| 16th Empire Awards | |
|---|---|
 The logo for the 16th Empire Awards | |
| Date | 27 March 2011[1] |
| Site | Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England[1] |
| Hosted by | Dara Ó Briain[1] |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Inception |
| Best British Film | Kick-Ass |
| Most awards | Kick-Ass and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2) |
| Most nominations | Kick-Ass (6) |
The 16th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2010 and took place on 27 March 2011 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England.[1][2] During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in 11 categories as well as three honorary awards. Irish comedian Dara Ó Briain hosted the show for the third consecutive year.[1][3] The awards were sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey for the third consecutive year.[1]
In related events, Empire and Jameson Irish Whiskey held the 2nd Done In 60 Seconds Competition Global Final on 25 March 2011[4] at the London Film Museum, London, England.[4] The team of judges consisted of Empire editor-in-chief Mark Dinning,[4] Irish actor and comedian Chris O'Dowd[4] and English director Neil Marshall,[4] which selected from a shortlist of 24 nominees[4] the five Done In 60 Seconds Award finalists that were invited to the Empire Awards where the winner was announced.[4][5]
Kick-Ass won two awards including Best British Film. Other winners included The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo also with two awards and Four Lions, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Inception, Let Me In, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The King's Speech and The Last Exorcism with one. Keira Knightley received the Empire Hero Award, Gary Oldman received the Empire Icon Award and Edgar Wright received the Empire Inspiration Award. Maeve Stam from the Netherlands won the Done In 60 Seconds Award for her 60-second film version of 127 Hours.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jameson Empire Awards Announce 2011 Nominees" (Press release). Bauer Consumer Media. February 24, 2011. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (February 24, 2011). "In Full: Empire Awards 2011 nominees". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ O'Hara, Helen (March 28, 2011). "Jameson Empire Award Winners 2011. And a rundown of the show as it happened". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Jameson Empire Awards 2011" (Press release). Synergy Sponsorship. April 20, 2011. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ Grobler, Craig (December 16, 2010). "The Establishing Shot: Jameson Done in 60 Seconds short film-making competition is back". Theestablishingshot.com. Retrieved October 4, 2014.