The '' ' Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema Award ' '' also known as the '' ' Best Brit Award ' '' was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by '' Empire '' magazine to honour a British star company or franchise with significant contributions to British cinema . The award was presented at the 10th and 11th Empire Awards in 2005-2006 and was handed out to Working Title Films with Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan accepting the reward and to The '' Harry Potter '' films respectively . The award was rewarded again at the 13th , 14th and 15th Empire Awards in 2008-2010 with its name changed to '' ' Outstanding Contribution To British Film ' '' and was handed out to Shane Meadows , Danny Boyle and Ray Winstone respectively and again during the 18th Empire Awards in 2013 with a its name changed that year to '' ' Outstanding Contribution ' '' and handed out again to Danny Boyle
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10th Empire Awards
Empire Honorary Awards