The Empire Award for Best Comedy is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor the best comedy film of the previous year.
 The Empire Award for Best Comedy is one of four new Best Film ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 11th Empire Awards ceremony in 2006 (along with Best Horror, Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Best Thriller) with "" receiving the award. "
Paddington" is the most recent winner in this category.
 Winners are voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine.
The Empire Award for Best British Film is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor the best British film of the previous year.
 The Empire Award for Best British Film is one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Film) with "Shallow Grave" receiving the award. ""
 is the most recent winner in this category.
 Winners are voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine.
Shallow Grave is a 1994 British black comedy crime film that marked the cinematic directorial debut of Danny Boyle with an original screenplay by John Hodge.
 The film also provided starring roles for the then relatively little-known actors Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox.
Danny Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director, producer, screenwriter and theatre director, known for his work on films including "Shallow Grave", "Trainspotting", "The Beach", "28 Days Later", "Sunshine", "Slumdog Millionaire", "127 Hours", and "Steve Jobs".
 His debut film "Shallow Grave" won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film.
 Boyle's 2008 film "Slumdog Millionaire" was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight, including the Academy Award for Best Director.
 He also won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director.
 Boyle was presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 2008 Austin Film Festival, where he also introduced that year's AFF Audience Award Winner "Slumdog Millionaire".
Gridlock'd is a 1997 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and starring Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, Lucy Liu, and Thandie Newton.
 It was the directorial debut of Curtis-Hall, who also has a small role in the film.
 The film's opening was relatively low, despite critical acclaim; its opening weekend netted only $2,678,372 and it finished with a little over $5.5 million.
The Empire Award for Best Newcomer (formerly known as Best Debut) was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor a director with a breakthrough film or an actor who has delivered a breakthrough performance while working within the film industry.
 The Empire Award for Best Newcomer was first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 with Bryan Singer receiving the award for his direction of "The Usual Suspects" and last presented at the 16th Empire Awards ceremony in 2011.
 Winners were voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine.
The Empire Award for Best Director is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor directors working within the film industry.
 The Empire Award for Best Director is one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film and Best British Film) with Danny Boyle receiving the award for his direction of "Shallow Grave".
 Winners are voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine.
The Empire Award for Best British Director was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor a British director working within the film industry.
 The Empire Award for Best British Director was first introduced at the 2nd Empire Awards ceremony in 1997 with Danny Boyle receiving the award for his direction of "Trainspotting" and last presented as an annual award at the 6th Empire Awards ceremony in 2001 with it returning for a final time at the 10th Empire Awards ceremony in 2005.
 It was one of three Best British awards retired that year (the others being Best British Actor and Best British Actress).
 Winners were voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine.
Patrick Clarke is an Irish writer, producer and actor.
 Clarke wrote and produced his first feature Beyond the Pale in 1999, which was a commercial success in Ireland, Australia and the UK and won awards at the Houston and Arizona film festivals.
 His performance in "Beyond the Pale" led to roles in The Magnificent Ambersons (2002 TV film) for NBC and the award winning black comedy "Stay Until Tomorrow" in 2004 which was developed through the Sundance Institute.
The Empire Award for Best British Actor was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor a British actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry.
 The Empire Award for Best British Actor was first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 with Ewan McGregor receiving the award for his role in "Shallow Grave" and last presented at the 10th Empire Awards ceremony in 2005.
 It was one of three Best British awards retired that year (the others being Best British Actress and Best British Director).
 Winners were voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine.

Question: The Empire Award winning black comedy crime film Shallow Grave was the directorial debut of which director?
Answer: Danny Boyle