| Empire Award for Scene of the Year | ||||
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| Awarded for | Best film scene | |||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Presented by | Empire magazine | |||
| First awarded | 2003 | |||
| Last awarded | 2007 | |||
| Currently held by | "The bridge attack" from Mission: Impossible III (2007) | |||
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The Empire Award for Scene of the Year was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire to honor the best film scene of the previous year. The Empire Award for Scene of the Year was first introduced at the 8th Empire Awards ceremony in 2003 with "Yoda's duel" from Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones receiving the award and last presented at the 12th Empire Awards ceremony in 2007 with "The bridge attack" from Mission: Impossible III receiving the award. Winners were voted by the readers of Empire magazine.
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.
2000s
| Year | Film | Scene | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 (8th) |
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Yoda's duel | |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | The opening sequence | ||
| Die Another Day | The sword fight | ||
| Minority Report | The spyders | ||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gollum's debate | ||
| 2004 (9th) |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | The Ride of the Rohirrim | |
| Gangs of New York | The flag speech | ||
| Kill Bill: Volume 1 | The House of the Blue Leaves | ||
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | The opening battle | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | The rum scene | ||
| 2005 (10th) |
Enduring Love | The balloon sequence | |
| Kill Bill: Volume 2 | "The Bride" versus "Elle" sequence | ||
| Shaun of the Dead | The records and zombies scene | ||
| Spider-Man 2 | Spider-Man battles Dr. Octopus on the train | ||
| The Bourne Supremacy | The Moscow car chase sequence | ||
| 2006 (11th) |
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | The birth of Vader | |
| Crash | The car rescue | ||
| The Descent | The attack of the crawlers | ||
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | The dogfight | ||
| War of the Worlds | The arrival | ||
| 2007 (12th) |
Mission: Impossible III | The bridge attack | |
| Borat | Borat's naked scrap with Azamat | ||
| Brick | The foot chase | ||
| Casino Royale | The parkour chase | ||
| Children of Men | Attack on the car | ||
| Little Miss Sunshine | Olive's dance routine | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | The waterwheel swordfight | ||
| Superman Returns | The Space Shuttle rescue | ||
| The Departed | Frank and Mr. French interrogate Costigan | ||
| X-Men: The Last Stand | The Phoenix and Professor X showdown |
References
- "Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- "Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2004. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- "Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2005. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- "Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2006. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013.
- "Scene of the Year". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- "Scene of the Year (shortlisted)". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
External links
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