The 7th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine "Empire", honored the best films of 2001 and took place on 5 February 2002 at The Dorchester Hotel in London, England. During the ceremony, "Empire" presented Empire Awards in eight categories as well as three honorary awards. The honorary Independent Spirit Award was first introduced this year. English comedian Phill Jupitus hosted the show for the first time.
"" and "Moulin Rouge!" were tied for most awards won with three awards apiece. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" won the award for Best Film, while "Moulin Rouge!" won the award for Best Director for Baz Luhrmann. Other winners included "Bridget Jones's Diary" who won the award for Best British Film and "Enigma" with one award apiece. Michael Mann received the Empire Inspiration Award, Christopher Lee received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Alejandro Amenábar received the Independent Spirit Award for "The Others".
Winners and nominees.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Multiple awards.
The following two films received multiple awards:
Multiple nominations.
The following 11 films received multiple nominations:
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