Empire Inspiration Award is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine '' Empire '' . The Empire Inspiration Award was first introduced at the 2nd Empire Awards ceremony in 1997 with the Monty Python team receiving the award . The award was absent from the 3rd , 8th , 12th and 14th Empire Awards ceremonies . Christopher Nolan is the most recent winner in this category . At the most recent awards ceremony three honorary awards were presented : Empire Hero Award , Empire Inspiration Award and Empire Legend Award
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8th Empire Awards
Empire Inspiration Award