The Actor Of Our Lifetime Award was a special honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire only once, to mark the magazine's 20th anniversary, at the 14th Empire Awards in 2009, to Russell Crowe,[1] to honour an actor who as Dara Ó Briain who introduced the award said "has delivered some of the finest big-screen performances, who has created some unforgettable movie moments and who has become a favourite of Empire and its readers"[2]
The Action Hero of Our Lifetime Award (AKA Empire 25th Award: Action Hero of Our Lifetime) was a special honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire only once, to mark the magazine's 25th anniversary, at the 19th Empire Awards in 2014, to Arnold Schwarzenegger.[3]
The Legend of Our Lifetime Award (AKA Empire 25th Award: Legend of Our Lifetime) was a special honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire once, to mark the magazine's 25th anniversary, at the 19th Empire Awards in 2014, to Tom Cruise[4] and was presented again at the 23rd Empire Awards to Steven Spielberg.[5]
The Icon of the Decade Award was a special honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire only once, to mark the award's 10th anniversary, at the 10th Empire Awards in 2005 to Quentin Tarantino.[7]
The Heath Ledger Tribute Award was a special honorary Empire Award that was presented by Empire magazine only once, at the 14th Empire Awards in 2009, to mark the sad loss of Heath Ledger, a great young talent and to acknowledge his outstanding work.[2]