Ian McKellen Articles

Sir Patrick Stewart attends the Jameson Empire Film Awards held at Grosvenor House Hotel, on March 28, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for Jameson.) Patrick Stewart and Roger Rees presented the Icon Award to Ian McKellen. Below is a transcript of their introduction to McKellen, found at Empire Online. Rees: "I’ve seen this guy play King Lear, Iago, Romeo, Richard II, Richard III… If [...]

Sir Ian McKellen, veteran of stage and screen, poses with the Icon Award at the Winners Boards at the Jameson Empire Film Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, on March 28, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for Jameson.) Here’s McKellen’s speech, referring to Icon Award presenters Roger Rees and Patrick Stewart: "These two beautiful men, I’ve been working with them separately [...]

James Cameron’s worldwide blockbuster Avatar won top honors at the Jameson Empire Awards, voted by the people for the people, but without director Cameron in attendance. Sam Worthington, the one who goes from human to Na’vi in 3D, had to accept the Best Picture prize. For his Best Director win, Cameron had a pre-recorded acceptance speech, taped in Los Angeles: "Well, I’ve just received this [...]

("*" denotes the winner in each category) BEST ACTOR Sir Michael Caine (Harry Brown) * Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) Robert Pattinson (New Moon) Sam Worthington (Avatar) Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes) BEST ACTRESS Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy) Carey Mulligan (An Education) * Zoe Saldana (Avatar) Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria) Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) BEST NEWCOMER Carey Mulligan (An Education) * Aaron Johnson (Nowhere Boy) [...]