Empire Award for Best Director

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The Empire Award for Best Director is one of the Empire Awards presented annually by Empire magazine to directors working in the motion picture industry. The Empire Award for Best Director is one of six ongoing awards that have been handed out since the establishment of the Empire Awards in 1996 (the others being Best Film, Best British Film, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Newcomer). The winners are chosen each year by readers of Empire magazine.

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Winners and nominees [edit]

In the list below, winners are listed first in bold, followed by the other nominees. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article (if any) on that ceremony.

1990s [edit]

Year Director Film
1996 (1st)[1]
Danny Boyle Shallow Grave
1997 (2nd)[2]
Terry Gilliam 12 Monkeys
1998 (3rd)[3]
Cameron Crowe Jerry Maguire
1999 (4th)[4]
Steven Spielberg Saving Private Ryan
Ang Lee The Ice Storm
James Cameron Titanic
Peter Weir The Truman Show
Steven Soderbergh Out of Sight

2000s [edit]

Year Director Film
2000 (5th)[5]
M. Night Shyamalan The Sixth Sense
2001 (6th)[6]
Bryan Singer X-Men
Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Christopher Nolan Memento
Michael Mann The Insider
Paul Thomas Anderson Magnolia
2002 (7th)[7]
Baz Luhrmann Moulin Rouge!
Cameron Crowe Almost Famous
Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Steven Soderbergh Traffic
Steven Spielberg A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2003 (8th)[8]
Steven Spielberg Minority Report
M. Night Shyamalan Signs
Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Sam Raimi Spider-Man
Steven Soderbergh Ocean's Eleven
2004 (9th)[9]
Quentin Tarantino Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Anthony Minghella Cold Mountain
Joel and Ethan Coen Intolerable Cruelty
Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Peter Weir Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2005 (10th)[10]
Sam Raimi Spider-Man 2
M. Night Shyamalan The Village
Michael Mann Collateral
Michel Gondry Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Quentin Tarantino Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2006 (11th)[A][11]
Nick Park and Steve Box Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Christopher Nolan Batman Begins
Joe Wright Pride & Prejudice
Peter Jackson King Kong
Steven Spielberg War of the Worlds
Ron Howard Cinderella Man
2007 (12th)[12]
Christopher Nolan The Prestige
Bryan Singer Superman Returns
George Clooney Good Night, and Good Luck
Guillermo del Toro Pan's Labyrinth
Martin Scorsese The Departed
2008 (13th)[13]
David Yates Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
David Fincher Zodiac
Edgar Wright Hot Fuzz
Joe Wright Atonement
Paul Greengrass The Bourne Ultimatum
2009 (14th)[14]
Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight
Andrew Stanton WALL-E
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen No Country For Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson There Will Be Blood
Tim Burton Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2010s [edit]

Year Director Film
2010 (15th)[15][16]
James Cameron Avatar
J. J. Abrams Star Trek
Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker
Neill Blomkamp District 9
Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds
2011 (16th)[17]
Edgar Wright Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Christopher Nolan Inception
David Fincher The Social Network
Matthew Vaughn Kick-Ass
Tom Hooper The King's Speech
2012 (17th)[18]
David Yates Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Tomas Alfredson Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Nicolas Winding Refn Drive
Steven Spielberg War Horse
Rupert Wyatt Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Notes [edit]

A : The 2006 awards had six nominees (instead of the usual five) for Best Director.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Past Winners - 1996". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  2. ^ "Past Winners - 1997". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  3. ^ "Past Winners - 1998". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  4. ^ "Past Winners - 1999". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  5. ^ "Past Winners - 2000". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  6. ^ "Empire Awards 2001". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  7. ^ "Empire Awards 2002: Best Director Award". Empire (Bauer Consumer Media) (#154): 56. April 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  8. ^ "Best Director". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  9. ^ "Best Director". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  10. ^ "Best Director". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  11. ^ "Best Director". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2006. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  12. ^ "Best Director". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  13. ^ "Best Director". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  14. ^ "Best Director". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  15. ^ "Best Director". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  16. ^ Reynolds, Simon (February 25, 2010 (2010-02-25)). "In Full: Empire Awards 2010 nominees". digitalspy.co.uk. Digital Spy. Retrieved October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21). 
  17. ^ "Best Director". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11). 
  18. ^ "Jameson Empire Awards 2012 - winners in full". Digital Spy. 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012. 

External links [edit]

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  • Empire Hero Award
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Retired special awards
  • Actor Of Our Lifetime
  • Empire Career Achievement Award
  • Empire Independent Spirit Award
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  • Empire Movie Masterpiece
  • Heath Ledger Tribute
  • Icon of the Decade
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