Deathly Hallows Part 2 wins 2012 Empire Awards March 26, 2012 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The final instalment of the Harry Potter film franchise has won the top prize at Britain’s 2012 Empire Awards. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 scooped best film and best director for David Yates, with many of the film's cast attending the ceremony. Gary Oldman won best actor for his role in political thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Oldman won the best actor prize after losing out to France's Jean Dujardin, who starred in The Artist, at both the Oscars and the Baftas. Oldman's film went on to win best British film and best thriller. And The Inbetweeners Movie beat Bridesmaids to pick up best comedy. Blockbusters Thor and The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn also won. Olivia Colman got best actress for hard-hitting English drama Tyrannosaur. Director Tim Burton, whose films include Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd and the 1989 version of Batman, picked up the Empire Legend award. Michael Fassbender, star of X-Men: First Class, was given the Empire Hero prize, BBC News reported. The Empire Awards are voted for entirely by the public.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
