Sony Ericsson Empire Awards

Since 1995, "Empire"—Britain's biggest selling film magazine—has organised the annual Empire Movie Awards. They are sponsored by Sony Ericsson. The awards are voted for by readers of the magazine.

Award categories

The categories for awards are:
* Best British Actor
* Best British Actress
* Best British Film
* Best Debut (until 2002)
* Best Newcomer (beginning 2003)
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Director
* Best Film
* Empire Lifetime Achievement Award (until 2003)
* Empire Career Achievement Award (2004)
* Best British Director (1997-2001)
* Empire Inspiration Award (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002)
* Empire Movie Masterpiece (1999, 2000)
* Special Award for Contribution to Cinema (2000)
* Empire Independent Spirit Award (beginning 2002)
* Sony Ericsson Best Scene (beginning 2003)

ony Ericsson Empire Movie Awards 2008 Winners

Best Newcomer

*Sam Riley - "Control"
**Shia LaBeouf - "The Transformers"
**Gemma Arterton - "St Trinian's"
**Thomas Turgoose - "This Is England"
**Saoirse Ronan - "Atonement"

Best Comedy Movie

*"Hot Fuzz"
**"Superbad"
**"Knocked Up"
**"Ratatouille"
**"Run Fat Boy Run"

Best Film

"*The Bourne Ultimatum (movie)"

Past winners

*Empire Awards 2004
*Empire Awards 1998