6th Empire Awards

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6th Empire Awards
Date19 February 2001
Empire issue
#143 (May 2001)
Highlights
Best FilmGladiator
Best British FilmBilly Elliot
Most awardsBilly Elliot and Gladiator (3)
Most nominationsAmerican Beauty, Billy Elliot and Gladiator (4)
Television coverage
ChannelFilm4 and Channel 4[3]
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The 6th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British

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Billy Elliot and Gladiator were tied for most awards won with three awards apiece. Billy Elliot won the award for Best British Film, while Gladiator won the award for Best Film. Other winners included Snatch with two awards and X-Men with one. Aardman Animations received the Empire Inspiration Award and Richard Harris received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[4]

Honorary Awards

Multiple awards

The following three films received multiple awards:

Awards Film
3 Billy Elliot
Gladiator
2 Snatch

Multiple nominations

The following nine films received multiple nominations:

Nominations Film
4 American Beauty
Billy Elliot
Gladiator
3 Chicken Run
Snatch
2 Angela's Ashes
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
High Fidelity
Magnolia

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