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The '''Empire Award for Best British Film''' is an [[Empire Award]] presented annually by the British [[film magazine]] [[Empire (film magazine)|''Empire'']] to honor the best British film of the previous year. The Empire Award for Best British Film is one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the [[1st Empire Awards]] ceremony in 1996 (the others being [[Empire Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], [[Empire Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], [[Empire Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Empire Award for Best Film|Best Film]]) with ''[[Shallow Grave]]'' receiving the award. ''[[The World's End (film)|The World's End]]'' is the [[19th Empire Awards|most recent]] winner in this category. Winners are voted by the readers of ''Empire'' magazine.
{{Infobox award
| name = Empire Award for Best British Film
| awarded_for = Best British film of the year
| presenter = [[Empire (film magazine)|''Empire'']] magazine
| country = United Kingdom
| year = 1996
| holder = ''[[God's Own Country (2017 film)|God's Own Country]]'' ([[23rd Empire Awards|2018]])
| main = [[Empire Awards]]
}}

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The '''Empire Award for Best British Film''' was an [[Empire Award]] presented annually by the British [[film magazine]] [[Empire (film magazine)|''Empire'']] to honour the best British film of the previous year. The Empire Award for Best British Film was one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the [[1st Empire Awards]] ceremony in 1996 (the others being [[Empire Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], [[Empire Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], [[Empire Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Empire Award for Best Film|Best Film]]) with ''[[Shallow Grave (1994 film)|Shallow Grave]]'' receiving the award. ''[[God's Own Country (2017 film)|God's Own Country]]'' was the [[23rd Empire Awards|most recent]] winner in this category. Winners were chosen by the readers of ''Empire'' magazine.


