13th Empire Awards ceremony ( officially known as the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards ) , presented by the British film magazine '' Empire '' , honored the best films of 2007 and took place on 9 March 2008 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London , England . During the ceremony , '' Empire '' presented Empire Awards in 12 categories as well as three honorary awards . The awards for the Sony Ericsson Soundtrack and the Done In 60 Seconds competition were first introduced this year . The Best Newcomer returned to a single award , having last year been split into " Best Male Newcomer " and " Best Female Newcomer " awards and the honorary Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema was renamed to Outstanding Contribution to British Film . The ceremony was televised in the United Kingdom by ITV2 on March 10 . Welsh actor Rob Brydon hosted the show for the first time . The awards were sponsored by Sony Ericsson for the fifth year , having last sponsored the 11th ceremony held in 2006
11th ceremony
11th Empire Awards
13th Empire Awards