Irish comedian Dara Ó Briain hosted the show for the third consecutive year.

[1][3] The awards were sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey for the third consecutive year.

[4] The team of judges consisted of Empire editor-in-chief Mark Dinning,[4] Irish actor and comedian Chris O'Dowd[4] and English director Neil Marshall,[4] which selected from a shortlist of 24 nominees[4] the five Done In 60 Seconds Award finalists that were invited to the Empire Awards where the winner was announced.

Other winners included The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo also with two awards and Four Lions, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Inception, Let Me In, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The King's Speech and The Last Exorcism with one.

Maeve Stam from the Netherlands won the Done In 60 Seconds Award for her 60-second film version of 127 Hours.