| Student Direct, 16 February 2004 |
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Student Direct at the Empire Awards Posted by: Webteam on Feb 16, 2004 - 12:00 AM Philappa Kaplan reports from the prestigious London bash THE NINTH annual Empire Movie Awards were held earlier this month at London's prestigious Dorchester Hotel, with Lord of the Rings and Love Actually dominating this years nominations. At around 7pm on February 4th the celebrities began to arrive at the main entrance to the hotel. They were escorted from the chaotic scenes of screaming fans and photographers to the tranquil and highly glamorous setting of the Dorchester's ballroom where the awards were to be presented. The first award of the night was presented to Martine McCutcheon for Best Newcomer for her performance in Love Actually. McCutcheon expressed her delight and when confirmed her intention to continue her pop career: 'I would love to continue singing, I just want to continue doing as many challenges as possible. I would just like to keep pushing boundaries for myself.' Next up was the award for Best Scene of the Year. This went to Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King for 'Ride of Rohirrim' Collecting the award was Bernard Hill (King Theoden). He said he was extremely proud of accepting the award on behalf of the Movie as he felt he had personally contributed so many of his ideas in to that particular scene. He informed Student Direct 'I'm going to sleep on my award tonight. I know it sounds like a cliche, but this means an awful lot to me.' Best Actor went to Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean and Best Actress to Uma Thurman for her performance in Kill Bill Vol. 1. Unfortunately neither performer was present so Johnny Vegas dressed up as Uma Thurman and 'graciously' accepted the award on her behalf whilst smoking a fag. Best British Actor went to Andy Serkis for his role as Gollum and Emma Thompson for Love Actually. Serkis confided 'I never really expected any recognition for the role. There really has been no difference in the way I approached playing Gollum to any other character I have played on screen. 'I think people are now becoming aware of the link between the character and actor. We have always wanted the audience to be able to relate to Gollum emotionally.' The Return of the King claimed Best Film. Dominic Monaghan 'who played hobbit Merry' commented: 'It feels great, I'm really excitied. It's nice for Pete (Jackson) to be given so much credit, he really deserves it.' I asked Dominic if he finds music a useful tool when getting into character. He told Student Direct 'yes, we would constantly listen to music when having our feet applied in makeup. It would help us wake up at ridiculously early hours. Speaking of the award, picked up by hie colleague Billy Boyd, Dominic told me: 'I'll allow Billy [Boyd] to hold onto the award as then I'll always know where it is.'
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