The fifth annual Empire Awards were held in London last night, this time sponsored by Sony Ericsson, and continuing the trend of the last few months, Atonement again won big.
Atonement was voted Best British Film, while its two leading stars, Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, won Best Actress and Best Actor respectively.
The Bourne Ultimatum was the other big winner, securing Best Film, and Matt Damon was even there to accept the award in person, which is rare for a British awards ceremony.
Other noted celebrities from the film industry who were in attendance included Ewan McGregor, Emma Watson, James McAvoy, Simon Pegg and Rupert Everett, while Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro picked up an Empire Inspiration Award.
The full list of winners and nominees from the 2008 Empire Awards (courtesy of Digital Spy):
Best Newcomer
Shia LaBeouf (Transformers)
Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)
Sam Reily (Control) – WINNER!
Gemma Arterton (St. Trinians)
Thomas Turgoose (This Is England)
Best Comedy
Superbad
Hot Fuzz – WINNER!
Knocked Up
Ratatouille
Run Fat Boy Run
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy
Sunshine
Stardust – WINNER!
Transformers
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
300
Best Horror
30 Days Of Night
28 Weeks Later – WINNER!
Saw IV
Death Proof
1408
Best Thriller
Zodiac
American Gangster – WINNER!
Eastern Promises
The Bourne Ultimatum
Disturbia
Sony Ericsson Best Soundtrack
Control – WINNER!
Atonement
Once
Hairspray
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Best British Film
Atonement – WINNER!
Hot Fuzz
Sunshine
Control
This Is England
Best Actress
Keira Knightley (Atonement) – WINNER!
Emma Watson (Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix)
Katharine Heigl (Knocked Up)
Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart)
Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth)
Best Actor
Matt Damon (The Bourne Ultimatum)
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix)
James McAvoy (Atonement) – WINNER!
Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz)
Gerard Butler (300)
Best Director
Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum)
Joe Wright (Atonement)
David Yates (Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix) – WINNER!
Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz)
David Fincher (Zodiac)
Best Film
The Bourne Ultimatum – WINNER!
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Ratatouille
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Zodiac
Atonement was a great flick, it looks and feels a lot like Pride and Prejudice… come to think of it, both movies have the same director, leading lady, both are based on books and both take place in England