==Winners and nominees==
==Winners and nominees==
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===1990s===
===1990s===
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="10%" | Year
! width="10%" | Year
! width="50%" | Film
! width="50%" | Film
! width="2%" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
! width="2%" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''1996<br /> <small>[[1st Empire Awards|(1st)]]</small>'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1996<br /> {{Small|[[1st Empire Awards|(1st)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Shallow Grave]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Shallow Grave (1994 film)|Shallow Grave]]'''''
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1996.asp |title=Past Winners - 1996 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1996.asp |title=Past Winners - 1996 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''1997<br /> <small>[[2nd Empire Awards|(2nd)]]</small>'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1997<br /> {{Small|[[2nd Empire Awards|(2nd)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'''''
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1997.asp |title=Past Winners - 1997 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1997.asp |title=Past Winners - 1997 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''1998<br /> <small>[[3rd Empire Awards|(3rd)]]</small>'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1998<br /> {{Small|[[3rd Empire Awards|(3rd)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[The Full Monty]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[The Full Monty]]'''''
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1998.asp |title=Past Winners - 1998 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1998.asp |title=Past Winners - 1998 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''1999<br /> <small>[[4th Empire Awards|(4th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''1999<br /> {{Small|[[4th Empire Awards|(4th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1999.asp |title=Past Winners - 1999 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1999.asp |title=Past Winners - 1999 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]''
| ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]''
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===2000s===
===2000s===
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="10%" | Year
! width="10%" | Year
! width="50%" | Film
! width="50%" | Film
! width="2%" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
! width="2%" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2000<br /> <small>[[5th Empire Awards|(5th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2000<br /> {{Small|[[5th Empire Awards|(5th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/2000.asp |title=Past Winners - 2000 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/2000.asp |title=Past Winners - 2000 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[East Is East (film)|East Is East]]''
| ''[[East Is East (1999 film)|East Is East]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[Human Traffic]]''
| ''[[Human Traffic]]''
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| ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''
| ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2001<br /> <small>[[6th Empire Awards|(6th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2001<br /> {{Small|[[6th Empire Awards|(6th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Billy Elliot]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Billy Elliot]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000786/2001 |title=Empire Awards 2001 |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000786/2001 |title=Empire Awards 2001 |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Angela's Ashes (film)|Angela’s Ashes]]''
| ''[[Angela's Ashes (film)|Angela’s Ashes]]''
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| ''[[Topsy-Turvy]]''
| ''[[Topsy-Turvy]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2002<br /> <small>[[7th Empire Awards|(7th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2002<br /> {{Small|[[7th Empire Awards|(7th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite journal |title=Empire Awards 2002: Best British Film |journal=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |issue=#154 |date=April 2002 |page=56 |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |url=http://scrapbook.theonering.net/scrapbook/events/awards/view/3691 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite journal |title=Empire Awards 2002: Best British Film |journal=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |issue=#154 |date=April 2002 |page=56 |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |url=http://scrapbook.theonering.net/scrapbook/events/awards/view/3691 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]]''
| ''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]]''
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| ''[[The Parole Officer]]''
| ''[[The Parole Officer]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2003<br /> <small>[[8th Empire Awards|(8th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2003<br /> {{Small|[[8th Empire Awards|(8th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[28 Days Later]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[28 Days Later]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{Ref label|Y2003|A}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/winners/bestbritfilm.asp |title=Sky Movies Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{Efn|name=Y2003}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/winners/bestbritfilm.asp |title=Sky Movies Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2003 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[24 Hour Party People]]''
| ''[[24 Hour Party People]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[About a Boy]]''
| ''[[About a Boy (film)|About a Boy]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]''
| ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]''
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| ''[[The Guru (2002 film)|The Guru]]''
| ''[[The Guru (2002 film)|The Guru]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2004<br /> <small>[[9th Empire Awards|(9th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2004<br /> {{Small|[[9th Empire Awards|(9th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Love Actually]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Love Actually]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2004/winners/britishfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2004 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2004/winners/britishfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2004 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Bright Young Things (film)|Bright Young Things]]''
| ''[[Bright Young Things (film)|Bright Young Things]]''
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| ''[[Young Adam (film)|Young Adam]]''
| ''[[Young Adam (film)|Young Adam]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2005<br /> <small>[[10th Empire Awards|(10th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2005<br /> {{Small|[[10th Empire Awards|(10th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2005/winners/britfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2005 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2005/winners/britfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2005 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)|Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason]]''
| ''[[Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)|Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason]]''
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| ''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]''
| ''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | '''2006<br /> <small>[[11th Empire Awards|(11th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | '''2006<br /> {{Small|[[11th Empire Awards|(11th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride & Prejudice]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride & Prejudice]]'''''
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | {{Ref label|Y2006|B}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2006/winners/britmovie.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2006 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | {{Efn|name=Y2006}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2006/winners/britmovie.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2006 |access-date=October 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616192316/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2006/winners/britmovie.asp |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
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| ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]''
| ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2007<br /> <small>[[12th Empire Awards|(12th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2007<br /> {{Small|[[12th Empire Awards|(12th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[United 93 (film)|United 93]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[United 93 (film)|United 93]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards/britishfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2007 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards/britishfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2007 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[A Cock and Bull Story]]''
| ''[[A Cock and Bull Story]]''
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| ''[[Starter for 10 (film)|Starter for 10]]''
| ''[[Starter for 10 (film)|Starter for 10]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[The Queen (film)|The Queen]]''
