SPECTRE gets 2 awards from Empire magazine

Empire, the U.K. film magazine gave SPECTRE two awards on Sunday.

The 24th James Bond film received awards for Best Thriller and Best British film. Here’s how Empire announced the news on Twitter.

And the winner of Best Thriller is a kite dancing in a hurricane. Sorry, wait, no, it’s SPECTRE. #JamesonEmpireAwards

— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) March 20, 2016

Best British Film (sponsored by @THR) next. A hotly-contested category…but SPECTRE wins its second gong of the night! #JamesonEmpireAwards

— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) March 20, 2016

Here’s a reaction:

Sam Mendes is here to accept. “Thank you to the readers of Empire – including my son, who is very excited about this.” #JamesonEmpireAwards

— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) March 20, 2016

And another, this one from Chris Corbould, the special effects wizard.

Very proud of this! Bond always holds a special place in my heart! 2 awards in 1 evening! https://t.co/pYYeYcps0n

— Chris Corbould OBE (@Chriscorbould1) March 20, 2016