Atonement emerged victorious at London's Empire Awards on Sunday, taking home three prizes including Best British Film. The drama also netted its stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley the trophies for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at U.K. movie magazine Empire's annual awards ceremony.

David Yates has been tipped to keep the director's job for the final installment of the Harry Potter film franchise, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.