Along with the annual Empire Awards that were presented by Empire magazine for best in acting, directing and film there have been honorary awards which weren't always presented on a consistent annual basis.
The Contribution to Cinema Award was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire magazine only once at the 5th Empire Awards in 2000, to Industrial Light & Magic,[1] in honour of significant contributions to cinema.
The Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema Award also known as the Best Brit Award[2] was an honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire magazine to honour a British star[3] company or franchise with significant contributions to British cinema.
[2] The award was presented at the 10th and 11th Empire Awards in 2005-2006 and was handed out to Working Title Films with Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan accepting the reward[4][5] and to The Harry Potter films[6] respectively.
The award was rewarded again at the 13th, 14th and 15th Empire Awards in 2008-2010 with its name changed to Outstanding Contribution To British Film and was handed out to Shane Meadows,[7] Danny Boyle[8] and Ray Winstone[9] respectively and again during the 18th Empire Awards in 2013 with its name changed that year to Outstanding Contribution and handed out again to Danny Boyle.