Home The Winners Best Newcomer Best Comedy Best Horror Best Thriller Actor Of Our Lifetime Best Director Best Sci-Fi / Superhero Best Soundtrack Best British Film Best Film Done In 60 Seconds Award Best Actor Best Actress Outstanding Contribution To British Film Empire Icon Exclusive Video Minute-By-Minute Blog Done In 60 Seconds Videos Photo Galleries Have Your Say / Empire Forum Thank You To... twitter.com/empiremagazine Back To Empire Online			The Winners Best Director Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan on the set of The Dark Knight The Acceptance Speech (Christopher Nolan on tape from LA): "Thank you very much. I'm sorry I can't be there this evening, I really wish I could but this is a great honour. Thank you very much to all the readers of Empire magazine and everyone who voted. When you make a film like The Dark Knight on a grand scale you really hope it reaches a lot of people and Empire magazine and its readers really represent a very excellent demonstration of how that film got out there and its audience. We're thrilled with the reception and this is really a great honour so thank you very much." Watch The Video The Nominees Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood) Tim Burton (Sweeney Todd) Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country For Old Men) Andrew Stanton (WALL-E)
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