3rd Empire Awards

The 3rd Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine Empire, honored the best films of 1997 and took place in 1998. During the ceremony, Empire presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as one honorary award. The awards were sponsored by Stella Artois for the first time.^[1][2]

3rd Empire Awards
Date	1998
Empire issue	#107 (May 1998)
Highlights
Best Film	Men in Black
Best British Film	The Full Monty
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All of the winners this year won one award each. The Full Monty won the award for Best British Film, while Men in Black won the award for Best Film. Other winners included A Life Less Ordinary, Hamlet, Jerry Maguire, L.A. Confidential, Nil by Mouth, The Crucible and The English Patient. Dennis Hopper received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[3]

Best Film Men in Black	Best British Film The Full Monty
Best Director Cameron Crowe — Jerry Maguire	Best British Director Anthony Minghella — The English Patient
Best Actor Kevin Spacey — L.A. Confidential	Best British Actor Ewan McGregor — A Life Less Ordinary
Best Actress Joan Allen — The Crucible	Best British Actress Kate Winslet — Hamlet
Best Debut Gary Oldman — Nil by Mouth	Honorary Awards Lifetime Achievement Award: Dennis Hopper