The final instalment of the ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise has won the top prize at the 2012 Empire Awards. ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’ scooped best film and best director for David Yates, with many of the film’s cast attending the ceremony. Gary Oldman won best actor for his role in political thriller ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’. And ‘The Inbetweeners Movie’ beat ‘Bridesmaids’ to pick up best comedy. The Empire Awards are voted for entirely by the public. Daniel Radcliffe said: “I’ve always been quite a harsh judge of the series, but I was over the moon with this final film. I think we went out on a high note.” Oldman won the best actor prize after losing out to France’s Jean Dujardin, who starred in ‘The Artist’, at both the Oscars and the Baftas. Oldman’s film ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ went on to win best British film and best thriller. Director Tim Burton, whose films include ‘Edward Scissorhands’, ‘Sweeney Todd’ and the 1989 version of ‘Batman’, picked up the Empire Legend award. Michael Fassbender, star of ‘X-Men: First Class’, was given the Empire Hero prize.
