National Movie Awards
The National Movie Awards (NMA) was a British film awards ceremony broadcast by ITV in which the winners of the awards were chosen via popular vote. The awards were initiated in 2007 following the success of the National Television Awards, the highest-rating awards ceremony for television. The first three ceremonies were held at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with the fourth and final (to date) ceremony taking place at Wembley Arena, London.
| National Movie Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: See below | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by |
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| First awarded | 28 September 2007 |
| Last awarded | 10 May 2011 |
| Website | Official website |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ITV |
| Produced by | Indigo Television |
Winners and nominations edit
1st NMA (2007) edit
The first award ceremony was held on 28 September 2007, presented by Alexander Armstrong.[1]
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Action/Adventure | Casino Royale | Die Hard 4.0 300 Transformers |
| Animation | The Simpsons Movie | Flushed Away Happy Feet Shrek the Third |
| Comedy | Hot Fuzz | Borat Mr. Bean's Holiday Night at the Museum |
| Family | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Spider-Man 3 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
| Performance (Male) | Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) | Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) Rupert Grint (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) |
| Performance (Female) | Emma Watson (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) | Judi Dench (Casino Royale) Eva Green (Casino Royale) Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) Gemma Arterton (St. Trinian's) |
| Special Recognition | The James Bond movies | — |
2nd NMA (2008) edit
The second award ceremony was held on 8 September 2008, presented by James Nesbitt.[2]
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Action/Adventure | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | I Am Legend The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Wanted |
| Comedy | Juno | Sex And The City St. Trinian’s The Love Guru |
| Family | WALL-E | Kung Fu Panda The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian The Golden Compass |
| Musical | Mamma Mia! | Enchanted Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| Superhero | The Dark Knight | Iron Man Hancock The Incredible Hulk |
| Performance (Male) | Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) | Christian Bale (The Dark Knight) Pierce Brosnan (Mamma Mia!) Will Smith (I Am Legend/Hancock) |
| Performance (Female) | Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia!) | Amy Adams (Enchanted) Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) Elliot Page[a] (Juno) |
| Special Recognition | Pixar | — |
3rd NMA (2010) edit
The third award ceremony was held on 26 May 2010, was presented for the second time by James Nesbitt and was shown live on ITV for the first time ever (the first 2 ceremonies went out pre-recorded).
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Action/Thriller | Sherlock Holmes | Shutter Island Inglourious Basterds 2012 Kick-Ass |
| Family | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Up Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang |
| Fantasy | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Alice in Wonderland Avatar Clash of the Titans |
| Vue Most Anticipated Summer Film | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Sex and the City 2 Toy Story 3 |
| Breakthrough Film | The Time Traveller's Wife | Coco Before Chanel Paranormal Activity Harry Brown Nativity! |
| Best Performance | Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga: New Moon) | — |
| Special Recognition | Harry Potter | — |
| Screen Icon | Tom Cruise | — |
4th NMA (2011) edit
The fourth award ceremony was held on 10 May 2011, presented by Christine Bleakley.[3] This was the final ceremony to date. JLS, Eliza Doolittle and Take That performed.
Notes edit
- ^ Credited as Ellen Page
References edit
- ^ "National Movie Awards 2007 winners". BBC News. 29 September 2007. from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Mamma Mia! wins best musical at National Movie Awards". The Daily Telegraph. 9 September 2008. from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Voting underway for 2011 National Movie Awards". UK Cinema Association. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2017.