Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a common enemy. Previously, national identity allowed Habsburg forces to conquer revolutionary governments by playing them off one another. New democratic initiatives in Italy in the spring of 1848 led to a renewed conflict with Austrian forces in the provinces of Lombardy and Venetia. At the very first anniversary of the first barricades in Vienna, German and Czech democrats in Bohemia agreed to put mutual hostilities aside and work together on revolutionary planning. Hungarians faced the greatest challenge of overcoming the divisions of the previous year, as the fighting there had been the most bitter. Despite this, the Hungarian government
Empire Award for Scene of the Year Empire Award for Scene of the Year The Empire Award for Scene of the Year was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor the best film scene of the previous year. The Empire Award for Scene of the Year was first introduced at the 8th Empire Awards ceremony in 2003 with "Yoda's duel" from "" receiving the award and last presented at the 12th Empire Awards ceremony in 2007 with "The bridge attack" from "" receiving the award. Winners were voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine. In the list below, winners are listed