empire Awards in 2013, with awards handed out to Tim Burton[25] and Helen Mirren[26] respectively.

Winner

Year Winner Ref
2012 (17th)
Tim Burton [25]
2013 (18th)
Helen Mirren [26]
2014 (19th)
Tom Cruise
2015 (20th)
Ralph Fiennes
2016 (21st)
Alan Rickman
2017 (22nd)
Patrick Stewart
2018 (23rd)
Steven Spielberg

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