The '' ' Independent Spirit Award ' '' was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by '' Empire '' magazine starting with the 7th Empire Awards in 2002 and ending with the 10th Empire Awards in 2005 , with awards handed out to Alejandro Amenábar , Michael Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton , Roger Corman and Kevin Smith The '' ' Lifetime Achievement Award ' '' was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by '' Empire '' magazine from the establishment of the Empire Awards in 1996 until the 11th Empire Awards in 2006 , with no award handed out during the 10th Empire Awards . At the 9th Empire Awards in 2004 the award was called '' ' Career Achievement Award ' '' . The award was handed to honour an individual with a long and distinguished career The '' ' Movie Masterpiece Award ' '' was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by '' Empire '' magazine at the 4th Empire Awards in 1999 and at the 5th Empire Awards in 2000 to films which were considered a masterpiece achievement
4th Empire Awards
4th Empire Awards
Empire Honorary Awards