3rd Empire Awards

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3rd Empire Awards
Date1998
Empire issue#107 (May 1998)
Highlights
Best Film Men in Black
Best British Film The Full Monty
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The 3rd Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 1997 and took place in 1998. During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as one honorary award. The awards were sponsored by Stella Artois for the first time. [1] [2]

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All of the winners this year won one award each. The Full Monty won the award for Best British Film, while Men in Black won the award for Best Film. Other winners included A Life Less Ordinary , Hamlet , Jerry Maguire , L.A. Confidential , Nil by Mouth , The Crucible and The English Patient . Dennis Hopper received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [3]

Honorary Awards

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