| National Movie Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Location | Royal Festival Hall (2007–2008, 2010) Wembley Arena (2011) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by |
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| First award | 28 September 2007 |
| Final award | 10 May 2011 |
| Website | Official website |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ITV |
| Produced by | Indigo Television |
The National Movie Awards (NMA) was a British film awards ceremony broadcast by ITV in which the winners of the awards were chosen via popular vote. The awards were initiated in 2007 following the success of the National Television Awards, [1] the highest-rating awards ceremony for television. The winners were voted for by the public over the internet, phone and by filling in a form which had been made available at UK cinemas.
The first three ceremonies were held at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with the fourth and final (to date) ceremony taking place at Wembley Arena, London. The awards were originally axed in 2009 but returned in 2010. [2] [3] They were axed again by ITV in March 2012. [4]
The first award ceremony was held on 28 September 2007, presented by Alexander Armstrong. [5] Take That performed "Rule the World", a song they recorded for the fantasy film Stardust . [6]
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Action/Adventure | Casino Royale | Die Hard 4.0 300 Transformers |
| Animation | The Simpsons Movie | Flushed Away Happy Feet Shrek the Third |
| Comedy | Hot Fuzz | Borat Mr. Bean's Holiday Night at the Museum |
| Family | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Spider-Man 3 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
| Performance (Male) | Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) | Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) Rupert Grint (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) |
| Performance (Female) | Emma Watson (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) | Judi Dench (Casino Royale) Eva Green (Casino Royale) Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) Gemma Arterton (St. Trinian's) |
| Special Recognition | The James Bond movies | — |
The second award ceremony was held on 8 September 2008, presented by James Nesbitt. [7] It was broadcast the following night on ITV. [8]
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Action/Adventure | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | I Am Legend The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Wanted |
| Comedy | Juno | Sex And The City St. Trinian’s The Love Guru |
| Family | WALL-E | Kung Fu Panda The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian The Golden Compass |
| Musical | Mamma Mia! | Enchanted Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| Superhero | The Dark Knight | Iron Man Hancock The Incredible Hulk |
| Performance (Male) | Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) | Christian Bale (The Dark Knight) Pierce Brosnan (Mamma Mia!) Will Smith (I Am Legend/Hancock) |
| Performance (Female) | Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia!) | Amy Adams (Enchanted) Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) Elliot Page [a] (Juno) |
| Special Recognition | Pixar | — |
The third award ceremony was held on 26 May 2010, was presented for the second time by James Nesbitt and was shown live on ITV for the first time ever (the first two ceremonies went out pre-recorded). [3]
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Action/Thriller | Sherlock Holmes | Shutter Island Inglourious Basterds 2012 Kick-Ass |
| Family | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Up Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang |
| Fantasy | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Alice in Wonderland Avatar Clash of the Titans |
| Vue Most Anticipated Summer Film | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Sex and the City 2 Toy Story 3 |
| Breakthrough Film | The Time Traveller's Wife | Coco Before Chanel Paranormal Activity Harry Brown Nativity! |
| Best Performance | Robert Pattinson ( The Twilight Saga: New Moon ) | — |
| Special Recognition | Harry Potter | — |
| Screen Icon | Tom Cruise | — |
The fourth award ceremony was held on 10 May 2011, presented by Christine Bleakley. [9] This was the final ceremony to date. JLS, Eliza Doolittle and Take That performed.