| ''[[The Queen (2006 film)|The Queen]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2008<br /> <small>[[13th Empire Awards|(13th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2008<br /> {{Small|[[13th Empire Awards|(13th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Atonement (film)|Atonement]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Atonement (2007 film)|Atonement]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2008/winners/britfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2008 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2008/winners/britfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2008 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Control (2007 film)|Control]]''
| ''[[Control (2007 film)|Control]]''
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| ''[[This Is England]]''
| ''[[This Is England]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2009<br /> <small>[[14th Empire Awards|(14th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2009<br /> {{Small|[[14th Empire Awards|(14th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[RocknRolla]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[RocknRolla]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2009/winners/british-film.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2009 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2009/winners/british-film.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2009 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Eden Lake]]''
| ''[[Eden Lake]]''
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===2010s===
===2010s===
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="10%" | Year
! width="10%" | Year
! width="50%" | Film
! width="50%" | Film
! width="2%" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
! width="2%" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2010<br /> <small>[[15th Empire Awards|(15th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2010<br /> {{Small|[[15th Empire Awards|(15th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Harry Brown (film)|Harry Brown]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Harry Brown (film)|Harry Brown]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2010/winners/best-british-film/ |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2010 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a205232/in-full-empire-awards-2010-nominees.html |title=In Full: Empire Awards 2010 nominees |author=Reynolds, Simon |date=February 25, 2010 |work=digitalspy.co.uk |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=October 21, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2010/winners/best-british-film/ |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2010 |access-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a205232/in-full-empire-awards-2010-nominees.html |title=In Full: Empire Awards 2010 nominees |author=Reynolds, Simon |date=February 25, 2010 |work=digitalspy.co.uk |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=October 21, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[An Education]]''
| ''[[An Education]]''
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| ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]''
| ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2011<br /> <small>[[16th Empire Awards|(16th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2011<br /> {{Small|[[16th Empire Awards|(16th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2011/winners/best-british-film/ |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2011 |accessdate=October 11, 2011 }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2011/winners/best-british-film/ |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |year=2011 |access-date=October 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614195441/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2011/winners/best-british-film/ |archive-date=June 14, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[127 Hours]]''
| ''[[127 Hours]]''
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| ''[[The King's Speech]]''
| ''[[The King's Speech]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2012<br /> <small>[[17th Empire Awards|(17th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2012<br /> {{Small|[[17th Empire Awards|(17th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2012/winners/britishfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2012 |accessdate=2014-08-18}}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2012/winners/britishfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2012 |access-date=2014-08-18}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Attack the Block]]''
| ''[[Attack the Block]]''
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| ''[[Tyrannosaur (film)|Tyrannosaur]]''
| ''[[Tyrannosaur (film)|Tyrannosaur]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2013<br /> <small>[[18th Empire Awards|(18th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2013<br /> {{Small|[[18th Empire Awards|(18th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Sightseers]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Sightseers]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2013/winners/bestbritishfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2013 |accessdate=2014-08-18}}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2013/winners/bestbritishfilm.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2013 |access-date=2014-08-18}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Dredd]]''
| ''[[Dredd]]''
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| ''[[The Woman in Black (2012 film)|The Woman in Black]]''
| ''[[The Woman in Black (2012 film)|The Woman in Black]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2014<br /> <small>[[19th Empire Awards|(19th)]]</small>'''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2014<br /> {{Small|[[19th Empire Awards|(19th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[The World's End (film)|The World's End]]'''''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[The World's End (film)|The World's End]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2014/winners/best-british-film.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2014 |accessdate=2014-08-18}}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2014/winners/best-british-film.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2014 |access-date=2014-08-18}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa]]''
| ''[[Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa]]''
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|-
|-
| ''[[Sunshine on Leith (film)|Sunshine on Leith]]''
| ''[[Sunshine on Leith (film)|Sunshine on Leith]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2015<br /> {{Small|[[20th Empire Awards|(20th)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Kingsman: The Secret Service]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2015/winners/best-british-film.asp |title=Best British Film |work=[[Empireonline.com]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |title='Interstellar' wins Film, Director at Empire Awards |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/global/interstellar-wins-film-director-at-empire-awards-1201462423/ |work=[[Variety.com]] |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]] |date=March 30, 2015 |access-date=March 30, 2015 }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]''
|-
| ''[[The Imitation Game]]''
|-
| ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]''
|-
| ''[[Under the Skin (2013 film)|Under the Skin]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2016<br /> {{Small|[[21st Empire Awards|(21st)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>[http://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/star-wars-mad-max-empire-awards-2016-nominations-2/ Jameson Empire Awards 2016: Star Wars and Mad Max lead the nominations]</ref>
|-
| ''[[45 Years]]''
|-
| ''[[Legend (2015 film)|Legend]]''
|-
| ''[[Macbeth (2015 film)|Macbeth]]''
|-
| ''[[Suffragette (film)|Suffragette]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2017<br /> {{Small|[[22nd Empire Awards|(22nd)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[I, Daniel Blake]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nugent |first=John |title=Three Empire Awards 2017: Rogue One, Tom Hiddleston And Patrick Stewart Win Big |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/three-empire-awards-2017-rogue-one-tom-hiddleston-patrick-stewart-win-big/ |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923211501/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/three-empire-awards-2017-rogue-one-tom-hiddleston-patrick-stewart-win-big/ |archive-date=2017-09-23 |language=en |date=19 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Eddie the Eagle (film)|Eddie the Eagle]]''
|-
| ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''
|-
| ''[[High-Rise (film)|High-Rise]]''
|-
| ''[[The Girl with All the Gifts (film)|The Girl with All the Gifts]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | '''2018<br /> {{Small|[[23rd Empire Awards|(23rd)]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86" | '''''[[God's Own Country (2017 film)|God's Own Country]]'''''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |<ref>[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/star-wars-last-jedi-thor-ragnarok-lead-empire-awards-2018-nominations/ Empireonline.com. Star Wars The Last Jedi and Thor Ragnarok Lead Empire Awards 2018 Nominations]</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/star-wars-last-jedi-wins-big-rakuten-tv-empire-awards-2018/ |title=Star Wars: The Last Jedi Wins Big at Rakuten TV Empire Awards 2018 |last=Travis |first=Ben |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |language=en |date=18 March 2018 |access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Death of Stalin]]''
|-
| ''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]''
|-
| ''[[Darkest Hour (film)|Darkest Hour]]''
|-
| ''[[Paddington 2]]''
|}
|}


