Empire Award for Best British Actor

Empire Award for Best British Actor
Awarded for	Best performance by a British actor in a leading role
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	Empire magazine
First awarded	1996
Last awarded	2005
Currently held by	Paddy Considine - Dead Man's Shoes (2005)

The Empire Award for Best British Actor was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire to honor a British actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry. The Empire Award for Best British Actor was first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 with Ewan McGregor receiving the award for his role in Shallow Grave and last presented at the 10th Empire Awards ceremony in 2005. It was one of three Best British awards retired that year (the others being Best British Actress and Best British Director). Winners were voted by the readers of Empire magazine.

Since its inception, the award has been given to six actors. Ewan McGregor had received the most awards in this category with four awards and was nominated on seven occasions, more than any other actor. Paddy Considine was the last winner in this category for his role in Dead Man's Shoes.

Winners and nominees

In the list below, winners are listed first in boldface, 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

Year	Actor	Film	Ref.
1996 (1st)	Ewan McGregor	Shallow Grave	[1]
1997 (2nd)	Ewan McGregor	Trainspotting	[2]
1998 (3rd)	Ewan McGregor	A Life Less Ordinary	[3]
1999 (4th)	Peter Mullan	My Name Is Joe	[4]
	Bob Hoskins	Twenty Four Seven
	Ewan McGregor	Velvet Goldmine
	Gary Oldman	Lost in Space
	Joseph Fiennes	Elizabeth

2000s

Year	Actor	Film	Ref.
2000 (5th)	Hugh Grant	Notting Hill	[5]
	Ewan McGregor	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
	Ian McKellen	Gods and Monsters
	Joseph Fiennes	Shakespeare in Love
	Rhys Ifans	Notting Hill
2001 (6th)	Vinnie Jones	Snatch	[6]
	Christian Bale	American Psycho
	Jude Law	The Talented Mr. Ripley
	Michael Caine	The Cider House Rules
	Robert Carlyle	Angela’s Ashes
2002 (7th)	Ewan McGregor	Moulin Rouge!	[7]
	Hugh Grant	Bridget Jones's Diary
	Ian McKellen	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
	Sean Bean	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
	Tim Roth	Planet of the Apes
2003 (8th)	Hugh Grant	About a Boy	[8]
	Andy Serkis	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
	Ian McKellen	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
	Jude Law	Road to Perdition
	Steve Coogan	24 Hour Party People
2004 (9th)	Andy Serkis	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	[9]
	Ewan McGregor	Young Adam
	Ian McKellen	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
	Jude Law	Cold Mountain
	Orlando Bloom	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2005 (10th)	Paddy Considine	Dead Man's Shoes	[10]
	Daniel Craig	Layer Cake
	Paul Bettany	Wimbledon
	Rhys Ifans	Enduring Love
	Simon Pegg	Shaun of the Dead

Multiple awards and nominations

Multiple awards

The following individuals received two or more Best British Actor awards:

Awards	Film
4	Ewan McGregor
2	Hugh Grant

Multiple nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best British Actor nominations:

Nominations	Film
7	Ewan McGregor
4	Ian McKellen
3	Hugh Grant
	Jude Law
2	Andy Serkis
	Joseph Fiennes
	Rhys Ifans

References

1. "Past Winners - 1996". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
2. "Past Winners - 1997". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
3. "Past Winners - 1998". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
4. "Past Winners - 1999". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
5. "Past Winners - 2000". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
6. "Empire Awards 2001". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
7. "Empire Awards 2002: Best British Actor Award". Empire (Bauer Consumer Media) (#154): 56. April 2002. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
8. "Best British Actor". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
9. "Best British Actor". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
10. "Best British Actor". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2005. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

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