6th Empire Awards

6th Empire Awards
Date19 February 2001[1]
SiteThe Dorchester Hotel, London, England[citation needed]
Hosted byDermot O'Leary[2]
Empire issue#143 (May 2001)
Highlights
Best FilmGladiator
Best British FilmBilly Elliot
Most awardsBilly Elliot and Gladiator (3)
Most nominationsAmerican Beauty, Billy Elliot and Gladiator (4)
Television coverage
ChannelFilm4 and Channel 4[3]
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The 6th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 2000 and took place on 19 February 2001.[1] During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as two honorary awards. The award for Best British Director was presented for the last time until the 10th Empire Awards where it was presented again for the last time. The ceremony was televised in the United Kingdom by Film4 on 21 February and Channel 4 on 25 February.[3] British television presenter and radio presenter Dermot O'Leary hosted the show for the first time.[2] The awards were sponsored by Genie for the first time.[1]

Billy Elliot and Gladiator were tied for most awards won with three awards apiece. Billy Elliot won the award for Best British Film, while Gladiator won the award for Best Film. Other winners included Snatch with two awards and X-Men with one. Aardman Animations received the Empire Inspiration Award and Richard Harris received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

  1. ^ a b c "Genie succeeds Stella as Empire film awards sponsor". Marketingweek.co.uk. Centaur Communications Ltd. 18 January 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Empire Awards 2001". Internet Movie Database. 2001. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Best British Film". Empireonline.co.uk. 2001. Archived from the original on 17 April 2002.