“A huge thank you to all the Empire readers and the fans for a decade of support; we wouldn’t be here without you. You must excuse the absence of David Yates; he’d love to be here but he’s putting the finishing touches on our epic finale, which is why I’m here. So thanks again, and have a great evening.”

“Well this is very special, made all the more so receiving it from the hands of Mr Firth. We have just worked together, and not only is he a tremendous actor to work with, but an absolutely wonderful, blinding, darling bloke. Do you have one of these? Well, it’s the only one you don’t have. I look at that montage, and I think about all the directors that have cast me in these iconic roles over 30 years. Alex Cox for Sid and Nancy, who got the ball rolling. There’s Coppola, Stone, Cuaron, Nolan, the Scott Brothers, and more recently Colin and I have had the good fortune to work with the great Tomas Alfredsen. It’s a luminous list, and I acknowledge them and thank them, because they cast me and allowed me to have a long career, and to win one of these. I can’t tell you how nice it feels to have your work honoured. I want to thank Jameson and Empire and the readers and the fans, and Ian Nathan for your generosity. You treat me like a prince. I am chuffed, I am very proud of this. And also, thank you Noomi: the Swedes have always had great taste!”