| Empire Award | |
|---|---|
 The Empire logo | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Empire |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Last awarded | 18 March 2018 |
| Website | 2016 Official website |
The Empire Awards was an annual British awards ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the local and global film industry. Winners were awarded the Empire Award statuette. The awards, first presented in 1996, were presented by the British film magazine Empire with the winners voted by the readers of the magazine.
The 23rd Empire Awards was the final ceremony, held on 18 March 2018 in London to honour films released in 2017.[1] The awards were sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey from the 14th Empire Awards[2][3] and were thenceforth officially called the Jameson Empire Awards. The official sponsor of the Awards changed to Rakuten TV for the 23rd Empire Awards. The Empire Awards ceremonies were discontinued after 2018 for unknown reasons.
- ^ Dyer, James. "Vote For The 2018 Three Empire Awards:Final Round". Empire. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Jameson Empire Awards 2009 - Nominations" (Press release). Bauer Consumer Media. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009.
- ^ Turney, Ewan (1 December 2008). "Jameson to sponsor Empire Awards". Morningadvertiser.co.uk. William Reed Business Media. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.