
	Empire Award
	...Best Film
	...Best Actor
	...Best Actress
	...Best Director
	...Best Thriller
	...Scene of the Year
	...Best Horror
	...Best British Film
	...Best Newcomer
	...Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
	...Best Comedy
	Special Award
	Inspiration Award
	Icon Award
	Lifetime Achievement...



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Empire Awards, UK: 2006

Empire Award

Date:	13 March
Host:	Bill Bailey (IV)
Location:	Hilton London Metropole, London, England, UK

Best Film


Winner:
	King Kong (2005)
Other Nominees:
	Crash (2004/I) Sin City (2005) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) War of the Worlds (2005)

Best Actor


Winner:
	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - Johnny Depp
Other Nominees:
	Batman Begins (2005) - Christian Bale Crash (2004/I) - Matt Dillon (I) History of Violence, A (2005) - Viggo Mortensen King Kong (2005) - Andy Serkis

Best Actress


Winner:
	Crash (2004/I) - Thandie Newton
Other Nominees:
	Cinderella Man (2005) - Renée Zellweger King Kong (2005) - Naomi Watts Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Hilary Swank Pride & Prejudice (2005) - Keira Knightley

Best Director


Winner:
	Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) - Nick Park; Steve Box
Other Nominees:
	Batman Begins (2005) - Christopher Nolan (I) Cinderella Man (2005) - Ron Howard (I) King Kong (2005) - Peter Jackson (I) Pride & Prejudice (2005) - Joe Wright (IV) War of the Worlds (2005) - Steven Spielberg

Best Thriller


Winner:
	Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Other Nominees:
	Batman Begins (2005) Constant Gardener, The (2005) History of Violence, A (2005) Sin City (2005)

Scene of the Year


Winner:
	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) - For the birth of Vader.
Other Nominees:
	Crash (2004/I) - For the car rescue. Descent, The (2005) - For the attack of the crawlers. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) - For the dogfight. War of the Worlds (2005) - For the arrival.

Best Horror


Winner:
	Descent, The (2005)
Other Nominees:
	Land of the Dead (2005) Skeleton Key, The (2005) Wolf Creek (2005)

Best British Film


Winner:
	Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Other Nominees:
	Descent, The (2005) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005) Stoned (2005) Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Best Newcomer


Winner:
	Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) - Kelly Reilly (I) - Also for Pride & Prejudice (2005).
Other Nominees:
	Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005) - Georgie Henley Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005) - James McAvoy Serenity (2005) - Nathan Fillion Stoned (2005) - Leo Gregory (I)

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy


Winner:
	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Other Nominees:
	Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) King Kong (2005) Serenity (2005)

Best Comedy


Winner:
	Team America: World Police (2004)
Other Nominees:
	Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005) League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, The (2005) Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Wedding Crashers (2005)

Special Award


Winner:
	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) - The "Harry Potter" films for outstanding contribution to British cinema. - Also for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).

Inspiration Award


Awarded to:
	Stephen Frears

Icon Award


Awarded to:
	Brian Cox (I)

Lifetime Achievement Award


Awarded to:
	Tony Curtis (I)