===Notes===
===Notes===
{{Notelist|refs=
<div class="references-small">
:'''A'''{{note label|Y2003}}: The official name of the award in 2003 was called "Sky Movies Best British Film".
{{Efn|name=Y2003|The official name of the award at the 8th Empire Awards in 2003 was "Sky Movies Best British Film".}}
:'''B'''{{note label|Y2006}}: The 2006 awards had six nominees (instead of the usual five) for Best British Film.
{{Efn|name=Y2006|The 11th Empire Awards in 2006 had six nominees (instead of the usual five) for Best British Film.}}
}}
</div>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==


{{Empire Award for Best British Film}}
{{Empire Award for Best British Film}}
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[[Category:Empire Awards|Film]]
[[Category:Awards for best film]]
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[[Category:Best British Film Empire Award winners| ]]
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Empire Award for Best British Film
Awarded forBest British film of the year
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byEmpire magazine
First awarded1996
Currently held byGod's Own Country (2018)
Empire Awards

The Empire Award for Best British Film was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire to honour the best British film of the previous year. The Empire Award for Best British Film was one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Film) with Shallow Grave receiving the award. God's Own Country was the most recent winner in this category. Winners were chosen by the readers of Empire magazine.

Winners and nominees

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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

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Year Film Ref.
1996
(1st) 		Shallow Grave [1]
1997
(2nd) 		Trainspotting [2]
1998
(3rd) 		The Full Monty [3]
1999
(4th) 		Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels [4]
Elizabeth
My Name Is Joe
Sliding Doors
Twenty Four Seven

2000s

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Year Film Ref.
2000
(5th) 		Notting Hill [5]
East Is East
Human Traffic
Little Voice
Shakespeare in Love
2001
(6th) 		Billy Elliot [6]
Angela’s Ashes
Chicken Run
Snatch
Topsy-Turvy
2002
(7th) 		Bridget Jones's Diary [7]
Enigma
Lucky Break
Mike Bassett: England Manager
The Parole Officer
2003
(8th) 		28 Days Later [a][8]
24 Hour Party People
About a Boy
Bend It Like Beckham
The Guru
2004
(9th) 		Love Actually [9]
Bright Young Things
Calendar Girls
Johnny English
Young Adam
2005
(10th) 		Shaun of the Dead [10]
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Dead Man's Shoes
Enduring Love
Layer Cake
2006
(11th) 		Pride & Prejudice [b][11]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Stoned
The Descent
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2007
(12th) 		United 93 [12]
A Cock and Bull Story
Confetti
Starter for 10
The Queen
2008
(13th) 		Atonement [13]
Control
Hot Fuzz
Sunshine
This Is England
2009
(14th) 		RocknRolla [14]
Eden Lake
Hunger
In Bruges
Son of Rambow

2010s

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Year Film Ref.
2010
(15th) 		Harry Brown [15][16]
An Education
In the Loop
Nowhere Boy
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2011
(16th) 		Kick-Ass [17]
127 Hours
Four Lions
Monsters
The King's Speech
2012
(17th) 		Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [18]
Attack the Block
Submarine
The Inbetweeners Movie
Tyrannosaur
2013
(18th) 		Sightseers [19]
Dredd
Les Misérables
Skyfall
The Woman in Black
2014
(19th) 		The World's End [20]
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Filth
Rush
Sunshine on Leith
2015
(20th) 		Kingsman: The Secret Service [21][22]
Paddington
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
Under the Skin
2016
(21st) 		Spectre [23]
45 Years
Legend
Macbeth
Suffragette
2017
(22nd) 		I, Daniel Blake [24]
Eddie the Eagle
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
High-Rise
The Girl with All the Gifts
2018
(23rd) 		God's Own Country [25] [26]
The Death of Stalin
Dunkirk
Darkest Hour
Paddington 2

Notes

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  1. ^ The official name of the award at the 8th Empire Awards in 2003 was "Sky Movies Best British Film".
  2. ^ The 11th Empire Awards in 2006 had six nominees (instead of the usual five) for Best British Film.

References

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  1. ^ "Past Winners - 1996". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "Past Winners - 1997". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Past Winners - 1998". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "Past Winners - 1999". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  5. ^ "Past Winners - 2000". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  6. ^ "Empire Awards 2001". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  7. ^ "Empire Awards 2002: Best British Film". Empire (#154). Bauer Consumer Media: 56. April 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  8. ^ "Sky Movies Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  9. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  10. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  11. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2006. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  12. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  13. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  14. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  15. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  16. ^ Reynolds, Simon (February 25, 2010). "In Full: Empire Awards 2010 nominees". digitalspy.co.uk. Digital Spy. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  17. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2011. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  18. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  19. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  20. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  21. ^ "Best British Film". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  22. ^ Barraclough, Leo (March 30, 2015). "'Interstellar' wins Film, Director at Empire Awards". Variety.com. Penske Business Media. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  23. ^ Jameson Empire Awards 2016: Star Wars and Mad Max lead the nominations
  24. ^ Nugent, John (March 19, 2017). "Three Empire Awards 2017: Rogue One, Tom Hiddleston And Patrick Stewart Win Big". Empire. Bauer Media Group. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017.
  25. ^ Empireonline.com. Star Wars The Last Jedi and Thor Ragnarok Lead Empire Awards 2018 Nominations
  26. ^ Travis, Ben (March 18, 2018). "Star Wars: The Last Jedi Wins Big at Rakuten TV Empire Awards 2018". Empire. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
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