The 18th Empire Awards are presented by a magazine first issued when? 
July 1989
18th Empire Awards
The 18th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine "Empire", honored the best films of 2012 and took place on 24 March 2013 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England.
 During the ceremony, "Empire" presented Empire Awards in 13 categories as well as four honorary awards.
 The honorary Outstanding Contribution to British Film Award was renamed Outstanding Contribution.
 The Art of 3D Award as well as the honorary Empire Legend Award and Outstanding Contribution Award were presented for the last time.
 The ceremony was televised in the United Kingdom by Sky Movies on March 30.
 Irish comedian Ed Byrne hosted the show for the first time.
 The awards were sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey for the fifth consecutive year.
Empire (film magazine)
Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media of Hamburg based Bauer Media Group.
 From the first issue in July 1989, the magazine was edited by Barry McIlheney and published by Emap.
 Bauer purchased Emap Consumer Media in early 2008.
 It is the biggest selling film magazine in the United Kingdom and is also published in the United States, Australia, Turkey, Russia, Italy and Portugal.
 "Empire" organises the annual Empire Awards which were sponsored by Sony Ericsson, and from 2009 sponsored by Jameson.
 The awards are voted for by readers of the magazine.
6th Empire Awards
The 6th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine "Empire", honored the best films of 2000 and took place on 19 February 2001 at The Dorchester Hotel in London, England.
 During the ceremony, "Empire" presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as two honorary awards.
 The award for Best British Director was presented for the last time until the 10th Empire Awards where it was presented again for the last time.
 The ceremony was televised in the United Kingdom by Film4 on February 21 and Channel 4 on February 25.
 British television presenter and radio presenter Dermot O'Leary hosted the show for the first time.
 The awards were sponsored by Genie for the first time. Empire Icon Award
The Empire Icon Award is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine "Empire".
 The Empire Icon Award was first introduced at the 11th Empire Awards ceremony in 2006 with Brian Cox receiving the award.
 The award was absent from the 12th, 17th and 18th Empire Awards ceremonies.
 Hugh Jackman is the most recent winner in this category. 14th Empire Awards
The 14th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine "Empire", honored the best films of 2008 and took place on 29 March 2009 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England.
 During the ceremony, "Empire" presented Empire Awards in 12 categories as well as four honorary awards.
 To celebrate the 20th year anniversary of "Empire" magazine a special honorary award was presented, the Actor of our Lifetime and to mark the loss of Heath Ledger, he was awarded the special honorary Heath Ledger Tribute Award.
 The Sony Ericsson Soundtrack Award was renamed to "Best Soundtrack" and the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy award was renamed this year only to "Best Sci-Fi/Superhero".
 The Best Newcomer and Best Soundtrack awards were presented for the last time.
 Irish comedian Dara Ó Briain hosted the show for the first time.
 The awards were sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey for the first time. Empire Award for The Art of 3D
The Empire Award for The Art of 3D was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor the best 3D film of the previous year.
 The Empire Award for The Art of 3D was first introduced at the 17th Empire Awards ceremony in 2012 with "" receiving the award and last presented at the 18th Empire Awards ceremony in 2013 with "Dredd" receiving the award.
 Winners were voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine. Empire Award for Best British Director
The Empire Award for Best British Director was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor a British director working within the film industry.
 The Empire Award for Best British Director was first introduced at the 2nd Empire Awards ceremony in 1997 with Danny Boyle receiving the award for his direction of "Trainspotting" and last presented as an annual award at the 6th Empire Awards ceremony in 2001 with it returning for a final time at the 10th Empire Awards ceremony in 2005.
 It was one of three Best British awards retired that year (the others being Best British Actor and Best British Actress).
 Winners were voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine. Empire Special Honorary Awards
The Empire Special Honorary Awards are honorary Empire Awards presented by the British film magazine "Empire" on special occasions such as an "Empire" anniversary milestone or a passing of an actor.
 The first special honorary award was the Icon of the Decade which was presented at the 10th Empire Awards ceremony in 2005 to director Quentin Tarantino.
 Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise are the most recent winners in this category, receiving the Action Hero of our Lifetime and Legend of our Lifetime awards, respectively, at the 19th Empire Awards ceremony in 2014.
 As of the 19th Empire Awards five such awards have been handed out. 5th Empire Awards
The 5th Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine "Empire", honored the best films of 1999 and took place on 17 February 2000 at the Park Lane Hotel in London, England.
 During the ceremony, "Empire" presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as five honorary awards.
 The honorary Contribution to Cinema award was introduced and presented for the only time this year.
 The honorary Movie Masterpiece Award was presented for the last time, having been presented for the first and only other time at the 4th Empire Awards in 1999.
 The awards were sponsored by Stella Artois for the third consecutive year. 19th Empire Awards
The 19th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine "Empire", honored the best films of 2013 and took place on 30 March 2014 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England.
 During the ceremony, "Empire" presented Empire Awards in 14 categories as well as five honorary awards.
 The awards for Best Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress were first introduced this year.
 To celebrate the 25th year anniversary of "Empire" magazine two special honorary awards were presented, the Action Hero of our Lifetime and the Legend of our Lifetime awards.
 Irish actor James Nesbitt hosted the show for the first time.
 The awards were sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey for the sixth consecutive year.